Clasp of Life
It wasn’t real—but it felt real enough to make her stumble backward, hands clawing at the carpet, seeking stability.
Her phone vibrated again, screen lighting the darkness. She couldn’t bring herself to look. She knew who it was: Gabin, again, desperate, worried, reaching for a lifeline that Ines couldn’t grasp. She wanted to answer, to scream, to beg for help, but the words were trapped in a tangle of panic and hallucinations.
Then, a figure emerged from the shadows—a man, impossibly tall, with eyes that glowed faintly, burning through her. He didn’t move like a human; his limbs elongated and folded in unnatural angles. He stepped closer, each footfall silent yet deafening in her mind.
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