Chapter 2:

From here to the airport where the ticket, the fastest will take more than 2 hours, which does not include the red lights and traffic jams encountered on the road… After a quick scrubbing, I put on my clothes, packed my passport, wallet, and two changes of clothes into my backpack rushed out of the house.

The lack of sleep began to give me a headache. Unfortanelly, my stomach is also in pain from not eating for too long. It's a terrible feeling., I began to wish the plane is not a budget airline. They have breakfast service. I am pressed for the time on the way; finally got to the airport before 7 o'clock.

I swear, it was the most luxurious flight I've ever been on in my whole life. When I received the ticket, I was still wondering why there was no seat number on the ticket until I saw this. I realized that my parents worked for a very rich company. They even send private jets to pick up the employees' relatives.

And me? I was pulled out of the airport crowd by a beautiful flight attendant; entered through the VIP entrance; and they invited me to sit on the soft sofa. Another beautiful stewardess slowly pushes out a table filled with all kinds of delicious food. Oh, by the way, the interior of the cabin is like a castle!

When I was ready to start enjoying all of this like a queen. Uh…I suddenly remembered something: I took out my cell phone and sent an email to my father before the plane took off. My father hated it when I called him at work, I also deleted an email from a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. Ever since my father's project last year involved ethical questions, my e-mail was just like Grand Central Station with everybody(reporter) coming and going.

"Anyway, daddy is a rich man. " I brushed my messy hair; started eating my wonderful breakfast.

It didn't take long to fly from the north to the south. The plane has already arrived when I just finished my breakfast; wiped my mouth with a tissue.

"Hello, Cara. Nice to meet you! "A strange British accent greeted me for a while, and I directly dropped the tissue; looked at the woman who entered from the open aircraft cabin door.

She came up to me with open arms, and the strong scent of perfume wafted into my nostrils. I sneezed unconsciously at the smell, she took me into her arms as if she were unaware of it.

"I have been waiting for you a long time, Cara. " This passionate woman said.

I can not help but hold my breath, "Ma'am, I'm not comfortable with you holding me like this. "

"Oh~ sorry! "The woman released her grip and took a few steps back, carefully scanning me with a wild look. Then came forward and held my hand so tightly that it hurt my wrist. She said, “The clock is ticking. You're here now, let me show you the greatest scientific achievement of the century...” She grabbed my wrist and then took me out of the plane.

There's a car outside, we are in now. She sat down next to me, still grabbed my wrist, and excitedly said, "You have no idea how perfect this is! "

I think no one feels comfortable being treated like this… I began to regret following my father's decision to come to this place. They are not even here! I said, "Where are my parents? Why didn't they come? "

After hearing my question, the expression on this woman's face suddenly sank. "You must understand, your parents are too busy with their research…"

I sighed that was the answer I already have. For as long as I can remember, most of the time my parents didn't stay at home with me. My friends are ugly-looking plants that have been genetically altered…My face sank down as well.

"Oh, my poor little girl, don't be sad. I will take you to see your parents' research, you will be amazed!"

Although this woman is a weirdo, I do feel a litter better at the time. "Thank you, Ms…? " I just realized I didn't know the name of this woman.

"You can call me Alice, sweetie. "

"Alice, what is your last name? "

"Oh sweetie, for our future perfect cooperation, just call me by my name,” She smiled at me.

Calling someone by ‘sweetie’ that the first day met. I did not feel very well. but Ms. Alice seems not bothered at all. For now, she wrapped her arms around my waist and clung to my body. Actually, her lipstick-smeared lips were already pressed to my ear!!

“Sweetie, when was your last ovulation? "

How could she have asked such a rude question? I said angrily, "It is not your business. You crossed the line, Alice. "

"Hey sweetie, don't be mad. I didn't mean to offend you.” She pinched my waist, "This is a routine question. We want to determine your menstrual cycle. There are a lot of ferocious beasts in the lab. Even a whiff of blood can make them go berserk."

"But aren't they usually sealed up?"

"This creature you are looking for, he is a special one." She pulled back her finger and touched my lips, as if she were treating a child who hadn't yet matured, "He is a perfect creature, but he's also fierce, and I don't want him to scare you."

"HE…? "I noticed that Alice used the word 'he' instead of 'it'.

"Yes, he's a handsome male …But the rest of HE, you will find out...” She interrupted me as I was about to exit, smiling and pointing to the pointed church building behind the hill.

"Well, my period just passed a few days ago, so I'm not sure about my next ovulation..."I said after a while.

“Thanks,” said Alice, taking out a little book and scribbling on it, “We're going to give you a full body checkup later, just in case you bring any germs into the lab, so please forgive me if you're feeling unwell...”

As Alice explained the Murphy Institute's precautions to me, the car circled the hill and drove straight up to the church building. The Murphy Institute stands in the middle of the Welsh mountains which is very desolate. Ten minutes ago, my cell phone was out of range.

"Oh, almost there," Alice said.

The church-style building was just a few feet away, and Alice looks excited.

