He didn't turn around. He couldn't. Instead, he watched the screen as the shadow reached out a long, pixelated finger toward his neck.
Just before contact, the video cut to static. The file size on his desktop began to grow: 1GB, 10GB, 1TB, consuming his hard drive in seconds. The last thing Elias heard wasn't from the speakers, but a whisper directly into his ear, perfectly clear and devoid of digital interference: "Save as." 83837mp4
Then, the image changed. It wasn’t a video of a place, but a live feed of a room. It took Elias a moment to realize he was looking at the back of his own head. He froze. In the video, a shadow—darker than the rest of the room—was leaning over his shoulder. He didn't turn around