Emergency on the Mountain
The books in David's schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was play basketball with Eric,1his mother told him he would have to return his sister's books to the library first.
He had2set foot in a library and he wasn't about to do so today. He would just3the books in the outside return box. But there was a4: it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes5closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief6in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to7Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in8— the library lights were off. The place was9. The doors had been shut. They10be opened from the inside; he was trapped — in a library!
He tried to11a telephone call, but was unable to12. What's more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building.13the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
14he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: "15! I'm TRAPPED inside!" and stuck it to the glass door.16, someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,17. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to18.
He knew he had to19, but now, that didn't seem to be such a20thing.
