MARIYAMS POV
"You know, Amadeus, you're almost 30. Which is good for me, because turtles usually live until they're like...150. So, you have a lot of years left."
It felt awkward talking to a turtle, but, I knew Amadeus understood me. I knew he understood me well.
Amadeus stared at me for a while, the silence was kind of awkward. But, you know what I realized? Amadeus has been acting kind of weird. He won't really eat as much, and he's slower than usual. Like, usually he's a kind-of quick reactor, he reacts as quickly as turtles can. But now it's like he's in slow motion. How odd. I know I might be a robot and all, but I wasn't programmed to know stuff about turtles.
Tamari shortly walked in, and for some reason, snatched the turtle from me, looking worried.
" Whats wrong? " I asked, confused.
" I'm going to take Amadeus for a little car ride. I promise I'll try to get him back, I swear. "
" Oh, alright. Please be careful with him. "
" I'll try. "
And just like that, he took Amadeus and went off to god knows where. I don't know why he would want to take him tho, I mean, Tamari does enjoy Amadeus's company, but, he's never wanted to take him for a car ride.
I wonder where they're going.
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" Mariyam. . . We're sorry for your loss. " || A QUALIA AUTOMATA STORY
Short StoryBeing a robot comes with many perks, but one of them isn't making your pet immortal too. Mariyam, programmed to be 23, had a great bond with their pet turtle, Amadeus. Overtime, their bond grew. But nothing lives forever.
