Text From My Own Number

I don’t usually wake up in the middle of the night. But at 3:17 AM, my phone vibrated

hard enough to shake my mattress. One notification. A text message. From my own phone

number. I assumed it was a glitch. That happens sometimes, right?

The message said: “Don’t turn around.” I froze. I was lying on my side,

facing the wall. Behind me was my bedroom door and my dark TV screen. I laughed quietly

to myself. My heart was beating fast, but I told myself it was nothing.

Probably just my phone bugging out. Then another message came in. “I can see you reading

this.” My stomach dropped. I typed back, trying to stay calm. “Who is this?”