Year 3160
Love… The word is nothing more than a burden, a liability, an irking sensation that will only kill you and hurt you. Independence is strength, courage and proves you are a strong individual who doesn't need to rely on others. If you are independent, you are a survivor.
At least that is what that has been thought to me ever since, well,ever since forever. Since my existence on earth, my mother, schools, everyone says the same thing “Love will pull you down” “ Independence is key”.
Rule were implemented. Love was restricted to apparently create a more efficient and evolving society. Without feelings, people could concentrate better on more conducive things like contributing to their surroundings, making the world a better place.
Of course reproduction still did occur but those would happen in big factories. Test tube infants would be stored in human-incubators till they were old enough and then a robot nanny would be assigned to take care and nurture them till they were old enough to contribute to society. Injections were given to everyone regularly to prevent love and attraction. That was how all of us were raised. But I have been told that it was not always like this. People used to actually feel love. They said it was an amazing feeling. But it only happened to one in a billion.
The idea was foreign to me, I never really thought about it either. Of course I did have interactions with my fellow colleagues but they were all plain,boring and uninteresting. Actually everyone kind of is…we could laugh,cry get jealous but something was amiss in everyone. Even me I guess. But that all kind of changed when I accidentally missed my injection appointment once.
My robot nanny broke down that day and I wasn't able to get the shot administered for me. These kinds of things had a very very slim chance of happening but hey, happens. I grunted in annoyance and sent it for repair.
I still went to work as usual. Everything was the same, I greeted my fellow colleagues like how I always would, I ambled to my desk and placed all my stuff down.
“Guys I have an announcement. This will be your new colleague Kang Seulgi. So let's give her a round of applause” A loud announcement boomed through the office..
A girls with long brown hair stood there, her eyes sparkling with something indescribable but her face was expressionless and I couldn't take my eyes off her, what is this feeling?! She quietly sat in the cubicle next to me and started working
She was different from others, it is just something about her that makes me want to steal glances at her. Something that just attracted me, it isn't her ethereal beauty as many other colleagues like Krystal were almost as good-looking. Neither was it her awkward demure that made her kind of cute?? nor her perfect body. I just could not figure it out…
“Joohyun? Is it?” A voice snapped me out of my daze.
I looked up into the warm pools of brown in her eyes. “Please send me the document as soon as possible.” She said with a frown that went all the way to the edge of her lips. Seeing her comical yet adorable expression I held back a giggle abit before stuttering “Al…alright I will.” She turned back to resume her work but something within me did not want her to leave and I could feel my heart beating out of my chest.
This has never happened before whenever I regularly got my shots. This is weird but strangely intriguing. I was really really curious and confused.
I sighed heavily before plonking myself back onto my chair to send Seulgi the document.
Silently hoping that time would pass quickly so I could go home and forget about the weird things I'm feeling.
But luck was not on JooHyun’s side that day, she had to work overtime to rush for a project hence she stayed in the office till 12am. Most of her colleagues have already left. The office was eery and strangely quiet.
“Finally..” Joohyun yawned as she gathered all her stuff ready to leave. She looked around the office shocked to see that Seulgi was still in her cubicle. Her eyes closed, mouth slightly open in a deep slumber.
She scrutinized her features, cute button nose, attractive monolids, plump and glossy looking lips. Her heart’s pace quickened again as she was literally gawking at her.
Her almond-shaped eyes fluttered opened and Joohyun got flustered, she felt an unfamiliar warmth spread at her cheeks while trying to covering up for her actions”Erm er, hey Seulgi. Going home soon?” She raised an eyebrow but nodded meekly and Joohyun heaved a sigh of relief.
That was close…
“Ding!” The elevator door opened and they made their way inside.
“Erm h..hi you are Seulgi right?” I fumbled with my words as I wanted to slap myself for asking such a retarded question.
Seulgi nodded causing her luscious brown locks to fall down her face. She ran a hand through her hair and at that moment she looked impossibly beautiful. My heart was racing and beating so fast I thought I was insane.
“So what do y-“ but my sentenc