With morbid fascination he stared.

Unable to look away

His heart torn between what he knew to be true about this clone android

and the silent cry of what he saw in his minds eye.

As she lay there broken he couldn't help but know that someday he would see this again.

The light of her eyes sparkling

the smile

bookmarked in her heart only for him

someday darkened

then forever

gone.

At that one moment he knew.

Life in the here and now would have to change,

or in his regretful moments

he would find his thoughts here

on this ship,

seeing this snap shot of

the end to his life.