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8 Amit Bobrov
“Yes Ma’am” replied Jaunee with a slight French accent.
“You’re the world’s smartest woman according to the Guinness

book of records.” The interviewer said.
“So I've been told,” Jaunee replied with a confident smile.
“And that you're a scientist, a philanthropist and ah …” The
interviewer sighed nervously.
“A thousand-year-old monster? It’s okay. You can say it.”
Jaunee completed the interviewer’s sentence.
“You don't look like a monster,” the interviewer replied
awkwardly.
“And I’m not really. I’m just not human but once we get past

that, you’ll see I'm just like a regular person. I mean, I love
coffee in the morning, I do yoga … I’ve also been alive for a very
long, long time.” Jaunee said cheerfully, trying to dispel the
tense feeling in the air. She could hear the rapid heartbeat of
both the interviewer and the cameraman; hear their frightened
little thoughts; smell the fear and a dark part of her loved it.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She must remain

here and now, it's her only chance.
“So you're immortal?” Asked the interviewer, trying to dispel
the tension in the air as well.
“Not for long,” replied Jaunee with even tones, hiding her
own fears of what she had just admitted. She was dying and
there wasn’t much left for her to do, except this … finish what
her step-father had begun but never been able to complete.
“Would you care to elaborate?"
"About my health? Non. Suffice to say that even the immortal,

the powerful and the wise cannot elude the touch of death
forever. And I have still more to accomplish before I have drunk
my fill of the cup of life." Jaunee said then brightened up and
added in more cheerful tones "So…You've got yourself an