By the time the footage ended, James was silent, his brow furrowed deeply. “This isn’t normal,” he admitted, voice tight. The final shot—Esther checking herself in the mirror with a satisfied smirk—made his skin crawl. “This isn’t the behavior of a child at all”.
Veronica felt a strange mix of relief and terror. Finally, someone believed her. But with the truth came a heavier burden—what they had uncovered was far more disturbing than she had imagined. “Who is she? And what do we do now?” she whispered, her voice barely audible.