Arnold Bernhard Library Novels & Stories

His loud laugh has his belly tingling, his shiny tailored suit looking uncomfortably tight. “Beautiful and sassy! No wonder he wants you all for himself.” “Don’t mind him.” Arawn’s voice rumbles through the room as he closes the door behind him. “He is so full of himself that if he moves too much, he risks bursting.” The sleazy man laughs again, its thundering tone bouncing from the walls. “This is Bernhard, Amber.” Arawn states and sits down at the table behind me. “The minister of entertainment.” Bernhard laughs, spreading his arms wide.

He has always encouraged her to learn new things as there is no limit to knowledge. Arnold let a small smile slip on his lips and walks towards a curtain. Parting it to side, he reveals a big shelf filled with numerous books. “Help yourself but be careful, the pages are old.” Valentina approached the shelf that smelled strongly of worn-out papers and leather covers. From the corner of her eye, she saw her host leaving. Her fingers caressed the neck of the books as brown eyes ran on their names, looking for a particular genre. Arnold owns varieties because the shelf sheltered all sorts of books, whether it was on politics, war, or fiction.

He chose not to, he preferred to live a private life because life has been cruel to him. Aiden stationed the SUV at the parking lot, Lynette looked at her wristwatch before she stepped out of the car. It was 9:45 am. The Library opens at 10 am and she could see some students dawdling at the corner of the building. Aiden saw the town's flag that was attached to the top of the one-story building as it swept from left to right. The Library was beautiful, surrounded by hedges, and a plain field covered with grasses, the founding fathers of this town did a good job by renovating most of the old buildings and encouraging the afforestation of silver birch trees which had a high population in Arcadi

One year later. I was walking towards the Main Building/Science library of the University of Saint Thomas to look through additional materials for our group presentation scheduled for next week. It was a hectic year for the Freshman AB class, and I was looking forward to a relaxing summer. I saw my classmates, Arnold and Eden already in our favorite table and I quickly sat on the chair across the two. Both smiled at me and proceeded to discuss the materials they were able to get from the undiscovered section of the old library.

At 7:55 AM, another Library Staff, Miss Stella Bernard, who was on the morning shift, opened the door, and they rushed in. “What is the meaning of this?” She flared up. “We are sorry, Ma'am. We are seeking any book on war.” “War? Do you wish to start one here?” Miss Bernard mocked them. “No Ma'am. Where can we get them, please?” Presently, Aurora miscalculated. She hoped to see the kind Mr. Napoleon, who was on duty the previous night. So, she walked to his desk, and asked in bewilderment, “Where is he?”

We both walked out of the pack house and headed straight to Alpha’s library, which is a few miles away from the office. We got there about a minute later. Andrian opened the door, and we went in. We were welcomed by the thick air surrounding the library. The scent of old parchment lingered in our noses. We walked through the shelves holding dark leather-bound books that stood tall like ancient guards. Andrian let out an audible sigh. “Where do we begin?”

She asked as she pointed towards the direction Olivia had disappeared to. Arnold paused for a while as he backtracked on their conversation before nodding eagerly. “Yes yes, we came together. I want to read books together but…” “Are you her friend or her brother?” The librarian continued her investigation as she squinted and moved closer to Arnold. “Her brother hehe. I don't think men and women or even boys and girls can be friends,” he replied, hoping that he could win this time, and he did. “That's a lot better then,” she said with a sigh. “You can go in, but I won't let this happen again, except you are twins,” she said before sitting back.”

Then a small screen flashed the words, ‘ Identity Verified’ and the structure that looked like a wall slid aside. Sia slid down Arnold’s lap as soon as they entered the room. “Wow! Dadu this is soooo big.” She said stretching her hands in an imitation of big. “Gosh! Arnold, you never told me we had such a huge library,” Sarah said as she walked towards the nearest shelf. She took one of the books in her hand and ran her hand over it. “They are real…..” “Of course. This collection belongs to my father though I have added a few shelves of books over the years.” Arnold explained.