His fingers flew from key to key. The computer fan blared as the processor crunched under the weight of the program. He smiled as he handled the last few item on the checklist. This had been a long time coming. His stomach felt as if something was fluttering around inside it. It didn’t seem real. He pressed send. That was it. He had waiting 2 years for this moment and finally it was live.…

The napkin tore as he wiped the sweat from his face. It was no use. He had tried and tried, what seemed like thousands of scenarios, not one of which had responded with the four letter word he was looking for. His mind raced as he feverishly checked and rechecked his calculations. No, they seemed right. This should work. What had he done wrong? A little voice in the back of his head told him he hadn’t done anything wrong.…