The Sunflower That Watched Me

I opened Grow a Garden just to relax. One seed. That was the plan. Plant it.

Harvest it. Leave. But the seed didn’t grow normally. I looked away for

one second. When I looked back, it was bigger. Healthier. Watching.

I told myself it was just the game. Games don’t watch you. Then the leaves

started turning when I moved. The garden felt wrong. The soil looked

alive. The sunflower kept facing my camera. I tried to harvest it.

Nothing happened. No sound. No message. Just silence. Then it evolved.

Not stronger. Smarter. I exited the garden. Closed the game. But I swear the