Iโ€™ve been noticing small things lately. My desk lamp turns slightly to the left. The mug handle faces the wrong way.
At first, I thought I was just distracted. But then I started to test it. I set my phone camera to record while I stared straight ahead and blinked.

When I watched the video, there were frames missing โ€” only when I blinked. And in one of them, my chair was empty.
I tried again the next day. This time, I blinked on purpose, slowly. On the footage, the clock on my wall reset every time my eyes closed.

Last night, I stayed awake until 4 a.m., too afraid to close my eyes. When I finally did, I felt a breath next to me โ€” like someone leaning close, waiting for me to blink again.ห™ษนวsolษ” ส‡ฤฑq วlส‡ส‡ฤฑl ษ ส‡snษพ sโ€™ส‡ฤฑ ‘sวสŽว ษนno uวdo วส วษฏฤฑส‡ สŽษนวสŒว puษ ‘sส‡วsวษน plษนoส วษฅส‡ uวษฅส ส‡uษส‡suฤฑ ส‡ษษฅส‡ ษนoษŸ sส‡ฤฑษส ส‡I
ห™สžษนษp puษ ส‡ษฅษ“ฤฑs uววสส‡วq suoฤฑส‡ษ”ษษนษŸ วษฅโŠฅ ห™ววs ส‡โ€™uษษ” วส sส‡uวษฏoษฏ วsoษฅส‡ uฤฑ sวสŒฤฑl ษ“uฤฑษฅส‡วษฏos สžuฤฑษฅส‡ I