As soon as they watched the last frame, the screen flickered. Without warning, all the videos began to delete themselves.
Ray and the others scrambled to stop it, clicking frantically, trying to open other files, but the system was unyielding. The more they tried to recover, the more files disappeared.
Slowly, the folders began vanishing. With every new one they opened, it was like the folder itself was being erased before their eyes.
Then, as they reached the final file—
Boom!
The laptop exploded. A burst of fire shot up, and Ray instinctively took a step back, his eyes wide with shock. The flames erupted, spreading quickly, and the acrid smell of smoke filled the air.
Without thinking, Jay grabbed a nearby glass of water and hurled it at the burning laptop.
But instead of dousing the flames, the water only made the fire grow more intense, the heat swelling higher.
They stood frozen, stunned by the unexpected turn of events.
