The result was odd: .
Instead, the video showed a grainy, fixed-angle shot of a library. Specifically, the library Leo was sitting in right now . In the bottom corner of the video, a timestamp flickered: . Leo looked at his watch. It was 05:18 AM. The result was odd:
He didn't wait to see the ending. He slammed the laptop shut, shoved it into his bag, and stood up. As he hurried toward the exit, his shoes clicking on the marble floor, he heard it—the unmistakable creak of a floorboard behind the history stacks. He reached the doors and pushed. They were locked. The result was odd: . Instead