Jare started from her small doze, noticing her handheld computer flashing a message available. She had been daydreaming at work again, definitely not a good thing, but there was no one here at the moment. She hoped. She checked the message quickly. It was from Jain. Her heart was almost instantly beating faster. "Hi Jare, … Continue reading The Book, Part 3

It was so silent she not only heard it, but felt it. Something was wrong, but what? Jain paused her studying - again - to check the message from Jare. To be honest, she wasn't sure how the book had ended up there. It wasn't intentional, it might have been something as simple as having … Continue reading The Book, Part 2

Jare wandered slowly through the shelves, enjoying the slightly musty scent of old books. Pausing here and there as one caught her eye, her small bag was slowly filling with precious finds. She had been here before, of course. Nearly every day, in fact; she worked here. But it also seemed that at the start … Continue reading The Book, Part 1