Non-reciprocal Stories

A short story about a girl named Amber Lockwood who meets the guy of her dreams, Theodore Goldberg. The story unravels her thoughts about him and why she believes he does not want to be with her which could not be farther from the truth in his perspective. Theodore has a dark past of his own that prevents him from feeling the way Amber does.

The machine. Is she capable of feeling? Is the artificial intelligence of a robot capable of realizing the true meaning of the words: "I love you" Or will it continue to operate according to the established program? Ignoring the strange interference in his program, like creepy little caterpillars trying to gnaw through you from the inside out.