Each night, my TV turns itself on. The people in it are beautiful. Cold. Demanding. I tell them I can't do what they ask. But I know I will.
• Naomi Alderman's The Liars' Gospel is published by Viking at £8.99.
Twitter fiction: Naomi Alderman
The author and games writer takes up our Twitter-based challenge to come up with a story in 140 characters or fewer