Part 3- Video Call Zip -

Elias froze. In the video, he could see himself sitting at his desk, staring at his screen, just as he was doing now. But there was a three-second delay. He watched his past self reach for a glass of water.

His heart hammered against his ribs. He didn't remember anyone being in the room. He didn't remember the air turning this cold. Part 3- Video Call zip

The screen stayed black for ten seconds. Then, the low-light camera grain flickered to life. It wasn't Leo’s face. It was his desk, cluttered with coffee mugs and half-finished circuit boards. In the background, the video call window on Leo’s laptop was visible. Elias froze

Elias stared at the black screen, his reflection staring back. Underneath the file he had just opened, a new icon appeared, pulsing softly. He watched his past self reach for a glass of water

The folder popped open, containing a single video file. He hit play.