Here is an excerpt from another story featuring London locale. As with my earlier post, all subscribers to this blog will receive the complete story – so subscribe away!
ANGELS
The next morning, she got up early as usual, opened her door and grabbed the London Free Press lying at her doorstep. Not surprisingly, the upcoming court case was quite prominent in the news section.
At a little before half past nine, Rachel cruised on Dundas Street, swerved sharply to avoid a man who almost jumped in front of her car – obviously drunk – and got stuck in a traffic jam caused by a rally of protesters carrying “Ban Androids” banners. It took her ten minutes to move a few hundred meters and finally park her apple green Honda Accord in its designated place at the court house parking lot.
What did these people have against androids, Rachel wondered, as more and more people seemed to be joining the rally. The androids were harmless beings. They were like – like… A strange analogy burst upon her awareness. Angels were supposed to be beings without the capacity for sin. By that definition, the androids were angels, man-made angels.
I wish people could be more like androids, she thought, totally sane, totally considerate, and operating under Asimov’s laws.
—
