The library was silent. Then, from across the room, a freshman girl he’d never spoken to before looked up from her Chromebook. Her eyes were wet. She smiled at Leo, mouthed the words “thank you,” and then went back to her typing as if nothing had happened.
He clicked it.
He looked down. His fingers weren't fingers anymore—they were hammers of light, slamming down on tiles that erupted into fountains of sound with each strike. A timer appeared in the sky: magic tiles unblocked games
He couldn't save them all. But he could finish the song. The library was silent
“Probably a trap,” Leo said, and tapped the spacebar. The library was silent. Then
The screen flashed: