Wesley Davis has no interest in becoming a beta tester for his friend's new language app, PollyGot. But when he's introduced to the alluring Livia Spencer, she challenges him to a bet: she'll learn more French than him in two months. His competitive side can't resist.
What begins as a playful challenge soon turns sinister after Polly, the app's adaptive AI, integrates with his smart home. As the inexplicable injuries and accidents pile up, Wes begins to question his sanity. Is he just imagining things, or is Polly manipulating him in a twisted attempt to master a new language at any cost?
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Author's Note and Trigger Warning
Thanks for checking out my entry for the Open Novella Contest for 2025! This story was inspired by the prompt below.
88. Lately, your phone feels ... off. It seems like it's watching you. At first, you dismiss it as paranoia. But one day, each message on your phone reads, »I'm watching you.«
This story is rated mature due to language, violence, gore, sexual content, mature themes, and general chaos.
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su.per /ˈso͞opər/ (noun): 1. A person who shows exceptional ability or powers. 2. (Of a person who uses powers) a superhero or super villain.
Xander Mendez wants nothing more than to be a superhero. Like, who wouldn't want to save their city with extraordinary superpowers?
Trevor Rossi wants nothing more than to be like his father. A powerful figure with the city under his fingertips.
April Watson wants nothing more than to be seen as something more than a damsel. She wants to be more than a powerless girl surrounded by righteous heroes.
Celeste Moctezuma wants nothing more than to live with her career path without a certain pesky hero getting in her way.
Four people all connected in a city renowned for its legendary supers. When their lives start turning into the plot of an A-list superhero movie, things go crazy. Suddenly Kingdom City has a new superhero and many new villains on their hands. Sometimes superheroes only make the world more complicated.