The Book

Zu Ming is a normal 20 yrs old boy, he carried on walking down the school corridor quickly, and he want to reach bus stop.

He was reached the bus stop to take bus, and go to home. He was fine looking boy, with black hair, black eyes. This eyes looks like a black hole.

He wear a white shirt, and on his right side where pocket is there, he had a his name on badge, and brown pants.

He took his smartphone from his brown pants right side pocket, to see the time. Then he press power button, and turned it on. And check time.

As if he felt that he was already late, he let out a tired internal sigh.

' Sigh. It's already seven in the evening and there where still many people waiting for the bus. '

The people under the waiting shed were indeed waiting for the next bus to take a stop. Dark clouds blocking the moonlight of the full moon of the month.

Seeing that, many predicted that it's gonna be a heavy rain tonight. As a result, the ones who used to walk to go to their destination were waiting by the bus stop to take a ride.

' Mom gonna scold me if I were late again. Better to get hurry and get a ride. '

He did not yet informed his mother that he will be late homeward. Everytime he get home late, he always get reprimanded by his mother due to her fear of him neglecting his studies. He is a scholarship student, after all. He begun typing his phone to inform his mother the reason for his lateness.

' We were working research , I'll be late. ' He typed message, and press send button.

And message sent.

Immediately after bus arrived, the bus lights are too bright, so he closed his eyes with his left hands. Then he heard the footsteps of the others to a certain direction. He slowly opened his eyes when the lights subdued. He turned his head and look at his surroundings to find out what just happened. What he found was the stampede of people who desperately trying to get inside the newly arrived bus.

Then he quickly run towards bus, and he quickly manage to get in the bus, and sit on the seat.

Then bus quickly packed, and start to moving. Bus quickly hit speed, and quickly crossed next stop, driver didn't stop on this stop, then quickly he saw that his stop coming.

He rise from his seat, and give it to beautiful girl next him. " Miss, please take my seat. "

" Thank you. " That beautiful girl said. And he nodded.

Then he went to driver, and said. " Please, stop next bus stop. " and driver nodded.

Then driver press break pedal, and bus stopped. Quickly Zu Ming get down from bus.

And he quickly start walking towards his house, then he quickly reached his house. And press the door bell, didn't respond. Then he press second time, then he called " Mom. "

Then he heard a female voice, that his mom's voice. " Zu Ming, is that you. "

" Yes, mom. Can you open door. " Zu Ming said. " Okay. " His mom said. And next she opened door.

" Zu Ming, why are you late again. " His mom Zu Yan asked.

" We are working on project, so I got late. I already send message to your phone. Didn't you see. " Zu Ming said.

" My phone got out of battery, and just right now electricity come back, I put on the charging the phone. Anyway quickly go to your room, and fresh up. I cooked your favourite food. Sweet and sour ribs, meat balls. " Zu Yan said with a smile on her face.

" Ohh. Then I quickly go to my room. Thanks mom. " Zu Ming said and quickly go to his room.

And then he went to bathroom, and quickly take a shower. And wear a fresh set of clothes of casual wear.

And he come down, and went to dinning table. And seat on one of seats.

And Zu Yan said. " Here your rice. " And he said. " Thanks mom. "

Then both started eating, and he quickly finished eating. And said to his mom. " I am done eating, mom. I have some work to do, I am going. " Zu Yan nodded, he quickly take bowls and went to kitchen to clean them.

He quickly went to store room for something. Then he searching for project materials like magnetic field, he created yesterday. He remembered it he put in store room.

When he searching for this, he find a box, he took the box, and quickly open the box.

Inside the box which contained a book inside. It was a large thick book that weighed about half a kilo. The front of the book was black in colour and in the centre, it had a ring with lines going off in all different directions.

" What is this. " Zu Ming said as he take the book from box.

He then immediately open the book, in that book all contained black empty papers.

" What the heck, this book empty. " Zu Ming said, then started to slowly turned pages one by one in book.

" Nothing writing on this. " Zu Ming said.

Zu Ming carefully examined the book to see if there was any text on outside.

" Nothing here. Why did this here? I think this is was given by grandpa. " Zu Ming said.

Then he thought, why did his grandpa give it him, when there nothing here.

" Anyway, Let's find what I came for. " Then he put down this book on desk, and search for what he come for.

Zu Ming then started searching for it, and started walking over to near table. He picked up some boxes that were on table. Then he move aside them, then he saw a iron pipes. slightly sharp edge, and decided he needed to fix it. He noticed that one of the pipes was slightly out of place, and pointed to sharp edge.

He tried to take that iron pipe, but that didn't move.

" Come on. " He said while trying to pull that pipe. In that process that sharp edge created a deep gash in his thumb.

" Ouch. " He said with slightly pain, then immediately started to looking for clean cloth, he noticed a cloth had on top of his book. As Zu Ming was taking the piece of cloth, a drop of blood from his thumb landed in the centre of the book.

The ring around the centre of the book started to glow and suddenly the book started to lift itself into the air.

" What the hell is happening! "

The book started to shine brightly and shake uncontrollably. This book opened up and page after page was being turned with writing on it. Zu Ming couldn't take his eyes off the shining book as if he was in a deep trance. The words written in the book weren't in any language he had seen before but for some reason, he felt like he could understand it.

When the book finally turned its last page, it started to disappear as if it was slowly turning to small light. And then suddenly that light shoot his forehead, and merge into his forehead.

At the same time, Zu Ming's vision was starting to fade. His body felt weak and his eyes slowly shut.

But just before he passed out, there was a single message that he seen.

Unable to maintain consciousness long enough to seen the final words, Zu Ming passed out.