I woke up lying in bed, and the man was gone without a trace, just like he'd really been generated by that app.
From that moment on, I kept reaching for the new phone in my pocket on autopilot. That heavy chunk of metal had turned into a magic treasure that could conjure up a real, living man out of thin air.
I noticed the neighborhood gossips whispering on their front porches, murmuring that I, the local widow, had been looking way too bright-eyed lately.
I snorted internally. 'Please, like any of you would ever get a taste of this kind of high-tech good fortune in your whole boring lives.'
Before I knew it, the next night rolled around. As soon as the sky dimmed to dusky gray, I herded Kevin inside, hurrying him to finish his homework and get to bed right away.
When the light in his
