Screwed Up

VINCE, GENESIS, AND VERA sat closely together in a dark corner of the venue, away from the crowd. Vince had his laptop open which, fortunately, he brought with him tonight. His fingers were already flying over the keyboard as he worked on hacking into Aton’s phone.

Genesis was beside him and leaning in closely while Vera was peeking over their shoulders, trying to understand what they were doing.

Vince looked determined as he tapped on his keyboard, muttering to himself. Genesis gave him a supportive nod.

“Try using a basic bypass first,” Genesis suggested. “I doubt Aton would think to add extra security.”

“Good idea,” Vince replied, focusing hard. “Once I’m in, I’ll look for his messaging app. That’s probably where he’s hidden everything.”

Vera blinked, completely lost.

“Um…what am I supposed to do?” she asked, looking between them with wide eyes. She wasn’t sure how she could help but wanted to be useful.

Vince smiled at her. “Just be our lookout, okay? Let us know if anyone’s co