Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It
My parents adopted an AI daughter.
The day she came home, I suddenly became the most hated person in the family.
Dad said I was a thorn in his side.
Mom thought I couldn't hold a candle to Sophia, the AI.
My brother Jack yelled at me, "All you do is make trouble!"
I was so furious that I shoved Sophia to the floor.
Mom's face went dark.
She struck me hard across the face.
"Sophia is your sister! If you were even half as good as her, I wouldn't be this angry!"
"You're going to the Academy of Exemplary Obedience to learn how to be a proper, obedient daughter."
I was sent away to "swap places" with an AI daughter.
Three years later, my parents and brother came to pick me up.
They called my name, but I didn't move.
The headmaster smiled and said, "Mrs. Walker, you have to say 'Activate' before Unit EVA will respond."