It happened at night.
Of course it did.
I was half-asleep when I heard it.
Not breathing.
A voice.
Low. Calm.
Close.
My name.
Spoken once.
Perfectly.
I sat upright, heart racing.
"Where are you?" I whispered.
Rule five screamed in my mind.
But this wasn't breathing.
This was something worse.
Real.
My phone vibrated.
I didn't tell you to speak.
I clamped my mouth shut.
The voice didn't return.
But sleep didn't either.