Chapter 2: Static Between Us

Celina
Celina
Celina: okay. not funny. are you messing with me?
One hour later~
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: …I wasn’t even online. What happened?
Celina
Celina
Celina: I was brushing my teeth. Lights flickered. And I swear I heard someone whisper “Celina” through the vent.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: From your bathroom?
Celina
Celina
Celina: Yeah. It didn’t sound like upstairs or downstairs. It sounded… inside.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Lock your door. Right now.
Celina
Celina
Celina: Already did. Deadbolt’s on.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Good.
Celina
Celina
Celina: I’m not a baby. Just… unnerved.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: You're not being dramatic. That vent connects directly to the old laundry shaft. It’s hollow and echo-prone. But if a voice carried up—someone had to be speaking from below.
Celina
Celina
Celina: How do you even know that?
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: I looked at the building schematics. Long story. I’m paranoid by default.
Celina
Celina
Celina: That’s… concerningly useful.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: It’s how I stay alive. You okay?
Celina
Celina
Celina: Kinda. Heart’s racing like I ran a marathon from a shadow demon.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Want me to keep texting until you calm down?
Celina
Celina
Celina: Yes please. No more demon talk. Distract me.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Okay. If you had to be stuck in an elevator with anyone not famous — who would you pick?
Celina
Celina
Celina: Hmm. Honestly? Probably you. You seem weird enough to make the apocalypse mildly entertaining.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Flattered. I’d pick you too. You’re suspiciously calm under threat.
Celina
Celina
Celina: Fake it ‘til I collapse.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Can I confess something?
Celina
Celina
Celina: Is it terrifying or sweet?
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Depends how much you like honesty.
Celina
Celina
Celina: Hit me.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: I almost didn’t text you back yesterday. But something told me to.
Celina
Celina
Celina: …Something?
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Just a feeling. Like I’d regret it if I didn’t.
Celina
Celina
Celina: I get those too sometimes. Gut things.
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Mine’s saying I shouldn’t stop talking to you.
Celina
Celina
Celina: You planning to?
Rowan
Rowan
Rowan: Not unless you tell me to.
Celina
Celina
Celina: Then keep going. Please.
He didn't respond.
Celina
Celina
Celina: Again this.

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