He didn’t check the camera often.
He installed it “just in case.”
Safety.
Peace of mind.
That’s it.
Days would pass without him even opening the app.
Because nothing ever happened.
Until that night.
He was lying in bed.
Phone in his hand.
Scrolling.
Same routine.
Then something random made him open the camera app.
No reason.
Just a habit.
He tapped it.
The live feed appeared.
His living room.
Dark.
Quiet.
Normal.
He relaxed slightly.
Then he noticed something.
The angle.
It looked… different.
Slightly off.
He frowned.
“Did I move it?”
He couldn’t remember.
But it felt wrong.
He zoomed in.
The couch.
The table.
The door.
Everything looked normal.
Until—
Movement.
Very slight.
In the corner.
His chest tightened.
He leaned closer to the screen.
“Wait…”
Something shifted.
A shadow.
Behind the couch.
His heart started beating faster.
“That’s not possible…”
He stared at the screen.
Trying to understand.
Then slowly…
Very slowly…
A head appeared.
From behind the couch.
Peeking.
Watching.
His breath stopped.
Someone was inside.
Inside his house.
He sat up instantly.
“No… no…”
He checked the timestamp.
Live.
This was happening now.
His hands started shaking.
He looked around his own room.
Dark.
Silent.
He was upstairs.
The camera…
Was downstairs.
Between him…
And the exit.
His heart pounded.
“What do I do…?”
He couldn’t go down.
He couldn’t leave.
He couldn’t make a sound.
He kept watching.
The figure didn’t move much.
Just stayed there.
Watching the room.
Like it was waiting.
Then suddenly—
The head turned.
Slowly.
Toward the camera.
Directly.
His chest tightened.
It was looking at him.
Through the screen.
Then…
It smiled.
A slow…
Unnatural smile.
His hands froze.
“How…?”
Then something worse happened.
The camera…
Moved.
Just slightly.
Like someone touched it.
Adjusted it.
And now…
It was pointing directly at the stairs.
The stairs that led…
To him.
His heart slammed in his chest.
“That’s not random…”
Then the screen flickered.
For a second…
Everything went black.
Then came back.
But the living room was empty now.
No one behind the couch.
Nothing.
Just silence.
He stared at the screen.
Trying to breathe.
Trying to understand.
Then his phone buzzed.
A notification.
From the same camera app.
“Motion detected: Upstairs.”
His blood ran cold.
Because now…
He realized something terrifying:
Whatever was downstairs…
Wasn’t there anymore.
