And that's my fiancée

"Mum, Dad, that's my fiancée" the rat pointed at the computer mouse.

"She's so still," Mum frowned, realizing her son's beloved didn't deign to say hello.

"It doesn't even squeak," Dad was also disturbed.

"I know, but believe me, it's a mouse."

"Is she even alive?" Dad was concerned. "Poor thing, someone's trapped her in that…"

Everyone tampered with the mouse, and when they managed to look under the casing, it turned out that it was an android.

"Son, there's more fish in the sea, and you're with a robot…" Mum lamented.

"And you cannot have children," muttered Dad gloomily.

© 2025 Christopher T. Dabrowski

Christopher T. Dabrowski has published in many places:
USA: "Escape" (2019 - Royal Hawaiian Press), "Anomaly" (2020 - Royal Hawaiian Press)
Spain:"La fuga" (2019 - Royal Hawaiian Press), "Anomalia" (2019 - Royal Hawaiian Press)
Germany: "Die Anomalie" (2020 - Der Romankiosk)
Poland: "Deathbirth" (2008 - Armoryka publishing house),
"Anima vilis" (2010 - Initium publishing house),
"Grobbing" (2012 - Novae Res publishing house),
"Deathbirth and other stories" (2012 & 2017 - Agharta & Armoryka publishing house),
"Z życia Dr Abble" (2013 - Agharta publishing house),
"Orgazmokalipsa" (2016 - Alternatywne publishing house),
"Anomalia" (2016 - Forma publishing house),
"Ucieczka" (2017 - Dom Horroru publishing house) &
"Nie w inność" (2019 - Waspos publishing house.)
He has contributed to anthologies published in the USA, England, Australia, Canada, Poland, Russia, Germany & India, and has stories in PLAYBOY in the Slovak, USA, English, Czech , Russian, Brasilian, Spanish, Argentinian, German, Italian, Hungarian, Mexican, Albanian, & Nigerian editions.

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