Video_2021-09-07_23-09-48.mp4 Info

The timestamp on the screen ticked to . At that exact second, the reflection in the window turned its head and looked directly into the camera lens. The video didn't end; it simply froze. The progress bar continued to move, but the image remained locked on those silver, digital eyes.

On the screen, the reflection began to move again, even though the video was still "frozen." It reached out a hand toward the edge of the frame—toward the edge of Elias’s monitor. video_2021-09-07_23-09-48.mp4

His phone buzzed on the desk. A notification from an unknown sender. The timestamp on the screen ticked to

Elias didn't open it. He didn't have to. He could already hear the rhythmic thrum-thrum of windshield wipers starting up somewhere inside his own house. digital eyes. On the screen