Anvi Tuteja, Forbidden Knowledge, Nanditha C, The WONDER Capsule

Burning Books by Nanditha C

Writing Prompt: Forbidden knowledge: You wake up in the famous library of Alexandria mere hours before it burns, destroying everything. You witness the arson and stealthily pursue those responsible.

All of a sudden I was lost. When I woke up I saw a big library full of books arranged neatly in the shelves. I went blank for a minute. Later I realized that I was in the biggest library. I started to take a glance at the books. Slowly I started to get a burnt smell. I was shocked. I could see that the library was actually burning with fire. I had to do something but was unable to. I ran to the desk and tried calling the fire station but the call did not get connected. The fire was slowly burning the books. I had no other choice but to run away from there. I saw a door and rushed towards it. I was finally outside. My eyes were filled with tears seeing the beautiful library burning out but couldn’t do anything to stop it.