Determined to catch whatever was happening, Melanie pulled a tall stepladder out of the garage, along with a roll of heavy-duty black mounting tape and a wide-angle camera she typically used for home security tests.
Carefully positioning the ladder near the foot of her bed, she mounted the camera lens high up on her bedroom ceiling. The wide angle captured the entire mattress, the nightstands, and the bedroom doorway leading out into the dark hallway. That evening, after double-checking every lock in the house and ensuring the stove was completely cold, she set the camera to record in high-definition night-vision infrared mode.
She laid her head on the pillow beneath the subtle, glowing red ring of the ceiling lens, waiting in the pitch-black room for the night to reveal its secrets. Her pulse raced, but she was finally ready to face whatever truth the morning would bring.