The Message from Beyond

I found my dad’s old laptop in the back of the attic, buried under dust.

He died six years ago, and this machine hadn't been touched since then.

I plugged it in, half-expecting the motherboard to be fried or dead.

Instead, the screen flickered to life, showing a hidden folder with my

name. There was a single video file inside, labeled Open on

your birthday. But the Date Modified column froze my blood. It said Yesterday.

My dad passed in 2018. There is no way he uploaded this yesterday.

With a trembling finger, I double-clicked the file. The player opened