Crystal academy had a very organized system to post letters, however if one can call it that, with pigeons above their heads , Ada was afraid, what if one of them shit on her?!
There was a office named, THE POST, right in the middle of market, where she could post her letters to her loved ones, considering she was the only human there, as she was fondly reffered to , by them, she had absolutely no trouble, because she was the only person in line .
The office was quite drab looking, it was a small hut like structure with just one room, made completely with wood, there was a desk, at the far end and piles of letters on the floor, in neat stack, could she find something here? About Ana? Or about that blasted note which was burning a hole in her pocket?
The person behind the desk was a stoutly man, with sharp eyes and a goatee, he looked at Ada with keen interest, as if she was a bug under his microscope, there was a name plate at the desk reading 'Quincy' in a cursive flourish
"Quiet sometime , since I last saw a human in this place, there was a human few years back, but she hid it quite well" he said in a friendly tone to Ada, however his gaze was too sharp to be considered friendly
Ana, were they referring to her?
Ada just looked at him, with a nonchalant expression ,and handed him the letter
"Do you also send the academy letters? " Ada asked him, feigning disinterest
"Yes, but the student usually correspond with their families on their own, Only humans require my assistance " he said smugly
Ada wanted to roll her eyes at him, but it seemed in this academy she would always be an outcast
She handed him her letter and exited.There were around thousands of pigeons flying above her head, and Ada quickly left from there, to where her friends were waiting for her, she was still afraid one of them might shit on her
"Can we visit this place anytime? " Ada asked them looking at the 24/7 sign near the falling structure
"Yes, it contains some of the first letters which were sent by the academy, when it was founded, it also has letters from humans" Diana supplied helpfully
"What do you mean?" Ada still straining to sound mildly curious
"Humans, are you can say, a very rare species for us, we are curious about them, so we tend to preserve their belongings, that is their letters and stuff, some of it you can also find in the library, like the first human to ever get admission here and so on......" Dana went on explaining
Ada however clutched on the idea of finding something about Ana, there might be a letter, a possession, information, anything!
"Are you listening dear!? " Dana asked indignantly
"Yes, yes! " Ada nodded with enthusiasm
She looked at her suspiciously but did not say anything
"Can we go to the library? " Ada asked them hopefully
They looked at each other, then they looked at her
"Shopping! "
Great!
They took her from store to store, and asked her to try this and that, but she had absolutely no interest in it, she wanted to go to library, to find something useful, something whoch will help her find Ana
She tried to look enthusiastic, for their sake, but it was getting duller by the second
"Uhh Ada! You have absolutely no joy for shopping do you? " Dana asked slightly irritated , her green eyes flashing
Ada felt guilty, they had been soo kind to her and she....
"Common Dana, Ada wanted to go to library remember, and you dragged us here" Diana intervened, always the considerate Diana
"Alright, alright " Dana huffed
Ada looked at them greatfully
"Look how happy she is, just by the mention of library" Dana said pointing at Ada with a sullen expression
While Diana and Ada burst out laughing
They guided Ada towards the library
"Ada we need to go back, we have a family dinner today and guests are invited, would you be alright on your own? Or should we come back another time?" Diana asked her green eyes shining with concern
Ada wanted them to stay, but she couldn't possibly always depend on their protection, she had to face this weird world on her own
Ada nodded at them
She saw their retreating backs
"Will she be alright, should we have insisted for her to come back with us" Dana whispered to Diana
"She has to survive Dana, we don't want people to think she is weak, and mostly at this time, on a weekend most of them are at the clubs, no one visits the library " Dana replied
Ada had no idea what to say or do, they were possibly the best friends anybody could have asked for
She went to the library, alone
It was a huge place, it was like a fairyland for Ada, with books of all genres, neatly stack from floor to ceiling on wooden shelves, with ladders laid about for assistance
Wow!
She was ogling at it with wide eyes, this was magnificent
"May I help you? " she turned towards the voice
A kind looking boy was standing there, he had twinkling brown eyes, and blond hair, he had an impish smile, and a dimple when he smiled at her
"I actually... I" She did not know what to tell him
"I work here, I can be of assistance " he elaborated, looking at her confused expression
"Oh,...... I wanted books on humans.., who have been here" Ada said lamely
He laughed
"A human wants books on humans, this is new" he said still trying to control his grin
Ada was annoyed, seriously it seemed everyone here, had the habit of either laughing at her or bullying her and then laughing at her
"Hey, hey don't get annoyed, I'll help you" he said soberly, but there was still a suspicious twinkle in his eyes
He was actually of help though, he showed her the different sections and also provided her with some interesting suggestions, he then showed her how to lend a book and how and when to return it
Ada actually liked him after he stopped being rude
She took two books and left from there after thanking him
It was almost 6.15 p.m when Ada reached the bridge, to go back to her dorm , as it would not allow anyone in after 7 p.m Mrs. Greta was strict like that
As she was crossing the bridge, she saw a shadow of a man leaning on the side, looking relaxed, his ice blue eyes fixed on her, his mouth curved in a half smile, and his dark raven hair falling on his forehead adorably
"You are late Sweetheart "
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