They say the water is calmest right before something breaks the surface.
You dropped your phone near the old pier. You thought it was gone forever. But when you pulled it out, the screen was on, displaying this: a half-submerged witness. The crimson lights in the eye sockets aren't reflectionsβthey are warnings. The water ripples, but the screen stays dry. It's waiting for you to turn the screen off so it can finish emerging.