A Rose , a book and life .

As Rose wandered in the alleys of knowledge as she called them, she felt at home, among her friends that truly loved and cared for her unconditionally .In the library halls she felt the most fulfilling sense of belonging .She could spend hours and hours reading to the point that everything loses meaning except for her existence and that of what she is reading .Funny enough, that made her encounter some troublesome situations at home and school .People nowadays are too narrowminded to appreciate how precious and enriching reading is .They prefer to scroll up and down their screens all day long . '' You could smell the sent of their brains burning bit by bit due to all the electromagnetic radiation emerging from their gadgets ! " Thought Rose to herself each time she saw her peers watching videos all day long at school .''They are missing on so much meaningfulness in this world because of some momentary seemingly pleasurable activity such as net surfing ! " She would observe them for a second then get back to her reading journey . Watching them didn't seem that interesting , nor did socializing with them . They would mock her most of the time because they thought she was spending her free time doing homework .Rose wouldn't care much about it as she thought it was a waste of brain cells. She preferred using those cells contemplating on the meaning behind a book she read lately or imagining the ending of some sequel instead .

"Any new fiction novels today, or maybe some history manuscripts ? I was longing for an adventure all week long ! ".Said Rose to the librarian . "No, we'll have to wait till next week, there were some problems concerning the shipping process .But don't worry , your new buddies will be here in a week at most ! " responded the librarian . "Oh great, a week ! Sounds more like an eternity of desperate waiting . But that's okay they're kind of worth it , I'll go search for something I haven't read yet then ! ''

''You better give up already, I am sure you will barely find any ! You are the most avid reader I have ever met before .Your are the least sociable person I know yet you managed to make the acquaintance of all the library residents .Not bad for a bashful lady like you !" said the librarian while giggling to himself . Rose rolled her eyes to show her indifference to the librarian's comment and wrote her name in the visitors list .

After registering, she decided to visit the back section of archives to hopefully find some archived gems .

.She was bored and had nothing else to do that day and the library didn't have many visitors Saturday morning, so she made sure to make the most of her quality time with her leafy companions .So she took pleasure in checking every single book in front of her carefully .

She used the latter to get to the higher section as the lower didn't contain what could free her from the emptiness of boredom .One step, two steps , three steps up and she was above all .She felt like the queen of the world . It didn't matter to her that she was alone at the top .The company of fictional characters was utterly satisfying .

At the corner of the upper shelf lied a book that caught her attention .A green thick one with no title on it . ''Hum , how mysterious! I like that !'' She thought to herself .

She reached her hand to grab it and almost fell doing so .''Phew, that was close ! Dying while trying to get a book would have been a boring ending to my story ." She mustered to herself while laughing at her clumsiness coated with her excitement for the new mysterious acquaintance she is about to make .

She sat in her usual corner next to the storing room .It was the calmest, loneliest spot in the library hall .Just the right amount of gloominess to set the mood for her reading session that she much craved for the whole week .

She opened the first page of the book , to find it blank, turned the next page just to find .. well, nothing ! The same thing went for the rest of the pages .She sighed out of frustration , got up and headed to the librarian to hopefully get a glimpse of understanding of the whole situation .'' Well, you can't continue to read about others' stories all of your life all while ignoring yours .I just listened to your friends ,and abode by their orders .They said you already read about their stories, now they want to hear yours .This book was destined to witness your own . Now, go ahead then ! Don't let fear let you from doing so, you are going to end up disappointing your loyal comrades that were there for you whenever you needed them the most ."

Rose stood there for a second to grasp the whole thing .She thought about some counterargument to justify her choice of staying in the comfort zone of consuming the lives of others through reading , but couldn't find any .The wisdom of the library friends was invincible .''Fair enough !" She said, then she grabbed the book and left the library at once .

The next day, the librarian arrived early to open the library as usual .He went to clean up after the previous day's visitors .He thought about going and visiting Rose's corner next to the storing room .Usually , she always left a blanket and a flash light to mark her spot .This time , to his surprise , they were gone .He found a piece of paper instead .He picked it up to see what was written on it .

"Tell my friends , I'll be gone for a while .I'll miss them .If they need to find me , I'll be at the school of life where I'll be learning the art of writing my own story. By the time I'll be back, I'll bring a new friend .I hope they will like him and accept him as they did to me .It wouldn't be so hard for them to do so .They would find him to be similar to me in many ways , almost identical. "

The librarian put the note in his drawer , smiled and looked through the window , '' Looks like the winter is near its end , it is time for Roses to bloom at last ''. He said to himself while sweeping the floor of the hall.