Handprint on the Mirror

I live alone in a studio apartment. No roommates. No pets. For the past week,

my bathroom mirror has been foggy every morning — even when I don’t shower. I thought it was

just bad ventilation until yesterday, when I found a wet footprint on the tile.

Too big to be mine. Last night, I stayed awake with the lights off. At 2:46 AM,

I heard the shower turn on. Water. Steam. Someone humming.

I held my breath. Then my phone vibrated. A text from my own number: “Don’t come in.

He doesn’t like being watched.” The shower shut off. This morning,

the mirror was fogged again — with a handprint on the outside.