The monitor hummed in the dark bedroom. Leo stared at the game window on his screen, his cursor hovering over a strange, unlisted Roblox mod he had found on a sketchy forum. It was titled simply:
Leo chuckled. He opened the Target dropdown. To his surprise, it didn't list player usernames. It listed physical locations. My Bedroom. The Kitchen. The High Street.
He looked at the approaching wall. He looked at the star-shaped hole. It was about four feet off the ground and only two feet wide. Ten. Nine. Eight. Hole In The Wall GUI
The Target dropdown had automatically refreshed. It now read: The Entire House. The wall speed slider began to move up on its own.
Leo lay on his bed, gasping for air, staring at the spot where his computer used to be. Then, a soft chime broke the silence. The monitor hummed in the dark bedroom
He didn't have time to think. He scrambled out of his chair. He leaped toward the wall, tucking his limbs, trying to mimic the classic "Hole in the Wall" game show pose. He dived headfirst through the star-shaped gap.
The wall didn't stop. It kept moving until it merged seamlessly into the opposite wall of his bedroom, vanishing as if it had never existed. He opened the Target dropdown
He looked down at his pocket. His smartphone was glowing. He pulled it up. On the screen, despite having no apps open, was the dark-mode interface with the neon blue sliders.