COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS
He tore the tube out of his arm, bloody spots dotting his white clothes.
He lunged at Maya, yanked her out of bed. Right then, a huge black hand burst up from under the mattress, crushing the bed into bent metal scraps.
The Hallway of Books
Maya stumbled, her legs weak, but she kept moving. She grabbed a heavy metal tray and swung it at the nurse. The nurse didn’t dodge – she just became a cloud of red butterflies and vanished.
“The door! Find the red door!” Maya shouted.
They raced into the hallway. But it wasn’t a hospital anymore. The hall was built out of millions of books, stacked tall as the ceiling. The floor was clear glass, and underneath Maya saw something awful. Hundreds of people