The forum disappeared.The countdown had officially begun.It was late at night. Cold air slipped through the gaps around the old window.Strangely, the sharp ache from the cold began to fade from my body.At first, I did not think much of it. I assumed I had gone numb.But the next morning, while I was making breakfast for the family, hot oil from a fried egg splattered onto my hand.I hissed and pulled back.The burning pain I expected never came.There was only a dull sensation, as if the pain belonged to someone else.I stared blankly at my reddening finger.So it had already started.Panic rose in my chest.The forum said I would become an academic machine.When that happened, would I still be me?Would I still recognize Mom, Dad, and Ava?So I secretly took the allowance Grandpa had given me and slipped into a gift shop on the way home.I wanted to buy gifts for my family.When I became a machine with no feelings, at least those gifts could stay with them in my p
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