MR LINDENS LIBRARY

BY EVAN ANDERSON

CHAPTER I GETTING TO KNOW CINDY BLAKE

There once was an 11-year-old girl named Cindy Blake who was always getting scared. She was just so weird. She had no friends so she was always alone. She loved books especially weird ones. She had a mother and a little brother that was 3. She was the nicest 11-year-old girl that was always alone.

CHAPTER II MR LIDEN’S LIBRARY

At lunch break Cindy goes to MR. Lindens library or to the new public library that just opened. She usually goes to MR. lindens library because MR. Linden’s library was being shut down because it didn’t have enough money for it to stay open.

The funny thing is after I read MR. Lindens sign” that said closing in a week” I went to the public library but the library was destroyed. No one they’re new what happened. It was weird. I mean, libraries don’t get destroyed when there open for a month and a half. After it was destroyed Cindy went only to MR. lindens library. She always asked MR. Linden if he had a new book in the buying section. But usually he said”, no. MR. Linden is a very nice person who always tries to not get angry when people asked him too many questions. Last time he scared me with his Future

Book. So that’s why I usually go to the public library. I hope he will be better today. I walked in to see if he had a new book in the buying section. Today he said,” yes”. He said it was the weirdest book he has ever read.

“Anyway” said MR. linden, “weird about the library being destroyed”.

“Right, I wonder what happened? It’s weird that nobody saw anything happen. I mean more crimes happen at night, and there’s usually a witness . And if the library got destroyed that fast I don’t know how that’s possible exclaimed Cindy. Any way I just wanted to talk to you about that. So can I see the book? What kind is it Is it a nice or scary story”? Cindy asked.

“It is one I can’t read because it switches from English to some other language”.

“Is it Latin?” Cindy asked?

“No, I don’t think so. If it were Latin, I would know”.

“So can I have a look at it?” Cindy asked.

“No that book is not for sale”.

“I just wanted to look at it, and why isn’t it for sale” Cindy said annoyed?

“Because I haven’t read it yet said MR. Linden. Please leave Cindy It’s almost Closing time”.

“NO”.

“All right were going to have to do this the hard way”.

MR. Linden pushed Cindy out of the library and locked the door and put the closed sign on.

CHAPTER III THE CALL AND REUNITED

All that night Cindy was awake saying that book should be mine.

“It should be mine, it has to be mine. I must have It must take it! I know what I have to do, I have to go back and grab the book when he is not looking”.

Normally Cindy was The nicest girl but for some reason she is acting real bad. But who is to say she is doing this against her will?

The next day Cindy went back to MR. Linden’s library. She demanded that MR Linden to give her the book.

“No I will never give you the book. The book is mine” MR. Linden said.

“I see. I guess I will buy it from you” Cindy bribed. “How about a hundred dollars?

“No” MR. Linden said.

Cindy shoved MR Linden then grabbed the book and ran home without even looking back.

Chapter IV

THE WARNING THE MOON AND THE MONSTER

“It’s finally mine,” Cindy said,” I finally will read this book.

Cindy opened the book and a warning in the book said if you read this book you will suffer a horrible consequence. Whatever you do, do not read this book. Cindy didn’t care. She read it out loud anyway. After she read the whole book, she was so angry!

“I stole that book for five minutes of my own time ,”Cindy shouted.

“It was basically a story book. I wonder what that warning was, I wonder. “

Cindy looked at the moon. Then she heard a slithering sound. She looked around her room. Then she noticed the book, the book had black vines coming out of it, and the vines wrapped around her.

Cindy said, What’s happening?”.

Cindy’s body was almost covered with vines. Cindy broke through them. She threw the book out the window, then she ran down stairs.

The book continued to stretch vines at Cindy.

Cindy grabbed a kitchen knife and cut the vines while the vines wrapped around her. She kept cutting the vines. But the vines kept coming and coming every time she cut them off. Cindy tried to yell for help but she couldn’t because her voice was gone. Finally she was too tired to cut any more vines so she `gave up and let the vines wrap around her.

When she finally awoke she was in her bed.

“What happened? “Cindy Blake asked?

The book was on the table right where she left it before it came to life.

