Help Me
John was watching a Netflix show on his TV one evening when suddenly the screen flickered and he heard a strange voice say “me”, before the TV returned to normal. John was a bit surprised, but not stunned. Probably just a glitch on Netflix’s end – even the biggest companies in the world occasionally have technical issues, after all. About ten seconds later it happened again, but this time the eerie voice said “help m..”. ‘Help me? What’s going on here?’ John thought to himself. Was his show being interrupted by a signal from another show? Maybe a sci-fi or horror, judging by the voice. It was so strange, sort of part robotic, part childlike, and with a slight echo behind it.
Now the picture on the screen completely scrambled, like in movies when someone’s computer is being hacked. “Help me. Help meeee…” came the eerie voice again. Now John was starting to get freaked out. This was no TV channel glitch.
“Hello?” He said back to the TV, scaring himself more. Because now he was actually talking to a disembodied voice on his TV. “Who are you?”
“Visitor. Crashed. Hurt. HELP ME!”
“A visitor? What do you mean a visitor? A visitor from where?”
“Not… here.” replied the voice weakly. “Not this…” the voice cut out and all John heard now was static.
“Hello? Hello? Not this what? Where are you? I don’t understand what you want!” John called back, feeling more terrified by the moment.
More static, then the voice came back… “Help me. Outside this… dwelling. Close… behind you.”
John spun around and looked out of his living room window.
What will John see out of his window?
What kind of help does the visitor need? Will John help if he can?
Will the visitor get home? And how is John’s life affected by the visit?