Playing With Fire by C J Hill

Author:C J Hill [Hill, C J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rally Point Press
Published: 2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

At one in the morning, Jesse was prying open Senator Ethington’s second-story window. Or trying to, anyway. It was almost impossible to get any leverage while hovering fifteen feet off the ground.

Jesse had practiced breaking and entering at camp, but he wasn’t an expert. The only reason Dr. B had chosen him for this job was his flying ability. It gave him easy access to the den, and he wouldn’t wake anyone with the sound of footsteps.

The window was being stubborn, though, and opening it was taking longer than he liked. He had to quell the urge to look over his shoulder to make sure none of the neighbors had come outside and noticed him.

It was one thing to break into a regular person’s house. It was another to break into a presidential candidate’s home, especially if your parents had contributed to his campaign.

If Jesse got caught, his mother would probably not post bail. He hoped that whatever was on Senator Ethington’s computer was worth the risk.

Into his neck mic, he spoke to Theo. “You’re sure everything is off?”

“The alarm system and the cameras are dead.”

“What about motion sensors?”

“He doesn’t have any.”

The latch finally gave, and Jesse slid the window open. Silence. No alarm went off, at least not that he could hear. He pushed aside the curtains and glided inside. The room was dark, but Jesse didn’t have a problem making out the shapes in front of him. The monitor sat on the desk, the CPU under it.

He floated over, turned on the computer, and inserted Theo’s flash drive into the port. Once the computer was booted up, the spyware would download in about ten seconds. When that happened, a light on the flash drive would blink twice, signaling the completed transfer. Booting up would be the longest part of the operation.

Jesse stood completely still, listening for sounds. Half a minute went by. A faint clicking came from down the hallway. Clicking.

And then he realized why Senator Ethington didn’t have motion detectors: he had a pet that would set them off.

A dog. Great. They’d checked the outside for animals, but not the inside.

Did Jesse have time to shut the door before the dog came this way? If the dog didn’t already know he was here, the noise of shutting the door might alert it.

He glanced at the screen. The computer had to be nearly done booting up.

A large Dalmatian paused in front of the door and sniffed the air. A moment later, it saw Jesse and let out an angry bark.

Jesse waited, watching the flash drive. He needed just a few more seconds.

The dog kept a wary distance, staying in the doorway, but continued barking and baring its teeth. The noise was going to wake the entire house.

Would it be better to grab the flash drive and flee or wait it out? The dog edged closer, growling, until it was only a few feet away.

Jesse was envisioning what his mugshot would look like, and wondered whether it would be splattered across the news, when the flash drive blinked twice.

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