My smart-home sensors are tracking something I can’t see.
I’ve lived in this place for two years and never had a single issue until I installed those Ring motion sensors last week. It started off small. I’d be sitting on the couch and my phone would buzz: “Motion detected in the hallway.” I’d look up, and the hallway would be empty. I just figured it was a bug or maybe the AC moving the curtains. I even checked for mice, but found nothing. But last night was different.
I was laying in bed around 1:30 AM when my phone vibrated on the nightstand. I checked the notification.
“Motion detected in the kitchen.”
I froze. I live alone. I listened as hard as I could, but the apartment was dead silent. Then, ten seconds later, another buzz: “Motion detected in the living room.”
Then: “Motion detected in the bedroom hallway.”
Whatever it was, it was moving toward my door, one room at a time. I stared at the gap under my bedroom door, waiting to see a shadow or hear a floorboard creak. Nothing. Just that heavy, ringing silence.
Then my phone buzzed one last time. I looked down at the screen and I swear my heart stopped.
“Motion detected 3 feet away.”
I stared at the corner of my room. I don't see anything, but the sensor light is glowing solid red, and it hasn't turned off for five minutes.
I think it's standing right over me.