Running Through The Garden

A Bug

  "A bug?"

   Stevie raised her eyebrow in confusion, Lindsey looking back at her just as confused. He turned his back, pacing as he talked on the phone with Mike.

  "What do you mean a bug?"

   "We checked her security set up, all over. Somebody hacked in to her lap top and has been watching her through the webcam."

   Lindsey felt his stomach churn, glancing over at Stevie. She was starring at him expectantly, having to turn away so he didn't have to look at her.

  "Do you know how long it's been broken in to?"

  "No, but if they got in to her webcam there's no doubt they got in to the whole system. Her browser history, email, contacts, you name it."

   "Shit."

   "Lindsey there's one more thing."

   Lindsey felt his heart drop to the pit of his stomach, already knowing he was going to dread what Mike had to say. "What is it?"

   "Has she checked her email lately?"

   Lindsey frowned, pulling the phone from his ear, turning towards Stevie. "Have you checked your email recently?"

  Stevie shook her head, confused. "I never check it, Karen prints out all the important ones I need to see."

    He put the phone back to his ear, shaking his head. "No, she hasn't."

   "Whoever this is, they didn't shut down her security system, they took control of it."

   His frown grew. "What do you mean?"

   "Lindsey there's videos of her and that Henley guy, all from her own security footage sent from a different email. I tried finding the source but they've got so many different access codes lined around it it's near impossible."

  "What do you mean videos?"

  Stevie frowned, listening to one side of the conversation, watching as Lindsey looked like he were about to be sick.

   "Yeah, I'll keep you updated, alright thank you."

  He hung up, letting out a heavy sigh, he turned towards Stevie. She was starring up at him, tears already forming in her eyes.

   "What is it?"

   He let out a heavy sigh. "They got a hold of everything in your laptop, email, photos, browser history, all of that."

  Stevie felt a pain in her chest, her body shaking. "What else?" She knew there was more.

    He debated wether he should tell her the last part, biting the bullet. "Whoever this is managed to hack in to your security cameras, and they've been streaming it through their own personal device."

   Stevie felt like she were going to be sick. "They've been watching me?"

     Lindsey nodded. "Stevie have you checked your email at all?"

    She shook her head, Lindsey sighing.

   "They have videos of you and Don."