A rectangular, purplish-blue, and red book was flanked between my thumb and index finger. The woman in a turban on the cover winked and teased me to adventure back inside the book. I dismissed that thought. The book should be returned to Reno as soon as possible.

I walked through the corridor on the first floor, turned right to the corner of the next building. The school had three main buildings in U-shapes. The basketball court lay in the center of the school. A shout-out filled the basketball court. The school was having an annual basketball match now. Most of the students gathered and watched the players running around, dribbling,...