I had more questions than answers, and I still owed rent on Friday.

Then my phone lit up with a message from a number I did not recognize.

YOU SHOULD HAVE LET TABLE FOUR ALONE.

Beneath it was a photograph of my apartment door, taken from the hallway.

PART 4

I called the police before I called anyone else.

The dispatcher told me to stay inside and not confront whoever had taken the photograph.

I pushed the small kitchen table against the door, knowing it would not stop a determined intruder, but unable to bear standing still.