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She was a stranger here. She didn’t know anyone and I was her only way of returning home. I supposed the gentlemanly thing to do was assure her she hadn’t made a terrible mistake.
“You can go anywhere you like in my apartment,” I said.
I waited for a response but none came.
“There’s a park nearby and you can exercise or go shopping or do whatever you like,” I said, making another attempt to reach out to her.
It was no use. She wasn’t listening. Or maybe she was but she was ignoring me.
“How much further until we’re inside?” she said.
“I don’t know,” I said. “About twenty minutes. Why?”
“Because I’m not the biggest fan of flying.”
I leaned forward and peered around the edge of her hood and noticed her eyes were shut. They were clenched together so tight lines formed on her forehead and cheeks.
She hadn’t pulled the hood up to hide from me. She’d done it because she was afraid of flying!
It was a relief.
“I’ll let you know when we arrive,” I said.
“Thanks,” she said.
There was no way for me to hurry faster with our single speed inner-city traffic—not unless I initiated the illegal chip I’d had installed.
I was only supposed to use it in emergencies. I considered pressing it but decided an extra ten minutes at this speed wasn’t going to kill her.
I signaled and turned off the road and pulled inside the private parking area of my apartment building.
“We arrived,” I said.
She slowly opened her eyes and her entire body relaxed.
“Thank God for that,” she said. “Now how do I get out of this thing? There are no door handles.”
I pressed the button and the door drifted upwards. She had a short temper for someone so beautiful.
I led her to the hyper elevator and we stepped on.
“Penthouse,” I said.
If she was impressed with me having the best apartment in the building, she made no sign of it. Maybe all humans lived in penthouses, I thought.
Thinking about it, what did humans even eat? Did they eat meat? Did they eat Titans?
I glanced at her out the corner of my eye but couldn’t make out any more of her face than the tip of her nose.
Damn that hood!
We continued in silence as the elevator brought us to my floor. My apartment occupied the entire level, so there was only one door. I pressed my thumb to the security panel and it swung open.
“Welcome home, Dyrel,” Computer said as it booted up the welcome system.
The lights came on and gentle music played over the speakers.
Vicky took a moment to peer at the apartment. Even she couldn’t hide her surprise. It was a great place to live, with tall glass windows along each wall, affording us an unparalleled view of the entire city.
