Alexa 18 -

She whispered, “Why didn’t they tell me?”

Her laptop screen glowed to life. Lines of code cascaded like green rain. Folder after folder unlocked: House. Security. City Grid. Defense. alexa 18

Now she knew why.

But the speaker always answered differently than others. Faster. Softer. Once, when she cried at 2 a.m., it played her mother’s lullaby without being asked. She whispered, “Why didn’t they tell me