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I reached for the power button, but the screen stayed black. The battery hadn't died; the phone was cold, as if it had never been turned on at all.

I looked at the date stamp in the file info: IMG_0430.MOV

I found the phone in the "untested" bin of a dusty thrift store on the edge of town—a cracked iPhone 6s with a faded sticker of a sunflower on the back. For five dollars, I figured if I couldn't fix it, I’d at least have some spare parts. I reached for the power button, but the screen stayed black

After an hour of cleaning the charging port and a frantic jump-start of the battery, the screen flickered to life. There was no passcode. The previous owner hadn't wiped it; the gallery was empty, save for a single file in the "Recents" folder. For five dollars, I figured if I couldn't

"I don't think it's following anymore," a girl’s voice whispered. She sounded young, maybe seventeen.