Heart hammering, he watched the screen as the men entered the lobby. One of them looked directly into the camera—directly at Elias—and tapped his watch.
The video didn't start with a production logo. Instead, it was a high-angle shot of a street he recognized instantly. It was his street. The time-stamp in the corner read: 07:11 AM. He looked at his clock. It was 07:10 AM.
Elias froze. From the real world, outside his physical window, he heard the muffled thud of car doors closing.
"Come on," he whispered, his reflection in the monitor looking hollow-eyed and desperate.
On the screen, a black sedan pulled up to the curb outside his building. Three men in grey suits stepped out.
Heart hammering, he watched the screen as the men entered the lobby. One of them looked directly into the camera—directly at Elias—and tapped his watch.
The video didn't start with a production logo. Instead, it was a high-angle shot of a street he recognized instantly. It was his street. The time-stamp in the corner read: 07:11 AM. He looked at his clock. It was 07:10 AM.
Elias froze. From the real world, outside his physical window, he heard the muffled thud of car doors closing.
"Come on," he whispered, his reflection in the monitor looking hollow-eyed and desperate.
On the screen, a black sedan pulled up to the curb outside his building. Three men in grey suits stepped out.