Shakhai, Nobel and Mashi Yamen were just going to leave until a bot came and informed them, that they had a notice from the President. They were astonished by this news. But the thing that astonished them more was the notice of transfer to Boduin.
"No! He can't send us there! We have an important job to do." Shakhai outraged.
"What will we do now? We can't fight with the damn President!" Mashi yelled. "Doesn't he know we are working for the betterment of the Earth?"
"That doesn't matter now," Nobel said. "We need to talk with him."
"Yes. I will go to Masad and will talk with him." Shakhai said calmly.
"Sir, are you sure? You can just call him." Mashi asked.
"No, isn't it mentioned that someone shall go to Masad? I guess I need to talk with him directly. It will be a long journey. A day takes to reach Masad and another one for return." He smiled faintly. "I think I need to inform Pema."
Shakhai got out of the office and took a passenger jet beside their office building. Mashi and Nobel were silent for a while. Then Mashi broke the pause. "Then, waiting for what? Let's meet tomorrow."
"Yep, still don't get to see any hope for the future of this important project. Well, it's the world, you don't know the future but still have to move forward. Haha… well buddy, see you tomorrow."
They finally got out of the office. This office was something that let Amen Island people make their day ethically. The passenger jet business, cab business, small hotels, tea shops, everything was built surrounding this office. People brought metallic umbrellas to carry on business without the worry of not having a shielding suit.
Mashi took a cab to return home as his home was situated on Amen Island. But Nobel needed to take a passenger jet to reach Bevenida.
The super-fast jet could fly fifty times faster than sound. It took seven minutes to reach the coastline of Bevenida. And just after some moment, a small nasty town was seen. The perished houses, the ruins of churches, soulless buildings, everything was untidy. But these were once Nobel's identity.
After landing, he walked himself to home. When he was walking through the street, some people from their window panels of ruined houses, hiding behind curtains were watching him. How much free he was. Having a shielding suit, working in a large company. Those people could not afford that kind of fortune.
A two-storey house. It was pretty decent, unlike those broken buildings. He rang the doorbell. The door was opened automatically. Inside, there was a woman. She had ginger hair and hazel eyes. There were freckles around her nose. She smiled at Nobel. He took off his shielding suit and put the box on the shoe rack.
"You have come." Her voice was like a fresh fountain falling from the mountain creating the rhythmic sound. The sound which is admired by the whole forest. The sound which sometimes becomes the life-saver for a thirsty half-dead being.
"Artema!" Nobel called her. "Oh, what a stressful day."
"Why? What happened?"
"You know we are working on water producing machine. But that fucking government wants us to shift on Boduin at this vital time."
"Why do they want this? Did they say something?"
"Well, they mentioned that the people of Boduin need us."
"Then, I don't see anything wrong here. In the end, we all help each other to grow together. Shakhai helped you, and then you rescued me. Maybe, Earth's time hasn't come yet… it is Bodin which needs you now."
A Yan model robot came to the living room. It was Yan-971-d-011, white in colour. She had cups of tea and plates on a tray with her.
She said with a female voice, "Ma'am, here are your and master's tea."
"Nobel, take this. It will refine your mind."
He took a sip, looked at Artema's eyes, and deeply said, "Tea isn't enough. I need comfy."
His passionate eyes were telling everything. Artema knew this signal. In the end, people need each other to grow together.
"Suzu, please take these cups after we finish, and prepare the dinner."
They went to the upper floor. To their bedroom.
Nobel laid down placing his head on Artema's lap. Artema who covered her front with a tenuous sheet, was brushing his brown hairs.
"Sometimes I wonder, we might never be together if Shakhai wasn't there. I still remember how devastating my life was. I was just a slave sold for three times. My second owner was a painful experience for me, creating a scar over my life. Those nights, when he used me as a toy…" He grabbed her waist and started to take a heavy breath. Artema simply embraced him. He continued, "But he… he rescued me. Ten million crypts… ten million for a mere slave? And he even didn't want me to be grateful to him. He gave me the job and created a chance so that I could pay this ten million debt. And would become a Freeman. But look at me. This project is Shakhai's dream. And I can't help him. The man who shows others that they can dream, his dream is being shattered."
Artema traced her fingers on his lips. "You wanted me to comfort your mind. Then, why are you babbling these things?" She said calmly. Then, she hanged her face over his. Her left cheek was shined with the blue-dimmed light of the room. The blue night light was the only source of gleam. "Clean your mind and let yourself to me." Their gaze met.
He jumped over her. He was on top of her. Their warm exhales collided with each other. They shared a deep kiss. It was the symbol of their inseparability. You cannot steal the brightness of the sun from it. You cannot snatch away the melody from a cuckoo or the beauty from a rose. They are inseparable, like soulmates.
He moved his fingers from her neck to shoulder to her breast and then her belly. And then down there. His lips followed the lead of his fingers. He was the wandering honeybee seeking every drop of honey from the dreamy flower. When he finally went down, Artema felt the current through her body. The current of joy, or all emotion. Past was no longer interfering. They forgot all worries and past scars during that moment. The moment when most humans don't remain in themselves. She pulled the pillow under her head. Artema was truly a lotus in Nobel's secret lake.