(Source: honest-spy, via biacomcafe)
I don’t understand why people shun us so much. We’re constantly told how we’ll be fixed eventually, that everyone goes through it, or that we’re lonely freaks who just haven’t found the right person yet. It’s like we’re some sort of project, we’re set aside just to be told that we are forced to be…
Wth. Why would somebody do this?
((I also have a personal blog at lone-scarecrow.tumblr.com if anyone would prefer to follow that one.))
Mattie tried to get her heart rate back to normal. The girl sounded halfway interested. Maybe she could walk out of her without fear of police retribution.
“I need the book to finish a column for tomorrow’s paper. I’m basically broke otherwise and won’t have money for rent. So all I need is the book for one night. One night. I could even hand it to you first thing tomorrow morning.”
Alex flinched, nodding in understanding. “Well…” She hesitated, she normally wasn’t one to break protocol because she needed the job so badly. “Fine, fine. Take the book. Here though…” She patted her pockets for a piece of paper and a pen. “It’s my address, bring me the book as soon as you can. It’ll be better if I walked in with the book, I’ll get in less trouble if someone were to find out.”
Another sigh left her lips. “I can’t let a fellow writer get lose their job because of lack of references. “Good luck with the article.” She then turned her back, acting as if she saw nothing.
She took the paper from the girl almost unable to believe her luck. Her back was already turned. Mattie took this cue to run,
“I’ll have it back to you by midnight!” She didn’t stop until she got back to her apartment.
Alex smiled slightly to herself, completely closing up the library. She made a mental note of the book the other girl had taken, reminding herself to write it down back at her apartment. She nodded to herself and hurried to the bank, cashing her check and then making her way to her apartment as fast as she could. Once the rent was paid all she had to do was relax until midnight.
Mattie breathed a sigh of relief. It was rather stupid of her to try to steal a book. That girl could have called the police and who knows what the fine could have added up to. Jail time maybe when she would fail to pay. But there was no time to worry about it right then, Mattie had a paper to write she could thank the girl later.
It took two hours to make sure the article was properly formatted and referenced. Then she took a breather to look over the address. According to mapquest, it wasn’t too far to walk even though she wasn’t keen on the idea. Regardless, she made it there in one piece and knocked on the door.
Alex sighed and hoped up from her couch, setting her laptop on the table in front of her. Final revisions, then she’d feel good about submitting this to another publisher. She straightened herself out and finished off her coffee, padding over to the front door. Her bare feet were tingling from lack of blood flow and she stumbled a couple of times. She smiled as she opened the door to see the Book Girl.
“Hiya. Got everything all smoothed out?”
“Yes and you have no idea how much thanks I have for you. I feel like I should have baked you something at least.” She shifted from one foot to another nervously,
“I also need to apologize for trying to steal this book,” she thrusted it forward, “I just needed it and when you said the library was closed, I panicked.” Mattie laughed suddenly,
“I never introduced myself! My name is Mattie Reynolds and once again I’d like to thank you for not calling the cops on me.” She drew her coat closer. Midnight was chilly this time of year.
Mattie tried to get her heart rate back to normal. The girl sounded halfway interested. Maybe she could walk out of her without fear of police retribution.
“I need the book to finish a column for tomorrow’s paper. I’m basically broke otherwise and won’t have money for rent. So all I need is the book for one night. One night. I could even hand it to you first thing tomorrow morning.”
Alex flinched, nodding in understanding. “Well…” She hesitated, she normally wasn’t one to break protocol because she needed the job so badly. “Fine, fine. Take the book. Here though…” She patted her pockets for a piece of paper and a pen. “It’s my address, bring me the book as soon as you can. It’ll be better if I walked in with the book, I’ll get in less trouble if someone were to find out.”
Another sigh left her lips. “I can’t let a fellow writer get lose their job because of lack of references. “Good luck with the article.” She then turned her back, acting as if she saw nothing.
She took the paper from the girl almost unable to believe her luck. Her back was already turned. Mattie took this cue to run,
“I’ll have it back to you by midnight!” She didn’t stop until she got back to her apartment.
Alex smiled slightly to herself, completely closing up the library. She made a mental note of the book the other girl had taken, reminding herself to write it down back at her apartment. She nodded to herself and hurried to the bank, cashing her check and then making her way to her apartment as fast as she could. Once the rent was paid all she had to do was relax until midnight.
Mattie breathed a sigh of relief. It was rather stupid of her to try to steal a book. That girl could have called the police and who knows what the fine could have added up to. Jail time maybe when she would fail to pay. But there was no time to worry about it right then, Mattie had a paper to write she could thank the girl later.
It took two hours to make sure the article was properly formatted and referenced. Then she took a breather to look over the address. According to mapquest, it wasn’t too far to wwalk even though she wasn’t keen on the idea. Regardless, she made it there in one piece and knocked on the door.
Fortunately for Mattie, the book she was looking for stuck out like a sore thumb. She turned around to find the girl covering the way she had come.
“Look I just need this damn book so I don’t lose my apartment. I’ll pay for it if I have to.”
