Chapter 3
Wow, I've been on hiatus for a while huh ? I'm glad that I was able to update.
Sorry for the long wait !
"HAAAAAAAA-RUUUUU-NAAAAAA" !!!!
She looks to the left and sees Mika running towards her.
"Sorry for being late, I tried to get here as fast I could. I forgot to get my chem notes from my locker"
Mika starts bowing her head vigorously and apologizing, rambling on while doing so.
"It's cool. I wasn't waiting too long"
Haruna says while giving her best friend a smile
"Well, let's go to the library than"
she says, walking away from Mika and starts singing with so much energy that people cannot help but stare at her.
*AT THE LIBRARY*
Both Haruna and Mika set their belongings down on an empty table near the back of the library.
"What are you going to write about Haruna" ?
Mika asks while looking at book titles in the aisle that is labeled "Science Fiction"
Haruna is in the aisle right behind her, looking up and down very slowly at all the different colored books and reading the titles, hoping one will catch her eye.
"Eh, I don't even know. I just want to get this researchpaper done and over with. Maybe I should write about the many novels that are banned in school and why they're banned? Does that sound like an interesting topic Mika" ?
"Hmm"?
Mika says, while flipping through pages of a book that she picked up.
"Nevermind"
Haruna rolls her eyes, walking up and down the aisle she is in.
For two hours, they could not find a single book that seemed to interest them. Both tired and irritated they return to the table.
"Not one book did I find that seemed to be any potential to even write about" !?
Haruna could see the steam emitting from Mika's ears as she picked up her bag off the table.
"I'm definitely going to fail this paper Haruna. My brain is fried from looking at so many books. lets go home" ?
"Not yet,I'm going to stay here for a little bit longer. Go on without me Mika. I'll see you tomorrow morning kay" ?
Mika just gives her a weary smile and hugs Haruna.
"Don't stay in here too long. It'll get dark soon and I don't want you to be walking alone at night cuz you know that's when the freaks come out"
Mika says"matter-of-factly",pointing her finger at Haruna.
While shaking her head, Haruna just laughs at her best friend for having such thoughts
"I'll be fine. Nothing is not going to happen to me. I will be home before it gets dark alright MOM" ?
"HAHA you're very funny Haruna...."
"Yeah yeah, I'll call you later tonight and let you know if I come across any books that you might like"
Mika nods her head and says her goodbyes to Haruna before walking off.
Once gone, Haruna pulls out the chair from the table and sits down. She has a few books laid out in front of her and pulls off the first book from the stack. It is an autobiography of Shakespeare, which Haruna starts reading without hesitation
drip-drip-drip
"Huh" ?
Haruna looks to the left and right. oddly confused, Haruna goes back to reading the book.
drip- drip- drip
"What the-" ? " Where is this noise coming from? Is there some type of leak inside here" ?
She is so confused, Haruna looks around the room to see a handful of people dispersed inside the library, but they are all oblivious to the noise. She gets up off her seat, trying not to look suspicious in any way, Haruna slowly walks toward the back of the library
"Dammit, I could have sworn the noise was coming from back here? What the hell, I KNOW it was. I'm not crazy, I need to get it together"
drip- drip- drip
"Ah hah ! I knew it".
There is a door that Haruna is standing in front of. "Employees Only" the sign says in big bold letters. She's looking at the door skeptically deciding if going inside would be such a good idea. Curiousity gets the better of her and she reaches for the handle
"Please let it be unlocked, Please let it be unlocked"
Haruna slowly turns the handle with a stern look plastered on her face.
click-
To her surprise, the door is unlocked. Pushing the door open with ease, Haruna sticks her head inside the dark room. Before entering, she looks behind her, making sure no one sees her. Once she is inside, Haruna closes the door carefully, making sure no one can hear from the other side.
"Phew, no one saw me. Hmm, now to find the noise"
She looks around the room and it turns out to be a book room with hundreds of books. They not only look old, but also smell old too. Haruna inhales deeply and starts walking through the first aisle.
drip-drip-drip
"It is coming from over here"
As she is about to go into the second aisle, she stops. On top of the third shelf lies a red book poking out just a bit more than the others. Water is dripping out from it and there is a puddle formed on floor. Haruna stares in amazement, her eyes all bug eyed.
"Wtf? Because this isn't weird at all"
Haruna slowly walks over to the shelf and stands on her tip toes so she can grab the much of a struggle, she grabs the book and stares at it.
"It's not even wet? I'm definitely going crazy"
She turns the book over, and nothing. No more water is leaking from the book. The book is so torn and looks really old. There is so much dust on it that it could clog up anyones lungs. Haruna wipes the dust off with her hands and eyes the title of the book.
"The Universe of the Four Gods" Haruna whispers to herself
Something is telling her not to open it, she just has this gut feeling that if she does, she will regret it. Haruna quickly brushes her feeling aside and opens up the book. Instantly there is a red light that engulfs her.
"What is going on ?! I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE OPENED THE BOOK" ! as she yells and her voice becoming distant.
Once her body disappears inside the book, it lands on the floor. It's as if the book were never old because it no longer has any ripped seams or torn pages, but as if it was just brand new.
THE END.