E-Boy by Anh Do & Chris Wahl

Author:Anh Do & Chris Wahl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2020-01-27T00:00:00+00:00

He knew that online bookmakers were offering odds on which party would win the election. All Ethan had to do was hack into the high-tech polling data centre on voting day and then, when he knew who was going to win, place as big a bet as he could just before the bookies closed.

That way the money would be easy to explain! His parents would never encourage gambling with the last of their savings, of course, but they wouldn’t have to know about it until after Ethan was successful!

On the day of the election, a couple of hours before polling closed, Ethan sat down in front of his computer.

He created an account with the bookies, then transferred his parents’ savings into it. He then hacked into the polling data centre, being even more careful than usual – he didn’t want to blow his cover at the last minute! As he watched the votes flowing in from all over the country, he felt like a tightrope walker with twelve legs, each one on a different tightrope.

It appeared there was going to be a landslide victory for the People’s Coalition. Ethan was relieved. Even with his vague grasp of politics, he knew that Citizens United had been in power for far too long, and had grown arrogant and even a little scary. It was time for change.

However, Ethan couldn’t allow himself to become distracted by personal preference. The tides could always turn at the last moment. He had to remain vigilant – his family’s future was on the line.

At 5 p.m., the bookies would close. A couple of minutes out, Ethan checked the data centre again. There were already enough votes for the People’s Coalition to win, even if every remaining vote was for the Citizens. He couldn’t believe it! Even though his consciousness was travelling the internet, he could still feel his heart thumping. The odds were fantastic – 8 to 1! His parents would be saved.

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