After the awkward introductions, another customer walked in looking for a children's book for her son. When I come back to the counter, he is sitting there organizing all the stray books on the counter. Good job "non library boy".
He is a 25 year old man named Jackson (I'll call him Jack) and had recently moved into the area with his grandfather (my boss). To be fair, he is quite attractive but has the vibe of being cocky. Which is a total turn off.
"Keep staring and you'll eventually fall in love with me sugar."
"Cocky much?" He laughs at my response and resumes back to his little organization task.
I sit back down onto the stool behind the counter and grab my psephology textbook as the book store has died down. After a few minutes, the chiliad of elections in a decade became too much for my mind to handle.
"This looks really bad but I need to leave early today."
"Dude, it's your first day."
"I know, I know but tonight I have a huge date with this girl that I've been wanting to take out for a while."
"Oh just go. I can hold it down for another hour."
"Thank you! You're a life saver and please don't tell my grandad. He will hold it against me when I get home."
"Gotcha buddy." I give him a thumbs up and signals him to shoo away quickly.
Five minutes after he leaves, the door bell rings and in comes a family with 6 children.
No I cannot hold it down for another hour. Crap.
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Short StoryA conversation between two students in a library that invest their time into words spilled on a page.
