26-jan_2 - Google Drive ★ (Fast)

The lights hummed, then died. The apartment plunged into a grey, wintry twilight. Elias sat frozen, the silence of the room pressing against his ears. He didn't want to look. He wanted to close his eyes and count to ten.

Static filled the speakers, followed by the sound of a chair scraping against a floor. Then, a voice spoke. It was his voice—his specific cadence, his slight hesitation before certain vowels. 26-jan_2 - Google Drive

Elias reached for the mouse, his hand shaking. He had to know what happened next, even if he was the one who had to write it. The lights hummed, then died

At the bottom of the page was a link to an audio file stored in the same folder. He hovered his mouse over it, his heart hammering against his ribs. He clicked play. He didn't want to look