. Mark dropped the laptop and fled, leaving everything behind.

But on his last night in the house, as he packed his laptop into its case,

Desperate, Mark decided to move out of his house, hoping to leave the entity behind.

No matter what he did, he couldn't escape it.

. The figure began appearing earlier, just as the sun set, and eventually,

Mark stopped working at night, but it didn’t help

its presence more oppressive. Mark stopped working at night, but it didn’t help

But every night, the figure returned. Each time, it was closer, in room

But every night, the figure returned. Each time, it was closer,

The next day, he convinced himself it was a hallucination from too much work and too little sleep.

He spent the rest of the night in the living room, lights on and TV blaring.

Terrified, Mark grabbed his phone and ran out of the office, in night alone

Terrified, Mark grabbed his phone and ran out of the office,

. It was a tall, shadowy figure with hollow eyes, standing right behind his chair.

Mark decided to call it a night, convinced his mind was playing tricks on him

But as he shut down his laptop, he noticed the figure again,

Mark decided to call it a night, convinced his mind was playing tricks on him

Mark's heart raced. He spun around quickly, but his office was empty.

As the night wore on, the reflection became more distinct. It wasn't just a vague movement

. Mark brushed it off as fatigue and got back to work.

The cat was fast asleep on the couch. Mark brushed it off as fatigue and got back to work.

and when he turned to check, there was nothing there. night in home

and when he turned to check, there was nothing there. night in home

he cat was fast asleep on the couch

and when he turned to check, there was nothing there.

There was a faint reflection of movement behind him.

There was a faint reflection of movement behind him.

One particularly quiet night, Mark was deeply engrossed in his work when he noticed something strange on his screen.

One particularly quiet night, Mark was deeply engrossed in his work when he noticed something strange on his screen.

, the only light coming from his laptop screen and a small desk lamp. One particularly quiet night

His home office was a cozy space filled with posters and knick-knacks

Mark was a freelance graphic designer who often worked late into the night. in alone room

Mark was a freelance graphic designer who often worked late into the night.

Mark was a freelance graphic designer who often worked late into the night.

Mark was a freelance graphic designer who often worked late into the night.

Reema's friends continued to receive the occasional snap from her account,