Gemotions

It was the little things that got to Thomas. The way the barista at his usual coffee shop suddenly knew his complicated order. The almost imperceptible shift in his neighbor’s gaze as he passed in the hall. The book, *Thomas, Unfiltered*, had described these incidents with unnerving accuracy.

He started avoiding his usual routines, taking different routes to work, changing his coffee shop. But the feeling of being watched, of being known, remained, a constant prickling on his skin. He felt like a lab rat, and the world was the experiment.