Jaden gasped, groaning, his pace quickening. His hold on her wrists tightened painfully, but she didn't feel it. She did feel the thickness inside her pulse, felt the hot stream of precious genetic information seeking darker depths within. Her back arched, and she welcomed it.
.... for a better cause, after all... Who am I to stop progress? I'm just a specimen. I am the book from which they must learn. Why would I want to hinder the pursuit of knowledge?
The days that followed blended into one another. "Procedures" were repeated till the test results came back positive. She didn't see Jaden much after that. He seemed cheerful enough not knowing he had sinned. Momma wouldn't have to know what her dearest only son was getting himself into. She could go to her early grave proud of her son for getting a scholarship and making something of himself out there in Boston.
Avril never spoke to her parents again, either. It didn't change her status quo with them... but she wanted to let them know they were going to be grandparents. Even so, who wants to know their grandchild had a life full of experiments, tests, and isolation to look forward to?
I never thought it would be like this... I thought I'd be married... With a house, maybe even a couple of cats... A good husband to take care of... Maybe it was always for me to sacrifice my life and dreams to the Goddess Science.
How could I expect to live a normal life now that I'm not even truly human?
