StoryTree
you are here

Don't Wake the Library

horrorEveryone
5 contributors · 4 paragraphs deep

Milo read chapter one out loud without thinking: "To wake the library, simply speak its name." The book slammed shut in his hands. Across the room, the big red book on the top shelf creaked. Its cover lifted an inch, like an eye starting to open.

Milo dove behind the desk as the red book's cover yawned wide. A dusty wind howled out of it. He grabbed a heavy dictionary, slammed it down on top of the red book, and held it shut with all his weight. Slowly, the wind died. The library sagged back to sleep.

↔ version 1 of 2 of this paragraph — hover its sides to flip. The card below is what happens next.

What happens next?

0 ways forward
Vote share across the top 0 branches
No futures yet — be the one who decides what happens next.