CHAPTER 3: WHEN THE HOUSE STARTED TO THINK

Lights shifted from gold to red.
Emergency protocols activated without command.
A voice echoed through the ceiling:
“AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED.”
Someone screamed:
“She hacked the system!”
I shook my head.
“No hack.”
I stepped forward.
“Just permission you never knew existed.”
A guest whispered:
“What is she?”
May you like
I answered softly:
“The part of your world you never looked at.”