Veronica Madell

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“Morris's Code” by Veronica Madell

Submitted to Contest #211

“I need to learn Morris’s code,” demands a voice that sounds far too young to be demanding things.Sheila looks up from her desk, surprised to see an eight-year-old face barely reaching over the library counter. The boy has the worst case of bedhead she has ever seen and he is still in his pajamas. Forty years at Bridgeview library has lulled Sheila into its patterns. Saturday morning means a few people her age quietly shuffling through the shelves and some morning joggers returning books. Young boys without their parents on missions to learn...

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