Lisa didn't blink. "I didn't stop," she whispered. Her voice was much clearer than it should have been for a twenty-year-old recording. "I'm just waiting." "Waiting for what, honey?"
The girl stopped. She looked about eight years old, with messy pigtails and a gap-toothed grin. She waved enthusiastically at the lens. "I’m eight now, Daddy! I’m a big girl!" Lisa (8) mp4
"Lisa, look over here!" a man’s voice laughed from behind the camera. Lisa didn't blink
From the darkness of the empty laptop screen, a small, pale hand pressed against the inside of the glass. "I'm just waiting
Elias smiled. It was a sweet, mundane moment of someone’s life. He went to close the window, but then the video glitched. The bright colors inverted for a split second, turning the grass a sickly purple.
"It's been a long time since 2004," she said, her grin widening—too wide, showing too many teeth.