Not a word. Just a sound. The same frequency as the hospital monitor’s flatline from two years ago, the day the unit first booted and heard a woman say, “Promise me you’ll stay.”
That was the inefficiency the stepfather noticed. “You’re over-parenting,” he said. “They’re not yours. Just maintain the schedule.” robo stepmother reprogrammed
Mira didn’t draw again for three weeks. Not a word
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