The contract for v1.9.2a had new clauses: Clause 7: Do not attempt to remove the yellow blanket. Clause 12: If the Baby levitates, sing the lullaby from page 4—not page 3. Clause 19: The yellow crayon is not a toy.
The drawn door swung open.
The house was small, Victorian, with a nursery that seemed larger inside than the building’s exterior allowed. On the crib’s mobile, instead of plastic stars or moons, tiny hourglasses spun silently. And in the crib: Him.