He closed the browser. Deleted the link. Unplugged the phone.
His phone’s speaker crackled. Not static. Something else. A voice, but not human. It sounded like wind blowing through a broken radio tower, shaping itself into words. mzplay
Leo’s blood turned cold. He looked up. His window faced a brick wall. There was no shadow. But the curtain was moving. There was no wind. He closed the browser
Leo frowned. Another user, , chimed in: The signal comes at midnight. Be quiet until then. His phone’s speaker crackled
He plugged his phone into a dead power strip out of habit. Nothing.
The screen went black.
Leo stared at his own reflection in the black glass. For a moment, he wasn’t sure if it was him looking back—or the figure in the chair.