第13部分(第4/7 頁)

t’s　a　mess。”　Vanessa　pushed　open　the　door　to　Dan’s　room　and　kicked　a　pile　of　dirty　laundry　away。　She　awkwardly　stuck　her　hands　in　the　pockets　of　her　skirt。　Dan’s　bags　from　Evergreen　were　stacked　against　the　wall；　and　the　bed　hadn’t　been　made。　She　knew　she　should　feel　weird　about　having　Hollis　in　the　apartment；　but　it　was　really　hard　to　think　about　Dan　when　she　could　sense　Hollis’s　eyes　on　her；　watching　her　every　move。

“I　like　it　here。　You　saw　my　apartment；　and　that　was　before　plete　party　carnage。　I’m　twenty…five　and　I　live　in　a　shithole。”　Hollis　busied　himself　with　attaching　the　camera　cables　to　the　puter；　then　sat　on　the　edge　of　the　bed　expectantly。　He　took　off　his　hat　and　ran　a　hand　through　his　thick　jet…black　hair。

“Okay；”　Vanessa　muttered；　pressing　play。　She　took　a　seat　on　the　floor；　as　far　away　from　Hollis　as　possible。　The　screen　sprang　to　life；　panning　out　from　a　MetroCard　stuck　to　the　floor　of　the　subway　car　to　a　homeless　man　on　the　plastic　orange　seats；　surrounded　by　all　of　his　belongings；　peacefully　reading　a　book。

Next；　the　camera　zoomed　wildly；　capturing　the　faces　of　people　as　they　were　rushing　to　the　subway。　Hollis　sat　up。　“This　is　my　favorite　part。”

“Really？”　Vanessa　asked；　flattered。　He’d　critiqued　her　work　before；　but　this　felt　so　much　more　personal。

The　bedroom　setting　can　have　that　effect。

“Yeah。　But　sometimes　you’re　so　removed。　I　just　want　to　know　more　about　your　subjects。　Why　you　chose　them。　Who　they　are；”　Hollis　mused　as　the　camera　jump…cut　from　an　old　lady　feeding　pigeons　in　Union　Square　to　a　group　of　revelers　spilling　out　from　the　subway。

Vanessa　continued　to　watch　as　the　camera　shakily　followed　two　girls　wearing　matching　silver　sequined　dresses　trip　up　the　First　Avenue　L　station　stairs。　From　their　b