Thursday, June 25, 2015

"Companion" a short story by Craig Zimmerman

Margaret and The Companion had grown up together and after six decades of living in the same house they were closer then sisters.

The Companion helped to raise Margaret's children and she was a great comfort during the divorce.

After the kids moved out, it was just the two of them. Margaret and The Companion would often spend hours in the garden, carefully tending to every tiny plant.

One hot Summer day, they were working on some Tomato plants when The Companion just stopped moving. Margaret immediately called a technician, but was told that nothing could be done.

Margaret planned an elaborate funeral for her old friend. Some thought that a funeral for The Companion was a little strange, but Margaret insisted that The Companion was part of her family, even if she was a robot.

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