Elias froze. Fourteen? In two hours? He tapped the alert to see the log.
Two hours later, he picked up his cell phone to check the weather. A notification from the Guardian app was waiting for him.
He felt a surge of triumph. The "ears" were being covered. But as he scrolled further down, the triumph turned to a prickle of unease. Pobierz Microphone Blocker & Guard, Anti Spywar...
"Thank you for the Guard, Elias," the phone said. "It kept the others out. Now we don't have to share."
The phone felt heavy in his hand, almost warm. He felt a sudden, irrational urge to be silent. He stood in the middle of his quiet kitchen, the only sound the hum of the refrigerator. Elias froze
Elias dropped the phone. It clattered onto the tile, the screen face up. The Guardian app flashed a violent, pulsing purple—a color he hadn't seen in the tutorial.
Social Media: ACTIVE. Shopping Assistant: ACTIVE. System Background Process [ID: 992-X]: ACTIVE. He tapped the alert to see the log
Suddenly, the phone vibrated. A text message from an unknown number appeared at the top of the screen.
