Hiding

I suddenly found myself hiding from someone(s) in someone else's apartment. Those searching for me either wanted to kill me or was just seeking information they thought I had. I was in some sort of small closet/storage area, laying on a metal wire rack shelf. There was a shelf below me & one above. I was hiding behind an assortment of things. The door was a roll-up type that was open just then. The person who allowed me to hide there was gone, but his roommate walked in. I tried to stay silent. He sat down at a desk on which was a computer. He worked at the computer for only minute. I debated crawling out & announcing my presence. He got up just then and walked to the closet/storage area and rummaged around for something. I thought for sure he would see me, and I began to squirm just a little in the small hope that he would notice me, realize I was there but I did not want to frighten him.

He never noticed me. I found what he was looking for and rolled down the door. I was afraid he would lock it, much like one does for the roll-up door for a box truck or actual storage unit. I quickly crawled to the door, started banging on it and shouting for the guy to open the door. At first nothing happened. I kept banging & shouting. He finally opened the door & looked at me. I explained that I was hiding from someone who was searching for me. He just looked at me & shook his head. I finally realized he was deaf. Because I know some sign language, I tried telling him in ASL who I was and why I was there. Unfortunately for me, there were words I could not remember the signs for. I kept making the sign for "it has slipped my mind" and then I would fingerspell the word. He would nod & show me the appropriate sign.

He offered to take me somewhere else and I crawled out of the closet.

I know there is more to the dream, but I can not for the life of me remember the rest. Just something about sitting on a couch between other people and listening to their conversations. They would ask me something and every time I tried to speak my words came out wrong or not at all.

I eventually woke up.