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other cars which likely belonged to the employees. One was an elderly white haired lady in her sixties and the other was a sour faced boy with a glare that would kill.   They both stood behind the counter shuffling books and checking in others.
                The library was as small as everything else in the town. It was also old with dull red and blue carpet that was as worn out as the carpeting in their house. It had only two aisles of books which were ancient, creaking and dusty, tickling Era’s nose with every one she opened.
                Era disappeared into the mystery section and Terra went off to the fiction. Browsing through all the books was making Terra sleepy. She hadn't slept well. She picked out five random books and left to find Era.
                At a small circular table in the farthest nook of the building sat Era, her slate blue eyes wide as she read the newspaper she was holding. Terra approached taking the paper out of Era’s shaking hands.
                Without looking she asked, "What is it Era?"
                "The headline, its a few years old..."
                Just like Era, Terra’s eyes widened, and her hands trembled. She stopped breathing for a moment. The headline read: "Johnston Town High School Fire." She read quickly, catching the emphasis of words like "ablaze," "unknown cause," "rebuilding."
                "Wait... the school wasn't really old... It was built out of scraps." She shook her head. "I know what this seems like, Era, but it's not what you think. There are a lot of accidents. Some rebellious teen probably forgot to put out his cigarette. We can't assume that he's here."
                Era opened her mouth to say something but quickly snapped it shut and simultaneously the paper was ripped out of Terra's hands. The boy from behind the counter stood in front of her, his eyes burning like the abyss into hers. There was a crackle in the air, Era's face flushed and Terra could suddenly feel herself burning from the heat he was emitting. It was more than she had ever witnessed.
                The boy was tall, nearing six foot five, coal black hair that swept down over his brows, his skin naturally tan as if he had been out in the sun. The sun... Burning... Fire... He looked to Era, and she swore there was softening, just a little, but he was still crackling.
                "What do you think you're doing?" The boy asked.
                "I don't think it's any of your business," Era calmly told him while trying to hide her smile. "This is a library and we're looking at what we would like to check out."
                "You can't check this out." He said.
                "Why can’t we?" Era questioned.
                "None of your business," he then turned and walked away.
                "Wait. Can we talk?"
                "No," and he kept walking, the aisles hiding him from view.
                Terra let out the remainder of her breath, falling into the seat next to Era. "We found him. I can't believe it. We found fire."
                "I know..."
                Terra felt her keys in her jeans pocket and stood. "Come on, we're taking Marissa out of school."
                "What for?"
                "Because we need a plan”, Terra explained. “He's not like you; he won't just come with us. He's dangerous."
                Era reached behind her in the cabinet lining the short wall, and withdrew another folded newspaper. "A copy," she explained, “I think Marissa will be interested in seeing this too.”
                Terra's hand tightened around the keys. It finally came, after all that time, for all their lives waiting for the four to meet, it happened, their future coming together.
                It never seemed as though it was true. They knew better than