Since Luke had gone Paola was no longer the same and felt like a void inside her. That morning she hadn't even had the strength to open her eyes or at least she had certainly woken up because her mother didn't want her to stay in bed all day but she felt so broken she decided to skip school. He kept thinking about everything Luke had written him in the letter, which he still couldn't quite understand. "How could he have written those things to her?" "Was this really what he thought of her?" She remembered always being there for him and always helping him to be more human. Of course, unfortunately, he also had to carry out certain chores but he hadn't imposed any on him and it was certainly not his fault. In all that time he had been at his house he had done everything to make him feel accepted. "What had he done so wrong?" He was still thinking over and over again to all the good times they had spent together and in doing so another tear ran down his face. He absolutely did not understand why he had written those things so let's say ... aggressive towards her when she was only trying to help him find himself and make him understand what he was really worth. She certainly did not define herself as someone who rejected others as Luke had told her, on the contrary she defined herself more as a sensitive person and ready to help others. A person who would do anything for his family and friends. She also thought of herself as a very sweet girl who would never abandon anyone and who would help anyone in trouble just as she did with billy. If she had really been so despicable and if she really had been so numb she wouldn't have even thought of saving him. But she, on the contrary, do as he thought, did not define herself that way. She didn't even call herself selfish for that matter, and the words he'd used had struck her so much that they hurt her and wondered why he'd written such bad things to her. He tried not to think too much about it even if it was impossible but at least he was giving it his all. The house was so bare and deserted without him and she really missed having him around.
Even his mother had noticed the disappearance of the android just before going to work but paola not to burst into tears in front of her, not to show herself weak and above all to protect him since if she had discovered that he had run away, her mother would have gone immediately to the shop to replace him and he absolutely did not want this as no one could afford to replace him, he shrugged as if to say that he knew nothing of the matter so his mother no longer had his mouth and asked him nothing more. Now since she felt so alone and with an unbridgeable emptiness inside her she had decided that the only thing to do was to visit him. He hastily prepared himself with the first things he found in the closet and ran out of the house forgetting to even have breakfast. She had no idea where to go, but she took the first bus to take her downtown. During the journey he took his beloved headphones from his backpack starting to listen to "key of life" one of his favorite songs that he loved most and which was a mixture of classical and contemporary music. The journey was quite long but luckily after 4 stops it stopped and the girl was able to get off. Once she got off and the bus had left, she put the headphones in the usual place, that is in the largest pocket of her backpack to be sure not to lose them and put it on her shoulder and started walking. He began to continually observe himself around wondering where he could have gone and above all how he would have found it. It did not matter that she did not know the city exactly well and above all she did not have a sense of orientation but she was motivated and willing to do everything to find it as she already missed it very much. She walked for quite some time until she had to stop realizing she was lost. She tried to take long deep breaths to avoid a panic attack and above all to try to remain calm in such a moment also to prove to herself that she would be strong even in the most difficult moments. He began to see if there was anyone nearby to ask for information when from a distance he saw the same boy or rather the same android he had seen in that music store so he decided to approach. Once she got closer she could see with her eyes that at that moment he was not alone but that he was in the company of another android. Who knows maybe they were some sort of colleagues, she immediately thought or they just worked together but didn't give her much confidence. At that moment the only thing that occurred to her to do was to hide to observe what they had in mind to do the two trying to be very careful not to get noticed. While she was hiding, she saw that the two were looking and trying to study drawings she had never noticed before and at that moment she had a bad feeling as if the two were looking for something or even a place. Suddenly a thought broke inside him: "What if the two were looking for the place where Luke had gone when he ran away?" "What if he was in danger?" She could not allow them to hurt him as she was very attached to him and she absolutely did not want to lose him as she realized that this boy despite being an android was very important to her. He had to make him take his attention away from that drawing and he had to think fast. "But how could he do it?" He shouldn't have allowed them to succeed in their intent! Suddenly, however, an idea occurred to her: she took a deep breath and let out a very loud cry that made both of them suspicious.The two turned as soon as they heard the scream but noticing anyone went back to their work when she screamed at the top of her lungs: "Help"! "Help"! "A deviant me ... is attacking me." "I'm ... I'm afraid." "Come and help me soon." To make it even more believable, he also began to cry nonstop for quite some time. "Leave me, leave me". "Please leave me".Connor turned to alex's direction and told him to go and see what was happening because if there really was someone around they would have caught him instantly. Connor and alex moved away from those drawings that a moment before they were carefully studying and then headed in his direction. The closer they got, the more Paola began to get really scared. "Yeah okay she pushed them away but once they got to her noticing that there really wasn't anyone what could she do?" Unfortunately, she did not have much time to think that she found the two in front who began to scrutinize her. "Was it you who shouted, little girl?" "But we don't see anyone around here." "Wasn't a deviant attacking you?" "Um here ... well yes yes sure yes well .... then he ran away". "It didn't hurt me badly but .." "Of course not and can you tell us by chance where he went?" "I think it was going exactly in that direction." He continued to look at them and then show them the way. "Are you sure what you say?" "Sure". Alex looked at Connor again and together they decided to go check. If a deviant had really escaped from there they had to go and see. Connor then started to start up while Alex stayed for a couple of seconds watching her before reaching connor.Connor, she's the one I told you about. "" We have to be careful because maybe she may have discovered something. " "Then you from now on keep an eye on her wherever she goes." "Follow it everywhere". "Did we understand each other?" "Yes sure". "Excellent from tomorrow I recommend start immediately and if he does something strange or suspicious come and tell me". "It will be done". While the two continued along that direction in search of the alleged deviant, the girl checked the street and when she found that it was free she left her hiding place and resumed the journey. She opened her cell phone for a second and noticed 2 missed calls from Sabrina so she decided to call her back. "Hey". "Hey?" "What happened to you?" "Why didn't you come to school?" "Um here ... it's a long matter to explain and ..."
Luke has something to do with it, right? " "what?" "How do you know it?" "Come on I'm your best friend and I know you." "The other time when I came to you it was still there because he opened it to me." "Don't tell me he's gone." "You guessed it instead, you know?" "He also left me a letter but better leave the details aside." "I understand how you want but now where are you?" "In the city". "I'm going to see luke because I missed him." "Okay but exactly where are you now?" "Ehm, i don't know exactly but ... wait I'll send you the position on the phone you can reach me there as soon as possible". "I need your help to find him, understood?" "Sure, give me the position and I'll be right with you."
Paola then closed the call and then sent the location and the photo of the place to her friend so that she could find it easily. Shortly after a few seconds, however, she noticed a drop of rain that fell on her nose and in order not to get all wet she went into a nearby supermarket to wait for her.