The Book Company Novels & Stories

She's your fucking gateway to meeting and earning Fabrico's favour. I pulled out a green book from my bag and placed it on the table. Karen finally took her gaze off of me and stared down at the book. She looked thoughtful as she slipped it open. It was our company book. It holds a lot of information on our product and I'm sure it could also enlighten her a bit. "I believe you've already made your research on our company but I'm here if you need to know anything. Also, that book would help you a lot" I said to Karen.

It felt good to imagine being one of them again. I pulled up a list of nearby shops that were hiring. Nothing fancy. A bookstore. A small bakery. A florist. I decided to start with the bookstore. It was tucked between a laundromat and a pawn shop, the kind of place where time moved slowly. The sign read HARROW & SONS BOOKS, letters fading at the edges. I pushed open the door, and a bell chimed softly above me. Inside, it smelled of dust and old paper. A man behind the counter looked up, his glasses sliding down his nose.

Alex became red in the face and scratched his nape as he trailed behind me, when the book assistant silenced him with a ‘‘Ssshhh’’ command, because some people were reading silently at the far corner. ‘‘No need…’’ I whispered, waving my hand. ‘‘I’ve been to this place before…’’ This bookstore wasn’t that big and not crowded. There’s actually another one down the street which was so much bigger and looked like the headquarters, while this one was most likely a branch office for the bookstore. But I liked it here more. I tapped my finger on my chin, looking up at the titles of the biography books that were arranged alphabetically on the upper shelf.

"The book looks appealing to the eyes until you touch it." Amelia's eyes widened in horror and she quickly stepped back. She remained like that as she was too afraid to touch anything. "Why do you have such a dangerous book in your library?" She asked Cara. "I don't know, it belongs to Alphaeus and I've never bothered to ask him why he has such a book," Cara said nonchalantly. 'Tsk,' Amelia hissed under her breath. Cara returned holding a gigantic book and she found Amelia still rooted to her spot.

I inhaled sharply. Howling Bookmart. That was the biggest publishing company in Silverpine and beyond. I heard it had a secretive boss who was also a powerful CEO. I forced a smile. "I'll be there soon." I hung up, pulled down the sun visor mirror, took a few tissues from the pile, and dried my face. Soon, my car was coughing its way toward my office. On getting to the office, it was busier than usual. The moment I walked in, everyone stood up. I was caught off guard. I wasn't well known in the city of Silverpine, let alone anywhere else.

Turning the knob, I quietly peeked. If it wasn't because of the sunlight coming from the window, I wouldn't be walking inside. My eyes wandered around the room, as they landed on the bookshelves. I remember Anson and Mr Grayson are owners of a publishing company. No wonder why Luca's office is filled with books. I smiled at the cleanliness of the room, as I walked towards the desk with papers perfectly placed above it. My eyes suddenly landed on a picture frame, but it doesn't have a picture. Instead, a note was placed inside of it.

I dump my bag on the floor and read through the shelf while pulling books out and mumble as I go. ‘Even a book can be dangerous in the wrong hands.’ ‘Ignite.’ ‘Hell is empty and all the devils are here.’ ‘You’ll make bad choices. Sometimes you’ll choose the best of bad ones.’ ‘Tuesday is Fucked.’ ‘Everything’s a game. And now it’s your turn.’ I have a stack of about 10 books before I abruptly stop. "Next isle." I say and we walk up and down the library isles. I climb and jump to get books off of shelves and Aidan has to catch me a couple of times when I fell.

he wraps his arms around me more, and I settle into him. "Right, come on," King says, helping me off. I look up at the building. "Where are we?" I ask. "Libreria Acqua Alta," he says, and I stare at him. "Bookshop babe," he laughs, and I look around in amazement. This is amazing; I get lost looking at books. I've never been anywhere like this before. I'm amazed by the books. The entire building is surrounded by them. King stands reading poems from one of the books to me, and I watch as the sky gets darker.

Ludo left for her bedroom. As usual, Book world publishing company was busy in the afternoons with everyone running around trying to sort out their tasks. It was no different for Kent, he also had a lot on his hands. A lot of upcoming writers were on his back that he had to tell his secretary to tell them he was not in. “Sir Mr. Visashi is not in,” Kent’s secretary said. “Who could that be now?” Kent asked himself.

Charlatans! The back room was large. He searched, until he found the book, he searched for. The book was massive, covered in a thick layer of dust. The cover was locked with a handle that was shaped like a figure with elongated arms, he forced the lock. Nothing happened, he wasn't losing hope. With one movement of his hand, he removed the layer of dust.