Book Five, Chapter 83: Always in the Forest
Riley was up the stairs so quickly. He was getting away. I had to book it if I wanted to catch up. By the time I reached the top of the stairs, he was already all the way down the hall.
He didn’t look back, but he called out, "It’ll just be a second. I have to grab some books."
He was standing in front of a large bookcase, quickly pushing it to the side to reveal the doorway to the library. Had I been there before? I couldn’t remember.
I couldn’t run.
Just walk slowly. One foot in front of the other. Just walk slowly. Why was he taking so long? He should come back this way any moment. He'll be back soon, right?
I watched him as he stood next to a table inside the little library, stacking book on top of book until the pile was so large he could barely see over it.
He lifted it up. I could barely believe it—those noodle arms managing to carry all of those books?
"Let me take some of those for you," I said, stay calm. Make your voice even.