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believes that the only way to truly save the human race is to
start over.” She grips my pillow tighter.
    “Is that what you believe?” I’m not sure what
answer I want to hear.
    “I don’t know. I didn’t think so, but that
attack on the compound a few days ago has made me reconsider. They were such
savages. Not just the outsiders, but everyone. The
drones, the scientists, everyone.” A couple of tears roll down her face and she
wipes them on my pillow. I wonder how many tears have graced her pillow.   
    “What about us?” I’m afraid of the answer I’m
about to get. Whatever it is, I don’t believe it will be what I want to hear.
    She looks deep into my eyes. “You and I, and I’m
guessing the other Genetic Systems as well, we are the restart. When everything
and everyone else is gone, we are supposed to find E.D.E.N. and start the human
race over.”
    Suddenly I’m scared and I don’t feel comfortable
around Ev anymore. She and I are supposed to restart humanity? Why? Does it
have to be her and me? Now a lot of things begin to make sense. All the
education and training was intended to help us survive and pass along our
knowledge. The constant watchful protection by the drones. All of it to make sure this project is successful. I am suddenly struck with
the fear of failure. If we don’t succeed humans will become extinct. Everything
that ever was will be forgotten and unless the colonies on Mars have survived
since communication was lost nearly 100 years ago, the Solar System will be
devoid of intelligent life.
    “Where is E.D.E.N.?” I ask.
    “Rene didn’t say exactly. He just said north,
under the ice and snow,” Ev replies. She looks like she’s had a huge weight
lifted off her shoulders. She places my pillow down and stands. “I think I’m
going to head back to my room and rest my head before I go see Rene. Are you
going to be there?”
    I think for a second. He is
still my father , I should be there . “Yes.”
    “Good.” Ev leans in and kisses my cheek before she
walks out. I’m glad she left because I can feel that I have turned bright red
and I let out a high-pitched sound I’ve never heard before.
    My mind struggles with the idea of Ev and I
being created to restart humanity. If I can’t even handle a kiss on the cheek,
how am I supposed to do that? I look down and see that my left hand is shaking.
I try to stop it but it won’t. I’m too anxious and need to relax so I walk into
my bathroom for a hot shower. I lay on the ground with my eyes closed and let
the hot water hit my body. I try to picture myself lying on the roof of the
library and the warm rain hitting my body.
    Just as I’m about to doze off, I hear a knock on
my door. Part of me wants to ignore them and lay here until morning, but I
realize that someone has probably come to take me to Rene. I shut off the
water, dry myself and throw on a clean outfit.
    When I open the door I see a drone with an eye
patch covering his left eye. “80?”
    He taps his eye patch. “You like it?”
    “Yeah. It looks bad ass.” I’m happy to see him.
I would rather it be him that brings me to Rene.
    “Follow me.” He walks off towards the library,
away from the medical ward. I don’t question him; I just follow. He leads me to
one of the doors before the library and out into the open field between the
main buildings and the wall.
    This is where the battle against the outsiders
took place. I look down and see that the blades of grass are still stained with
blood. They moved the bodies while Ev and I were down in the simulation room.
He is definitely not taking me to see Rene. “Where are we going?”
    “I have a surprise for you.” He looks back and
smiles and picks up his pace to a light jog. I have no choice but to follow as
he makes it to the wall.
    “They are going to be waking up Rene soon.” My
heart is pumping. Whatever 80 has planned has got me
excited.
    “I know. It’s the perfect time.” He works his
way down the