Halfway through Chapter 4, the screen froze. The little Opera logo stopped spinning.
"No," she whispered.
Chapter 1: The Cracked Screen
She pressed '0' to open the text input. Using T9 predictive text, she typed slowly:
She pressed 'Submit'.
She pressed '5' to refresh. The connection bar crept up: Connecting...
She pressed '4' for speed dial. The browser churned. A progress bar moved 1%... 2%... then loaded. opera mini 4 java
The final chapter loaded. It was short.
For ten seconds, nothing happened. Then the screen blinked. "Thank you, Rina. The Archive is updated. You are now the librarian. Your story begins." She smiled. The cracked screen flickered. Then, for the first time in years, a green bar appeared in the corner: Rina didn't feel alone anymore. She pressed '4' again. The browser loaded the library. And this time, there were new stories. From everyone. Halfway through Chapter 4, the screen froze
She had read it thirty times. It was about a girl who found a hidden server in a ruined library. Rina liked the irony.