Another buzz. "Seriously, Leo. Delete it."
Leo’s phone buzzed. A text from an unknown number. "Don't download that. It's corrupted."
The progress bar jumped. 94%... 97%... 98%... Download Gi Joe Retaliation.mp4 High Quality
He ignored it. Sam always joked about the military monitoring everything. The download hit 89%.
Sam had shipped out to a real war zone six months ago. Before he left, he’d wiped his laptop clean, leaving behind only a single text file on the desktop. Inside, just one line: "Find the file. Watch it together when I'm back." Another buzz
He clicked Resume .
His hand hovered over the mouse. Then he looked at the photo pinned to his corkboard: him and Sam, age twelve and fourteen, holding cheap plastic machine guns, grinning like idiots in the backyard. A text from an unknown number
Sam smiled. "Told you we'd watch it together."