Hurting Alexa
Two micro fictions by Noelle Q. de Jesus
Hurting Alexa
She hated the way he always mocked her meanly, just because she said, “Yes, please,” and, “No, thank you,” to Alexa.
“It’s a machine, not a living thing. You’re minding your manners for a plant.”
She stared at him with mute irritation.
“So now a plant’s not a living thing?”
“Say thanks to a plant—” he deadpanned. “It’s deaf.”
Her sigh was sharp…