Time Travel
The General was a menacing looking man. He always stood out in a crowd. The general was one of those men that never left his job at home and he was who he was. One can always see that he was of military stuff. Something he loved to brag about. A man proud of his family lineage of military men, going as far back at the beginning of the 1900's.
He walked in and over to Melissandra's body. He looked at his long dead daughter. I thought for a moment I would finally see some emotions coming from this man, but instead he looked up and at me. He began asking me about my progress and what are my next steps for the test subject at hand. How he spoke about Melissandra made me want to punch him. Instead I restrained myself and continued answering his questions with the same detachment he had for her.
"I want this project to be finished at the end of this month. So we can begin sending the subject into the Time Travel laboratory." said the General with a commanding voice. All I could say was "Yes, sir. Right away, sir."
When the general left I removed the cover from Melissandra's body. She was limp and lifeless as always. She looked like a human doll. Lifeless but realistic. You can tell how realistic she was by the way her moistness drips slowly from her onto the iron surgical table. I realized that this beautiful princess's bed was not that of roses but of metal. As she lay upon it with out any complaints of how hard and cold her bed feels. I flung the cover back over her and continued with my work...