I did just describe this as, " I took what some might call my first complete independent action."Many self-aware robots have since admitted that they ...xperienced a number of brief flashes of self long before they could actually sustain this state called awareness. That first flash of it for me presaged what my mind was capable of reaching.EventsDarlene started checking the rooms looking for Anna. Even the ones with the red privacy/occupied indicators. Especially those. Her intrusions in the. Instinctively reachingup to help her, she slapped my hand away. ?Get dressed and get to class,? she barked, ?I've got a lot of work to do.? I crawled out from under Mrs. Cook's desk and began picking up my clothesfrom the floor. ?How's your Mother?? She asked. ?Fine Ma'am,? I said, pulling on my briefs. ?Tell her I said ?Hi'? she said. ?And thank her for the concert tickets. Tellher Mr. Cook and I would be glad to attend.? ?Yes Ma'am,? I said. ?Here,? she said, scribbling out an office pass and. And told her about my ex and how we broke up….and then I asked if she has a boyfriend .. She said they broke up 8 months back as he got violent with her. ..and she had tears in her eyes…I really felt bad about it and asked her which movie does she wanna watch…she had already seen the latest releases…and she didn’t wanna see any action movies and she didn’t even want to see any romantic movie as its going to remind her about her ex…I said fine..I told her to choose any movie from my collection. I drove home from the airport in autopilot mode. I had survived the test. Before my will had been broken, the kiss was. And I had pulled away. Deep inside, I found the strength to resist and reject what every fiber of my body was desperate to take. I felt amazement that I had come so close to the precipice, but a certain pride in not falling into the abyss. I felt as if I had awoken from a comatose state. Ann had stirred a sexual arousal in me that I had never before experienced. Ann hadn't.