Zip: Part 3- Video Call

Then, on the screen within the screen, a shadow moved behind the "past" Elias.

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

On the video, the shadow leaned down, whispering into the ear of the Elias on camera. In the present, Elias felt a cold puff of air hit his neck. Then, on the screen within the screen, a

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. He didn't remember the air turning this cold

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.