Title: The Call You Shouldn’t Answer Chapter 1: Unknown at 2:22 At 2:22 AM, Dev’s phone rang. Unknown number. He almost ignored it. Almost. Something made him pick up. “Hello?” Static. Then— His own voice answered. “Don’t talk.” Dev’s grip tightened. “Who is this?” Silence. Then whispering. Many voices. Layered. All speaking at once. “You answered… you answered…” His screen flickered. The call timer started going backward. 2:22… 2:21… 2:20… “That’s not possible,” he breathed. The voice came again. Closer. Inside his ear. “You weren’t supposed to hear us.” Dev tried to hang up. The screen froze. Then changed. Front camera turned on. He saw himself. Sitting. Phone in hand. But— Not moving. His real body trembled. On screen, he slowly smiled. The thing wearing his face leaned closer to

bvcfhi

vcdy

bc

gfy

gvh