It was 6:14 in the morning when Büşra woke up, earlier than usual. She wasn't sure whether she had heard a sound or had simply felt something. Her eyes were barely open as she reached for her phone. Among the notifications, there was a message from a number she didn't recognize. She opened it. Inside was a single photo, blurry and clearly taken at night.
But one detail was unmistakable: the old clock tower standing in the middle of the city. At the very top of the tower, an unexplainable light was flickering against the darkness. Below the photo, there was only one sentence: Only you can see this. Tell no one. Büşra stared at the photo for a long time.
Her heart was beating faster than usual. A car passed outside, and then everything went silent again. She put the phone down on the table. Then she picked it up again. She couldn't stop thinking about the message. What if it was real?
What if someone really could see something that no one else was able to see? She began typing, trying to find the right words, wishing she knew exactly what was going on. She wrote to Lena. The moment Lena read the message, she didn't call. She texted back, fast and short: Five minutes.
By the park.