Chapter 0748

I would have laughed, had there been any humor left in me after everything that had happened. But I just snorted instead.

"How very optimistic of you."

After flipping through a few more pages to discover that there was still nothing indicating a decipherable language, I started to grow frustrated. With a huff, I sat up, snapped the book shut, and tossed it onto the floor.

It was as I sat there afterwards that I saw it.

The book had begun to glow. The air around it was turning a soft blue color that seemed to be emanating out of the very pages themselves.

A soft gasp escaped my lips. Without hesitating, I quickly leaped off of the bed and lunged for the book, wondering if it would somehow be readable if I opened it.

But unfortunately, as soon as my hand touched it, the glow dissipated. When I opened the book again, it was written in the same coded alphabet as before.

pages now to no avail. "What even

effects of a lack of sleep playing tricks on my mind, then it was certainly real. One thing was for certain, though: I was even more intrigued by this strange journal

a sigh, I sank down onto the edge of the bed, still holding the strange book in my hands. The sun had already begun to crest over the horizon, and I hadn't slept a wink since Enzo's episode in the infirmary. The book may have been an intriguing distraction, but there was no getting that look in his eyes out of

doctor right? Was it really a

it something...

yawned and rubbed my eyes as I looked down at my book. Just as the doctor had said, only time would tell. Enzo was safe for now, at least, as was Matt. I supposed that in the

I was about to flip the book back open to give it

be visiting my room at this hour. An update on

moment later, Tyler's head poked in. He looked groggy, still in his pajamas with his hair tousled from sleep. He

said. "What's

that I was still

from where I sat out of instinct, inwardly cursing myself for not putting it away before letting him in. I could feel the way that the book almost seemed

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