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“Anna, hi, what can I do for you?” Ajax’s shy voice comes down the phone.
He sounds unsure why I’m calling him.
“Hey Ajax, I was wondering if you could use your hacker powers for me and get me access to some of the cameras around town?”
“Uh, I’m sure I could. Just to be clear that’s illegal but if you want me to, I can. Can I ask why?”
I don’t want to tell him about the stalker but I can be broad.
“I need a quick way to see around town and find something. I figured this would be better than trying to do it in person.”
He laughs and it’s a relief. “You’re right this will be easier. I’ll send you a link within the hour that will connect you to some of the cameras around town. I won’t be able to get all of them but it should be enough.”
I fist pump the air. I am a genius and so lucky my best friend has the best mates.
“You are incredible Ajax! Thank you for your help.”
“No problem.”
The call ends and I sit back in my bed with my laptop open. I’m waiting for his link with bated breath.
Forty-five minutes later an email comes through with a link. I open it quickly and see what an amazing job he did.
I can cycle through multiple cameras seeing spots all over Brickstone’s campus and the surrounding area. I feel powerful with this much access.
I don’t see the car I’m looking for but I didn’t expect to get lucky right away. I’m going to keep checking these feeds until we have a lead.
I bring my laptop downstairs and find Aksel, Rion, and Griffyn sitting in the kitchen eating. They’re sitting in awkward silence.
These three don’t vibe that well with each other but at least they’re sitting here without fighting.
Griffyn perks up immediately. “Hey, Vixen.”
The others turn to me too like a beacon.
“Hey guys, what are you up to?” I ask.
There are shrugs and noncommittal noises like they don’t want to admit they were all sitting here in silence even though I witnessed it.
“Well, I have good news. I thought of a way to help us find the car and executed it.”
“You did it without telling us?” Aksel asks.
“I wanted to see if it would work and I had the resources to do it so I did,” I say.
Felix joins us and hugs me. He leans against the counter but stiffens when he sees Griffyn.
“What’s on your neck?” Felix asks.
He leans in and looks at Griffyn’s new tattoo.
“New ink.”
“Holy shit, you got a tattoo for Anna?” Felix asks.
Aksel moves closer and looks too.
“Fuck yes I did and she was very happy about it. Trust me.”
