What if I could get into his systems myself? I sat on my bed, thinking through the options. I could try to hack into his systems myself without telling him. But that was risky. I didn't have my own laptop, and using the household computer would leave traces. Plus, if Rafael found out I'd been snooping around his business without permission, he wouldn’t take things easy with me.? Or I could tell him about my computer skills and offer to help. The second option scared me more, but it also made more sense. If I could convince Rafael to let me help with the hacker problem, I'd have legitimate access to his systems. I could gather information while pretending to help Rafael protect his business. This was the perfect solution. But would Rafael even listen to me? Would he trust someone like

