23h41_051121.mp4

When he finally got it to play, the footage was grainy, fixed at a high angle. It was a security feed from a rural gas station. The date in the corner confirmed it: . The First Three Minutes

The clerk inside the station was no longer looking at his phone. He was standing against the glass, his hands pressed hard against the pane, staring at the exact spot where the figure had been. The Final Frame 23h41_051121.mp4

The hard drive hummed, a low, rhythmic sound that suddenly mimicked the clicking of windshield wipers. A notification popped up in the corner of his screen: File "23h41_051121.mp4" is currently being accessed by another user. When he finally got it to play, the