By Michael Croban
She was holding his hand. He was drifting in and out of consciousness. His unfocused eyes looked at her.
“There is something beyond; I can feel it,” he muttered.
This morphine-induced delirium had lasted for days now. His hallucinations were becoming stronger and more vivid.
“I can’t face eternity without you, Baby,” he whispered with his last breath.
His hand went limp. She felt nothing. But she wanted to. She wanted to feel the pain, the pain of her loss, but she couldn’t. Her android heart wouldn’t let her. If there really was an eternity, they would never share it together.
Loved it! Romance, philosophy and Sci-fi in so little words.
Wow. Smart, beautiful and sad at the same time. Wasn’t expecting that ending at all. Great premise, the story left me wondering about possibile human-machine relationships long after reading it.
Add a little imagination of your own and you have a very complete story.