Love and Books

CHAPTER 08 :

                   🥀 Mary 🥀
Mary was already at the library, she's not going to read another book serie so she went to check the new releases there and mark them for her reading list.

Marcus and Louise were there when she came; they were both talking about a historical German book, they can both speak seven languages English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Russian, Italian so she left them there and went to the bookshelves.

Mary was reading title after title when she spotted an interesting one on the upper bookshelf, the one which she can't reach.

Ugh this is was one of the most struggles of being short, I wish I was a little taller.

There was a ladder feets away ;however, she can't climb it

Because three feet above the ground is too high for me and I may fall and twist my ankle.

That sounded so ridiculous when all the books she read are about a heroine who would go to war for her country.

She put down the paper on the edge of the bookshelf and jumped.

How am I going to get the book when I'm jumping ? Dumbass.

She stopped and stood high on her toes staring at it infuriated, still she can't reach it.

That's when a hand, someone tall hold it out for her, maybe it was Marcus-

-"These bookshelves are pretty high for you, maybe you should use the ladder over there," grinned Edward Moreson holding the book for her.

Mary's cheeks were aflame, he'd seen me jumping and she just stood there looking at him, wide eyed.

-"Um, yeah of course, thank you." she said taking the book which now was not interesting when this boy was watching her with sea-green eyes.

She turned away quickly clutching the book to her chest and starting to leave.

-"Hey, wait you know I don't bite." He said reaching for her with his hand.

-"You never know," she muttered shrugging and remembering all the things she read in the books.

-"Um what ? Did you just suggest that I.." The boy trailed off furrowing at her.
-"Never mind, I just wanted to ask for a good fiction book, you see I only read Classics" He gestured to the book in his hand.

-"So I decided to try out a fiction one"-he rubbed his neck awkwardly.

He's nervous but why is he even talking to me ? Shouldn't he think that I'm a weird ?

She should be the one who's nervous, Mary rarely talked to the aliens called boys.

-"You can ask Mrs.Chapman downstairs, she'll recommend you plenty, thank you for your help," she said closing the conversation as quick as possible.

-"Oh wait, I've seen you here multiple times, you're the professional also we share a lot of classes together at school, by the way my name is Edward" he said extending his hand.

Seen me multiple times ?, people rarely noticed me and even knew I existed.

-"You want me to show you a good book ?" She said looking at him suspiciously still not taking his hand.

-"Yeah, why not ?" She finally decided to shake his hand. It was firm and full of calluses on it.

-"Um, okay, what kind of fiction you want to read ?" He looked happy she didn't reject him.

She walked ahead of him to the other row of books and stopped to turn around, he followed and shrugged.

-"I've never really read fiction so any option is okay, wait you didn't tell me your name," he said watching her every move.

-"it's Mary." she said tightly holding not too large book not too small, not too romantic, she hated when people see her her reading romantic books, she feels kinda vulnerable like that.

-"Read this one, it's good" she said holding out the books.

-"You think I don't know Harry Potter ?" He said smiling and taking the book from her hand.

-"I didn't say that, 90% of people who said they knew Harry Potter but they only watched the movies however never read the books and I'm pretty sure you're one of them, also the movies are never loyal to the books" she said looking at the amused sea-green eyes.

He laughed, it was a deep joyful sound.

-"You're absolutely right, same thing when I watch Classic movies based on books, sometimes I think they even want to change the character's names." He was so right she even wanted to laugh but she still doesn't know this boy even if he was a bookish, she didn't like to give away her laughs easily.

-"Right, okay, have a good read, goodbye." she said descending downstairs.

-"How long did you take to read this book ?" He said trailing after her.
She turned and looked at him and said baldly.

-"A day, hours" then she went to Mrs.Chapman and said goodbye and went home.

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