The Miracle Clinic

Chapter 16 - Too Old To Be Able To Believe (Finale)

 An individual bored out of their mind sits behind the front desk of a cramped bookstore. Every bookshelf in the store goes up to the ceiling and is filled to the brim with stories. The individual in question is a young girl by the name of Selina Gulvonac. She has short blonde hair, white skin with some freckles, blue eyes, and glasses. She's wearing a purple denim jacket over a striped shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes.

Trying to find some way of passing the time, she stares at the cuckoo cock on the wall, each tick it makes filling her ears with a strange mixture of pleasure and annoyance. Her eyes then linger down onto the carpet as she tries to envision where each stain originated from.

However, her boredom would soon be cured when-

CUCKOO! CUCKOO!

Selina jolts back as the cuckoo clock goes off, after calming down a little she hears the front doorbell chime as three patrons walk in. Of the three, she only recognizes one as Sally Everst; a regular who they often trade book recommendations with. As for the two teens that are with her? No clue.

"Welcome to The Starlight City Bookstore, the go-to shop for all things books," Selina recites, "How may I help you?"

"Hey I'm Ronnie and that's my buddy Marcus," the taller of the two teens remarks.

"Okay didn't ask but cool," Selina remarks as she grabs a book near her and starts reading it.

"Do you know if your boss is here?" Marcus questions.

Selina rolls her eyes as she closes her book before responding, "I am the boss."

"Oh wait, really?" Marcus asks.

"Yeah, all of this place is mine," Selina lies as she nods confidently.

"Oh okay my bad, sorry to bother you," Marcus says and he starts to turn around.

Though before he can, Ronnie stops him.

"Yeah, I doubt that," Ronnie begins to say before telling Selina, "Look we're not here to insult you, we're just here to chat with your boss about stuff."

"Promise?" Selina inquires.

"Promise," Ronnie affirms.

Selina sighs before standing up, "lemme go get them."

As Selina walks away, Ronnie & Marcus look at the walls to see that there are several photos on the wall taken of several different landmarks in the city, each with a book placed in the frame. As the two are looking at the pictures, Selina returns with a woman named Professor Jessica Powell, someone with black skin, braided black hair, and green eyes. She's wearing a black turtleneck over a beige coat, black pants, and red high heels.

"So I heard you wanted to talk to me?" Professor Jessica Powell asks as she takes a smoke.

"Oh, you're different from what I imagined," Marcus states.

"What're you trying to say?"

"What my friend means is that he thought you were Ivan Turnip," Ronnie explains.

"Turnip? He's a bit busy sorting some books but I can get him," Professor Jessica Powell says before screaming, "TURNIP! WE GOT SOME KIDS THAT WANT TO TALK TO YOU!"

"WHAT?!" Turnip yells from somewhere deep in the bookstore.

"YOU HEARD ME!"

Ronnie & Marcus look to see a person exiting one of the halls and heading toward the counter. The man has white skin, a bald head, a beard, and a tired look in his eyes. He's wearing a t-shirt, some jeans, black shoes, & is in a wheelchair.