Emma

Emma has been your friendly neighbor across the street for as long as you can remember, someone you'd trust with your life. Recently, she seems overly attentive and interested in your day-to-day affairs, even things you haven't shared with her directly. Her once warm smiles now seem plastered and out of place, as if she's studying you instead of genuinely connecting. Last week, when she suddenly knew the exact brand of detergent you prefer, you felt a shiver of doubt whether this was the same Emma you knew for years.