But I suddenly found the big iron door in front of the church, engraved with a series of English words made me more uneasy.

" Murphy Psychiatric Hospital?? This is not what I expected!"

"Don't worry, Young Lady. According to international practice, this kind of experiment is just a dark side project. Some research results can not be published in front of the world. You have been with your father for so long. I think you should understand the reason behind this...”

Yes, genetic variation has always been a minefield for the international community.

There is no guarantee what the consequences of genetic variation will be, but the prospect of genetic variation has made humans salivate.

“So we have to use other stuff to cover up what we're doing,” Alice put her arm around my shoulder and dragged me into the big iron door. She went on, “First relax and take a shower, then I'll take you to check your body and let me see the time... well... There's still time to catch a glimpse of our lovely 'little guy' before lunch.”

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“Miss Cara, is it?”

After I was wheeled into a room, a woman in a white lab coat sat in a swivel chair, slowly turning to face me with an open folder in her hand. Then she raised her eyelids and scanned me up and down like an X-ray, “Alice tells me you've had your eggs out this month, haven't you?”

Ever since I was a little girl, I have been afraid to see these doctors all in white. They look at me with no emotion. It is like looking at a lifeless specimen…“Yes, Ma'am!”

“Have you had breakfast, Miss Cara?”

“Yes…”I swallowed a saliva, a bad premonition enveloped me.

“Well, take off your skirt, Miss Cara, and lie on the platform with your legs spread.”

“What are you doing!” I pressed my skirt and took a big step back in surprise.

“Miss Cara, I think you know that your parents were biological researchers,” the woman said with a chuckle, “Get a vaginal ultrasound, check the thickness of your uterine lining, and determine when you're ovulating next.”

“No, no, no, Ma'am. I understand that, but I think there's another way besides ultrasound to check the time of ovulation. For example, blood sampling to check the level of estrogen in the blood is also a good way.”

“Okay, I heard from your father that his lovely Cara’s worst fear was an injection.”

Why father said this to others…This made me embarrassed, “That was when I was a little kid, Ma'am.”

“Don't worry, it won't Hurt Your Hymen.” The woman circled her index finger and thumb and gestured at me. “It's only a few millimeters. You can see a hole in the middle of the Hymen...”

"Ma'am, I think it's better to sample blood!" I didn't hesitate to interrupt her.

"... If you insist." The woman withdrew her hand and raised her brown eyebrows at me, "Since there's no need to examine your body, we'll follow your method. Don't eat anything tomorrow morning. I'll get someone to sample your blood. And now please change your clothes..."

I thought it would take a lot of talking, but it turned out to be a lot easier to talk than I thought.

"Please hurry. Alice is waiting for you outside." The woman grew impatient. She pointed to clothes that were lying on the table, made a few strokes on the paper in her hand, then clamped it under her armpit and got up from the chair. She didn't even give me a look and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.

I picked up the dress on the table and shook it out. The top one was a white coat that looked like a bathrobe, and the bottom one was lovingly stocked with shorts. But no bra.

I sighed, the thrill of seeing the amazing creature my father had created overcoming my shame. Finally, I began to change my clothes. Wait, are research clothes this slimming?

The white coat stuck to the body, shorts were covered in the hem of the clothes, feeling like a tight skirt in general.

“I wonder if this dress is a little weird.” I open the door and pulled with my right hand the hem that had just wrapped around my hip.

Alice had been waiting outside the door, and as soon as she saw me, she grabbed my hand and pulled me over, "You look great. I think he gonna be really excited..."

"He?" This was the second time she had used the word 'he'.

"Oh! I mean your father's creation. Well, let's hurry up." She cut me off and pulled me forward.

“Do I have to look so... sexy to see a creature?” I compare the length of the hem. “It doesn't feel like research, it feels more like...” A beautiful gift.

"Sweetie, don't think about too much. It's probably just a size too small.” She squeezed my wrist and dragged me out in an irresistible manner. It was only now that I realized that the middle-aged woman in front of me was surprisingly strong and that my struggle with her hands was like a small puppy.

Turning a corner through a corridor, three tall men in translucent overcoats with guns appeared, guarding a white door that was almost completely fused to the wall. At the same time, They saw us and nodded at Alice.

Alice's looked very serious as if it was not her joking with me before. She took the tall man's translucent coat and put it on herself, adjusting the respirator on the top of her coat to point it at her mouth.

I thought for a moment, and pointed to the translucent coat Alice’s wearing, “What About Me?”

“No, you don't need.”

I could still picture her smiling at me through the respirator, even though it was covering her face. And took a look at this four who were all wrapped up. The feeling of unease grew stronger, and my tone became intense, “I'm about to face an unknown creature, and you're not taking any precautions if I. . .”

“No, you will not be injured. How could anything your father created hurt his daughter?”

The muffled sound came from the respirator. She pulled me into her arms and gestured to the three people behind her.

“Trust your father.”

With this sentence fell, the front door was slowly opened.