Violation

Violation

“Check this out.” Henry pointed to a spot on the screen.

“I don’t see anything,” said George.

“It’s right there.” Henry poked the screen with his finger. “Right. There.”

“Nope. Not seeing anything.” George walked back to his desk.

“I tell you the signs are there, I’ve seen them. They’re watching us. They watch us every hour of every day, every night.”

“You have no proof. You’ve been looking at that screen non-stop for days; take a break.” George returned to his paperwork.

Suddenly a large face appeared on Henry’s screen. Henry screeched, jumped up, and ran to George.

“Stop watching us!” The voice called out then stopped. The face disappeared. The screen was now black.

“Who was that?” asked George. He stood with Henry. They both started backing up toward the office door.

“You’ve violated rule #95 of the Code,” said a voice again over the computer speakers.

“What code, what’s #95?” Henry asked George. He looked at his co-worker.

“Heck if I know. The bigger question should be who or what is telling us this, don’t you think?”

“We’re watching you. You’ve been violating the Code. We have proof.” Again the voice spoke over the computer.

“That’s it. I’m leaving.” George tried the door. Locked.

Henry tried, but the door stayed locked. “Where’s your key? Get it!”

“You violated rule #95 of the Code.” That voice again, it was louder, closer.

The men turned to find a person standing behind them. The person pointed at them with a laser. Instantly Henry and George were blinded.

“What the …”

“You were warned.”

“Tell us what we did wrong,” said Henry.

“We told you to stop watching us, back in 1958 when you launched that satellite.”

George and Henry had nothing to say in their defense.

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