The grand library was quiet until the sound of a heavy body hitting the carpet echoed.
Little Maya turned around quickly and saw her uncle lying on the floor.
His breath was shallow as he gripped his chest with a weak hand.
Maya dropped her book on the wooden chair and ran over to him.
Maya: Uncle Arthur, please open your eyes right now!
Arthur could only groan softly as his eyes rolled back toward the ceiling.
Maya remembered the special blue pen her uncle kept inside his desk drawer.
He had told her that he would need it if he ever collapsed.
She scrambled across the room on her knees to reach the big desk.
Her small hands pulled open the heavy wooden drawer with all her strength.
Inside lay the bright blue medicine pen next to a thick paper document.
She grabbed the pen firmly and rushed back to Arthur's side on the floor.
Maya: Hold on, I am going to help you right now!
Her heart beat very fast as she tried to remember his clear instructions.
She had to cap the pen and press it firmly against his stomach.
The silence of the giant room felt cold and scary all around her.
She took a deep breath to stop her trembling hands from shaking so much.
Suddenly, the double doors of the library slammed open with a loud bang.
Two tall men in dark business suits stepped inside the warm room quickly.
Richard: What do you think you are doing with that syringe, child?
Maya looked up in absolute terror at her cousin Richard standing there.
Richard was smiling in a cold way that made her feel uneasy inside.
Maya: Uncle Arthur is hurt and he needs his medicine right away!
Richard: Put that away before you make things worse for him!
Richard took two big steps forward into the grand library toward her.
His lawyer friend stayed near the door to block the only way out.
Maya pulled the blue cap off the needle with a loud plastic click.
She knew that her uncle only had a few moments left to breathe.
Richard: I told you to drop that right now, Maya!
Maya: No, I promised him I would keep him safe!
She pressed the needle into Arthur's side through his white shirt completely.
A sharp click sounded as the vital medicine rushed into his tired body.
Richard gasped in anger and moved quickly to grab her small yellow dress.
Arthur suddenly sucked in a huge breath of air and opened his eyes.