Page 43 of Hunter's Hidden Camera
The guy looks Oscar up and down. Finally, he says, “Okay.” He turns back to the phone.
Oscar and I hurry down a hallway, keeping a safe distance from Heavy Metal Dude. He turns another corner. We take a peek and see him going into a room near the end of the hall. After he closes his door, we walk towards his room. We discover that, after his room, there is one more room in this hallway. This room must be Nash’s room.
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Dorm
Oscar and I stand here, staring at Nash’s closed door. At this point, I have no idea what the best move is.
“What now?” Oscar whispers.
I shrug. “We need to find out if Nash is here.”
To the right of Nash’s door is a different kind of door, one that leads into the stairwell. I tell Oscar that I plan to knock on my brother’s door, and we’ll hide in the stairwell to see if Nash says anything or comes out of his room. Oscar nods.
I knock loudly on Nash’s door three times. Oscar and I rush through the side door and into the stairwell, leaving this door slightly open so that we can hear. Nothing. Nash doesn’t say anything. Nash doesn’t come out.
I extend my arm back into the hallway, knock three more times, and pull my arm away. Still nothing.
“I don’t think he’s here,” I say.
“So how do we get in?” asks Oscar. “I don’t pick locks, dude.”
“I mean, I don’t either. Maybe he leaves his door unlocked?”
I step back into the hallway, slowly turn the doorknob, and push. It’s definitely locked.
Oscar says, “I bet I can get his window open from the outside though.”
“I don’t know about that.”
“We’re on the first floor. So I can go outside, open the window, climb through it, and let you in. It’s too noticeable if we’re both out there busting in. If it’s just me, I can be quick.”
I shake my head. “I’m not sure, Oscar.”
“Ain’t too many people on the street right now. I can do it. And people who are, they’re all on their phones anyway.”
“It’s broad daylight,” I say.
“Yeah, but if what you’re saying about your brother is true, every moment counts, bro. We can’t be sitting on our asses until the sun goes down.”
I consider all our options. I give Oscar the go ahead.
I hide back in the stairwell, and Oscar heads up the hallway to get outside. I wait.
I’m super nervous, mostly because Oscar is doing something shady and I’m not around to watch him, to supervise him, to make sure he doesn’t get caught. I wait.
Maybe I should go outside and at least be the lookout person for him. I wait.
Yes, I have to help him outside. That’s what I have to do.
I emerge from the stairwell, and I’m on the move. But before I can get too far, I hear a door behind me open. I turn around.
Oscar is peeking his head out of Nash’s room. He gestures with his hand for me to quickly come in. I do. Once I’m inside, Oscar closes the door and locks it.
It’s so dark in here because the blinds are drawn. My eyes are adjusting.
Some light does get through one of the misaligned slats in the blinds, so I manage to see some stuff. There’s what looks like broken glass on the desk, which sits right below the window where Oscar came in.
