Philo Phobia Script

Day 0

Act 1: The book

I love weekends; they allow me to take a break from school.

Year 11 is great and all, however, it's not as easy as I thought it would be. So, on Fridays, as soon as I leave school, I run to the library and take the well needed break I deserve.

I enjoy reading the 'adult' books. They help me learn new words and provide inspiration for my English class that I for some reason take full pride in, unlike some members of my class...

But, sometimes, the library can be a bit crowded, so, I head to a nearby public park that barely anyone goes on to read the book I chose.

But something felt off about the book that I had chosen this time...

I stared at it for a while, wondering what it could be about.

I looked at the name and cover.

The book was a dark brownish-reddish hexy colour with pale golden stripes of the top and bottom.

It seemed like someone had carved an eye into it...

The book was called... 'Philo Phobia'...?

Philo Phobia... Where have I heard that before... Last time I checked; it was the psychological term for the fear of falling in love...

I turned the book over to see if it had any information on the back, maybe a blurb or something?

After all, I had just picked a random book up from the horror section since I was in a rush to leave the crowded library before people started blocking the entrance.

I don't even understand why so many people would want books that badly...

Well, half of the people were just either bored students, elderly people just wanting to get out the house or local geeks and dweebs who just came for the new manga volume of 'Ai~No~Shikata!', something I don't get the appeal of... It's only about a goth girl helping a nerd girl ask out a popular girl... But oh well.

I read the blurb...

Ʋꝋè' rʌʋ î áꝋꝋã.

Aito: "...What the hell?"

What do these symbols mean?

My curiosity was at its fullest moments.

I open the book...