Desk waits. Screen shines.

  No hands. No clicks.

  Air thick. Something hums.

  Low sound. Always there.

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  Chair empty. Still pushed.

  Like left quick. Floor clean.

  No blood. No glass.

  Just quiet. Too quiet.

  Screen flickers. No touch.

  Shows nothing. Then line.

  Thin crack. Grows slow.

  Light spills.

  Soft glow. Hungry glow.

  Wall buzzes. Tiny dot.

  Red again.

  Blinks once. Stays on.

  Waits more.

  Door shuts. Far off.

  Nobody comes.

  Screen hums. Crack widens.

  Something moves.

  Inside it. Not outside.

  Waiting still.