Chapter 2 - The Silent Library
Heavy wooden doors burst open with a loud slam, shattering the tense silence of the classic library.
Marcus Miller, the chief security guard in his dark black suit, rushed into the room with his sidearm drawn.
His eyes widened in sheer disbelief as he saw Julian Vance lying flat on the ornate rug, taking deep, stabilization gasps of air.
Beside Julian sat seven-year-old Chloe in her sky blue dress and cream cardigan, cradling her brown teddy bear in her lap.
"Mr. Vance! What happened?!" Marcus shouted, dropping to his knees on the rug.
Julian weakly raised his trembling right arm, pointing toward the glowing smartphone lying on the hardwood floor.
"Call... emergency services..." Julian rasped, his voice rough and horse from the agonizing allergic shock.
"She... she used the auto-injector," Julian managed to whisper, looking over at Chloe with deep, overwhelming gratitude.
Chloe looked back at him with innocent, calm eyes, smoothing down the fur on her teddy bear's ear.
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"The blue cap was off," Chloe said softly, her small voice echoing against the tall wooden bookshelves. "Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh."
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