“This is insane,” he whispered.
The players on his screen stopped moving. All 22 of them turned their heads toward the camera. Their eyes were black voids.
The scoreboard flickered. Then, in blocky, retro font, it displayed one final line: PES 2019 NEW PREMIER LEAGUE SCOREBOARD UPDATE
He shrugged. “Neat feature.”
The rain intensified on screen. In the 63rd minute, Salah cut inside, curled a shot into the top corner. The ball rippled the net. Alex punched the air. Then the scoreboard morphed . “This is insane,” he whispered
The match loaded. Anfield loomed, grey and wet. Then the intro cutscene ended… and Alex sat up straight.
He looked at his real phone on the desk. “This is insane
But then it changed.