Umsindo ohlukanisiwe

Don’t fall asleep with your TV on. I used to do it every night. It helped with the silence. One night, I woke up to voices. Not loud… just barely above a whisper. Like people talking in another room. I checked the time. 3:17am. The TV was still on… but the screen was black. Not off—just blac…

Don’t fall asleep with your TV on. I used to do it every night. It helped with the silence. One night, I woke up to voices. Not loud… just barely above a whisper. Like people talking in another room. I checked the time. 3:17am. The TV was still on… but the screen was black. Not off—just black. And the voices were coming from it. I sat there, half awake, trying to make out what they were saying. At first, it sounded random. Mumbling. Static. Then I heard my name. Clear as day. I fr