Saving you

Chapter 3

After taking my leave from Eleonora,
I went towards the Library as my daily stash of reading was coming to an end and I had to get some new books.
"Hello there Austin!" I called the old liberarian whom I had came to like so much.
Austin was in his early 50's, a short height man with baldness.
He was a nice and intelligent person to be around, always helping me with the ideas on what should I read or which thing inspired what writer to write their books.
"Hello there beautiful!!" he replied putting down his reading glasses and walking up to his station to take the books from me.
"Already done?"he asked, still not used to my hunger of reading books.
"Well don't act as if you aren't used to my reading appetite" I rolled my eyes and laughed a little.
"I know but it's kind a crazy how you are always finished with the book I give you days before." He voiced out his curiosity.

"Gifted may be" I again tried to pull his leg and pushed the books towards him.

"Yeah Yeah hahah" he laughed and started placing my books on the nearby shelf.

"So anything interesting for me" I asked rubbing hands excitingly.

"I don't think so.." he tried to think.

My hopes shattered, I wanted to get something to read for off I was getting this month.
I was turning back when he said.

"But... There is a script like bookish log or something those construction workers discovered at the old ruins"
he further said.

Now that picked up my interest.

"Ruins? As in the forbidden ruins right? Those caves.." I wanted to confirm.

"I think so Sofia but I don't think it will be safe to give it to you, the museum people...." He continued but I cut him of midway and said.

"Austin, plz can I have it, I promise nothing will happen to it.I will return the manuscript." I begged.

"I can't those men will be coming in like a month." He tried to argue.

"A month??  I can read it for like hundred times in that time, plz Austin let me take it, plz plz plzzz..." I tried to make the best puppy eyes I could.

"Okay okay" he raised his as of to save himself from my craziness.
"Yes!!! Thankyou, where is it? In the back room or wait is it in the office. Just tell me I will take it by myself, no need to trouble yourself."
I was rambling now, like a mad person and didn't wait for his answer, turning on my heels. I was excited to see this manuscript, after all it was not every day you see a archeological treasure even if you are a student of it.

"Wait!" He stopped me abruptly.
"I can give it you but if something happens, it's all your responsibility plus  no one has opened it so you are technically the first person to do it after God knows what years."
He warned me.

"Of course, but just plz give it to me now. I can't wait anymore." I ignored his warning, not caring about anything.
I should have had listened to him.

"Wait here I will be right back" he said, and walked behind a wall.
After good 15 minutes and a couple of tables moving, Austin appeared with a square shaped thing covered with golden and red velvet piece of cloth.

"This is it?" I asked, my eyes widened on the beautiful work that cloth piece had on it.
"Yup" be dragged the p as always, eyes focused on the box.

"I am telling you again, you have to BEHAVE SOFIA" he narrowed his eyes on me.

"Oh I WILL TRY MY BEST"
While literally snatching that book i said and ran away from there giggling.

"Watch the steps!!" he shouted from behind, shaking his head on my silliness.

"OUCH" as always I fell down but saving the book from the fall.

"Told youuu" Austin sung from the corridor.

"SHUT UP AUSTIN" i huffed and got up.

"Let's get you home pretty thing" I squealed.

Seriously Sofia you are going mad...

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