I had no option and sat in that seat. Next seat was occupied by a middle aged aunty. She covered fully and sleeping. I just sat there, plugged in my i...od and started listening to music. I don’t know when I slept.I woke up after 2hrs when the bus stopped at a dhaba for tea. I got down, had a cup of tea and came back to my seat. When I was about to sit, aunty woke up and started adjusting her saree. I had a glimpse of her navel. She is around 40yrs old, lean and fair. I normally sat in my seat. You are also horrified at what the neighbors might think if any of them were to witness this strange scene. She smiles lightly and neutrally at you.“I am an ‘X-BOT 45 (PLEASURE MODEL)’ android.” She taps her left temple and it glows with a little blue, circular light. “An order was placed by a Ms. Ashley. I believe she is to be my mistress. May I please enter, Sir?”You nod, and she hands you a leash attached to a slim collar around her neck, which you only notice now. You take it and lead her. Jack followed Linda up the front steps, and he found himself face to face with Jose Gutierrez. He was a very good looking man, Jack thought, clearly a bit older than his lovely wife Linda, with touches of salt-and-pepper on the sides of his short-cropped hair. “You must be Jackson,” Mr. Gutierrez put out a monster right hand for a handshake. “Heavens no,” Jack replied dryly, “I’m just a transient that Linda picked up. I was holding a cardboard sign that read, ‘Will house-hunt for food.”Jose. Finally, I see the sun appearing—a soft gleaming light that gets bigger and bigger until it fills up the entire sky. It is 10.23 now. I am inside my office, gazing at the sky. I have work to do, lots of it. I don’t have the energy. My eyes begin shutting on their own. I try to make a cup of coffee; I swallow pills to keep me awake—nothing helps. Drained at last, I drop on my table and fall asleep. It is 13.33 when I wake up. How long have I slept? My brain feels lazy to calculate. I notice.