*An apartment building*
Slow breeze was wafting through the windows of a small apartment in the building and gently brushing the curtains to give the world a glimpse of what was happening inside.
With each flutter of the curtains we see a study table. Sleek Alien head logo pulsing with light can be seen on top of the table proped up on a heat stand. Soft hums of fans to cool the laptop from frying itself can be heard accompanied by a rhythmic breath of someone.
*Inside the apartment*
Seated with legs proped against the arms of the chair seeking comfort is man, looking tired yet steady, brown eyes focused, slightly long black hair curled at the end unkempt but soft, broad shoulders slouched with exhaustion, and jaws tightened around his bearded face.
"Sigh..., When is the render going to finish?"
"Man the client is gonna pay even less now."
The man lamented as he was having a stare down with the screen as if him lookimg away can cause the progress to drop.
*The Man's POV*
"I bought you to help me in the work mate, not to be a substitute to the heater..."
Teying to shrug off the stiffness he twisted his body in the stiff chair to seek comfort for his tired body while complaining to his laptop.
"God, why are always giving me reason to give up bruh, can't you see that I am unmotivated as it is?"
The man lamented of his circumstances to the one above all. But nothing except the hum of an over compensating fans on the laptop was the reply he got.
'I am gonna cancel this, can't skip on actual work that I have now can I...'
Thought the man while inching his fingers towards the mouse.
"Huh?"
Interepted by a screeching noice from the screen of the laptop while it was rendering a black frame, he shouted.
"What in the!!!"
Clicking whatever hockeys known to him, he tried to stop the only piece of tech that provided him actual sustainability from getting wrecked.
"/2&@(@>#&"
"Fk.... it's not working...."
"Why the shit would a blank frame overdraw the drives, dammit."
"Damn... let's see if force shutting it off will work."
Saying that he long pressed the power button to forcefully shut the laptop off.
"Phew.. off you go my hard work... It was nice while it lasted."
[Frustrating as it is. Life is still shit. Move on is the best option. Until something inevitable happens....]
"Hey... you... can't...."
Someone's voice, commanding but strained was heard from the laptop, then suddenly sounds that are not supposed to come from a shutting down computer came through the speakers accompanied by the same black screen that was causing the problem.
It started to suck the light from the surrounding as if it was a black hole and shadows started inching towards the man.
Spooked, the man jumped back, stumbling to move about as the chair blocked his way back.
"What in the 7 Eleven is this!!"
Accompanying a sudden suction from screen, the man could only silently feel himself be drained from body towards the screen
'What did I....'