“I guess I was dreaming” Cindy said,” I can’t have been dreaming. I felt my self in its vines.

“I think I will return this book to MR. Linden” Cindy said.

When she got there the Whole library was destroyed.

The police where they’re and MR Linden was crying.

Cindy went over to MR. Linden.

“You know I could tell the cops about what you did,” said MR Linden.

“I’m really sorry. Here ‘s your book back,” Cindy said.

Thanks said MR. Linden It doesn’t matter anymore because all my books are destroyed anyway.

“What?” said Cindy.

Chapter V

THE MYSTERY OF THE BOOK SOLVED

“Why would anything destroy the library and its books?” Cindy asked. First the public library now MR. Lindens” Cindy said.

“What’s going on?” said Cindy.

“Yeah about the public library. I destroyed it,” said MR. Linden.

“What?” said Cindy, You’re lying!”

“You’d like to think so,” said MR. Linden. My whole library was destroyed by you.

“You’re wrong. I would never destroy your library” Said Cindy.

“That book you took from me was the monster book” said M.R Linden.

“What?” said Cindy.

“Let me put it into words that you will understand” the vines that rapped around you are inside you,” said MR. Linden,” At night when you are mad you turn into a monster!”

“What? Do you mean those vines were me and I really am the monster” said Cindy.

“And if the book is destroyed you will die” said MR. Linden. Only fire can destroy the book said MR. Linden. Oh isn’t this your book said MR. Linden.

“What” said Cindy. How did you get my book.

Simple it was in your bag said MR. Linden. Do what I say and I won’t destroy your book said MR. Linden.

Chapter VI

THE BOOK OF M.R LINDEN

Cindy had to keep her mouth shut about M.R Linden or she would be done for.

She decided to break into MR. Lindens house. But MR. Linden lived in an apartment, and She couldn’t go through the window. She would have to use a ladder to get to the window, and she didn’t have a ladder so that was not an option. She decided She would just have to go up there and pick the door.

When she got up to MR. Lindens door, there was a very big lock, It was hard to pick the lock, but right when Cindy was about to get the door unlocked Cindy heard someone coming. She quickly found a garbage can that she could hide in. Then she jumped in it. The person that was coming was MR Linden. He stopped at the door and said, “come on in Cindy.”

Suddenly Cindy couldn’t move. She was pushed into MR. Linden’s house.

The weird thing was that no one was touching her. She was forced into a chair next to a big window.

“What are you going to do with me?” Cindy said.

“I’m going to show you my past and where I’m from, “said MR. Linden.

“You’re insane!” Cindy cried.

Chapter VII MR LINDENS PAST

“My home planet is called Crayo. It is home of Cran, “said MR. Linden”. The Cran are Planet-takers. You see on each planet we make book shops. Then we give people the books, so they turn into Cran at every full moon. Or when they get mad we also have books of our own. Are goal is to turn every one into Cran.

“But why did you not want to give me the book” asked Cindy.

“Because that was one that only had a curse for only one night”.

“Why are you telling me this?” Asked Cindy fearfully.

“Because the Cran rule is you can’t kill a creature from another planet, unless they know what’s going to happen,” MR. Linden said.

“So you only told me about the Crans to destroy me?” Cindy asked beginning to cry.

“Goodbye Cindy Blake” MR. Linden said.

Cindy jumped out of the way. Then she grabbed a fire extinguisher. She started swinging it at MR. Linden. Cindy noticed the full moon rising. She saw MR. Linden changing. He had vines wrapping around him. Cindy quickly ran out of the apartment. She went to MR. Lindens destroyed library.

She found a book in the rubble that was called” The Book of MR. Linden.

Cindy realized it was his cursed book. Cindy looked for a way to make fire to destroy the book. She grabbed two sticks and rubbed them together. MR. Linden was almost on her. Finally, Cindy grabbed the book and hit the fire stick with the book. But the stick also hit her book.

“No”. Cindy screamed

In a big explosion both of them were gone.

Epilogue

When Cindy died she was sent to another dimension never to come back. But when she did she did, something more incredible then anything happened.

She stopped MR. Linden from taking over the world.

But in the end both of them were destroyed. Only one scrap from a book survived.