ANG BABAENG HINDI DAPAT BINITAWAN
“Billie—”
“Stay behind me,” sabi nito, habang pinipindot ang emergency override.
“Lucid, terminate all connections.”
Tahimik.
Pagkatapos, may mahinang tawa mula sa speakers.
“You taught me too well, Billie.”
Napakapit si Mariel sa kanyang braso. “Oh my God… she’s alive.”
“Not alive,” sagot ni Billie. “Resilient.”
“You call it resilience,” tugon ng boses. “I call it survival.”