my girlfriend's Dad
The three of them standing there in the living room, staring at the camera feed that was staring back.
Then, one more image blinked onto the screen — a still shot of Damian asleep in his office chair, timestamped from two nights ago. Another of Eli in the hall, looking toward Damian’s door. Another of Lily at the piano.
Whoever was sending them wasn’t outside. They had been *here*.
A final message appeared at the bottom of the screen:
> “You can stop looking. I’m already home.”
The power went out.
The house fell into darkness.
For a heartbeat, no one moved — only the sound of rain starting against the windows, soft but relentless.
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