The speakers crackled. The same distorted voice filled the air. “Persistent, aren’t you?” Lola flinched. “What do you want from us?” “Want?” The voice laughed softly. “I already have what I want. All of it. You just keep making the story better.” Ethan stood, fists tightening. “You’re not upload
The campus looked different after dark. The streetlights painted long shadows across the courtyard, and the usual chatter that filled the air was gone. The dorms were quiet too quiet as if everyone could feel the tension crawling under their skin. Lola pulled her jacket tighter and glanced at the t
The dorm was chaos by sunrise. Yellow tape sealed off the east wing, where the alarms had gone off. The scent of burnt wires still hung in the air. Groups of students clustered on the lawn, murmuring half truths and wild guesses while uniformed officers and security guards moved in and out of the b
The door creaked open slowly, the sound scraping against the silence like a blade on stone. A faint red light pulsed from within, painting the walls in eerie shadows. The room smelled of old dust, burnt wires, and something else something metallic, sharp, almost like blood. Ethan stepped inside fir
Ethan didn’t wait for permission. He stormed back into the dorm, the stairwell door slamming behind him with a deafening clang. His pulse thundered in his ears as he took the steps two at a time, ignoring Lola’s voice calling his name somewhere behind him. The hallway upstairs was empty. Silent. T
The silence after Lola’s words was suffocating. Ethan’s jaw clenched as he took the phone from her hand. His eyes darkened when he saw the picture their tangled limbs, the unmistakable intimacy of the moment. “This… this was taken just now.” His voice was tight, almost disbelieving. “That means som