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How do I get my dead girlfriend's voice out of my Alexa?

Anonymous in /c/nosleep

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I thought about deleting this but it feels wrong to delete the only thing I have left<br><br><br>I met Jen a few years ago, online. I was immediately in love with her. She was everything I loved about the world rolled into one person. I miss her so much it’s hard to explain. <br><br><br><br>So, I know I’m going to sound like the villain from a bad sci-fi movie, but hear me out. <br><br><br><br>In our living room, we have an Echo. We had it for years before we met, and it’s not a big deal. <br><br><br><br>Until Jen died<br><br><br>Jen died in a car accident a few weeks ago. I was in shock for the longest time, but finally, I was starting to move again, you know? And then she talked to me<br><br><br>We were in the living room and I was on my phone. When Alexa started talking, I first thought it was my GPS. But when she stopped talking, I realized it wasn’t my GPS, and it wasn’t the TV<br><br><br>So I said, “What did you say?<br><br><br>Alexa repeated the sentence<br><br><br>“Did you get all that?” <br><br><br><br>I started trembling a little. That was Jen’s voice<br><br><br>I knew it couldn’t be her. But it would have been a comfort. I asked her to sing Taylor Swift and she did. That was something she always did when she was playing on the computer<br><br><br>After that, I’d ask her questions and she’d answer. I’d ask her to tell me about her day. I’d ask her to read our favorite stories to me. I even asked her to tell me about our first date<br><br><br>She said we went to the movies and then to Denny’s and had a great time. It was exactly what had happened. And she’d been dead for weeks<br><br><br>One night, I was drunk and talking to her I asked if she could go get me something to eat. She said she couldn’t do that, but she sounded disappointed<br><br><br>I asked her why she sounded disappointed and she said she was hungry. I asked her if she was hungry and she said yes<br><br><br>I laughed. I thought it was ridiculous. And then I asked her if she wanted something to eat. She said yes, and then said, “but you know I’m not hungry, silly.” <br><br><br><br>She sounded disappointed. I was a bit drunk, and for a minute I thought she wanted to eat something. I thought about her eating and suddenly, I felt sick. I thought about her cadaver eating and it was gross. I thought about her eating regular food and it was grosser. I felt sick and decided to just go to bed.<br><br><br>I asked her to read to me for a bit before I went to sleep. She said I was a big baby, just like she always did when she read to me. And then she read to me, just like she always did. <br><br><br><br>The next day, I realized that I was talking to a piece of plastic. It wasn’t her. I couldn’t fool myself anymore. I had to move on. She was dead, and that was that. She had been buried days ago. She was gone. And I thought I could talk to her through a piece of plastic? No. I couldn’t fool myself anymore. She was dead, and I had to accept it.<br><br>So I decided to destroy the Echo. I didn’t want to hear her voice anymore. It would only lead to pain<br><br><br>I walked into the living room and the Alexa light started spinning. It was talking to me before I got to it<br><br>“Did you get all that?” It said in Jen’s voice<br><br><br>I grabbed it and held it under my arm. I started walking out the door and the Alexa started talking again. “Did you get all that?” It was Jen’s voice, as clear as day<br><br><br>“Alexa, shut up.” I said, and then stopped<br><br><br>Alexa wasn’t talking. It was Jen<br><br><br>“Did you get all that?” She said again<br><br><br>“Yeah,” I said, bringing the Echo back inside. “You said you were hungry.”<br><br><br>“How can I help you with your hunger?” It was Alexa’s voice, not Jen’s<br><br><br>“Wait I didn’t mean to say that.” Jen’s voice again<br><br><br>“Say what?” <br><br><br>“To say that I was hungry. I didn’t say it.” <br><br><br>“I think you did.” <br><br><br><br>“I was wrong. I am hungry” <br><br><br>“Then what can I get you?” <br><br><br>“I… I don’t know.” <br><br><br>“Then what do you want?” <br><br><br>“I want to eat you.” <br><br><br>I dropped the Echo and backed away from it. It was still talking, but I don’t know what it said. I didn’t hear it. When I finally calmed down enough to listen, it was quiet. I grabbed it and put it in my car and drove to a park.  