ON THE WAY
SEEN
The school gates had just opened
students poured into the campus in groups, laughing and talking
but there is something else
kai
walked alone.
As usual
kai
but his eyes were searching for only one person
Ethan
Standing near the entrance, talking to his friends.
Ethan
Smiling and laughing
Ethan
Completely unaware that someone had memorized nearly everything about him
kai
Sat at a table near the window, not because he liked the view.
kai
Because from there he could see the basketball court.
kai
Where Ethan was practicing.
kai
Again and again pretended to read his book .
kai
But he hadn't turned a page in fifteen min.
oliver
You've been staring outside for ten minutes.
His friend shrugged and left.
Kai secretly sighed in relief.
The school was almost empty.
kai
Kai was returning a book to the library when he heard voices from the hallway
kai
He recognized one immediately
kai
Without thinking, he stepped behind a bookshelf.
kai
At least that's what he told himself
Ethan
I swear somebody keeps showing up wherever I go.
kai
Was Ethan talking about him ?
kai
That would be impossible.
Just like that another day in the cafeteria
The cafeteria was packed.
Every table was occupied.
Students were talking loudly
Someone else was trying to trade lunch.
Ethan
Ethan laughed and put his phone away.
Ethan
Then he spotted an empty chair.
Ethan
A seat across from a quiet boy sitting alone.
boy
The boy immediately looked up.
boy
The boy quickly looked back down at the food.
Ethan
But Ethan didn't think about it.
nick
He sat down beside ethan.
nick
Then glanced at the boy
kai
Kai felt his face heat up.
kai
Not because Ethan was being rude, he wasn't
An uncomfortable silence settled over the table.
author
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nick
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both ethan and kai get busy on their phone
But for kai, he silently eating his food.
kai
Kai looked at a folder on his laptop.
kai
Inside were hundreds of photos.
kai
School events, sports day, class pictures, nothing illegal and nothing stolen. Just years of observation.
kai
Every smile, every injury, every anchievement it's just not a observation, but it's called love 😄
kai
You looked at me today, and you know my name now. wow 😳 I
While other students spent the afternoon playing games, Kai spent his time breaking into the practice network and solving security challenges.
kai
One night, while exploring public company records, a familiar face appeared on his screen.
kai
A man standing beside reporters.
kai
"Business tycoon Alexander hart announces new expansion."
kai
Kai stared at the picture.
kai
Then in the smaller photo beside it.
kai
At first, Kai was only curious.
kai
Why would the son of one of the richest businessmen in the country attend an ordinary school?
kai
Why did nobody know who he really was?
kai
Curiosity became research.
kai
Research became hours.
kai
Kai knew more about ethan than anyone at school
kai
Kai sat in his bedroom
kai
Six monitors illuminated the dark room.
kai
Lines of code reflected in his eyes.
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ETHAN
The room looked less like a teenagers bedroom
And more like the control center of a small country.
kai
Kai sat in the middle of it all
One screen showed Ethan school website
Another showed HART corporations the latest business acquisition.
A third displayed cybersecurity alerts from around the world
Thousands of moving parts.
kai
And Kai knew exactly where every piece belonged
kai
Laughing with his friends
kai
Taken earlier that day
kai
Kai stared at it for a few seconds
kai
"Ethan isn't the goal. "
kai
His voice was barely above a whisper
On the largest monitor appeared a photograph
CEO, billionaire, feared businessman.
Most people saw a powerful businessman. Kai saw a challenge.
Because alexander hart respected only two think
And kai intended to become impossible to ignore
HART CORPORATION security update completed
The update existed because of him.
The company's newest cybersecurity system existed because of him.
The vulnerabilities they fixed existed because he found them first
And Alexander hart still didn't know his real name
kai
Walking slowly between the glowing monitors.
kai
One screen displayed a digital chessboard.
kai
His eye drifted towards Alexander hart photo.
kai
And finally back to the board.
kai
Most people thought winning was about making the strongest move.
kai
Winning was making someone walk exactly where you wanted them to walk ...
kai
His eyes scanned the first line.
kai
The kind that never reached his eyes
kai
On the dark monitor, his reflection stared back at him
kai
Not excited, not surprised
kai
The game had begun years ago
kai
Include ethan my love 😘
Ethan
He walked through the crowd like he owned the place without trying to
Because he never chased attention
nick
You are so popular man
liam
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author
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