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| Dusty Books |
Its placement in the
sixth shelf of Psychology and Mental Development, 157.391** knew very well that
few sought its information. Dust, in its
layers, marked it as one book doomed to be culled and recycled.
Suddenly, 157.391 started
traveling. One young woman checked it
out, kept it unread for days, and slipped a discreet note between pages 146 and
147. Soon 157.391 was refiled to its
former spot, where dust had been removed.
Again, only days later, a
slightly older man checked it out, repeating the woman’s pattern, only placing
another discreet note between pages 258 and 259. What is
happening here? It wondered, experiencing a thrill unto fore known.
Back and forth. Back and forth. And then one day…
157.391 was filed in the
wrong spot, and not by the librarian.
No, the young woman filed it, hidden in the shadows behind 854 HI***, The Story Road by Gertrude Hildreth. What the…. It wondered, anxiety
building quickly as days went by.
Pages 364 and 365 possessed nary a note. The pages were adhered as one. No, not with glue, but with blood, now dried
and brown. Other pages had been soaked with blood with a dagger pressed down into them.
Oh, well. It was
fun while it lasted.
** and*** may or may not be in a library. The 100 section is for psychology and philosophy. The 800 is for stories, etc. There is a book called The Story Road published in 1947.
** and*** may or may not be in a library. The 100 section is for psychology and philosophy. The 800 is for stories, etc. There is a book called The Story Road published in 1947.
