
Photo by: Yinglan Z
Audrey and Bree sat in the grass and chatted. Before them, the wetlands spread across a square kilometer. Wooden boardwalks meandered through the swampy park. A place for joggers to enjoy nature. The girls giggled and commented on the young men running through.
“It must be cool to be so rich your Dad can afford an android bodyguard,” said Bree.
“Not really. My Dad says I’m too young to date. He programmed the android to scare boys off.”
“Sucks.” Bree looked to where the android dug in the muddy waters beneath the park boardwalk. “Did you dress it like that?”
“Yep,” she giggled. “It’s obviously artificial and everyone stares at it. It’s embarrassing. So I dress it to look unfashionably goofy.”
“Looks like a real human male that way,” noted Bree.
“That’s the idea.”
“You think the android will ever find your phone in that deep mud?”
“Nope.” Audrey held up her phone. “It’s right here.”
“Oh that’s mean!”
Audrey shrugged. “At least this way I have a chance to meet a boy.”
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Written for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers: https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/fffaw-challenge-week-of-march-20-2018/
Maybe the android has a “virgin alarm” like Dot Matrix in the movie “Spaceballs.”
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Haha! Maybe it automatically sends a text to her Dad too.
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That would be brutal.
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How long before the Android has had enough of being treated like this and takes matters into its own hands? Good fun.
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Never. That’s the fun part of it. It’s not an AI. It tirelessly chases the rabbit down the hole.
Thanks much, Iain!
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Hahahahahahaha! I don’t blame her for wanting to get rid of that android! LOL! She is pretty darn smart! Great story Eagle Aye!
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She is smart. Takes after her dad. He’ll be mad and also proud when he learns that she’s been subverting it so eaily. 😉 Thanks so much, PJ.
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Hahahaha! True!
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Kids are full of Mischief regardless of pedigree
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That’s for sure. Mischief is just a necessary ingredient for growing up.
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I think he’s just toying with her. He knows exactly what’s happening and when he reports to papa, Audrey might find she ends up with two androids. What she really needs is Chummy 😀
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Haha! Every girl needs Chummy. Thanks for the reminder. I’ve missed Chummy. I should write about him again soon. 😉
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Ha ha ha, young love will always find a way 🙂
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So true. I hope she finds it. Thanks much!
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