The video cut to his own funeral. Date: tomorrow. Cause of death: exsanguination, smile carved post-mortem. Then the screen went black. A single line of text appeared: Thank you for seeding. She knows where you sleep.
Leo froze. On-screen, the film played—but wrong. Scenes he’d never seen: Jennifer visiting the boy who downloaded the movie before him. The scene didn't cut away. She leaned into his webcam’s field of view, though his laptop lid was half-closed. -CM-Jennifer-s Body -2009- Unrated -720p BluRay...
He tried to close the player. The window multiplied. Twenty Jennifers now, in a grid, all tilting their heads. The 720p BluRay grain shimmered like heat haze. One Jennifer—the original—raised a finger to her lips. The video cut to his own funeral