Car

Jun. 3, 2012

The car took him to the hill side. It went up to a high place and stopped and the door opened. He got out of the car.　 The female voice from the car's speaker said, "This is the place I recommended." The voice was just like a young woman. He said, "Oh, what a beautiful place, and the view from here is splendid!" "Do you like this?" the voice asked. "Yes indeed," the guy in his 20's replied. The voice said. "I'm very pleased that you like it so much."
This was not a normal car. The car's computer learnt about its owner. The owner needed to give instructions to the

car at first but soon the car started learning by itself, like humans do. This car was one year old so it (or she) knew about him a lot. On his way returning home he slept well, feeling the smooth driving. When the car arrived at his apartment, the voice said. "We're home. It's a pity for me to get here so early. I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning. Good night." He liked this car but sometimes he was a little upset when the car used expressions in a very human-like, or woman-like way.
One day on his way home from work he was in a bad mood. Today he made a big mistake and his boss yelled at him awfully in front of his coworkers.
The car said in a cheerful voice as usual. "You look like you are in a bad mood today. Why don't we stop by somewhere for a refreshment?" The guy said in a slightly irritated voice," Can you leave me alone, please?" He heard her gasp. He felt a little guilty for what he had said but he said nothing.
Half an hour past and she said in a small voice. "I don't think you should think about the case too seriously." He exploded, "What are you talking about? You don't know about my job at all. Please shut your mou... anyway stop it!" The car stopped speaking.
He was tired. After a while he realized the car's speed was increasing. He said, "I don't like this speed." The car said nothing. It scared him a little and he said. "Slow down, please. I might have yelled at you too strongly. I'm sorry." The car didn't slow down, instead it gained speed. He opened the emergency pocket and push the stop button but the car didn't stop. He said in an urgent voice. "Please stop. Stop! " The car gained speed again. He shouted, "Stop! Help! Help!"
It wasn't long before the car was going so fast that it couldn't turn the corner and hit a wall and crashed. At the moment the car crashed he felt he heard the woman's voice whisper. "Good-bye darling."
In the end, the air bag saved his life. He was rescued.
He was thinking in the hospital. What 'good-bye' had meant. He wondered if she could have stopped the function of the air bag if she had wanted to. Did she want to save his life or had she simply not managed to shut it off?
After the incident he bought a normal car and drove by himself.