It was a photo of the back of his own head, sitting at his desk, taken from the corner of the ceiling. And standing right behind his chair, her hand resting inches from his shoulder, was a woman in a sun-bleached dress, her eyes a static-filled blur.
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Helena wasn’t smiling anymore. She was looking at the camera—or rather, looking at the person holding it—with an expression of profound, silent exhaustion. It was a photo of the back of
A soft click echoed in the real world—the sound of a physical camera shutter. Elias froze. The reflection in his monitor showed his darkened room behind him. On his screen, the very last image in the folder suddenly updated. It was titled Helena Stratton53543erft43
Elias didn't turn around. He just reached for the mouse and dragged the folder to the Trash.