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and into the sinks as the bird zoomed above them; it was just as panicked as they were. Finally, Conner opened the bathroom door and the bird flew out of the room and into the world.
    “You didn’t say things came out of it, too!” Conner yelled.
    “I didn’t know! That’s the first time that’s happened!” Alex yelled back at him.
    The book slowly dimmed and returned to normal. Conner’s head was spinning. He couldn’t believe all the things he had just witnessed. No wonder Alex was having such a rough week. He now felt his own sanity might be slipping, too.
    “We have to get rid of this book!” Conner exclaimed. “After school we should ride our bikes down to the creek and toss it in so no one ever finds it.”
    “We can’t get rid of it!” Alex said. “It’s Grandma’s book! It’s been in our family forever!”
    “Birds are flying out of it, Alex! I’m sure she’ll understand!” he said. “What if a lion or a shark comes out of it next? I know it drives you crazy when you don’t know about stuff, but this is one matter you need to let go. It could be more dangerous than we think! Who knows what could happen?”
    She knew her brother was right, but there was somethingabout the whole situation that intrigued her past the point of reason.
    “I think you’re overreacting,” Alex said. “I don’t want to get rid of it until I know more about it.” She closed the book, put it back in her school bag, and walked out of the restroom.
    “Alex! Don’t walk away! Alex!” Conner called out after her.
    The twins returned to class. All the students were silently reading their history books.
    “Alex, we need to talk!” Conner whispered.
    “Mr. and Miss Bailey, please have a seat and read the chapter on Mesopotamia,” Mrs. Peters ordered from her desk.
    “Yes, Mrs. Peters,” Alex said, and then turned back to her brother and whispered, “We’ll talk about it later, Conner!”
    Conner let out a sound similar to something a bear would make.
    “Mr. Bailey, how was the nurse?” Mrs. Peters asked.
    “There was no need; my elbow started feeling much better before I got there,” Conner said, holding the other elbow than the one he had previously claimed was hurting.
    Mrs. Peters raised an eyebrow so high, it was almost above her.
    The twins sat at their desks and opened their history books, but neither of them could actually read. Their thoughts were so loud, it was impossible to focus on anything.
    Conner kept looking up at his sister, hoping she’d turn around so he could make some sort of gesture to make her understand how serious the situation was. Alex could feel her brother’s eyes on the back of her head, so she remained facing forward, set on ignoring him.
    And then, the worst possible thing that could have happened
happened. The Land of Stories
began humming in the quiet classroom from the inside of Alex’s bag.
    She looked back at her brother, finally making eye contact. What were they going to do? Mrs. Peters had been so caught up in her lesson plan that she hadn’t heard it earlier. Was it possible for her to miss it again?
    “What is that noise?” Mrs. Peters demanded.
    All of the students were looking around the room, wondering the same thing. Alex and Conner were terrified; they felt like their stomachs had fallen out of their bodies.
    Mrs. Peters got up from her desk and started searching around the room, like a coyote sniffing out its prey. She walked up and down the aisles of desks, getting closer and closer to Alex.
    “If anyone knows what that is, they’d better tell me before I find it,” the teacher warned.
    Alex could feel her heartbeat in her throat. There was no telling what could happen if her teacher found the book. She could only imagine what a fuss the school would make of the discovery…. Perhaps they’d call the local news stations…. Perhaps government officials would take thebook away for experimental testing…. Perhaps her family would be taken away