00:00Every night at exactly 12.3 a.m., Areeb's landline phone rang once, just a single ring, then silence.
00:09He ignored it at first, assuming it was some glitch, but it kept happening.
00:14Every night, the same time, the same single ring.
00:18One night, curious and slightly annoyed, he decided to pick up before it stopped.
00:24He lifted the receiver and whispered,
00:27Hello? There was only static.
00:30Then, a faint voice, slow and broken, said,
00:33You shouldn't have answered.
00:35The line went dead. Areeb's stomach tightened.
00:39He checked the caller ID, no number, just the word, unknown.
00:43The next night, 12.3 came again.
00:46This time, the phone didn't stop after one ring.
00:50It kept ringing until he picked up.
00:52Who is this? he demanded.
00:55Silence.
00:56Then, he heard soft breathing.
00:59Followed by his own voice, whispering.
01:03I'm behind you.
01:04He froze, slowly turning around.
01:07No one was there.
01:08The lights flicked.
01:10The phone slipped from his hand.
01:12But the call stayed connected.
01:14From the floor, through the receiver,
01:17he heard the voice again, now laughing.
01:20The next morning, his neighbor complained about the phone ringing all night.
01:23Police found the receiver still hanging.
01:26And Areeb's fingerprints burned into the plastic.
01:29The phone rang.
01:29I'm behind you.
01:30I'm behind you.
01:31It was a big thing.
01:32I'm behind you.
01:32I'm behind you.
01:32I'm behind you.
01:33I'm behind you.
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