Terry J Davis

Book Learning

Still in disbelief I managed to stumble to the bench and collapse my mind that was racing as fast as my pulse. The questions whirled around in my brain to the point the rainbow melded to white. What was I going to do, should I tell anyone, what would they think, how would they treat me after knowing, JUST BREATH, my mind finally screamed. A break from the questions yielded to shivering and sweat, then to elbows on the knees, head in hands, looking down, coming back to myself I saw a small black rectangle which appeared to be a thin book. Straightening up a bit I reached down and picked it up. The soft pliable cover felt of leather, it was very thin and a bit worn. Looking it over I opened the cover and it had pages of a modeled linen color and only a few of them; it appeared to be old and well used. I flipped to the front page and in a flowing text were the words "I'm Yours". Hmmmm odd, my mind stopped the thought process for a moment; it looked good, felt good, and sort of felt like it was mine. Looking around I hoped I didn't see anybody looking like they may have dropped this little black book. Shaking my head I stood up and tucked the book into my pocket, it took my mind off the other and just continued the weirdness of this day. My feet propelled me onward and for now the questions had stopped and I felt the warmth of my heart.