"You'll lose saved Wi-Fi passwords. That's all. It's like clearing your throat, not your lungs. Just do it."
The laptop restarted. The login screen appeared. Her hands trembled as she typed her password.
The desktop loaded. She looked at the taskbar.
Her heart began its familiar race. She restarted the router. Nothing. She rebooted her laptop. Nothing. She watched her phone work perfectly on the same network—fast, streaming a cat video—while her laptop sat there, locked in digital silence.
She opened her browser. The upload page loaded instantly. She dragged her thesis file into the window. 248 pages. 56 renderings. Upload complete at 11:58 PM.