The Walls are Closing In

Nina sat in her room staring at her feet, while Alex pulled out some food that he had purchased on the way to her dorm room. The young hacker whose extraordinary skills allowed her to evade the Cartels, despite ruthlessly hacking into their systems and aiding Alex in their downfall, was now all but helpless as she sat in a state of total anxiety.

For starters, Nina was not what one might call a people person. Her only friends were online, and she had never allowed a boy into her room before. For a man to be sitting in her room, across from her while pulling out food, which he intended to share with her. It was both an alien and honestly terrifying situation.

Alex, of course, was all too aware of the girl's introverted and was quick to force a conversation.

"I honestly don't know what you like. So I got a little bit of everything. Do you have any allergies I should be aware of?'