I didn’t answer.
I didn’t move.
Minutes passed.
Or maybe seconds.
I couldn’t tell anymore.
Time felt… wrong.
Then my phone buzzed.
I looked down.
It was a message.
From myself.
No contact name.
Just my number.
The message said:
“Why are you in my room?”
My entire body went cold.
I slowly looked around.
This was my room.
Everything was exactly how I left it.
But the message…
Didn’t make sense.
Another text came in.
“I’m outside.”
The knocking stopped.
The footsteps were gon