Genie Morman Interesting 158 -

This is entry one-five-eight for Genie Morman. Time stamp 02:41. Location: her apartment, third floor, no windows. Genie has agreed to speak again, provided we don’t use the letter ‘S’ after midnight.

I’m not lying.

I pull the thread from the back of their neck. Like a loose sweater. But that’s not why you’re here. You want to know about the 158th interesting thing. Genie Morman Interesting 158

Un-remember how?

That’s right. Your file says you generate exactly one new “interesting thing” per day. Yesterday was 157. Today is 158. This is entry one-five-eight for Genie Morman

Note appended in red ink: Subject’s apartment had no lock on the door. After playback, the recorder contained 158 seconds of silence, then a single exhale not belonging to any person on file. Genie Morman Interesting 158