Those Five Words

34.

Chapter 34

Max POV

I'm sitting in my office when Lauren comes running in. I don't remember ever having Lauren in my office before. She usually deals with Four.

"Max, I'm in trouble I've made a terrible mistake," she says.

I look up and see she has tears coming down her face. Lauren has always been one of the toughest women I know. That is why she is so good at training the Dauntless-born initiates.

"Lauren what seems to be the problem?" I ask.

"I did something really stupid last night and I think it may compromise our security system," she says.

"Tell me what happened," I say.

"I got hammered last night. I was in Dauntless Nights with some girlfriends and Eric came in. He started buying me drinks and well I took him back to my place. When I woke up this morning he was gone. Thank goodness. But so was my security pass and it looks like he has gone through my files and found my password as well."

"You keep your password written down?"

"Not my everyday password but the password I have for the secure files yes. I don't have to use it that often and so I keep it written down. Now with all the security upgrades and the fact that we are changing our passwords once a month I needed to write it down."

"Okay, I am going to have Four take you off the system temporarily. I want to see what Eric is up to. I need to catch him in the act. Don't tell anyone about this. I want Eric to think he has gotten away with this. Do you understand?" She nods.

"I will have Four give you some other type of log in, I don't know how it all works, he will fix it up for you and let you know what it is about. That way you can enter all your initiates' results. Now I want you to keep a low profile for a few days. I will help Four out with simulations. I won't need you back until we are ready for the initiates to go through your fear landscape, ok?"

"Thanks Max. I am so sorry," she says.

"Don't worry about it. We have all done stupid crap while we have been drunk. I don't know what is more embarrassing, the fact you took Eric home or that he stole your security pass."

-.-

I walk down to the control room to see Gus. I am going to need to put an alert out on Laurens' security card and I need to know that the cameras are working outside the server room.

"Gus," I say as I enter the control room.

"Max, good to see you. What do you need?"

"I need you to put an alert on a security card. I need to know if and when it is used. I will need you to send alerts to myself, the four other leaders and also to the head of security. I also need you to make sure that the cameras are working in and around the server room. I also need you to have those cameras continuing recording what is going on. It is extremely important," I say.

"Not a problem. I can have that all done for you," he says.

"Now are we able to track a member while they are in the compound?"