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Tari Elise
Student @ University of Cross River State
Student @ University of Cross River State
2:17am: The call
<p>Chapter 1</p><p><br/></p><p>At exactly 2:17 a.m., my phone rang.</p><p>I jumped at the sound, my heart suddenly pounding as I stared at the screen.</p><p>The caller ID made my stomach drop.</p><p>It was my own name.</p><p>“How?” I whispered, staring at the screen.</p><p>My hands hovered over the phone, too scared to answer.</p><p>The phone kept ringing.</p><p>Once.</p><p>Twice.</p><p>Three times.</p><p>I should have ignored it. Every reasonable part of my brain told me to put the phone down and go back to sleep.</p><p><br/></p><p>It rang again.</p><p>My palms became sweaty, and a chill ran down my spine as my heart pounded against my chest.</p><p>I swallowed hard and slowly reached for it.</p><p>Beneath my name, a message appeared:</p><p>“Pick up, Tari.”</p><p>I picked up the phone.</p><p>“Hello?” I whispered.</p><p>For a few seconds, there was nothing but silence.</p><p>Then I heard my own breathing coming through the speaker.</p><p>Except it sounded like it was coming from somewhere far away.</p><p>A shaky voice finally whispered,</p><p>“Don’t turn around.”</p><p>With my heart racing at a thousand miles per hour and the phone clutched in my hands, I did the stupidest thing in history.</p><p>I turned around.</p><p>Slowly.</p><p>Nothing.</p><p>Just my bedroom.</p><p>I let out a nervous breath and almost laughed at myself.</p><p>Then I looked at the mirror.</p><p>My reflection was staring straight ahead.</p><p>I wasn't.</p><p>I was facing the mirror.</p><p>But my reflection was still facing the wall behind me.</p><p>Then, slowly, it turned its head toward me.</p><p>I stumbled backwards.</p><p>My slipper caught the edge of the rug, and I nearly fell.</p><p>The reflection didn't move.</p><p>It simply stared at me.</p><p>Then it slowly raised one finger to its lips.</p><p>“Shhh.”</p><p>Picking up my phone, I looked at the screen.</p><p>The call was still connected.</p><p>I slowly raised it to my ear.</p><p>The voice on the other end whispered,</p><p>“Now you see why I told you not to turn around.”</p>
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