... THE CODE IS READY!

Sam calls his boss to share the good news and is ordered to immediately return to the office in Portland. He tearfully tears himself away from Lyla’s bedside and drives straight back to the office, where some of the highest-ranking NSA officials are already assembled.

Sam’s malware swiftly gets executed on the Ukrainian terrorists’ babybots, and logs confirm that the babybots’ shutdown process has successfully been triggered. Mission completed! Sam’s phone starts ringing. It’s the hospital, and Sam feels a dash of hope as he picks up. “We’re so very sorry to have to tell you that your wife passed away a few minutes ago. The complications…” but the first sentence had already put Sam's mind into shock, and he couldn't take in the rest. As champagne and congrats start flowing, Sam feels nothing but regret and a cavernous emptiness inside. Was this God’s punishment?

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-The End-