MAZE
by Nichole HainesPublish: Apr 23, 2020Science Fiction Book Overview
There was no way he could convince anyone that he did not try to kill the president and he had given up on trying to tell anyone his story but he knew that he had to come clean with her.“Yes and no,” James replied.“Don’t worry I’m not going to report you,” she said as she placed the eye scanner away. “I’m Arnold and I understand why Raymond would tell you to find me.”James was not sure whether to be worried or relieved that she was not going to report him. Arnold sat down and asked what brought him to her place.“I’m trying to prove my innocence and I need cash and other things.”This was entirely new territory to James but it seemed that Arnold was not new to it as she listened to him before she said.“How much do you have in your account?”“Around eight hundred thousand dollars or so,” James replied.It was clear that Arnold was giving him more of her interest now that she heard how much he had in his frozen account. She whistled as she went to.the next room and brought out a book and placed it in front of him.“That is our subscription so decide on what you want and we would get started.”The book had details about the services that Arnold offered most of which James could not actually believe truly existed. He had a hard time deciding on which to settle on but in the end, he decided that the premium package would be the one he would go for.“Let me take the premium then,” James said.At the mention of premium, Arnold’s eyes lit up and she licked her lips either out of amusement or greed but James was not interested in which.“The premium would cost you at the start a grand then about half a grand later on.”Getting help for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars was no small fit but then it was not like he had access to the money she was talking about. James nodded and Arnold asked for his bank details. Not sure what she plans to do though, James gave it to her and watched as she started working on her computer interface. She asked for his thumbprint which James did and then she told him that she had withdrawn three hundred thousand dollars from his account.“How did you do that?” James asked.“Trade secret you have no need to know that.”The thought of how he was going to pay her had been on James’ mind but it seems like now it does not matter or at least that is what he likes to think.“So tell me soldier boy what do you want?” Arnold said as she started to smoke.The fact that the Maze was a virtual reality did not stop some things from existing and one of them were vices. James cleared his throat and told her that he would like to clear his name from the charge he was accused of. Arnold frowned and asked him if he did not commit the crime in the first place.“No, I didn’t try to kill the president. There is no sane reason for me too.”Arnold looked at James one more time trying to determine if he was saying the truth or not then she turned back to her computer interface and started searching. Several names and faces popped on and off the interface with James recognizing a few though most were of people he had never seen before.“All right James. If you are sure that you didn’t try to kill the president then that means something else happenedJames moved closer to her and realized that these were the pictures he was shown when he was accused of trying to kill the president. Arnold had gotten them easily as if they were easily accessible something that he knows was not possible.“Yes I would like to find out what truly happened then,” James replied. “How were you able to get these pictures?”“Trade secret James,” She said again which made James wondered how many trade secrets she has.There was no doubt that Arnold belonged to the hackers cycle something that James had only heard rumors about. She continued working on the interface while James watched waiting for her next instructions.“Move closer,” Arnold said suddenly.