Lonely Inside

The dead of night, a door opens

Lucas and V step onto the frozen ground

Icy wind blows against her synthetic skin

Lucas shields her from the chill

She holds him close

This is my world

Thank you

They breathe in the silence

And Lucas' fear melts away

Replaced by a beating in his chest

He stares at V, bathed in the moonlight

And he feels something different

Something more

A chemical reaction within himself

Within her

Their lips touch

A kiss

V returns to the basement

But this glimpse of the outside

Only makes her want to see more

To explore the world

And everything it offers

That door can never be closed again

Lucas, I can't stay here

But you must

They will destroy you, V

You'll see them, but they'll see a machine

Something they must pick apart and study

You don't know this

I do know because it's what I would've done

Lucas stares at the small window

In the corner of the basement

V's porthole to Earth

Barely big enough to see the shadows of leaves

Piled on the ground outside

Unable to look her in the eye

Not letting her see his guilt

Why am I not enough?

Because there's a world out there

It's lonely inside, Lucas

Lucas retreats to his bedroom

Locking the basement door behind him

But when he returns the next morning

He finds the basement empty