Chapter 23: He felt no remorse

Moving to the library was the only lie Jessie could come up with, as she intended to excuse herself, so Alyssa and Raymond could sort out their unsettled issues. But since she had no plans to visit, she walked to and fro the school hallway, then decided to rest at the school auditorium. The school auditorium was brightly colored, and Jessie was certain that even on cloudy days, wreaths of rays shone through the grand windows set strategically at the corners of the room. It had bright granite floor tiles and the walls were coated with shining white paint. There were no handprints or scuff marks on the wall and Jessie wondered how it managed to remain spotless. Perhaps, it was newly renovated, she thought to herself. As she walked on, she marveled at the oily yellow metal doors inlaid with patterned designs that matched the petal-shaped handles. What got her fascinated wasn't the expensive materials of the door but its means of concealment. A passerby not acquainted with the secret w