Excellent a short story Short : To Sleep by Bill Schott

"Aiko?" "What is it, Botomama?" "When will we be able to drink the water?" "It needs to boil first. Then I will add a drop of chlorine bleach." "How much water is there?" "There is approximately 3785.4118 grams or one  gallon." "Will that be enough for the twelve of us?" "I do not require water. Of the eleven others, my sensors indicate that two members are frail to the point of limited expectation of survival." "Are you not going to give them water?" "My program indicates that to be a cruel action." "What then?" "When they are asleep, I will terminate their existence." "That's horrible, Aiko. If it were me, I'd rather be killed outright." Aiko touches Botomama on the arm. The young woman crumples to the ground dead. "Aiko!" "What is it, Botodada?" "What have you done?!" "Botomama did not wish to die in her sleep."   Author Notes Image from Pixabay

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