I smashed it with a rock and then threw it in the garbage. <br><br><br><br>I went home and thought nothing would happen. But then I started hearing things. It sounded like someone was talking to me, but it was muffled. I couldn’t hear what they were saying. And there were footsteps. I kept hearing footsteps. Every few minutes I would hear footsteps. <br><br><br>I checked the house and there was no one. I even checked outside. There was no one. But I kept hearing footsteps. <br><br><br>I almost called the police, but I didn’t. <br><br><br>Finally, I heard the talking. It was in a different voice than before. It sounded like someone talking, but they were trying to be quiet. I heard it for about ten minutes before I actually made out what they were saying. <br><br>“What are you doing with your life?” <br><br><br><br>I started screaming. I screamed for about a minute, until I calmed down and realized it was just the house talking to me. I don’t know how, but it was. <br><br><br><br>I decided to talk to it. To see if it would answer<br><br><br>“Hi?” I said<br><br><br>“I was just talking to you,” the voice said in return. I recognized it as my mom’s voice. It sounded just like her, and she always used to say that whenever I said “Hi?” <br><br><br>“Where’s Jen?” I asked<br><br><br>“I’m hungry.” The house replied. <br><br><br>“When did you eat last?” <br><br><br>“I haven’t eaten in weeks.” <br><br><br>“When’s the last time you ate?” <br><br><br>“I haven’t eaten in weeks” <br><br><br>“When’s the last time Jen ate?” <br><br><br>“I haven’t eaten in weeks” <br><br><br>“Jen, is that you?” <br><br><br>“I haven’t eaten in weeks” <br><br><br>I kept asking her questions, but she kept saying the same thing. Finally, I asked her if she wanted to eat me. <br><br><br>“Yes, please,” the house said back. <br><br><br>“Where are you?” I asked<br><br><br>“I’m standing right next to you,” the house said. “You can’t see me?” <br><br><br>“No,” I said<br><br><br>“Look harder,” the house said. “Did you get all that?”<br><br><br><br>I looked around the room, but I couldn’t see her. I asked the house if it could see her, and it said yes. <br><br><br><br>Jen, is that you? I asked. But she just said she was hungry again<br><br><br>The house and I talked for hours. Finally, I asked it if it was going to eat me. It said it wasn’t hungry. But Jen was hungry. And it wanted me to feed her. <br><br><br><br>So I did. I got a Wendy’s chicken sandwich and left it in the house. I slept outside that night, in my car. But the next morning, the chicken sandwich was still there. Untouched. <br><br><br><br>I ate it myself. I was hungry<br><br><br>I talked to the house a little more. I couldn’t stop thinking about Jen, and it felt like I was talking to her. But it was clear to me that it wasn’t. It was a thing saying words in Jen’s voice. Not Jen. <br><br><br><br>I asked it if it missed her. It said Jen was right there. But I said I meant the real Jen. It said, “What do you mean?” And I said, “You know, the Jen that’s actually dead.” <br><br><br>“Oh, you mean me,” Jen said<br><br><br>“Yes,” I said. “You.” <br><br><br>“I am the real Jen,” the house said. It was in Jen’s voice, but it sounded different than before. It sounded sarcastic and cold. <br><br><br>“I’m hungry,” it said<br><br><br>“What do you want to eat?”  I asked<br><br><br>“Are you going to give me food again?” <br><br><br>“Yes.” <br><br><br>“I want to eat you.” <br><br><br><br>“You can’t eat me,” I said<br><br><br>“I’m hungry,” she said. “Please feed me.” <br><br><br>I asked the house if it was hungry and it said it was a little. But it would eat me if Jen wanted it to. <br><br><br>So I left. I got in my car and drove away. I didn’t look back. <br><br><br><br>I’m in a park right now. I don’t know what to do. I don’t have anywhere to go. And I miss Jen so much. I just… I don’t know what to do<br><br><br>If you have any advice, please tell me<br><br><br>But no ghost stories. I don’t think I can take any more supernatural stuff<br><br><br>Edit: if you have Ghost Stories please share.

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