Elias didn't reach for the mouse. He just watched the red "record" light on his webcam turn on, glowing like a small, unblinking eye in the dark.
Driven by a morbid curiosity, he hit play again. The camera in the video turned around, and for a split second, the person holding it caught their reflection in a dusty mirror. It was Elias. He looked older, his hair graying, his face etched with a level of terror he hadn't yet known. Ajb00004 mp4
Elias paused the video. His room felt suddenly cold. He checked the file metadata. The creation date read: September 14, 2029 . He froze. That date was three years into the future. Elias didn't reach for the mouse