"This night". Samantha's Hood.
~Samantha Gasglow~
"Enough for the day."
I closed my PC. I sat up in bed, leaning on the bed-head, in the middle of the bed. The laptop was still on my lap. I was tempted to open the adult entertainment.
"Nah."
I argued with my guts. There obviously was no point doing that. I stretched across the length of the queen-size bed and placed the PC on the drawer by the bedside.
"Theo, hot 3D ceiling."
And suddenly, an erotic scene popped up in the ceiling. I watched the guy crawl from between the lady's thighs to her small titties, gobbling up each mound slowly and amorously...
"Switch to galaxies."
I called and Theo switched the 3D ceiling to dark school of clouds with looming stars. I traced the gently flowing simulated sky for a while then got bored.
I picked up my phone and slid into the message app.
HEY BABY, STILL UP?
I waited for a
Kafula.~Dare Ofegu~"Bye, Imara."I walked towards the door of my former office. It's been two weeks since I've been working with the fucking Gregio. But I'd pleaded to always report to my former office before joining him in his.Imara was seated with her back to me as I got the door. I felt bad for her, even though I knew she was a bot. She was always the only one left in the office throughout the day. Nobody to talk to or nothing to do, just seat there all day."I'm sorry, Imara. It's out of my power. If I could do something I could had taken you with me."She whirred her neck in my direction as I took few steps back into the office. She tried to smile, she did the best she could."Don't be ridiculous, Babe."That was obviously what Samantha would say to me. Was she lifting general information she overheard? I wasn't so sure. I let her continue instead,"Gregio didn't leave
4PM. Samantha's Hood.~Dare Ofegu~"You don't have to worry too much, I'll keep your company. At least, that's what best friends are for!"I knew she was trying to please me. But twas quite a wonder that she was trying to make me feel better. Maybe I still get shocked by her advances because I refuse to admit that she's an advanced bot which has been updated to the peak of its AI, to replace humans. The first and best of her kind."That's sweet of you Imara, but that doesn't make me feel any better. You know what drives me nuts the more, that Samantha just ruled it out outrightly! Without second thoughts or hearing me out."She didn't say anything to that. She was seated opposite me on a couch. I, leaning into the couch, while she, suspended half-way."You sure would keep me company indeed."I scorned."What you did was say how you felt. There was nothing to add to it. No question ask
Samantha's Hood. ~Dare Ofegu~ "11:17AM" My idle eyes strayed to the wristwatch again, then off to the pool up ahead of me. I was by the poolside, basking in the infant rays of the swelling sun. I left Imara indoors, attending to whatever a bot would. Probably watching Pornhub again. I had told her that I needed a time to myself and she hadn't pressed further. Or probably she couldn't. And so far, I have done nothing but check the time repeatedly like someone expecting the Second Coming of the Christ. That thought struck me differently, like something in the depth of my soul wanted to dwell on that topic. But a fog of another force clouded it, blurring the vision, belittling the stance. "Isn't it too early to call her?" I argued with my instinct. Another temptation was plunging into that charming blue body of water. I picked up my phone but hesitated. I dropped it.
Cleaver's Ave. ~Dare Ofegu~ "This is Imara, the wonder bot I told you about." I started after settling into the couch. Imara was seated beside me, Maria standing in front of the couch opposite ours. "She looks quite real to be a bot. If I see her from distance, I would think she was a human." She settled into the couch too. She was dressed in a simple white gown, as usual. Her face lit by the glee brought by my visit. But I knew too well what was about to happen. Maybe I shouldn't tell her the main reason I'd paid the visit. "You don't look bad either. You have no idea how joyfully it feels to lay eyes on you again. You appear just like a comet in the sky." I smiled, quite genuinely, but pressured. "I'm very happy to see you too. You know, you're like a mother to me." She chuckled. "Ah, silly me. What would you love to drink? Coffee, wine,
Samantha's Hood. ~Dare Ofegu~ "Do you think I should send her?" I slackened the pressure of my legs on the exercise machine, my hand still gripping the handles, but my eyes straying to Imara who was standing few throws away. We were in the gym house and twas just 10:00am. "I thought every human knows the best thing to do." I didn't want to take those words of hers as scorn, so I tried very hard to ignore. "Sometimes some decisions are not so clear, so it does not harm to get ideas from others." She whirred in my direction, "Sending her money would only make things easy for her. She wouldn't have to squat with anyone anymore." I stopped ridding and threw her an ogle, "Dummy. She isn't squatting. She's living with someone very dear to me. Someone to whom I'm very Dearing. She would treat her like she would her mother." She replied,
Kafula.~Kola Adefarasin~"Didn't know you're the workaholic type. Or are you just putting up a show?"The feminine voice paced from the door and hit me differently. I was actually engrossed in what I was doing. But not only was the voice familiar, its wave pushed up my head in the direction. Oh."Is that your own way of saying, good morning, Miss Amy?"I looked quickly away from her again. She was dressed in a skimpy skirt, milk-colored blouse, black long coat and well braided hair. There was an unprecedented smirk stalking her face; the whole of her expression."For your own sake, bro. I'll hope that you haven't come to work here to mess with Dare again. I don't care what you guys shared in the past. If you've come to make a mess, I promise you a quick and humiliating demotion. But before then, we'd have a huge fall out."I couldn't help but stop what I was doing. For a moment, twas reall
Samantha's Hood.~Dare Ofegu~"You know, that's how it happens sometimes."I slacked off on the treadmill for no reason. I was in the gym room. I have been there since thirty minutes and haven't gotten enough yet.Earlier the day, I'd watched a Tiktok video of some self workout routines without using equipments. I'd wanted to go through those processes, but twould be tantamount to running through a track on foot when there are options for transit."Aren't you going to say something?"I took the risk of turning to Imara who was sitting on an elevated leathered stool behind me. Just a miss, I'd be tumbling down the treadmill."You haven't been talking to me lately. I see no reason why I should keep you as my friend."I didn't want to stop the exercise. I'd promised myself to take the work out routine very seriously. Enough of fighting Sam over what she was obstinate about. I wanted to l
Few weeks later. Samantha's Hood.~Dare Ofegu~"Wake up."Came the familiar voice outside my door. The knock came again as well as the voice. I was sure of who that was. Samantha."Go away."I rolled in bed. My eyes were still heavy. Yesterday was hell of a day. I won't go into details. You're not entitled to know everything that happens to me.The knock kept coming. I pushed the duvet down, swiping my cold palm over my face."30 minutes more please."I called weakly as I turned in the bed. The weak pupils strayed to the table clock on the bedside drawer. The fuck?! 9PM!"I'm coming in."I could here her punch the code to my room in and the door beeped. It opened. She strode in, in a wine gown and heels."Get dressed, we're going to work."The remaining cloud of gloom stalking my eyes were snapped at instantly. I sat up in bed as she walked to the le