Chapter 23

ZION

We were sitting in the local library trying to figure out the best chemistry project to do for the science fair. Since the school was so small, they didn't have a library so we had to use the one in town. Not many people came to the place though, only a few seats were taken with students who finished school about an hour ago. An old lady sat behind the counter at the entrance. Her head buried into a book and not paying attention to the people around her. The only time she picked up her head was when someone spoke above a whisper, shooting them a deadly glare before returning to her book.

Things were so quiet around here that I could hear my heart steadily beating in my chest. It was the only sound that I could hear besides the sigh that left Alina's lips each time she decided the project she found wasn't worth doing. I left her in charge of finding a project solely because of how picky she was. Nothing I chose met her standards.

We sat in the far corner of the library. It felt mor