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Her voice still sounded sad. “It’s just that I’m busy right now with something very important—but it’s a good thing.” We didn’t talk much, just enough to calm her down a bit. When I hung up, Lohan took the phone from my hand and started examining it. “What else does this magic little box do?” Finally, something had sparked his curiosity... “A lot of things!” I took the phone back and showed him how I unlocked it. “I use a passcode, but you can also unlock it with fingerprints so only registered users can access it.”

I'm not supposed to care what happens to her. My thumb hovers over the message. One swipe and it's gone. I look back at the screen. The threat stares back at me, ugly and real. Swipe. Hold. Delete. Just like that, it's gone.

What I want is the notification screen, which on most basic phones shows message previews before you unlock. I press the button again and let the screen sit at the lock screen, the display bright in the dim laundry room. One message preview. The notification hasn't been cleared. It's from a number with no name attached, just eleven digits, no contact saved. The preview shows the first line of the message before it cuts off. The next step depends on the board vote. Stand by and don't, That's where the preview ends. I read it twice. Then a third time. The next step depends on the board vote.

When I arrived at the house, I automatically entered my birthday as the door code. Error. I frowned and tried again. Still wrong. Thinking I had mistyped, I switched to fingerprint unlock. Access denied. My authorization had been removed.

she muttered loudly and threw her gaze to the table in search of her phone. “Williams, are you with my phone?” “Yes sir” he replied and ran out and handed the phone over to him. He swiped up the screen but a screen lock came up. He placed his finger on the fingerprint spot and the phone unlocked.

"Well. We can always do it. One two three four." I narrowed my gaze wondering if he thought Shawn was that stupid. He typed that in but there was no arrow to click enter. "Wait a second." He typed an additional one and the image shook left to right. Another pop up notification showed "Wrong Pin" boldly on the screen. That gives us a clue knowing it's a five numbered pin. "Do you know how many entries could go five times? There are thousands if not millions and since this is Android, I'm sure it has like twenty trials after waiting five seconds between each of them then after that I'm sure it'll wipe itself or something."

"Okay…" "Thank you." The second his fingers closed around it, he lifted the screen and held it directly in front of my face. The lock screen clicked and swiped open instantly. My jaw dropped. "Wait… how did you know how to do that?" He snorted, his shoulders shook with amusement. "Most girls use Face ID because it’s faster." "That’s not true," I countered, crossing my arms and puffing out my cheeks with a playful glare. "I actually use a password."

Inserting my credit card inside my black purse, resolving to get a bag at the store, I put on my black flip flops, open my door and leave. TBC

Then calmly and carefully I reached for the phone. There was a moment of hesitation after I picked it up, a small flash of doubt….a fear. What if the phone was locked? My heart clenched at the thought. If Gabriel had locked it, all this would’ve been for nothing. I took a deep breath, after then I closed my eyes for a moment, praying silently before pressing the power button. The screen lit up, and I swiped up, holding my breath. There was no password. No fingerprint. The phone was unlocked.

As she approached the stairway, a wave of dizziness came upon her which made her fall to the side. Thump! As she fell on the stairs, her pregnant belly slammed against the handrail which sent a wave of pain throughout her body. Shortly after that, she noticed a stream of transparent liquid flowing out from her lower body. Sylvia felt so weak that she felt like she was about to pass out. She held her breath and reached for the phone that had fallen onto the stairs. The phone had been set up with a fingerprint sensor lock. The moment she pressed her finger against the fingerprint sensor, the phone verified her identity and unlocked accordingly.