Chapter 13

March 13.

The main reason is the police will have its own source for them to use in getting knowledge about the Oakstead town, and the facts that the police officer came to the library make she wonder if the book is so important to them, or it can help with anything which makes she determined to read it.

The clock keeps on ticking fills the library with its sound. Although there are not many people in there, the library still seems fully packed. There are only twelve tables which 2 from it is a long table which can allow twelve peoples sit at one of it, while the rest are a table of four peoples.

Anna who is done organizing her task and writing the notes sits with her notebook open. There are countless words on it making the book full of black ink. Currently, she is copying a procedure form from the Industrial Chemistry book that she needs to study for the upcoming class. The procedure is related to the process in naturalizing the chemical substance that had been a mix up with other substance which caused the substance to lose it effects. Not only the subject is important, but it also carries a huge credit hour compared to other subjects.

Anna spends most of her time at the counter copying, she only stops when the other librarian pats her shoulder, by then the clock had pointed at 2 o'clock in the evening. Changing some words, Anna walks out from the counter wearing the apron and begins her daily routine which organizing the book in the bookshelves according to its codes, alphabets, and sections. Since yesterday she had done at the second floor, today she will be focusing on the first floor. not only she feels relieved, but she also took this chance to avoid meeting with the pair to prevent any misunderstanding. Anna doesn't want to bring trouble upon her, so she starts her defense up to avoid getting hurt by others.

Walking to the back, Anna starts with the last bookshelves located at the east of the library, with her trolley, Anna pushes it slowly and parks it by her sides to ease her job. There are so many books that had been put on the shelves without following the sequences. Feeling happy, Anna starts doing her job thinking it will help her in forgetting the times. Putting the book out one after another, Anna suddenly encounters a guy who also taking a book from the same place at the opposite sites allowing their eyes to meet.

Feeling flutter, Anna quickly reacts, but since she stands on the book stand, Anna falls on the floor shocking the guy. Holding her leg, Anna massages her right foot with a small grunt. There are quick footsteps coming in her direction, knowing who will be, Anna hangs her head even lower after she saw the guy's brown sports shoes.

"Are you okay?"

The guy gets on his knees trying to see her ankle. However, before the guy's hand reaches Anna's foot, she quickly covers her leg by bending down letting her long hair prevent the guy from getting near her. There is an awkward moment for few seconds before the guy apologizes again. Getting a nod from the girl, the guy tries to wait for the girl a couple of seconds but to no avail, the girl still didn't move even an inch. Feeling lost, the guy tries to pat her shoulder, but when there is a huge reaction from the girl, the guy quickly pulls his left hand back. Apologizing for the n time, the guy finally stands up leaving Anna sitting on the floor.

"Bro, what makes you stand here for so long? Also, did you get the book?"

The guy who walks out from the back row stops his friend in front of him. Giving the book, the guy drags his friend with him while his eyes occasionally look at the back.

"Here is the book. Let's go, we have to finish the assignment by today."

Tilting her head up, Anna groans in her small voice. She keeps on massaging her right foot before trying to stand up with the help of the bookshelves. Moving her right foot slowly, Anna heaves a small breath and tries to hold the pain so she can move slowly. After confirming there are no other problems with her right foot, Anna sits on the book stand thinking about the guy's action. Strangely, she can sense every moved that the guy did which is why she flinches her body due to her feeling scared when the guy tries to put his hand on her.

'I hope he won't recognize me.'

Resting for twenty minutes, Anna tries to stand on her right foot slowly without putting too much pressure. Only after she can hole the pain that she continues with her work in organizing the book back into the shelves with her left foot bearing the most of her weight.

Anna only stops arranging the book when it is already 4 o'clock in the evening. Using her right hand to get into the right pocket, Anna pulls the milk out and puts it on the book stand before searching for the tiny straw. Her stomach growl before she takes a sip, patting her stomach, Anna smiles sadly before sipping slowly the milk. Only after she finished the three hundred milliliters, her stomach begins to feel better.

Resuming her job, Anna keeps busying herself straight until the close time. The library which contains people begins to empty, by the time the clock wall pointed to 7 o'clock in the evening, the library is fully empty. Anna walks out from the back, she only gets to sorting two bookshelves in more than four hours. With her right leg limp a little, Anna pushes her trolly to the back of the counter and taking out the apron before hanging it.

Anna walks out of the library before 8 o'clock, since today is not her shift in closing the library, Anna gets to go back early. Walking on a similar road, Anna took a deep breath while walking slowly to the apartment and spent almost half an hour safely walk through the front door.

"You're late today. Here is yours, Sister Jane ask me to pass it for you since she has a thing to do."

The guard hands the grey steel lunch box to the young girl. Receiving the container, Anna thanks the guard and walks limp slowly to the elevator. The guard just watches the young girl walk away, although he notices the unusual moves from the young girl, the guard just chooses to ignore it. Pushing the elevator's button, Anna waits a few seconds before she walks into the empty elevator and heading to the second floor.

Walking out of the elevator, Anna walks by the wall trying to support her tired body before getting inside her room. Unlocking the door, Anna walks inside the room, putting her bad aside, she changes her clothes to her casual clothes that had been dry after two days hanging at the small window. With her right foot aching, Anna took out her balm beside her bed putting on the swell foot. That night, Anna eats the dinner prepared by Sister Jane before she sleeps. However, the nightmare that she had been receiving in the morning come visiting her at night with countless nightmare scenes from her childhood time.