THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

CHAPTER-32

REMINDER: UNEDITED..WELL TOO LAZY TO DO IT!

"what happened? did your sisters lock you in the laundry room at night or something?" Beth said with curiosity. her eyes wide open.

I smiled.

" They wont even dare to think about it!" I said leaning on my chair folding my arms to my chest.

Beth kept her eyes back on the book she's reading, mostly ignoring my words or in other way she's letting me know that i'm just boasting.

" What!?" i said.

" Even if you say an apple will fall from a mango tree i'd believe it but this one..it's not acceptable!"

" Does that mean that i'm scared of those two? noway!"

" I didn't say that but they would do anything anytime if they want some one to be hurt!"

She said it in one breath. As if she was planning and practiced on saying these.
Did they do something to her? that hurt her some way or the other?
My head ached with too many questions.

" Whatever! I'm not scared.." I said.

"Shhhh....!" the librarian said looking at his for the hundredth time.
I looked away.
Libraries had another history in my life. the days my mom and dad fought..the nights that i cried...i would sneak inside this public library and cry all midnight. Sometimes i slept reading books of mysteries and investigations...kind of my taste.
The window sneaking was one of the thrilling part in my past life.

Then i saw Teena placing something in a book. She scanned everywhere and kept in one of the shelf's.
I narrowed my eyes at her. she looked weird. I know that look. The look that she give when she do something naughty. she walked forward and looked at the books on the same shelf maybe want no one to look at her with doubting eyes.
I looked back at my book when she passed past me. i slowly got up. beth looking totally out of her mind, not knowing what's going on.

" What...are you doing?" Beth asked.

" Sshh..for a second just keep quiet and come with me!!" I said looking at the librarian and then at teena, who's now gone.

" Ok..aayy"

The air smelled like old books. we slowly walked; beth following me.

" Can you atleast tell me why we are walking like this..?" She said.

" We're gonna steal something.."

" Now..? when everyone's around..?"

" Just shutup and follow me"

I looked around for the small book which she kept. i remember it's cover of a girl laying on the grass with a book held closer to her chest.
I ran my fingers through the pile of books slanted to the right. I saw a small book among the other thick giant books. it was written ' a walk to remember' on the side.

" guess it's the one..." i said and showed it to beth.
She stood with her usual expression. leaning to the shelf with her hands crossed and eyebrow raised.

" Don't give me that look"

" Seriously?!"

" What!?" I said and went through the pages.

" You came all the way here acting like a robber for stealing THAT book?"

I couldn't find any paper in the book. i shook it upside down, still nothing came out.

" Okay! now stop it!" she said and snatched it from me.

" Give me that back!"

" What are you looking for?"