Chapter Eleven
Ben checked the scanners for a third time. He glanced behind himself to make sure no one else was peeking over his shoulder. Taking a deep breath, he checked the computer, refreshing it for a third time. The scanners didn’t change. He opened up the image files and glanced through them. Everything appeared blurry, so the images were a bit hard to decipher, but the blurred, far away images didn’t settle his mind. They only increased his fears.
“Is everything all right?” Ned asked from the seat behind him.
Ben closed the images on the screen and went back to the text.
“Yeah. Everything’s hunky dory.”
Ned furrowed his brows, but he didn’t say anything. He pushed up his glasses and readjusted himself in his seat.
“Landing in less than a minute,” Ben said. “Make sure your se
