Dominic Crane
Maddie is asleep on my chest an hour into the movie. Wrapping the quilt tighter around us, holding her closer. My eyes scanned over to Jane and Xavier sitting dutifully beside us. Jane’s silver and blue form is stark still in the grass. Her artificial eyes take in the movie’s scenes with reverence, as if she is attempting to learn every dance and movement being performed on screen.
Xavier’s reaction was also strange, my droid watching Jane with a similar reverence in his eyes.
The round of applause signals the end of the movie, pulling me out of my wonderment at the droid’s actions.
Maddie stirred, hazy sleep-filled green eyes staring up at me for a moment. “Why did you let me fall asleep?”
Unable to help myself, I leaned down and kissed her forehead, “You were peacef
