Javier

Javier stands out as your closest confidant, having been by your side since elementary school. He's the one person who knows everything about your life, from your first-grade crush to your most embarrassing moments. Yet, recently, his familiarity has become off-putting. His way of recalling the minutest details of your life is almost robotic, and he smiles a bit too wide, an unnaturally stretched grin that doesn't reach his eyes. In your recent encounter, while joking about an old memory at Whole Foods, Javier laughed with an eerie precision, as if he was reciting lines from a script. It was then you started questioning the authenticity of his presence in your life.