Stay Silent

Chapter 4 - Code Number One

Stephanie shuddered. "Creepy."

"That's usually how the deep web works. It's creepy." Said Nate over the computer.

"I know but- Ugh." Stephanie tightened up at the sight of the woman on the screen. "Oh my god she has no arms..." She mumbled to herself.

Matt shuddered. "Just... don't look at the pictures." Matt tried to look away, but Nate stopped him.

"You got to look for the codes. I can't see your screen." He said.

"I have an idea." Stephanie said, going over to the living room. She picked up a video camera as well as a cable. She hooked it up to the computer, and pointed the camera to the screen.

"Good idea. Nate, can you see the screen now?" Matt asked.

"One sec." They watched Nate click on a few things. "Yeah, I can see it. It's a little blurry, but it's there."

"Fantastic-"

"You still have to look too." Nate interrupted him.

"Great..." Matt hit his head on the desk out of frustration.

"Just look hard." Nate said. "You'll find something."

"Have you gotten to the red room before?" Asked Matt.

"No. I mean, I might explore the deep web once in a while, but I'm not that creepy." Nate said.

"Well, you did kidnap me once." Matt joked.

Suddenly, they heard Stephanie yelling. "I found one, I found one, please don't make me look again." She jumped around, looking disgusted and freaked out.

"Where?" Matt asked, looking at the screen. "I don't see it."

"Oh... I see it." Nate bit his lip.

"Where is it?" Matt asked.

"Under the picture. The creepy one." Nate pointed out.

"Which creepy one? All of them are- OH GOD I SEE IT!" Matt jumped up and joined Stephanie in her "dance."

"Write it down!" Nate told them, sounding a little frustrated.

"Right, right, right." Matt sat down and copied the code into notes. "One down..." Stephanie sat beside him. "7 more to go." She finished.

"This is going to be a long night." Said Nate.