(eng) Neve Maslakovic - Incident Series 03 by The Bellbottom Incident

Author:The Bellbottom Incident [Incident, The Bellbottom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

As for me, I’m going to fetch the copy of The Sirens of Titan and see

if I can glean anything more from it.”

Abigail pulled the book out of the pocket of her coat. “Here,

Julia.”

“You snuck a book out of the library? And then back into it?”

“I figured in the worst-case scenario we could return it when

we got back home and pay a hefty fee.”

“Hmm. I guess that’s all right,” I said, taking the book. “I’ll

keep an eye out for place-names, especially ones on the East

Coast.”

The others headed to the library restrooms to get ready for the

night and, as Abigail said, “To check if there’s a couch in there.”

The backpacks I had brought for us held a thin mat each, but a

couch would certainly have been more comfortable.

She came back first—“No couch”—and pushed two armchairs

together before stretching out on them and closing her eyes. Dr.

Little came back and unrolled his mat—a thicker, more solid one—

to one side away from us. He settled in after instructing me, “Keep

an eye out for campus security. They make building rounds

throughout the night.”

“I know. They usually don’t go inside buildings, though.”

I found an armchair away from Abigail and Dr. Little and

flicked on a nearby lamp. I had given up trying to keep track of the

time-travel lag, deciding to eat and sleep whenever I felt like it and

not according to my wristwatch, which I made sure to still carefully

adjust every time we jumped.

I turned to the page in the story where I had left off, right after

the CSI definition, and read on.

∞

As the campus clock struck 2:00 a.m., I left Abigail gently snoring in

the easy chairs and Dr. Little prone on his sleeping mat, and snuck

out of the library. Not having Abigail’s questionable skill for

breaking and entering, I made sure to leave the door unlocked

behind me. I hoped campus security wouldn’t swing by to check.

I didn’t have any particular purpose in sneaking out; rather, I

just wanted to clear my head a bit after reading for two hours

straight. I picked a destination at random—Hypatia House, where

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