That made Alex stop. She blinked and tilted her head. “What do you mean you’ll lose your apartment?” That was a probably they could relate on, and maybe just this time she could make some kind of exception.
Mattie tried to get her heart rate back to normal. The girl sounded halfway interested. Maybe she could walk out of her without fear of police retribution.
“I need the book to finish a column for tomorrow’s paper. I’m basically broke otherwise and won’t have money for rent. So all I need is the book for one night. One night. I could even hand it to you first thing tomorrow morning.”
Alex flinched, nodding in understanding. “Well…” She hesitated, she normally wasn’t one to break protocol because she needed the job so badly. “Fine, fine. Take the book. Here though…” She patted her pockets for a piece of paper and a pen. “It’s my address, bring me the book as soon as you can. It’ll be better if I walked in with the book, I’ll get in less trouble if someone were to find out.”
Another sigh left her lips. “I can’t let a fellow writer get lose their job because of lack of references. “Good luck with the article.” She then turned her back, acting as if she saw nothing.
She took the paper from the girl almost unable to believe her luck. Her back was already turned. Mattie took this cue to run,
“I’ll have it back to you by midnight!” She didn’t stop until she got back to her apartment.
Fortunately for Mattie, the book she was looking for stuck out like a sore thumb. She turned around to find the girl covering the way she had come.
“Look I just need this damn book so I don’t lose my apartment. I’ll pay for it if I have to.”
That made Alex stop. She blinked and tilted her head. “What do you mean you’ll lose your apartment?” That was a probably they could relate on, and maybe just this time she could make some kind of exception.
Mattie tried to get her heart rate back to normal. The girl sounded halfway interested. Maybe she could walk out of her without fear of police retribution.
“I need the book to finish a column for tomorrow’s paper. I’m basically broke otherwise and won’t have money for rent. So all I need is the book for one night. One night. I could even hand it to you first thing tomorrow morning.”
Alex sighed, moving the last book onto the front desk. It was a surprisingly long day at the library.
She glanced up when she heard a faint noise coming from the door. She blinked before hurrying over, opening the door and just staring at the stranger for a moment. She mentally went through the list of Gotham rogues in her head. ‘Not a rogue then… goodness, Alex, you are so paranoid! Not everyone in Gotham is trying to kill everyone else.’
“I’m sorry, but the library is closed…” She said automatically, not really paying much attention.
She nearly dropped to her knees and settled for stepping over the threshold, “But I need a book! Just one book! Can’t I just get it?” Mattie was so close. She just needed the one book on local botanicals to finish her column. If the column wasn’t completed by 6 am, well she wasn’t getting paid.
“It’ll take two minutes!”
“I just shut down the computers… there’s no way to check out any books. I’m sorry, I really am…” Alex started to fidget, pulling at her hair. She had to get to the bank before /they/ closed so that she could pay her rent. Her eyes darted to the clock on the wall, she didn’t have too much time left.
“We’re opening early tomorrow if you want to come then, about 6 o’clock, I really am sorry Miss…” Her lips turned down in a frown, looking back at the other girl.
Mattie debated her options. Get book. Get paid. Keep apartment. No book. No money. Homeless on streets with all the others down on their luck and probably shanked in an alley. She bolted past the girl to the section on plants.
“HEY! Where do you think you’re going?!” Alex shouted, turning on her heel and bolting after the girl. “I honestly don’t see what you think you’ll accomplish by doing this!” She wasn’t sure how she was going to stop the other girl either. She was a writer, not a runner or a fighter!
Fortunately for Mattie, the book she was looking for stuck out like a sore thumb. She turned around to find the girl covering the way she had come.
“Look I just need this damn book so I don’t lose my apartment. I’ll pay for it if I have to.”
Alex sighed, moving the last book onto the front desk. It was a surprisingly long day at the library.
She glanced up when she heard a faint noise coming from the door. She blinked before hurrying over, opening the door and just staring at the stranger for a moment. She mentally went through the list of Gotham rogues in her head. ‘Not a rogue then… goodness, Alex, you are so paranoid! Not everyone in Gotham is trying to kill everyone else.’
“I’m sorry, but the library is closed…” She said automatically, not really paying much attention.
She nearly dropped to her knees and settled for stepping over the threshold, “But I need a book! Just one book! Can’t I just get it?” Mattie was so close. She just needed the one book on local botanicals to finish her column. If the column wasn’t completed by 6 am, well she wasn’t getting paid.
“It’ll take two minutes!”
“I just shut down the computers… there’s no way to check out any books. I’m sorry, I really am…” Alex started to fidget, pulling at her hair. She had to get to the bank before /they/ closed so that she could pay her rent. Her eyes darted to the clock on the wall, she didn’t have too much time left.
“We’re opening early tomorrow if you want to come then, about 6 o’clock, I really am sorry Miss…” Her lips turned down in a frown, looking back at the other girl.
Mattie debated her options. Get book. Get paid. Keep apartment. No book. No money. Homeless on streets with all the others down on their luck and probably shanked in an alley. She bolted past the girl to the section on plants.
