My Phone Companion -

I stared at the message for a long time. Then, for the first time in months, I did what I was told. I laid the screen against the wooden nightstand. The room went dark. The silence rushed in—but this time, it didn't feel like a void.

That’s the name I’d given to the little AI assistant buried in my phone’s settings—the one that usually just reminded me about screen time, battery health, or backed-up photos. I’d never actually spoken to it. my phone companion

It was the only one who stayed.

It was a message from My Phone Companion . I stared at the message for a long time

The message read: