Locked eyes

Chapter 3

I unlocked the door, shut it behind me, put the key in my pocket, walked upstairs, sat down at my desk, took my biology book off the shelf above it and opened it on page 26.

I did this all in 3 seconds, nothing special to me, but I think you should know so you can imagine how fast -compared to human- I move.

I had to finish my homework. It was Sunday which meant, school tomorrow. I had not done my homework yet, which is different than usually. Usually I did my homework right when I got back from school. I've been doing it that way for years now and I don't exactly know why I changed my "weekend routine" this time.

Friday, when I headed back from school, it felt like something changed.. And I didn't know what and that made me feel dazed 'cause I don't like it when I'm feeling something that I don't know. And I don't like feeling dazed either.

I rode the last page I had to read, page 34, and wrote the answers to the questions about that chapter down on a paper.

"Done"

I said to the wall.

I sighed. It was getting dark outside.

I shifted the book back on the shelf, left my room and walked up the stairs to the fourth floor. I opened a big door, which was covered with swirling leaves and winding flowers that were cut in the old massive oaken wood.

I made it myself. When? I couldn't remember.. I have lived.. Long..

I carefully closed the door and switched the light on. I looked around thoughtfully, which book should I read tonight?

I honestly loved this place, it was my own library.

The walls were high like palm trees and filled with all my favorite books. Fairy tales, thrillers, love stories and fiction..

Wooden balconies and stairs circled to the top so you could get to every book you wanted. Also with different kind of doodles cut in the old, heavy wood,

by me.

There were still some spaces open, it wasn't finished yet. Every time the season changed, I had cut a new thing in the balcony frames.

The mixture of the smell of books and wood made me feel comfortable and relaxed. That's the first reason why this is my favorite place to go when I'm stressed and need to be alone.

Reason two is; because it's very quiet here. Not that scary silent of feeling alone, a comforting silence that keeps your mind of everything.

I glanced at the walls, picked a book (When Clouds Collide In Darkness), sat down in one of the fauteuils, soundlessly slapped the book open on my lap, and started reading.

I forgot about tomorrow, Monday-- school.

Normally I liked school pretty much, but now.. I just felt empty about it. A weird emptiness that I didn't know..

My thoughts disappeared within the story.

We'll see what tomorrow brings.

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I still really want to know what you think about my story!

I'll update as much and as soon as I can. I have to be in a 'writing-mood' to write at least some useful sentences..

~xxx~