-1.1 Mb- | Download- Xxxx -18-.mov

His cursor hovered over the folder. His gut said delete . But the 1.1 MB nagged at him. Too small for a movie. Too large for a text file. It was the size of a single, compressed image… or a ghost.

Then, from his current laptop's speakers—a whisper, not from the video, but from his own microphone: Download- Xxxx -18-.mov -1.1 MB-

On screen, his past self turned slowly and looked directly into the lens—a lens that shouldn't have existed in that room. His cursor hovered over the folder

He hadn't ordered this download. He hadn't even clicked a link. compressed image… or a ghost. Then

"You opened it," the past Leo said. His voice was hollow, like it traveled through water.