Text From My Own Number

You get a text from your own number saying someone's in your room with you.

I was lying in bed scrolling when my phone buzzed. A message from my own contact.

It said we need to talk about the noises in your room. Before I could process it another came

through. Don't look up. My chest tightened. The silence around me felt heavy and

wrong. Then a third message. It's right above you. That's when I felt

it. The mattress sinking slightly like something was pressing down. Crawling closer

to me. I couldn't move. My phone vibrated again. Smile for me.

Suddenly my front camera opened by itself. I saw my terrified face on the screen.