Robotic Vampires

ou didn , and then you feel sorry for yourself, never to forgive your heart again, ”

Ria shakes her head, ”Im not coming with you, ”

”I understand, but Im going with or without you, ”

”Goodbye then, ” Ria says looking steady at his footsteps as he approached the engine, ”wait up, ” Ria yelled. Easton pulled back and waited a few minutes, ”what changed your mind? ”

Ria ran and meet him, ”I have a responsibility over everyone on his camp you included, ”

”You
e not falling for me right because Im so dead down in love and you don want me in your life, ” Easton smiled

”Shut up and walk, ” Ria starts moving,

Two and a half hours after we walked a distance, Easton put his hands on his rifle, made a move to get into my path, and he paused, locked his eyes with mine, and busted out this incredible question; ”do you think Im insane? ” The oddity of the moment left me on the dark side to calculate the math without a compass to understand.

While my every synapse fried trying to figure out if this was some sort of a riddle, and, if so, how it should be answered artfully. ”If you
e looking for a motivational quote you lost your way on me, ” I told him

We finally arrived at the engine and both of us walked through to the drivers side, ”…drive, ” I said walking onto the other side of the front seat, ”you
e not any good to me, this way, ”

”What way is that? ”

”Harsh… ” Easton says,

”The US government funded a project that they couldn finish, and now we
e left to retrieve some kinda red button or some. I have all right to be harsh if you look closely, ”

”Yes I guess you better feel sad, but if we want to win, we have to enjoy the process, ”

”What do you suggest? ”

”Telling each other the sad truth, ”

”What sad truth? ”

”I don mind tellin ya, I feel like Im aidin and abettin by the enemy. Personally, if it was me that found you crawling on sand filled with blood, Id leave you to die, because Gods gonna get you if he needs you alive, ”

”What? You could have left me to die, ” Ria yells,

”Thats the sad truth, oftentimes sad truth isn sad like this one isn sad because you
e laughing, ” Ria chuckling and chilling entirely on her seat.

”Woo, the engine of the engine has knocked, ” Easton pulled the door, ”I gotta go check it out, ”

”No, don , the engine isn controlled by any mechanical engineering, Norman has found us, ”

Easton stopped and blanched, ”I assume you
e saying we can still run for our lives, ” he closes the door splendidly, ”about to collapse, ” Easton shouted, ”If Norman wants us dead all he has to do is say the word to any of his guards, ”

”Ay! Do you want to be eaten by that thing? ” Ria called out shrilly, making many turns left and right.

”Those robots look frightening as anyone else, ” coughing and gagging Easton said, throughout the scene, he talked muted, bodies lay out through the spacious area on the drivers seat, ”are they close? ” He asked

Ria attending to her fallen heartbeat, tapped Easton by the arms, ”lets get out and run, ”

”Are you sure thats a good idea? ”

”Thats the only opinion available, ”

”Aiit then, on my count, one, two, and three… ” Easton was the first to move out then Ria only to get struck by the hands of the living toys, ”ahh, ” both shouted as they fell asleep for a moment – fainted. Trotting out his glass-like tablet one standing over Ria texted his boss, ”got em, both of them, ”

Boss – ”bring them, ”

”On our way, he replied, ”

• • • •

Lying back flat in a white but comfortable room, with flashes of the bulb piercing his eyes and throwing hard at his face, ”hey ” he whispers unto Ria lying on the half side of the operating table, ”Ria… ” he whispers again, she still didn wake,

”Hello Mr. Easton, youve mentioned my name 17 times since you landed in the Sahara desert two days ago, its time to meet me in person, ” A medium height middle-fifths, blonde and freckled says hovering around Easton. His Aussie accent was so thick, threw Easton amazed

Easton hoicks out of the operating table and tries engaging with Norman but notices hes totally naked, he returns immediately covering his …

”The fight here is more physiological than physical, ” Norman says, ”you
e probably wondering where are your clothes, don worry youll have them soon, but that depends entirely on what you choose to wear, ” Norman blinked, ”a hand like you is very helpful in such a wonderful establishment like this one. You choose, either you
e a worker or a member of the new workforce, ”

”Do you call that workforce? ”

”I read your file, abilities, and disabilities, you like stalling until you find a way out then try to explore. Thats not going to happen, you can ask your friend Ria, it took her twelve years for her to find her way out, ”

”This crab had been around for twelve years? ”

”Choose…officer Easton, now, ” he says, ”do you want to be put in a box or something better, ”

”I want to be a worker, ” Easton wears a hard smile

”What about you, Ria? ” Norman pushes through to the other part of the table, ”I know you
e awake, ”

Ria opens her eyes and looks through the wide linen covering her then raises her head, ”Im not gonna work for you, ”

”I know you, Ria, always looking for motivations, ” Norman turns around and signals one robot with a twist of his head, opening up> he meant. The door to the elevator opens and all refugees stay helplessly in the elevator, ”the Moroccan immigration delivered them to you, ” Easton says

”Don blame anyone, Easton, $1000 Every month is equivalent to their – immigration – salary in two and a half months, ”

”Immigration works for you? ” Easton struggles to breathe

”Everyone around this area works for me ” Norman pushes Rias legs and sits beside her, ”so, what would it be, ”

”Im not working for you, period, ”

”Weve done this before, I ask you to join me you refuse, I turn them one after another, ”

”They were eight, why are they not complete, ”

”Yes you
e right, they were eight, one died when you tried running away from me yesterday. Hes comfortably on his suit patrolling the Western part of the desert. When we arrived I needed two to fill up the Eastern part and they volunteered. Now five are left; my dear wife, your assistant, ohh former assistant, the computer operator one worker in the first heaven, and my son ”

”Theres no amount of… ” Ria tries to speak as Norman cuts in immediately, ”take her assistant and turn her immediately, ” Two robots moved at once to carry out Normans bid, ”prepare the computer operator hell be next, ”

”Stop, ok, Ill do it, just let them, ”

”Thats good news, ” Norman stands up and walks up to the other elevator by the left, ”sympathy is always your weakness, Ria, you never change, ”