It was a photo of the desktop screen he was currently looking at, showing the folder "Download images (23) jpeg," but in this photo, the cursor was hovering over a new, twenty-fourth file. A notification chirped in the corner of his screen. New download complete: Image (24).jpeg
He didn't remember clicking "Download All." He didn't even remember the website. But there it was, sitting on his cluttered digital workspace like a stray cat waiting to be let in. Download images (23) jpeg
Elias froze. He didn't turn around. He couldn't. His eyes were locked on the final three files. It was a photo of the desktop screen
A photo of the back of his head, taken seconds ago. Image 22: A photo of his hand reaching for the mouse to close the folder. But there it was, sitting on his cluttered
got stranger. They were photos of his own apartment building. One showed the lobby. Another showed the specific, chipped paint on his front door. His heart hammered a quick, uneven rhythm against his ribs. Images 13 through 20 were snapshots of him.