Need a Book

Chapter 5

April 7, 9:32:22

     Shit! I was looking through my notebook that I had everything organised, and I saw I hadn't even started planning how I would get the plants that bloomed in April. Luckily they're only three and none of them have a specific time they need to be harvested.

     First, I need Pandanus Julianetti from New Guinea. They're small shrubs or trees. I would need five of their spikes from their fruit but it's a general ingredient for κινητήριος δύναμ so I need 15, five times the normal amount. Their fruit looks like a green ball with spikes on it and red peaking in between the tips. The fruit on the inside can be red to yellow.

     Next, I'll get Eugenia Caryophyllata from the Maluku islands of Indonesia. They're reddish-purple cloves with a light orange, almost white, bub onto. I need to collect 240 bubs instead of 12 because it's for the Dolor Bibendum, but I have to wait for them to dry before I can use them.

     Last, I'll head to South China, haven't decided where exactly, and collect Ginkgo Biloba. It's a tree with these fascinating leaves. They're like tiny fans but have a curve in them. They're one of the only trees alive today that has this feature. I'm collecting ten instead of two of these fascinating leaves.

     I'm glad I coughed this, as for Easter break, I was going to lay around and not do anything. But I have until the 14th, so a week before I have to go back to school. It also makes it easier as I don't have to fake code problems. I'm not sure if they're starting to question if I'm the Masked Bandit. I hope not.

     I booked a flight to New Guinea then went out to head to the market. There's no need to go to the grocery store. You can get everything delivered to your house, but I like heading down to the grocery store just for snacks like chips that are infused with so many drugs that once you eat one chip, you can never stop. I'm only getting one because I have to do a project with Pete. It's on history, and I've been dreading it because I want to put everything factual in it, but that won't work as the teacher won't believe it and will paint a target on both Pete's and mine backs. I can't have that happen.

     I had the chips and soda and made my way to Pete's house. Well, it's more like a mansion, but I couldn't bring him around to my apartment. It's sad looking compared to how much money I should have, and he'll see that my 'parents' aren't home. I wonder if his parents are home.

     Getting to the door, I didn't have to knock as he must have been expecting me. We did trade numbers at the beginning of this project. Walking into the house, the door closed on its own and Atlas spoke through the speakers.

     "Hello Miss. Truman. How is your day?"

     "Good, thank you Atlas. Where is Pete?"

     "He's in the library. Just follow the lights on the floor and they'll lead you to the library."

     "Do his parents allow food and drinks in the library?"

     "No, but Pete doesn't listen to them and they aren't home."

     "Alright, thank you."

     "No problem, Miss. Truman."

     Atlas disappeared, and I followed the lights on the floor. It didn't take me long to arrive at the library. The doors opened, and I saw Pete standing in front of a screen with a confused face. I could tell that the screen wasn't working, but I wasn't going to help him if he doesn't ask for it.

     "Hello," I said to alert Pete of my present.

     He jumped a little before closing the screen and said, "Hello. Didn't hear you come in."