File: Hack_me.2.zip ... -

From the darkness of the hallway, he heard a sound—the unmistakable, digital "crunch" of a folder being opened.

He looked down. There was a new notification on his lock screen. File: hack_me.2.zip ...

Elias sat in the dark, gasping, the smell of ozone thick in the air. He reached for his phone to use the flashlight, his hands shaking so hard he almost dropped it. He clicked the light on. The monitor was destroyed. The room was empty. From the darkness of the hallway, he heard

The file hack_me.2.zip sat on Elias’s desktop like a digital dare. From the darkness of the hallway

Elias spun around. The doorway was empty. The hallway was dark.