#Chapter 212: In the Archives

Audrey The security office at Brooks Designs was dimly lit this late at night, the city block outside quiet and empty. It was almost surreal being back here; I hadn’t come here since last summer, when I was interning here. As Edwin and I stepped inside, the security guard behind the front desk jerked awake, nearly knocking over his lukewarm coffee in his haste to stand up. “O-Oh! Mr. Brooks…” he stammered, his face flushing red. “What brings you here at this hour?” Edwin didn’t even bat an eye at the guard’s obvious embarrassment. “We need to see some CCTV footage from the design department. From last summer.” The guard’s face fell slightly. “Ah, I’m sorry sir, but we archive our footage every six months to save disk space. Anything from last summer would be down in the basement archives by now.” “Can you take us there?” I asked. “We really need to see the footage.” The guard nodded quickly, his keys jangling as he fumbled for the ring at his h