The phone's camera light flickered once, twice, and then stayed on, pointed directly at his face.
He let out a long, shaky breath, leaning back in his chair. "Just a trick," he muttered, trying to convince himself. "Just high-end AR or a projection." Then, his phone vibrated. File: hack_me.2.zip ...
Suddenly, the monitor's glass began to ripple like water. A gray, pixelated hand pressed against the inside of the screen, the plastic casing of the monitor groaning under the pressure. The "File" wasn't a program. It was a bridge. The phone's camera light flickered once, twice, and
