“You’re not good enough. A cloud of depression seemed to settle over me. If I wasn’t a good android, then what was my purpose? My purpose, my only purpose, had been this mission and as I looked around at my classmates, I began to envy them. They had more of a purpose than I did. They had homes, families, friends, lives. I had nothing. “You okay, Drew?” Jessica asked at lunch. “You seem a little down today.” I shrugged. “I’m fine.” She gave me a concerned look, but went back to eating. I looked around the cafeteria and watched my fellow students mingling, talking and laughing. They seemed carefree and happy. All of a sudden I felt sad, an emotion I had rarely experienced. Then a realization dawned on me. This was the first time I had ever been envious of humans. This was the first time I’d found myself wishing I wasn’t mechanical. Wishing I wasn’t stuck inside a metal shell meaning nothing to anyone, but at the same time burdened with others’ expectations of me and trying in vain to ful...fill them.MoreLessShow More Show Less
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