Part of me wanted to throw it away immediately and pretend none of it had happened. But curiosity got the better of me. I needed to know what was on it.
What Was on the Flash Drive
I plugged the flash drive into my computer, half expecting nothing to happen — maybe it was broken, maybe it was empty. But the moment the screen lit up, my heart began to race.
Inside that folder was a single file — one photo.
I clicked on it, and the image filled the screen.
A man’s face stared back at me — grinning straight into the camera. His expression wasn’t friendly; it was the kind of smile that makes your skin crawl. His eyes were sharp, almost mocking, like he knew I was looking.
For a long moment, I couldn’t move. My hands felt cold. There was no background in the photo, no information, just that face — frozen mid-laugh, staring right through me.
I shut the laptop and sat there, trying to process what I had just seen.
A Prank or Something Worse?
At first, I tried to come up with a rational explanation. Maybe it was part of a bizarre marketing stunt gone wrong, or maybe someone at the factory was playing a twisted joke. But then another thought crossed my mind — what if it wasn’t a joke?
