Be forewarned: this chapter is short.
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Chapter 5: Uneventful at the Library
I could barely conceal my excitement. Today was Wednesday. None of us had homework, and it was a pretty decent day to go to the library.
Well, more than just decent, apparently.
We were on our way right now, and I could not get the newspaper article off my mind.
By the time we had arrived, I was already deep in thought.
Astoria, 1966… Astoria, 1966… Which month was it? Which issue? My mind lingered on that thought. The truth was, I didn't know. The dream hadn't told me. Well, I guess I'll just have to look through them all.
I instantly started looking for the box that I hadn't been able to get out of my mind lately. Astoria 1966… Astoria 1966…
My eyes fell upon the box, on a higher shelf with the earlier records.
I pulled over a stool and grabbed the box, being careful not to drop it as I stepped down.
When I was sitting at the table again, I gingerly pulled some newspapers out of the box. Who knew when these papers would fall apart when you least expected them to?
I glanced at the newspaper on the top of the pile. The headline was something about a long-lost ancestor of some famous person. The publishing date… was Thursday, January 6th.
I had forgotten that this was a weekly newspaper. So I had to scour through, what, 52 newspapers! Holy cow! Was it even worth it? There's still a large chance that my dream was incorrect…
Well, I can't leave any stone unturned. But I should probably do this on my own time. I pictured myself in the library, near-midnight, sluggish, senseless, like in the dream.
I sighed and picked up the January 6th newspaper and started reading it from cover to cover.
"Guys, don't you think we should be heading back? It's 6:00."
I sighed. I had not even made it out of the Februarys.
I WOULD have to do this stuff on my own time.
I decided to come back to the library on Friday this week, and possibly Thursday, depending on the amount of homework that I had. For now, I followed the boys out of the library.
Once again, I am sorry that this is so short. I am uploading this with another chapter. The next chapter will make up for it. I hope. Please review!
