I started checking the corners without even thinking about it.
I noticed damp areas that I had previously ignored.
The drain suddenly seemed much more interesting than it ever had before.
Even a small dark mark on the floor could make me stop and take a second look.
It was strange how quickly something so small could change the way I perceived an entire room.
The leech itself wasn’t enormous.
It wasn’t some terrifying creature from a horror movie.
But that wasn’t really the point.
What frightened me was the unexpectedness of it.
I had never considered that I might encounter something alive on my bathroom floor. I had assumed that the room was clean, controlled, and predictable.
Then, in the middle of an ordinary moment, something completely unexpected appeared.
And once your mind realizes that something can be there, it becomes difficult to stop looking for it.
