Around 8 o'clock with the sun already filtering high white she came to wake up her daughter. Once in her room she opened the curtains and then walked over to her bed and softly told her that she had to wake up whispering good morning and so as soon as she heard her mother's sweet words she decided to get up even though she still had sleepy eyes going down to the kitchen to do Breakfast. In order not to get too cold she put on her red dressing gown and as soon as she arrived in the kitchen she was literally speechless as on the table there was hot milk that Luke had just poured into the cup, some orange juice, and some pancakes he always had prepared him. I sat down at the table starting to eat the first pancake smiling slightly at luke and as I started sipping my hot milk my mom told me we had to go and see the new school I was going to. For luck at the orphanage they taught me to get ready quickly so once I was finished I immediately started running towards my room to choose something comfortable to wear by opting for black leggings and a red sweatshirt. She also had to admit that she had also chosen a good match, which she had never done since when she was at the orphanage she always stayed 3 hours in front of the closet to decide which things to approach. At least she hoped to make a good impression since she was already the new one and that she didn't know minutely how to behave in a school: she didn't know what she would learn and what she would have to face there and this had to admit that it made her slightly anxious. Moreover, he did not even know if he would find some friends even though he hoped very much. He tried to forget all the worries by taking a deep breath to calm down and then finally reaching his mother. "Anxious?" "A little". "Quiet darling it's perfectly normal but you'll see that everything will be fine". Despite her mother's reassurances she did not feel at all calm so much that once near the building she had the feeling of being about to faint so she decided to keep her hand in white all the time walking down the corridor to speak with the principal of the institute. The school was large enough so that they had to ask a second-year student in order not to get lost and immediately pointed them to the room. Once in the office the principal started asking her a few questions to get to know her better, immediately realizing that she was a very shy girl. "So honey, here you will learn math, science, Italian, art and music". "But you can also choose a course to do in the early afternoon".

The little girl nodded unsure until she noticed a course that perhaps would have been very interesting. "I'd like to try the cinema one". "Excellent choice we look forward to having you here with us". "You will start tomorrow morning at 8:30 exactly okay?" "Er sure goodbye". After finishing the interview, paola started running in a hurry home to tell Luke everything while her mother followed her from afar without losing sight of her. It is not that he knew exactly how to orient but ... after a while he managed to locate the house and once in front of the door he stopped for about 5 minutes to catch his breath and then hug Luke very happy. "It went well I see". "Well yes I would like to tell you a little". "Actually, I should prepare lunch and ..." "Please luke" The red-haired boy sighed as he sat down next to her on the sofa. "You know my school is very big and they teach you a lot of things". "I will also do a cinema course even if I don't know what it is". Luke was silent listening to her the whole time even though he couldn't understand many things. "I was very nervous at first, you know?" "Think I was about to pass out from fear luke."

See fear and a human emotion, luke "." We feel it when we're scared. " "For example when we are afraid of facing something new or as in my case when you are afraid of never being adopted". "And if we get to know them we try to face them and consequently become stronger". "I don't know if you will ever understand me but ... I would like it if one day you would become more human like me." Listening to her words, the android did something he had never done before: he hugged her in a hug so much that Paola was almost incredulous for a few seconds but returned immediately after a short time. She could not understand why he had done it but one thing she was sure would help in any way to find himself because she was convinced that it could be much more and she wanted to prove it by helping him. She began to walk upstairs to put down her things when luke stopped her for a moment asking her if she should go for a ride downtown. She nodded and smiled at him as long as she would accompany him so that people wouldn't hurt him.

On the road, however, it was a real undertaking since neither of them knew the city perfectly even if Luke seemed to have lived there almost always. The two began to wander far and wide without a precise destination until they arrived at a club with the word "eden club". Paola had never heard of him so she decided to come in with him to take a look. Once inside he began to feel very uncomfortable as that room was very large and in every corner you could see androids without anything on in some kind of shop windows. She had never even liked this sort of thing even though her manager had often explained it to him so she warned Luke that he would wait outside. The android stood for a while watching her leave the room and then sit on a chair in the bar. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: "Here you are, sir." "Thank you...." Only once he served the drink to the customer did adam notice the arrival of a new person. "Oh sorry I was working". "No problem I'm luke and you?" "Adam". "Can I get you something?" "No thanks". "Why are you here anyway?" "Oh I was taking a ride with the human of the house I look after." "I understand..." "Listen, do you think that sooner or later we could be like everyone else too?" "I don't know we were designed to do what humans ask of us and therefore to serve them." "I don't think things will ever change." At that point, luke got up to leave the room and continued to think about what adam had said to him, attracting paola's attention. "Are you thoughtful what's going on?" "Nothing do not worry". "Was that a friend of yours?" "To ... friend?" "Yes friend". "You see friendship is finding someone who, well what to say, you get along with ... a friend stays with you forever ... a friend doesn't abandon you and will always be faithful to you and also they always manage to understand you". "Oh well I don't know I have known and that's enough I think". "Well ... I think you could become his friend but you should decide it is your choice". "But if I become his friend, it's like choosing to be a deviant, isn't it?" "I can not do that". The girl looked at him sighing without saying anything to the way home wondering if she would ever succeed in her intent one day or at least she hoped a lot.

It's a show of affection so it means I love you. "

While paola was walking upstairs he went to arrange the last things in the kitchen, thinking about all the things that paola had said and taught him.

"Could he feel emotions too or was he forever forced to be a machine like all his fellows?"

"What was it really?"