The Tape That Ends at 3:47 AM

I worked nights at a storage facility and found a unit that wasn't on our records.

The lock was rusted shut, dated 1987. When I finally got it open,

inside was a single VHS tape labeled with tomorrow's date and my full name.

I don't own a VCR, but I felt compelled to find one. The tape showed security footage

of me opening that exact unit, but from an angle that doesn't exist in our facility.

Then it showed me watching the tape. Then it showed me at home, asleep in my bed,

tonight. The timestamp kept counting forward. I'm writing this because the tape

showed me stopping at 3:47 AM. It's 3:46 now.