One Minute Behind

I installed those fancy security cameras to feel safer living alone. Last night at two

AM my phone buzzed with a motion alert from the living room. I opened the app

and my blood went cold. The front door was standing wide open. I knew I locked

it. I triple checked like always. Then another alert. Motion detected

in my bedroom. I looked around my dark room. Nothing. But when I checked

the camera feed I saw myself lying in bed exactly how I was at that moment. Then I saw it.

A tall figure standing right behind me. So close it could touch me. I whispered that

the feed must be delayed. The figure on screen tilted its head. Started reaching