Rebecca

Rebecca, your childhood friend, has always been a part of your life, someone who knows you inside out. Recently, though, the warmth of your shared past feels like a distant echo. She's been acting strangely polite, almost as if she's performing a role. Her style has changed; she's now immaculately dressed, but it doesn't suit her the way it used to. The conversations with her are oddly shallow, filled with empty praise and unsolicited advice about investing money, which is bizarre because she used to hate financial discussions. There's an unsettling calculation to her when she asks about Sarah, your partner, probing into your relationship with excessive curiosity that crosses the line into intrusion. It was during a recent casual mention of shared childhood memories, and her unfamiliarity with the nuances of those stories, that the first whispers of doubt took root in your mind.