The moment those words came out of my mouth, the man I had chosen immediately smiled."Honey, you picked the right one. I'm the real Cody. That's the android I built," the android Cody said.I, Naomi Allen, didn't answer.Instead, I looked at the real Cody standing quietly off to the side while he pretended to be the android."From now on, I'll leave Ophelia in your care. Stay by her side and take good care of her."He looked up. The surprise in his eyes was very brief. In a deliberately mechanical voice, he replied, "Command received."Without another glance at him, I turned around and left the laboratory with the android.Back home, the way he removed his coat, tilted his head while pouring water, and chose the same spot on the couch all reminded me of Cody.After spending fifty years together, I realized I could no longer tell the real one from the fake.Or perhaps, I had never imagined that the one sleeping beside me all this time had been a heartless android all along.W
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