The Video That Watched Back

I woke up feeling watched, My phone was face down on the floor, screen cracked in

a perfect circle, like something had stared at it long enough to burn into it.

The upload said “New video processing.” I didn’t post anything. My notifications were silent,

But the app glowed red, like it was breathing. I opened it, video at the top

of my feed, no title, just a black square, and then a click. The screen flickered,

then showed me, standing in my room, The camera was pointed at my bed, eyes open,

blinking slowly, But it wasn’t me moving. Captions appeared on their own,

He’s learning to walk again. I slid up to comment, but the keyboard typed itself,