Clearly no one had told him. It made me feel upset; upset that people would try to forget my kind. We are no harm, we help. But people don’t seem to notice that. I wish I wasn’t a mechanical doll.

The drive was long and restless. When I finally arrived, the man rushed out, looking panicky. “Quickly” he said, with an anxious voice “You need to help her”. I rushed passed each room, I noticed that there was a trail of oil. As I entered the living room, the oil trail was bigger.

That’s when I saw her, I knew that there was no hope. But I still had to do everything I could to try and help her, because that was our dolls policy.I turned her on her back to open the electrical panel, located below the shoulder blades. It was clear that the women did not have long to live.

I sighed, and sat back. “Will she be alright?” Dr Green asked his voice quite calm. He clearly knew that this was the end, and he was in control. “Yes” I answered slowly “I’m so sorry”.