Eliana

The noise was a sharp, metallic buzz, followed by an abrupt silence. The laptop of the boy at the table in front had suddenly shut down. Eliana looked up, irritated. But instead of seeing frustration, she saw him smile. A small, almost imperceptible smile, as he took a small screwdriver from his pocket. In that instant, Eliana's world, which had always been a set of predictable variables, found its first fascinating exception.