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Curiosity, that old digital itch, took over. He double-clicked.

There he was at the grocery store three days ago, debating between two brands of coffee. There he was at the park, staring at his phone. In , he was sitting at this very desk, wearing the same mustard-yellow hoodie he had on right now. The angle was from the window directly behind him.

got stranger. They were photos of his own apartment building. One showed the lobby. Another showed the specific, chipped paint on his front door. His heart hammered a quick, uneven rhythm against his ribs. Images 13 through 20 were snapshots of him. Download images (23) jpeg

A photo of the back of his head, taken seconds ago. Image 22: A photo of his hand reaching for the mouse to close the folder.

His fingers trembled, hovering over the plastic. He looked at the last file. Curiosity, that old digital itch, took over

Elias stared at the screen, his breath hitching. The gray box flickered. The image sharpened.

The folder on Elias’s desktop was titled with the clinical indifference of an automated process: There he was at the park, staring at his phone

He didn't remember clicking "Download All." He didn't even remember the website. But there it was, sitting on his cluttered digital workspace like a stray cat waiting to be let in.