forgotten where he was and was confused by awakening on the couch in front of the television.
“Goeie môre,” said Chris in a light tone.
“Oh, morning,” said Lon, finally remembering where he was.
“It’s 8 o’clock. You’re lucky it’s not a weekday, else my employees would start arriving soon, and it would be difficult for you to remain inconspicuous”.
“Oh, yeah, lucky,” said Lon, still a little dazed from his sleep.
“Did you find out any more information from the news?” asked Chris.
“No, each report was the same as the last”.
“I see. Did you manage to fix your palm screens?” asked Chris.
“Yes,” replied Lon, “but mine took much longer to fix than Eve’s, typically”.
“Why? Does she have a different operating system?”
“Same operating system, different make,” said Lon. “I thought mine would be easier because it’s newer, but I was wrong”.
“Oh well, at least you fixed them,” said Chris. “I’m making you breakfast by the way. Is Eve vegetarian?”
“No, she eats most things, as far as I know,” said Lon.
“Good!” said Chris, “Because I’m making a fry-up”.
Lon stood up and turned to face the window to admire the morning view. It was one of the reasons he enjoyed staying at his brother’s workplace. “I’ll go and wake Eve,” he said before entering the hallway leading to the spare bedroom where Eve was asleep. The door of the room was shut, so he knocked, but got no response. “Eve, time to wake up,” he shouted in hopes that she would hear him, but still there was no response. “Eve, are you awake?” There was still no response, so he slowly opened the door. “Eve, time to wake up,” the windows in the room were still tinted, therefore not much light was getting in.
Eve was still fast asleep and unaware of anyone else’s presence in the room.
Lon slowly walked towards the bed, not bothering to tiptoe because he wanted to wake her, although she was so serene in her slumber that he felt like he would be depriving her of something special if he did. Nonetheless, Lon tried again to wake her with his voice, “Eve it’s time to wake up”.
Still Eve did not respond, but Lon did not want to shake her awake out of worry of being impolite, so instead he altered the window settings using the control panel by the window in the corner of the room opposite the bed.
The window pane lightened, as did the room and Eve’s face.
Lon tried again to wake her. “Eve, time to wake up,” this time there was a result.
She slowly opened her eyes.
“Good morning,” said Lon. “Sorry to wake you, but Chris is making breakfast and it’s almost done”.
She was not at all bothered by being awoken by Lon. She simply said, “Okay,” then smiled at him.
“I’ll leave you to get dressed,” he said, and left the room, closing the door on his way. He returned to the living room and kitchen area where Chris had started dishing out breakfast for the three of them. He took a seat at the breakfast bar that separated the kitchen from the living room. “She’ll be here in a minute, she’s just getting dressed,” said Lon taking and biting into a slice of bacon.
Chris poured three glasses of apple juice.
Lon ate another piece of bacon.
Eve entered the room, dressed in the same clothes as the previous day, the same as Lon.
“Good morning,” said Chris, “did you sleep well?”
“Yes, thanks. I can’t even remember hitting the pillow, I was so tired,” she said.
“Good”, said Chris. “If either of you need to take a shower, I suggest you do it straight after breakfast, because I need you to meet up with someone at eleven”.
“Oh? Who would that be?” asked Lon.
“Someone who should be able to help us,” said Chris.
“Who? How can they help us?”
“I’m not gonna say, you’ll have to wait till you meet her”.
“Where are we meeting her?” asked Lon.
“Somewhere quite far from here,” said Chris, “out in the
“Goeie môre,” said Chris in a light tone.
“Oh, morning,” said Lon, finally remembering where he was.
“It’s 8 o’clock. You’re lucky it’s not a weekday, else my employees would start arriving soon, and it would be difficult for you to remain inconspicuous”.
“Oh, yeah, lucky,” said Lon, still a little dazed from his sleep.
“Did you find out any more information from the news?” asked Chris.
“No, each report was the same as the last”.
“I see. Did you manage to fix your palm screens?” asked Chris.
“Yes,” replied Lon, “but mine took much longer to fix than Eve’s, typically”.
“Why? Does she have a different operating system?”
“Same operating system, different make,” said Lon. “I thought mine would be easier because it’s newer, but I was wrong”.
“Oh well, at least you fixed them,” said Chris. “I’m making you breakfast by the way. Is Eve vegetarian?”
“No, she eats most things, as far as I know,” said Lon.
“Good!” said Chris, “Because I’m making a fry-up”.
Lon stood up and turned to face the window to admire the morning view. It was one of the reasons he enjoyed staying at his brother’s workplace. “I’ll go and wake Eve,” he said before entering the hallway leading to the spare bedroom where Eve was asleep. The door of the room was shut, so he knocked, but got no response. “Eve, time to wake up,” he shouted in hopes that she would hear him, but still there was no response. “Eve, are you awake?” There was still no response, so he slowly opened the door. “Eve, time to wake up,” the windows in the room were still tinted, therefore not much light was getting in.
Eve was still fast asleep and unaware of anyone else’s presence in the room.
Lon slowly walked towards the bed, not bothering to tiptoe because he wanted to wake her, although she was so serene in her slumber that he felt like he would be depriving her of something special if he did. Nonetheless, Lon tried again to wake her with his voice, “Eve it’s time to wake up”.
Still Eve did not respond, but Lon did not want to shake her awake out of worry of being impolite, so instead he altered the window settings using the control panel by the window in the corner of the room opposite the bed.
The window pane lightened, as did the room and Eve’s face.
Lon tried again to wake her. “Eve, time to wake up,” this time there was a result.
She slowly opened her eyes.
“Good morning,” said Lon. “Sorry to wake you, but Chris is making breakfast and it’s almost done”.
She was not at all bothered by being awoken by Lon. She simply said, “Okay,” then smiled at him.
“I’ll leave you to get dressed,” he said, and left the room, closing the door on his way. He returned to the living room and kitchen area where Chris had started dishing out breakfast for the three of them. He took a seat at the breakfast bar that separated the kitchen from the living room. “She’ll be here in a minute, she’s just getting dressed,” said Lon taking and biting into a slice of bacon.
Chris poured three glasses of apple juice.
Lon ate another piece of bacon.
Eve entered the room, dressed in the same clothes as the previous day, the same as Lon.
“Good morning,” said Chris, “did you sleep well?”
“Yes, thanks. I can’t even remember hitting the pillow, I was so tired,” she said.
“Good”, said Chris. “If either of you need to take a shower, I suggest you do it straight after breakfast, because I need you to meet up with someone at eleven”.
“Oh? Who would that be?” asked Lon.
“Someone who should be able to help us,” said Chris.
“Who? How can they help us?”
“I’m not gonna say, you’ll have to wait till you meet her”.
“Where are we meeting her?” asked Lon.
“Somewhere quite far from here,” said Chris, “out in the
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