I was unaware of this....

I drag myself out of my bed. Sleepily and lethargically. I get myself to brush my teeth and suddenly remember that I have been invited for a birthday party by one of my friends. Now what? I look up to the clock ticking faster and louder, it feels odd. I have been sleeping for nearly 12 hours and it is 11 am right now. I am really not excited for that party but I have to stop being boring and go. "Nora, you better be socialising, dear, its good for your health" so does my mom advice on any occasion. Well, I must get ready. I got up to my wardrobe and try to search something nice and sober. While bathing I still am feeling dull. I dont feel the water droplets over me they just run down as if unwilling to touch my skin. I get dressed up and looking up in the mirror I started combing my hair.

There I feel a lump hard and of soft at the same time over my ear. I dont remember it being there before, I don't know why is mind linking things happening from morning. Me being dull sleeping for long and that all is enough to mess up my mind with thoughts. I decide to face time my mother and so do I take up my phone and keep looking at myself till I connect to her. I keep looking at the lump, it, it seems prominent, I take a deep breath and yes she is there. "Nora, I am in an important meeting right now, dear, I guess you know that", without actually focusing over what she is saying I ask her about the lump. "Ohh, Nora you are not supposed to know that",the moment she mumbles this I can start feeling my heart beat faster,"Mom, this is scaring me please tell me what is this! ".I get louder out of fear."Listen honey calm down, you are not opening the drawer behind you till I come. I will be home in few minutes and talk with you about this it is nothing much, okay but dare you not open the drawer, bye dear. " She hangs up the call with a worried smile.My screen goes blank the lump is prominent. I can't help myself but open the drawer.

I find a chip drive bed Nora, shivering I plug it to my laptop and play the video there. I don't know why but the audio of the video wasn't clearly reaching my ears as they seem to blocked with frightening thoughts. I increase the volume and holding my head in my hand I replay it. "Nora, has only six live months of living" The man there, yes the doctor ,the doctor says so . I can hear the clock ticking loudly I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest into my hands."What can we do doctor yesterday she suddenly fainted and since months had a headache, and now this. Is there any option?". I can see my mom in tears "No, but we do have something for you. The AI provides a human replica which will be a duplicate version of the person. After he or she does the memories along with looks are transferred to this AI version, we can surely create this of your daughter just the lump will remain." Why is my head thumping it's hard to breathe! I don't know what to do my head Ek harder and harder as the time passes.

There's another video there I play it."But what if she finds out?" My mum is agreeing to an earlier version of me, that's impossible. I gotta ask her about this? Why? Tears roll down my eyes. "Oh no problem the AI human has a program fed in to erase when such errors are detected it will automatically do that and then no worries she will do everything grow up till certain age which can be updated for other and you will have your daughter back." That's it I get up and Thudd! My mum shuts the door and says "I hope you didn't open the drawer honey" Why does she seem so casual. I shout at her asking "Why are you doing this! I don't have time, I am going to die, and this AI" I burst out when my mom came near me and said "dear, you read the chip, did you read the date" Hoping for something good I stopped crying and looked upto it...............................

It was dated 1 year ago, "that means I am already...."

My index finger automatically lifts up pressing my forehead, the thoughts blur up and then vanish. I smile at my mom and move towards the mirror to comb my hair....