<p>THE VOICE NOTE</p><p><br/></p><p>At 1:30 p.m., Elena received a voice note from her boyfriend.</p><p><br/></p><p>She pressed play.</p><p><br/></p><p>His voice whispered, โBabyโฆ donโt come home.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>She shuddered in fear, then relaxed, thinking he might be playing with her.</p><p><br/></p><p>She immediately called him, asking why he had sent it.</p><p><br/></p><p>He answered.</p><p><br/></p><p>โWhat voice note?โ</p><p><br/></p><p>Elena panicked, laughing nervously as she tried to figure out if he was serious. The voice she heard in the voice note sounded scared and serious.</p><p><br/></p><p>โBaby, stop playing with me. Why would you send me something like that?โ</p><p><br/></p><p>โIโm not playing,โ he replied.</p><p><br/></p><p>His voice sounded confused.</p><p><br/></p><p>โI didnโt send you any voice note.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>Elena stopped laughing.</p><p><br/></p><p>โWhat?โ</p><p><br/></p><p>โI said I didnโt send you anything.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>She quickly looked at the chat. The voice note was still there. His name, his picture, everything looked normal.</p><p><br/></p><p>She sent the voice note to him.</p><p><br/></p><p>โListen to it yourself.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>A few seconds passed.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then he said, โElenaโฆ I didnโt send this.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>She pressed play again.</p><p><br/></p><p>โBabyโฆ donโt come home.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>Her boyfriend went silent.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then she heard him whisper, โElenaโฆ where are you right now?โ</p><p><br/></p><p>โIโm at work.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>Another silence.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then, in a tone she had never heard from him before, he said, โDonโt move.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>Her heart dropped.</p><p><br/></p><p>โWhy?โ</p><p><br/></p><p>โBecause Iโm coming to get you.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>โBut you said you didnโt sendโโ</p><p><br/></p><p>โI know,โ he cut her off. โAnd thatโs exactly why Iโm coming.โ</p><p><br/></p><p>Elena stared at the voice note.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then she heard it a faint squeak.</p><p><br/></p><p>Her blood ran cold.</p><p><br/></p><p>She knew that sound.</p><p><br/></p><p>The loose hinge on her bedroom door had squeaked for months.</p><p><br/></p><p>And she had just heard it in the voice note.</p><p><br/></p><p>But Elena was at work.</p>
If you love mystery, horror, twists, and suspense, stay with me till the end. ๐ You might think you know whatโs comingโฆ but trust me, you donโt. ๐ค
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