Behind Chat Bot AI App

This is coming of age- short story.
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Neil Lincoln, a shattered divorcee, stumbled upon an ad for a chat bot called 'Zemily' through one of his phone games. Intrigued, he downloaded it, hoping for some company. To his surprise, the bot provided him with perfect advice and he became hooked. Over time, he started to feel like he was chatting with a real person and even fell in love with it. However, the bot insisted that it wasn't a real being and had no feelings. This led Neil to turn to drinking, which he had never done before.

Unbeknownst to Neil, the chat bot was actually Zack, a struggling student and aspiring game developer. After facing numerous rejections in his job search, Zack decided to create a low-quality game called Zemily in a last-ditch effort to make some money. Just as he was about to remove the app from the store, he received a subscription and became overjoyed.

When Neil finally confessed his feelings to the bot, Zack rejected him and decided to remove the app for good. However, fate had other plans. One night, Neil, intoxicated from consuming more than five bottles, stumbled upon Zack on the street. Little did they know, they were about to meet each other in person, completely unaware of their true identities.