THE CHANGE

REACHING HOME SHE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE BASEMENT. SOL AND AX BOTH WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY WERE HAVING SOME PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING. WATCHING AELLA APPROCHING TOWARD THEM.SOL GAVE A SUSH TO AX.

“WHAT IS IT...?”, AELLA SAID LOOKING AT THE SCATTERED PAPERS AND THE SCREENS.

AX MOVED TOWARD THE KEYBOARD AND PRESSED A BUTTON.

“GET THE NEXT CHIP READY FOR TOMORROW EVENING. WE WILL BE DOING TRANSPLANT ON 17TH OCTOBER.”

THE CLIP ENDED. SOL LOOKED AT AELLA WHO WAS ABSORBED IN HER OWN THOUGHTS.

“WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW...?”, AX ASKED BOTH SOL AND AELLA.

“WHAT ABOUT THE LAST ONE...? DID YOU GET IT...?”, AELLA ASKED SOL.

SOL MOVED NEAR TO THE PANNEL AND SAT ON A CHAIR CLICKING KEYS ON KEYBOARD WHILE AX HANDED A FILE TO AELLA.

“IT WAS A HIGHLY MODIFIED CHIP. THIS NEUROLINK WAS THE BEST THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN.”, SOL SAID LOOKING AT THE BIG SCREEN WITH A BASIC MODEL OF THE CHIP. AELLA WAS FLIPPING THROUGH THE PAGES OF FILE. AFTER FEW MOMENTS, SHE PUT THE FILE ON THE TABLE AND MOVED NEAR TO SOL LOOKING AT THE SCREEN. AX WAS SITTING NEXT TO SOL ON THE CHAIR LOOKING AT THE SCREEN CURIOUSLY. SOL WAS EXPLAINING EVERYTHING TO AELLA WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

“SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT HE WAS TRYING TO CONTROL HER MOTOR RESPONSES TOWARD DIFFERENT SITUTAIONS...?”, AX ASKED SOL AT THE END OF EXPLAINATION.

“NOT ONLY MOTOR ACTIVITY BUT HER CONGNITIVE ABILITY TOO.”, SOL SAID MOVING HER GAZE FROM AX TO AELLA. AX NODDED AT HER REPLY THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING.

AELLA WAS SILENT. SHE WAS LOOKING AT THE SCREEN WHILE HER BRAIN WAS BUSY WITH PROCESSING OF ALL DATA AND FINDING A SOLUTION TO THIS.

“WHAT TO DO NOW...?”, SOL ASKED AELLA.

“FIRST OF ALL...I’M HUNGRY. LET’S HAVE DINNER.”, AELLA SAID LOOKING AT SOL. SOL LOOKED AT HER FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND STOOD UP.

“OKAY. TEN MINUTES.”, WITH THIS SHE LEFT THE BASEMENT. AX WAS BUSY WITH HIS OWN THOUGHTS WHILE AELLA WAS STILL LOOKING AT THE SCREEN.

“WE CAN CHANGE CSF...?”, AX ASKED HER.

“WHAT..?”, AELLA EXCLAIMED.

“CEREBRO SPINAL FLUID...?”

“I KNOW THAT ALREADY!”

“CAN IT BE REPLACED...?”

“YES. IT CAN BE REPLACED.”

“THEN WE CAN GET RID OF THE SIGNALS WHICH ARE BEING CATCH BY THE CHIP OF DOCTOR AURTHER...!”, HE SAID WITH EXCITEMENT.

AELLA WAS LOOKING AT HIM WITH A BIG SURPRISE. SHE MOVED CLOSER TO HIM AND PATTED HIS HAED. HE SMILED AT HER.

“HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW...?”

“I’M FEELING BETTER THAN BEFORE.”

“GOOD. I’M SORRY THAT I TOOK YOU OUT THERE.”

“NO! IT WAS MY FAULT.”, HE SAID LOOKING DOWN AT THE FLOOR.

“WHY ARE YOU SAYING THIS?”

“I HAVE TO OVERCOME THIS FEAR.”, HE SAID LOOKING AT HER INTO HER EYES.

“THAT’S RIGHT THOUGH.”, SHE SAID GIVING HIM A STANDING HUG.

“I WILL NOT DISAPPOINT YOU NEXT TIME.”

“I KNOW.”, SHE SMILED AND LOOKED BACK AT THE SCREEN.

“WHY IS HE SO DESPIRATE TO PUT IN THIS CHIP IN YOUR BRAIN...?”, AX ASKED AELLA.

“HE IS NOT DOING ALL OF THIS BY HIMSELF. BUT HIS HIGHER UPS ARE TELLING HIM TO DO SO.”, SHE SAID CLICKING KEYS ON THE PANEL.

“THEY WANT TO MONITOR MY BODY.”

“WHY...?”

