The Librarian

My dreams were awful. I was spinning, spinning, spinning on into forever, demons shrieking in my ears and darkness enveloping my heart. I screamed and cried, but no sound escaped my lips.

I finally whipped my head to the side and hit something hard. "Owwwch." I groaned, rubbing the sore spot on my temple.

"She's awake!" Leo cried gleefully.

"Yeah, sort of." I pushed myself up on my elbows, still covered in mud. "Where are we?"

"We are at some random gas station that I found." He answered, squinting up at the sign. "Colby's?"

"Awesome." I moaned.

"I got you a cheeseburger..." He tempted me, waving the greasy meat in front of my nose.

"Only you would think about eating." I laughed. "I think I'll pass, though."

"Fine with me." He bit into the burger, oil dripping off the bun. I wrinkled my nose. Ew.

"So, where are we, exactly?" I questioned. "I mean, are we close to home, or...?"

"I have no idea." He shrugged.

"Fantastic." I grimaced. "Does the gas station at least have a bathroom so I can clean off all this mud?"

"Mmmmph." He pointed vaguely towards the lit up building.

"Um, thanks?" I stood up slowly and trudged into the light. It wasn't much, really. Just a small convinience store. A bell rang as I walked in.

"Can I help you?" An old man rasped from the corner of the run-down shack.

"Um. Do you have a bathroom?"

He pointed towards a darkened area, at an old beat up door.

"Thanks." I walked slowly towards it, pushing it open with a touch. It groaned and creaked painfully, revealing a flooded toilet and a dirty sink.

"Nasty." I muttered, snagging some paper towels off a rotting shelf.

"KIMMI?" I heard Leo yell before the door banged open.

"What the he-"

"We have to go. NOW." He grabbed my still muddy arm and dragged me out towards his car.

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