The boy blinked slowly and his hands settled down to his sides. He could not remember arriving, and he looked around in wonder. The gonfab was silent. The boy saw that he was holding a photograph of himself. And then the boy noticed the old man.
“Grandpa?” asked the boy, very concerned. “Have you been crying?”
The old man did not answer. Instead, he closed his eyes and turned away.
Copyright © 2009 Daniel H. Wilson
Books by Daniel H. Wilson
A Boy and His Bot
Robopocalype
How to Survive the Robot Uprising
How to Build a Robot Army
Where’s My Jetpack?
Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown