And the video looped.
Maya’s hand trembled. She paused the video. The frame froze on the woman’s face—and the woman blinked. The pause hadn’t worked. The file was playing through the interface. A-FHD-ARCHIVE-MIAB-315.mp4
A woman walked into frame. She was young, maybe thirty, dressed in a gray jumpsuit with no markings. Her eyes were bloodshot. She looked directly into the lens, then behind her, as if listening for footsteps. And the video looped