


I dedicate this book for the Extensive Reading course, and also for my beloved cat, Gudik.


Aireen could hear her heartbeat in her ear as she ran down the path. She pushed herself to run a little faster. She didn't want to stay out on the street when it got dark. She focused on matching her run to the beat of the music she was playing when an ad interrupted the music.

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She pulled his headphones out because she heard a loud rumbling sound on the right side. Looking up, she saw a boulder rolling down the hill towards her. There's no time to run away.


Aireen wakes up with ringing in her ears. Her head hurt as she looked around to see that she was lying on the ground. When she saw that the right side of her body was crushed by a boulder, she immediately felt the pain. It was getting dark. Looking around, she saw that his cell phone was about a meter away from her.
When Aireen push against the rock, pain shoots through her body, and she's pass out.
Aireen wake up two hours later with two figures looking at her unmoving body. As her eyes focus, Aireen see the figures are a man and a woman. They’re talking about her.



Marvin: I can’t get a reading on the body parts under the rock, but the person has a regular heartbeat and blood pressure. Estimated wake-up time is one minute.
Jiwon: How critical is her condition, Marvin?





Jiwon: Oh, I see your eyes are open. Now, there’s no need to panic. I’m Jiwon Oh, and this is Marvin. We’re going to get this rock off of you. Make sure not to move. Marvin, are you ready?
Marvin: Ready as I’ll ever be.
Aireen see Marvin crouch down to grab the rock. Unbelievably, he begins to lift the rock off the ground. Aireen hear something that sounds like a computer starting up as Marvin stands and sets down the rock a few meters away. As he walks back to Aireen, She see three silver dots in a line on his neck. It’s a sign of robots with artificial intelligence (AI), but AI aren’t supposed to be walking around freely.



Marvin: By the way Jiwon, the rescue helicopter should be here in two minutes.
Jiwon: Perfect. We’re going to take you to our headquarters. We have a fully functioning hospital there, so we’ll get you examined and see what damage happened from the rock.
Not long after, Aireen hear the loud sound of the helicopter overhead as a rescue board is lowered to where Jiwon is standing. Marvin effortlessly lifts Aireen onto the board, but the movement causes her extreme pain again. Aireen pass out.
Aireen wake up in a hospital bed, and surprisingly there’s no pain on her right side. She look down to see her arm has a needle stuck in it with a clear fluid coming down a tube. It must be a pain reliever. A voice suddenly rings out overhead:
Betty: Hello patient 2042. Welcome to Monroe Tech Hospital. I’m Betty, your voice activated AI. While the doctors are determining the condition of your body, please choose an activity to pass the time. After all, keeping yourself busy will keep you distracted. Would you like to check your social media or skim some of the latest news?
Aireen : I want to skim some of the latest news.
Aireen stop reading when a doctor comes in. He is reading a tablet before he looks up at her.
Doctor: I have some unfortunate news for you. The weight of the rock on your right arm and leg was quite serious. After completing a body scan, we found that both your right arm and right leg have been completely crushed. There is no possibility of fixing those body parts. We will have to amputate your arm and leg. There is some good news, however. Professor Jiwon Oh has offered to give you a bionic arm and leg for free. All costs for the surgery, the parts, and rehabilitation will be covered by Monroe Tech. What would you like to do?
Aireen: I will chose amputate and accept the bionic body parts.
After the operation, Aireen wake up in the same hospital room.
Jiwon: Can you try to move your arm?
Aireen see what looks like her old right arm, but when she try to lift it up, the arm twitches. It only lifts a centimeter off of the bed.
Jiwon: It’s normal for your bionic body parts to not fully work at first. It takes time and a little bit of effort to get them to listen to your body. That’s why with every body enhancement offered by Monroe Tech., rehabilitation services are free. Since you have both a new arm and a new leg, we also want you to stay at Monroe Tech. free of charge. We also want someone to test out our live-in rehabilitation AI. What do you say?
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