She could no longer tell if he was being underhanded or if she was being paranoid. "Make use of you?" Ugh. But she couldn't detect a hint of maliciousness, let alone the sort of understated sadistic pleasure he'd been clearly getting out of her humiliation four years ago. Like she was pleasuring him, somehow, just by being there and being unable to stop him or leave.
Ugh.
She was going to have nightmares again, for weeks. But it would be worth it if she could just... get her book back. Or even be sure he wasn't selling it. He might have thrown it away, she reminded herself. Or it might have just come apart. Four years was a long time for a book that worn, and he didn't take very good care of his things.
But she had to be sure.
She took nervous steps closer. It wasn't as though he'd recognize her if he got a whiff or something. And he was clearly playing this "harmless book salesman" thing for all it was worth. She wish she knew why. It didn't make sense, at all, from the limited amount she knew about him.
The books were quite gorgeous, actually, in their way, and she instantly wanted all of them. Well, there was nothing saying she had to only buy her book. If anything, that would be very suspicious. She should buy plenty, let it be lost in a mix of similar books.
"Yes, exactly," she said, standing on her tiptoes to get a better look. A step stool would probably be necessary if she wished to get close enough to read more than the largest text on the spines. She wasn't short, but the highest shelves were above his head, and his head was about a foot above hers. But she didn't need to have a close look to know her book wasn't on that shelf. "Are these all such books you have for sale?"
Could be destroyed, she reminded herself. Which made her chest hurt, but a familiar hurt. Lost was lost was lost. If it was gone, it was gone. So long as it was out of her reach, she could forgive herself if she started giving this section of city a two block berth instead of just one.
Ugh.
She was going to have nightmares again, for weeks. But it would be worth it if she could just... get her book back. Or even be sure he wasn't selling it. He might have thrown it away, she reminded herself. Or it might have just come apart. Four years was a long time for a book that worn, and he didn't take very good care of his things.
But she had to be sure.
She took nervous steps closer. It wasn't as though he'd recognize her if he got a whiff or something. And he was clearly playing this "harmless book salesman" thing for all it was worth. She wish she knew why. It didn't make sense, at all, from the limited amount she knew about him.
The books were quite gorgeous, actually, in their way, and she instantly wanted all of them. Well, there was nothing saying she had to only buy her book. If anything, that would be very suspicious. She should buy plenty, let it be lost in a mix of similar books.
"Yes, exactly," she said, standing on her tiptoes to get a better look. A step stool would probably be necessary if she wished to get close enough to read more than the largest text on the spines. She wasn't short, but the highest shelves were above his head, and his head was about a foot above hers. But she didn't need to have a close look to know her book wasn't on that shelf. "Are these all such books you have for sale?"
Could be destroyed, she reminded herself. Which made her chest hurt, but a familiar hurt. Lost was lost was lost. If it was gone, it was gone. So long as it was out of her reach, she could forgive herself if she started giving this section of city a two block berth instead of just one.
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