TONIGHT

Xavier stared down at the laptop screen on his lap. His eyes burned from not sleeping all night but that wasn’t enough to slow him down.

His fingers danced across the keyboard at a speed that one could only achieve from years of practice and skills, Monty, his cousin, stood in front of him with a solemn expression, like he always had.

“We don’t have to go to that event today, you should stay—”

“—I am not staying home tonight,” Xavier said, interrupting Monty’s words.

Sure he felt better whenever the man opened his mouth to speak willingly but as always, their opinions will always differ.

“We do not know what moves the Delgados will make tonight, we will all be in public, in an open space, Xavier,” Monty’s eyes narrowed, “Vulnerable in every way,” He finished.

Xavier shook his head and added the last characters to the codes he’d been working on since the day before.

“We will not be vulnerable, you’re only saying that because you think I can not handle it,” Xavier takes off his gl