Adam walks through the Oval carrying Barbie’s laptop. It is indeed crowded with students sitting, eating, walking, talking and enjoying the beautiful weather.
Adam stops, and starts slowly scanning the sea of humanity. She said she’ would be here. As his eyes travel from group to group, always looking for the brightest blondes, he simply can not see Barbie anywhere.
It is a poser. She said she would meet him here. But it is so crowded. Her cellphone must be switched off. He has already used the cafeteria pay phone to leave messages on her voice mail, so she must know he is trying to find her.
He starts to walk along the path, careful not to trip over students or gear spread out along the way. Adam carefully checks every blonde girl, but there is no sign.
He is getting some funny looks when he makes the circuit fruitlessly a second time.
But now at least he is sure she is not here. He knows Barbie is pre-med, but he has no idea of her schedule. They have no overlapping classes. He doubts the registrar will give out her information.
He knows she does not live on campus so there is no point checking the residences. Wait a minute. He has her computer. He came where she told him to come. He’s searched diligently, and she is just not here.
But she will need the laptop for just about everything.
He smiles as he pictures her making pencil notes in a lecture hall where everyone else is using a laptop.
Barbie will want her computer back. She will come looking for him.
Having a woman like Barbie looking for him, searching him out, asking people if they know where he is, would be good.
Act natural, don’t deviate from normal. Stay in character. Go to the library.
Let her find him. Adam smiles. It is just what his brother would do.
