Ab1.mp4

By the tenth minute, the video Elias was no longer in the office. He was standing at the front door of a house Elias didn't recognize. On the screen, the digital Elias reached out and turned the doorknob.

Every time Elias tried to delete the file, his computer would restart. Each time it came back, the video was longer. It showed him working. The second minute: It showed him getting up to make coffee. ab1.mp4

It showed him answering a phone call that hadn't happened yet. By the tenth minute, the video Elias was

In the real world, Elias felt his own hand reach for his office door. He tried to pull back, but his fingers gripped the metal. As the door on the screen swung open to reveal a void of pure white light, the door in his office did the same. Every time Elias tried to delete the file,