Elias looked at the video. The man on the screen was gone. The street was empty. The timestamp now flickered, jumping forward in seconds that felt like hours.
It wasn't a family video. It was a stationary shot of a quiet street in a town he didn't recognize. The timestamp at the bottom read: April 28, 2026 —today’s date. VID375.mp4
The video had changed again. The camera was no longer outside. It was inside a dimly lit basement. It was a shot of a man sitting at a desk, staring at a computer monitor. Elias watched himself on the screen, watching the video. Elias looked at the video