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My brother actually laughed at dinner and said, ‘I sold that useless laptop of yours for five hundred bucks. Finally got rid of your junk.’ My cousins cheered him on. Then he added, almost proudly, ‘Already handed it off to the buyer.’ I got up, stepped outside, and called my supervisor. By the time I made the report, the FBI cyber team was already tracking the device…

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mail. Limit routine. Update personal accounts. Notify building management discreetly. Consider relocation.

Relocation.

For years that apartment had been the one place where family judgment stopped at the door. Small? Yes. Plain? Absolutely. But mine. The plant on the sill nobody overwatered. The books in the order I wanted them. The lamp by the couch continue reading …

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