The sun was shining strong but the temeperature was cool enough to go outside with a light sweater on. I enjoyed having my hood on covering my face.
Today was the day before high school returned. It was my real last free day and I wanted to spend it outside instead of staying cooped up inside the house.
*DING*DING*
"Yes, Alex?"
"New message from Ma" Alex said in her robotic voice.
"Read it"
"Sorry, sweetie, I had to go to work again. Food is in the microwave"
"Send thumbs up emoji"
"Thumbs up emoji sent"
I waited for my Ihollow's lights to dim before I could speak aloud to myself again. Yes, I do that. I sighed reflecting back to the promise Ma made two weeks ago.
"There is a federal holiday two weeks from today. I won't have work. We can go fishing or whatever kids your age enjoy"
"Sure, mom" I rolled my eyes. This was not the first promise she has made. Back when I was much younger, I spent most days with a nanny than with my own parents. I even called the Nanny mommy one time. Suffice to say, it got real awkward after that.
"I'll keep it. Dad won't be coming home for a while"
"When does he ever?"
"He loves you"
"So you say"
"He does"
"Why doesn't he stick around then"
"You know how--" before my mom could finish her sentence, I completed it for her.
"Work is"
"Yes" my mom said with a grim face. She never came back to my room till two years later, when the world went mad.
"Alex" I called out.
"How may I be of use?" replied my Ihollog as it lighted blue and orange colors, dimming my sadness.
"Do you love me?"
"Yes, I do"
"Is it because I programmed you to?"
"Yes"
"You are horrible with ladies"
"I do not understand the question. Please repeat the question"
"Are you denying it?"
"I do not understand the question. Please repeat the question"
"Alex. Access system root, file code 243.g section i"
"System opened, file opened, section i found"
"Good. Undermine system control, type 'LOL I wish'"
"System rebooting"
"Good" I sighed. I had hacked Alex months earlier and has been messing around with his personality controls, changing his responses to specific questions as much as I want"
"System back online"
"Good. Now, Alex, are you good with ladies?"
"LOL I wish"
"Good, that is just the answer I wanted to hear. Alex, sleep"
I finally worked the courage to get up from bed and headed downstair in search for food as my stomach held me hostage to hunger needs. As I took spoonfoul amounts of the vegetables soup, I remenisce about my childhood.
I mostly had memories of my babysitter. "Fuck" I smashed the spoon on the plate.