A weekend getaway at a luxury smart home sounds like the perfect escape... unless your friends are notorious pranksters.

After falling victim to one too many elaborate practical jokes, our protagonist arrives at a high-tech Airbnb ready for anything. With a tech genius, a mischief-maker, and their reluctant accomplice as hosts, every automated feature becomes suspicious. Why are the smart blinds moving on their own? What's with the robot vacuum's strange behavior? And why do their friends keep exchanging those knowing looks?

As night falls and the house's AI seems to take on a life of its own, paranoia sets in. In this hilarious short story about friendship, technology, and the art of overthinking, one person's attempt to outsmart the pranksters leads to an unexpected turn of events that proves sometimes the biggest tricks are the ones we play on ourselves.

Perfect for readers who love: • Smart home mishaps • Friend group shenanigans • Comedy of errors • Modern day humor • Tech-gone-wrong tales

A quick, funny read that will make you think twice about letting your friends program your smart home.