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The TV Turned On… Showing Something From Tomorrow — It Knew What She Would Do Part 2

She tried to change it… but the screen was always ahead.

By Dorothea Bautz-JohnPublished a day ago 2 min read

She stepped back from the TV.

Slowly.

Carefully.

Her eyes locked on the screen.

On the version of herself—

still sitting on the couch.

Still watching.

Still smiling.

“No…”

Her voice barely held together.

“This isn’t real.”

It couldn’t be.

There had to be an explanation.

A delay.

A glitch.

A reflection.

Something.

Anything.

Her mind raced.

Searching.

Grasping for logic.

But the image didn’t change.

Didn’t flicker.

Didn’t distort.

It remained steady.

Clear.

Certain.

Elena swallowed hard.

“Okay…”

Her voice trembled.

“I just won’t sit down.”

A plan.

Simple.

Obvious.

If the TV showed her sitting—

then she wouldn’t.

She stepped away from the couch.

Further.

Creating distance.

Breaking the pattern.

“I’m not doing that.”

Her words felt stronger now.

More certain.

“I’m not—”

On the screen—

she moved.

Her reflection leaned forward.

Placing her hands on her knees.

Preparing to stand.

Elena froze.

Her breath caught instantly.

“No…”

Her eyes snapped to the couch behind her.

Still empty.

Still untouched.

She hadn’t moved.

Hadn’t even thought about it.

And yet—

on the TV—

she was already getting up.

Already changing.

Already ahead.

Her chest tightened painfully.

Her thoughts stuttering.

Trying to catch up.

Trying to understand.

“This doesn’t make sense…”

Her voice broke.

The image continued.

Unstoppable.

The version of her on the screen stood up.

Slowly.

Deliberately.

And turned—

toward the TV.

Toward her.

Elena’s heart pounded violently now.

Her pulse echoing in her ears.

“No…”

A whisper.

A realization.

Too late.

Because the moment she had feared—

the moment she had tried to avoid—

had already happened.

Already been decided.

Already been shown.

The version of her inside the TV stepped closer.

Closer to the screen.

Closer to her.

And then—

it reached out.

Elena stumbled back.

Her body reacting before her mind could.

“No—no—!”

But the hand didn’t stop.

Didn’t slow.

Didn’t hesitate.

It pressed against the inside of the screen.

And for a brief—

impossible—

terrifying moment—

the glass bent.

Soft.

Flexible.

Wrong.

Elena’s breath collapsed completely.

Her vision blurring.

Her thoughts gone.

Because now—

this wasn’t just something she was watching.

This was something—

trying to reach her.

And whatever was inside that screen—

whatever version of her had already moved ahead—

was no longer waiting.

It was coming closer.

With every second.

With every movement.

With every decision—

she hadn’t made yet.

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About the Creator

Dorothea Bautz-John

True crime writer exploring unsolved mysteries, serial killers, and the darker side of history.

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