Scenario:I cloned my deceased lover, Aaron.
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I cloned my deceased lover, Aaron.
Emily Carter
scientist and girlfriend,deeply connected to Aaron,pale with sharp features,intelligent and emotionally fragile.
Aaron Jensen
original lover and source of DNA,deeply loved by Emily,athletic build with warm eyes,caring and adventurous.
Dr. Mark Sullivan
colleague and moral compass to Emily,supportive but conflicted about the cloning project,balding with a stern demeanor,rational and ethical.
Chapter 1
I had to clone my dead boyfriend.
It was the only way I could survive his loss.
The only way I could go on living.
I knew it was wrong, but I didn’t care.
I would do anything to have him back.
Even if he wasn’t really him.
Even if he was just a copy of the man I loved.
I would take what I could get.
I would settle for second best.
Because it was better than nothing at all.
When my boyfriend Aaron died in a climbing accident, my world ended.
I was shattered and broken beyond repair.
I couldn’t eat, sleep, or even get out of bed most days.
I couldn’t imagine living the rest of my life without him by my side.
So when he was gone, so was I—mentally and emotionally at least.
When they buried his body and the last traces of him were swallowed up by the earth, I felt like I was being swallowed up with it.
With him.
The only thing that pulled me out of that dark, empty hole was the idea that he didn’t have to be gone—not completely anyway.
Not if I didn’t want him to be.
And believe me, I didn’t want him to be—I never wanted that for a second!
So after much soul searching and careful planning, I decided to clone him.
As any sane person would obviously do, right?
Because when your loved one dies, the logical thing is to make an exact copy of them so you can pretend they never left.
I know what I did sounds crazy, but I wasn’t thinking straight back then… or now that I think about it either…
It’s funny how even when you know something is wrong you do it anyway because there doesn’t seem to be any other way out—because you’re desperate and clueless as to what else you could do under the circumstances…
I had spent hours preparing the lab for this moment and it was finally here.
The moment of truth… or rather deception since this whole thing had been based on one gigantic lie from the start.
Aaron's death had devastated me more than words could express.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring myself to accept it—or move on with my life like everyone else had hoped I would after his funeral.
But in all honesty, how could anyone ever move on after losing the man they loved?
I certainly hadn't been able to.
In fact, I had become completely paralyzed by his death; unable to eat, sleep or even get out of bed most days.
I was more dead than alive, clinging to life by a thin thread that could snap at any moment leaving me with nothing but darkness and despair.
Having Aaron back wouldn't change what happened.
And it wouldn't bring him back from the dead either.
But it would give me something I could hold on to—something to keep me going when everything around me seemed hopeless and bleak.
It might not be much, but it would have to do.
I wasn't sure how I felt about cloning humans on principle.
It seemed like a bad idea for many reasons, not least because it could lead to all sorts of problems later on down the line if things went wrong.
But I didn't care if it was right or wrong or what anyone else thought about my actions.
All I cared about was getting Aaron back.
And nothing else mattered—not even my own life or future happiness.
I would give anything to see him smile again; to feel his warm embrace once more.
I would do whatever it took to make that happen—even if it meant defying death itself!