Mp4 - 1000137

Panic flared in his chest. He dragged the seeker bar backward, five minutes into the past. Suddenly, the sun outside his window dipped lower in the sky, and the coffee in his mug—which he had finished moments ago—was steaming and full again.

When he finally double-clicked, the player didn't show a family wedding or a grainy vacation video. Instead, the screen filled with a static, top-down view of a high-end watchmaker’s workbench. There was no sound, only the rhythmic, hypnotic movement of a pair of tweezers assembling a complex tourbillon. 1000137 mp4

Elias reached for the mouse, his hand trembling. He looked at the bottom of the media player. The counter was ticking down. Panic flared in his chest