I found a flash drive in a regular sausage: at first I thought the flash drive had accidentally ended up in the food until I checked its contents.

At first, I thought it was a bit of metal or plastic. But when I carefully pried it out, my stomach turned and it was a  flash drive, an ordinary  USB stick, covered in bits of  sausage. The thought made me sick. I had already eaten from this package! How on earth could a flash drive end up inside a factory-sealed sausage?

Disgust gave way to curiosity.
I plugged the flash drive into my computer, not really knowing what to expect—and what I saw made my skin crawl. There was only one folder on it, titled “OPEN ME.” Inside, just a single image: a photo of a man staring straight into the camera, laughing.

I dropped the mouse and just sat there, gazing at the screen, a chill creeping up my spine. Maybe it was someone’s idea of a twisted prank but who would go so far as to hide a flash drive inside food?

Now I’m torn between calling the police to investigate or just tossing the whole thing out and trying to forget it ever happened. Either way, I know one thing for sure and I’ll never look at store-bought sausage the same way again.