“Email?” Leo would reply, already knowing the answer.
Nothing happened for ten seconds. Then, a tiny radar icon appeared in his system tray. It pulsed once. Twice. Then it screamed —a high-frequency chirp that made his teeth ache. On his screen, a new window materialized. It was stark, utilitarian, black and white. But in the center, a familiar waveform pulsed.
From: Maya’s iPhone
It was an AirDrop request.
“How did you…?” she whispered.
Below the photo, a second text file appeared: “I was going to tell you tonight. But I got scared. Come to bed?”