Once upon a time...
A boy found himself at a public book box where people would leave their old books.
A girl who would leave old books at the book box saw the boy and wondered why he was holding the door down.
A boy stood enjoying the book he found so much that he did not notice the door he was holding, or the girl.
A girl surprised a boy so much that the door slammed on his hand and he dropped his book.
And then they laughed about how books bring people together.
The end.
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Kendall Defoe
Teacher, reader, writer, dreamer... I am a college instructor who cannot stop letting his thoughts end up on the page. No AI. No Fake Work. It's all me...
And I did this:
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Comments (4)
No fairy tale ending. Just a good laugh & fun time. Well done.
Sweet!
Sweet & lovely!!! Loved it!!!💖💖💕
Nice idea, sweetly rendered. An old British phone booth would make a great book box-almost a mini-library!