“BECAUSE I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO SURPASSES THE RFID TEST.”, SHE SAID LOOKING AT THE SCREEN.

“WHAT WAS THAT...?”

“IT IS RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TEST. YOU KNOW EVERYONE IS HAVING A CHIP INSIDE THEM. THAT IS USED FOR IDENTIFICATION. I WAS THE ONE WHO GOT ON THE TEST AND DID NOT BROUGHT ANY RESULTS. THEY CHECKED MY BODY BY DIFFERENT SCANNERS BUT GOT NO RESULTS.”

“AND...”

“AND MY BOY, THEN THEY OPENED MY SKIN TO SEE IF I HAVE A RDIF CHIP OR NOT. THEY SAW THAT IT WAS THERE BUT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. FIRST THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS BROKEN. SO THEY CHANGED IT. BUT THEN THEY FOUND THAT NO ANY OTHER WORKING WITH ME.”

“BUT THEY KILL ALL THE PEOLPEL WHO DO NOT HAVE CHIPS. THERE ARE MENDATORY. HOW YOU SURVIVED THAT...?”

“DOCTOR AURTHER.”

“WHAT ABOUT HIM...?”

“HE TOOK ME IN.”

“HOW DOES HE HELP YOU...?”

“HE TOOK ME TO ARMED SPECIAL FORECS. I JOIN THE FORCE AND THEY TRAINED ME TO BE THEIR SHIELD.”, SHE LOOKED AT THE FLOOR. WITH THE WORDS ALL MEMORIES WERE FLASHING IN FRONT OF HER EYES.

“IT WAS SCARY.”, HER TONE WAS CHANGED. IT WAS SAD AND FULL OF GRIEF.

“THEY USED ME TO CLEAN UP THE SOCIETY FROM ALL THOSE WHO WORKED AGAINST THEM. I KILLED PEOPLE FOR THEM. THAT WAS THE COST OF MYLIFE AND FREEDOM.”, SHE SAID LOOKING AT AX. HE PUT HIS HAND ON HER HAND.

“BUT NOW WITH THIS CHIP THEY WANT TO COLLECT ALL THE DATA BEING PROCESSED. IN PAST CHIPS, THEY WERE TRYING TO COLLECT DATA FOR RESEARCH. BUT NOW THEY NOT ONLY WANT TO CONTROL IT, BUT ALSO USE IT TO TRAIN THEIR OTHER FORCES AFTER I’M GONE.”

SHE SAID PUTTING HER OTHER HAND ON AX’S HAND.

“DINNER IS READY.”, SOL SCREAMED FROM UPSTAIRS.

“COME ON. LET’S GO.”, AELLA SAID WITH A FAINT SMILE ON HER FACE.

THEY BOTH WENT UPSTAIRS TO HAVE DINNER. EVERYONE SAT ON THEIR PLACE AND STARTED TO EAT.

“SO I WAS SAYING THAT WE CAN REPLACE YOUR CEREBRO SPINAL FLUID.”, AX SAID CHEWING ON HIS FOOD SLOWLY.

“YOU CAN TELL LATER TOO.”, SOL SAID LOOKING AT AELLA.

“NO. LET’S DISCUSS IT HERE. IT’S VERY BORING TO HAVE DINNER IN SUCH A SILENCE.”

“BUT IT’S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.”, SOL SAID LOOKING AT HER PLATE.

“IT’S OKAY SOL. AX, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR IDEA.”, AELLA SAID MOVING HER GAZE FROM SOL TO AX.

“SOL WAS SAYING THAT THE MOTOR ACTIVITY AND COGNITION WERE THE MAIN FACTORS THAT THEY WANT TO CONTROL...?”

“RIGHT”

“AND THE CHIP IS TO BE IMPLANTED INTO THE SPINAL COLUMN...?”

“BINGO”, AELLA SAID HYPNG HIM UP.

“WHAT IS BINGO...?”, AX ASKED SOL.

“IT’S SLANG FOR YES.”, SOL TOLD HIM EATING HER DINNER.

“OH!”, AX WAS SURPRISED TO KNOW THIS.

“WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CHIP AND BRAIN...?”, AELLA ASKED SOL. SOL PUT DOWN HER SPOON AND TOOK A SIP OF WATER.

“BRAIN IS A VERY COMPLEX ORGAN THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE BODY FUNCTIONS. IT IS HAVING...” BEFORE SHE COULD SPEAK ANYMORE AELLA INTERRUPTEDHER.

“COME TO THE POINT SOL. THE CHIP AND BRAIN...?”, AELLA SAID WITH A FLAT FACE.

AX WAS ENJOYING HIS DINNER DISPITE OF ALL THE SERIOUSNESS ON THE DINNER TABLE.

“OKAY.”, SHE WIPED NAPKIN AND ADJUSTED HER GLASSES.