He smiled. Then he closed the laptop and whispered, “Told you so.”
He never set that. He never typed his brother’s name. The USB had never been in any other computer.
On December 14th, 3:17 AM, Leo had finally beaten the final boss of Devil Within. The one Mark always bragged about conquering. He’d saved the data, feeling a hollow victory. Then he’d shut the laptop and cried, face buried in a pillow, because no one was there to say, “Told you so.”
Leo hadn’t played it for fun that night. He’d played it because Mark used to sit beside him, snatching the controller mid-combo, yelling, “You’re mashing! Brains, Leo, use your brains!” Then he’d laugh, ruffle Leo’s hair, and beat the boss on the first try.