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David first noticed it at night, when his one-year-old son Ethan would quietly walk to the same corner of the room and press his face against the wall without moving. At first, it seemed harmless, something a child might do without meaning, but the repetition made it feel strange, as if the behavior was tied to something David could not see.
Since Ethan’s mother died during childbirth, David had been raising him alone, trying to keep life stable despite grief. But this was different. The child always chose the exact same corner, no matter what changed in the room, and that made David uneasy in a way he could not explain.
One night at exactly 2:14 a.m., the baby monitor suddenly erupted with a cry. David continue reading …
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