Chapter 31: Bookstore
"I don’t know, believe , I’m dying to find out" she replied. Folding her arms, her hazel eyes scanning everyone in the hall, I noticed her eyes were a mixed color of a light gold but then it was gone, was it the fluorescent? Now I was hoping that wasn’t the case.
"It’s always loud with everyone, I can barely think, not a mont of silence," she said like a struggle, and then she set her orbs on
again. "But you... nothing, like an empty shell"
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"Emilia" Lucas’ voice ca in and it was like the spell she had on
was broken.
"Hey Cuz" she smirks but he didn’t return it, it was almost like he knew she was onto sothing, his eyes darted to
and then he smiled.
"Hope this little minx isn’t troubling you?"
To be honest she was more lenient with
than anyone else. I shake my head still playing what Emilia said to
in my head.
"Okay now I’m bored," Emilia said, rising to her feet.
Lucas huffed. "You’re always bored"
She shot him a look, and she whirled her prolonged gaze on , I looked away feeling uncomfortable, and the next I heard was her retreating heels.
"Lucas" he faced , I could tell he was avoiding , he was doing a really bad job at that, or I was just too observant. I didn’t understand the need to but I figured it was that look he gave
in the restaurant, it must have been uncomfortable for him just like it was for , maybe he never intended the look, but why did it co to that though, it still bugged .
He smiled at . "Can I help you with anything beautiful?" he asked with hands in his pocket and I blushed.
"I haven’t seen Dace, is he okay?"
His smirk broadened almost like he expected
to ask such a question, he seed satisfied?. "You have his number, text him" he mouths with a wink before walking away leaving
to my thoughts.
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School was over but I didn’t take the bus, I walked instead but my main goal was to reach a bookstore, I was hoping I might find it here, the histories about this town and its founding families, the ones I saw in our school library was more of the economic developnt but I needed to know more, whenever our bus passed this particular street I always sight this bookstore, I guess I might find what I was looking for here.
The bells at the top of the door dangled as I walked in, the inside looked pretty big than it looked from the outside, I could already spot the rows of shelves trailing deep inside, wow, whoever built this place was good in terms of dinsions, it was a whole different look within.
"Hello, how can I help you?" a lovely voice said to , a beautiful tan-skinned woman with short brown curly hair and brown eyes, she was just at the counter, her arms resting on it, I noticed the book she was reading.
"H-Hi, just here for a book"
"Hmm, are you buying or renting?"
"Renting"
Her smirk broadened. "You look familiar, strawberry hair, green eyes, you must be an Adams" she mused walking out of the counter, taking in most of her look she was beautiful, it was like everyone had beauty in their genes in this town, maybe angels lived here in the past and gave birth to beautiful humans. Crazy right?
"Yes, Adams"
"Vanessa’s niece"
"Yeah, " I said with a nod, everyone seems to know Vanessa, seems I was part of it too, at just a glimpse they would tell who I was, It was quite interesting and suspicious.
"So what book can I help you with?"
"I need a book for my history class"
"Oh, what kinda book? I thought you have those in the school library"
"Not this one, Our history teacher gave an awful assignnt, about founding families" it was a hot lie I know! And I was pretty good at it, surprising even for . The mont she ntioned she knew my aunt, I was vigilant not to tell her anything, it was an instinct, everyone had sothing to keep away from , I figured she might too.
"Then I think ’Founding Juneau’ is just for you"
"Founding Juneau?"
"Yeah I know sounds off, but if you’re hoping to learn more about the founding families, that’s exactly what you need" she strolled to the path where the bookshelves were and I followed. "You know your family are included too"
I pulled so strands of my hair behind my ear. "I’m aware"
She climbed the iron stairs. "The Adams, Sherman’s, Devereaux’s, and many others along the line, all the way back before Juneau was built" She looked down at . "But the Devereaux’s are the most influential and more powerful"
She leveled the brown book she brought out. "You should know that... you’re studying the founding families after all"
"Y-Yeah" I took it.
"All you need to know is in there, I hope that helps you with your test. Sign here please" she gave
a roster and a pen I didn’t know she had on.
"How long will you hold on to it?"
"Just a week" I replied, signing my na. "I’m a fast reader"
"You don’t say," she mused. "It was nice to et you, Emma"
"Um," I stopped her in her tracks. "Why are the Devereaux’s the most influential and powerful, I an there are other founding families, shouldn’t they have shared the profit or sothing"
"If you’re asking if the Devereaux derived their wealth by building this town then you’re wrong," she says. "They ca here years ago, radiating and glamorous as they are now"
"They ca here?" I muttered.
"Yes... the Devereaux isn’t from this city or this town"
"W-Where did they co from then?"
She smiles. "Your history book will tell you what you need, Emma"
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