Pete Hodges groped about the dormitory room in the dim half-light of early morning, found his rain slicker and donned it. He raised a finger to his lips for silence, then whispered, “Are you ready?”
When his roommate nodded eagerly, Pete opened the door and peered out into the hall. The blue night lights cast his crouching shadow back into the room. The hall was silent, deserted. Pete waited only for a moment, looking carefully in both directions, listening to the rain drumming incessantly on the hall window. After that, he stepped out into the hall, aware that Garr MacDougal’s tall, lanky form followed him.
Together, they reached the far end of the hall. They looked anxiously down the escalator well. “Hear anything?” Garr wanted to know.
Pete shook his head. “No. Come on —”
The two ro
