Sopaths by Piers Anthony

Author:Piers Anthony
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Media

“And you’re not jealous of his love for Clark and Dreda?”

“They don’t want to have sex with him.”

“Point taken,” Bunty said. “But what about me? I do want to have sex with him.”

Nefer gazed thoughtfully at her. “And you’re helping me. I don’t understand that.”

“Maybe I think that if he had sex with you, then the challenge would be gone and you’d lose interest and go away.”

“Bunty!” Abner protested.

Nefer shook her head. “Wouldn’t work. I’d want him to keep fucking and fucking me all the time.”

“I’m not going to do that!” Abner said.

“I know,” Nefer said. “But at least this way I can be close to you.”

“You can be close to him by being close to Clark and Dreda,” Bunty said. “If he knows you’ll be protecting them from harm, he’ll value you more.”

The girl pondered, working it out. “That’s right. He’d kill me if I did anything bad to you or them, but if I help them, maybe he’ll like me.”

Abner saw his opportunity. “Maybe I will,” he agreed.

“Via that avenue you can be Dreda’s friend,” Bunty said. “Perhaps not one to be completely trusted, but there are different types of friends.”

Nefer stood there, mulling it over. Then tears started rolling down her face. “I—can—be. A friend.”

Dreda put her arms around Nefer. Then the others closed in, and they were a close group with Nefer in the center. It was similar to their nightly grief sessions, but this was a kind of joy.

After a moment they separated. “Here is another truth,” Bunty said to Nefer. “When you pretend long enough, you can come to accept it as a kind of reality. To be what you pretend to be. You will never have a conscience or feel remorse, but as long as you act as if you do, you can have the benefits they bring. Including survival.”

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