She didn’t wait. She found the hidden chat feature in the app—tiny text: “¿Problemas con tu tarjeta?” —and typed furiously:

“We have detected a possible fraudulent charge of €1.99 from ‘GLITCHMARKET.LTD.’ Was this you?”

Ana handed him a crumpled €50 note she’d hidden in her sock—emergency cash she almost forgot existed. He gave her change, annoyed.

She did.

She clicked “Unblock” in the app. The button grayed out. Then: