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The figure in the red coat turned their head just enough to catch the edge of a profile, but before the face was revealed, the video glitched. Bright green digital artifacts streaked across the screen, and the audio turned into a harsh electronic hum. Elias checked the timestamp: .

Elias found the file in a "Recovered" folder on an old microSD card he’d unearthed from a desk drawer. While most of the photos were of blurry lattes and forgotten sunsets, the file felt different. It was dated December 2020—a time when the world was quiet, masked, and lived mostly through screens. VID_20201203_134436_611mp4

He played it again, and again, and again. On the tenth loop, he noticed something in the bottom corner of the frame. Reflected in a frozen puddle near the bench was the person holding the phone. It wasn't Elias. The figure in the red coat turned their

In the video, Elias heard his own voice from three years ago, a whisper barely audible over the wind: "I don't think they're coming." Elias found the file in a "Recovered" folder

When he clicked play, the image didn't immediately appear. There was only the sound of heavy wind and the rhythmic thwack-thwack of a flag hitting a pole. Then, the camera stabilized.