"Sure." You smile at Ms. Pruitt, nodding to Ash. "I've got some things
I wanted to look up anyway. My friend here can come get me later."
The shorter girl flashes you a thankful grin. "You bet! I have a few
things I need to grab at the convenience store just down the block. I'll
be back around half past four or quarter til five. That sound good?"
You nod in response and dismiss Ash with a friendly wave. She's obviously
excited about tonight. A few minutes later, Ms. Pruitt also departs,
patting you on the back and calling you a lifesaver. She informs you that
since it's only a bit over two hours before closing and few people visit
the library under these circumstances (the party and the recent killings,
as well as the day) you can close up whenever you wish.
Ms. Pruitt leaves through the front door, locking it and flipping over the
sign that says, "Knock on side door for entry". You won't need your keys to
lock up--the glass door in front is now locked from both sides, and the
other door can only be opened from inside the library unless you have the
keys.
As soon as you're alone, you perch on the edge of a stool and begin to
sift through the books on shelves above the librarian's desk. The sun is
edging its way toward the horizon, and you get lost in the atmosphere of
this place for a while. After some time, you look at the clock and are
surprised to see how fast the time is going. You wonder where Ash is and why
she's not back yet; you'd prefer it if she were here. It feels like
hours since she left.
Then, at the moment when you least expect it...
A faint, vague noise comes from outside. Then, only a split second later,
you hear the sound of splintering wood as something crashes through the
side door!
Leaping to your feet, your heart frozen and lodged tightly between your
shoulder blades where it pounds heavily, you dash towards the source of
the noise and see a menacing gleam where a heavy axe head has penetrated
the door. A scream rises in your throat, but you barely choke it down,
pressing your mouth against your sleeve. There is absolutely not a shadow
of a doubt in your mind that this is Ara's killer and your life is on
the line! Your actions in the next few desperate minutes will
determine whether you escape or that hideous axe blade finds a home inside
the soft flesh in your skull!
You are trapped behind a locked door and an inaccessible exit. There is a murdering madman hacking his way in, and he wants to make YOU his next victim! Quick, do something!!!
Oh, crap... I'll hide among the shelves, watching him, then try and sneak behind him to dash through the side door!