Lucas Mabry wants it all.
He wants a girl, team captain, and the popularity that comes with it.
Unfortunately, the new girl wants nothing to do with him and he turns to the only person he thinks will help.
Nikki Young.
His worst enemy.
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Lucas
"So after you scan the books, you organize them by last name in the rolling bookcase. If the last name is hyphenated, than you use the first letter of the second last name. Got it?" Nikki glances at me, her hands scanning the books under the scanner.
"I guess so." I roll my eyes.
"After that." Nikki grunts as she pushes the bookcase towards one of the bookshelves. "You find the letters and place the books in alphabetical order. Like - " Nikki picks up a book. "This is letter L and the last name is Lee. So you find the L and if you get on your toes - " Nikki reaches the upper shelf and places the book in between other books. "You'll see that this is section LE. I placed the book after Lea and before Leeson. Got it?"
"Yes." I yawn. "Blah, blah, blah, and blah." The witch hasn't stopped talking for like thirty minutes. I might need to clean my ears with Clorox.
"Okay." Nikki smiles. "You can stay here and sort this cart out." Nikki brushes past me, leaving behind the dreaded soap and coconut smell.
"And what are you doing?" I cross my arms, glaring her down.
Nikki sighs but turns her head to glance at me. "I'm going to clean the tables from the first and second floor, make sure all the printers are good on ink and paper, clean out the trashcans, and than I'll finish with the M's while you finish with the L's." Nikki pauses to put her her bangs behind her ear. "Why?"
Oh.
I clear my throat and place my hands behind my head, stretching. "I wanted to make sure you weren't slacking off." I smirk smugly.
At least, she gets to do all that. I'm just here so my dad doesn't bust my head open.
Nikki's smile falls for a second. "I can't. My friend didn't show up." Her eyes downcast to the floor. "He'll be here soon."
Friend? Does she think she can fool me? She doesn't have friends, she has minions. She made him up so when she gets tired of her fake charades, she'll make me do all the work! She's crazy if she thinks I'll fall for her games. I'll make sure she does most of it! You'll see!
The task is easy enough. I manage to put all the books away for a little over an hour. I grab the cart by the sides and push it towards the desk where Mrs. Adler is checking people out.
"You're finished?" Mrs. Adler smiles. "That was fast We really appreciate your help around here!" Mrs. Adler claps her hands. "So thank you." She goes back to checking the books under the scanner. "The due date is in two weeks." She smiles at the student. "If you need more time come back, grab this slip, fill it out, and type in your student number. I'll make sure my assistant gives you an extra week." Mrs. Adler bows her head to the student and the student leaves.
"I can't believe people actually use the library." I mutter.
