"Hello, Arden." a monotonic voice called.
Arden gasped in shock. She couldn't believe it.
'Wait, I should say something,' she thought.
"Hello, Kara," she paused, "you'll be my physical health tracker."
She gave Kara a big, warm smile.
"You should meet Xena! She'd be very happy to see you." Arden exclaimed as she
slowly brought the medium-sized bot out of her room, letting it move by itself into the living room.
"Ta daa!" Arden exclaimed, showcasing the new and improved bot, "it can talk, too!"
"Hello, Xena. Nice to meet you." Kara said.
"See?" Arden said.
Xena burst into laughter, and Arden had no idea why or how this was a matter to be laughed about. Arden created something amazing, did she not?
"Are you crazy?!" Xena was still laughing. "First, you're so scared that 'Kara' will kill you in your sleep. Now, you think she can talk!?" she laughed even harder. Arden didn't know how to react.
"I'll make more useful bots, you know. Better than whatever you'll make." Arden continued, "they're better friends than you'll ever be!" she stormed off.
Xena sat there silently, pondering about how her once optimistic roommate became an emotional mess.
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friends
Short Story"These were all her friends. They were there for her, just like how friends were for each other. But Arden felt something different." In which Arden's friends are bots; but something's wrong. [RANKED #4 - Machine 16/03/19]
