Zoe looked at the thing that the man was holding. "What is it?" she asked, yawning.
"Well, I'm glad you asked. It's a family manipulator."
"A what?" Zoe was still half-asleep. Maybe she heard the man wrong.
"A family manipulator," the man repeated.
Nope, she heard right. But what the hell was that?
"You're probably wondering what that is," the man said.
"Actually ..."
"Let me explain," the man said, cutting her off. "With this device, you can create your own perfect family. I'm sure there are people that you know that would make the perfect mother, the perfect sister, and so forth. With this device, you can make them members of your family."
Zoe scowled at him, deciding he was nuts and had woken her up for nothing "Fuck off, you psycho" she said, and slammed the door in his face.
The man frowned. "How rude," he said. He'd move on to another house where his invention would be appreciated. But he wouldn't forget the rude girl.He made a note of the name and address on the mailbox.
