Chapter Six part 1

As soon as he pushed open the doors, a wave of warm air hit him. The air in the library was musty, as if it had not been inhabited in some time. He could almost smell the crumbling paper and the flaking ink.

It was silent in the library. Not a hushed whispering, or even silence with the odd cough or sneeze. There was literally no sound at all, not even the flick of a page being turned or the click of a computer mouse. Looking around, Andrew was not too sure that this library actually had computers.

Sam seemed to be lost in thought, biting her lip as she stared around.

A man came walking over to them. In his hand he held blue plastic clipboard with a pen attached on a short chain. He had short blond hair, and his eyes were a shiny blue, with a hint of amusement in them. This amusement was not apparent when he began to speak.

“What are you two children doing round here, gawping?” He asked sternly. “Up to no good, I’ll wager. Well? Get reading or get out!”

He stalked off. Some distance away, he stopped, turning back to them. After a few moments of intense staring, he made a few ticks of his clipboard and moved on, a satisfied look on his face.

“Do you think we should be worried about him?” Sam whispered in Andrew’s ear.

“No. I think he’s just looking for some fun. There can’t be much to do in a library as it is, and with one as quiet as this it’s got to be a bit depressing, you know?”

She nodded.

A different man stole over towards them. He was wearing a black suit, and the way he walked suggested that he would prefer to not be seen.

“Excuse me”, he began hesitantly. “Are you Andrew Blake and Samantha Arnolds?”

After exchanging glances, they nodded slowly.

“Good. I’ve been waiting for you. You two had better come with me.”

“Who are you?” Sam asked.

The man replied.

“I work here, I’m one of the librarians. Please, come with me.”

He led them to an office. He held the door open for them before entering, closing the door firmly behind him.

“Do sit down. Make yourself comfortable.”

They did.

“Why are we here?” Andrew asked.

“I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, but you two are both in terrible danger.”