Uncorded Alliance

Discorded Alliance

A big boy wasn’t listening and kept insisting to get some books. He was really going over my head. As he raised his voice, I raised my volume too and she came and took our happiness. She, my stern head librarian.

Hi I am Heer; I work in a library. I am usually surrounded with children because I work in Children’s section. Amazing place indeed. I keep telling children to keep quiet and maintain silence. But today as I got a different task of issuing books. I have to relearn it again from head librarian.

I enjoy by job as a Librarian and I enjoy it more when my week off get cancelled because I can get two offs together, Amazing!

As it was lunch time, I was alone in the library with no readers around. A white girl with a brown boy turned from nowhere. They looked tired, I asked them for any help. Girl denied and boy nodded. I offered them water, girl said something in the brown boy’s ears. I asked are you looking for a book to which girl nodded and boy denied. I was unable to understand. She said something again. I asked them French both denied. English, Italian, German all language I could think of at that time. I asked them to visit international language block. I showed them other sections, girl stopped in ‘Forgot Long Ago’ section and pointed at a book.

It was a new book while checking I couldn’t find a library stamp on it. But no outside book was allowed here. I thought by mistake it wasn’t stamped so I checked for its name in computer I couldn’t find it there also. By that time people started coming back. I got busy with other things. The boy and girl were sitting in the Forgot Long Ago section where usually less people visit. Girl was looking for some more books. I went there to check on them white girl was looking here and there trying to find something. They were dressed as fairy tale characters.

I got busy again and almost forgot about them. As it was time to go home, I was unable to find them so I thought they must have left. Even I went home. When I reach home and open my bag and that book was in my bag. Making me suspicious. I couldn’t sleep because of the book. So, I started reading it.

Book named A Young Rich Girl, by Poor woman. It was about a young girl named Arianna who visited school, church and market places. Arianna and my daughter met in the Church. Arianna belonged to a well-known rich family. Both was of same age and they soon became good friends. Both shared common interests. She wrote both enjoyed reading books, singing, dancing and painting together. The book was about friendship between two girls. I missed my friends while reading that book. Story suddenly ended, one day they were going to the market in Arianna’s cart ….

Oh, what happen in the market place? I didn’t get answer in the book so I went to sleep.

It was a new day, but no new people around. Regular readers, who either want to get a new book issued or to return. But I still enjoy my job because I can read as much as I want. Today I was stationed again on issuing counter. While walking through different isles I came across the same big boy, he was reading those books and wanted same books to be issued. Big boy kept on asking for those books which were not stamped, when I denied he tried to raised his voice again. When head librarian saw him, she came running to check and convince him to wait till matter is resolved.

I told her secretively about unstamped books appearing on their own. She quietly said it isn’t possible. And said all the books here are stamped in an annoying tone. She wanted me search for there name in the computer.

Before going to bed I just checked my bag and found another book. Being a bookworm. I looked for my reading glasses and started reading again. I started reading and when turned to the last page, this story ended just by stating -One day when there was only ….

I got really disappointed. Started to wonder who could do this? Why somebody will keep this book in my bag? Couldn’t think of anyone. So, I went to sleep.

Next morning, I saw that tacky big boy outside the library waiting for it to get it open. He looked at me and said, I need your help. I ran in the library. I went to my head librarian and asked for off. She said sure, tomorrow you can take it.

That tomorrow remains tomorrow! Someone every day, was getting unwell and my off’s getting cancelled. That day Biggy pointed at the mirror, where I looked like that white girl, my colour was turning white like that fairy tale story girl. I run to the head librarian. Ignorantly she said must be an iron deficiency. Get yourself checked and gave me a box of books and said, arranged them.

When I opened it, some books were those which I have read already. I picked a book about countrymen. Countrymen were trained to fight with guns. They, usually looted rich people. Fishers were was also mentioned as informer. But fisherman Mike who lived with his wife and two children were close friend of the chief. The book ended - One day when market place was filled with the sound of gun shots…. It gave me chills. I didn’t enjoy much of gangsters’ books.

Next book was about a Rich man, travelling different places, playing poker. Rich man mentioned about goons and his daughter Ani and her poor friend Mel. He also mentioned a fight between Countrymen’s and Goons. He only described it as some got injured as guns were fired. It ended abruptly – Than there was a scream….

When I took another, it was about Goons by Crude who himself was a Cruel and Rude Goon. Whose beloved son wanted to study in a big city. But cruel man wanted him to get married with a rich girl. He also mentioned about his son – working hard to achieve his both ways goals. This one ended - As I walked …

Fishermen book which talks about a woman who steal cloths and food for her kids. Story talk about children and a hard-working woman. It was about a loving family which was saved by Country man army. Woman hiding her deeds from her husband. This story ended as One beautiful evening we all….

All the books just talked about the characters and ended abruptly.  I arranged them in order I read. There was something missing which I was unable to find. It took me a complete day to find out. I thought I will get a clue from the book in my bag but I can’t find any book.

Next morning, I met the Biggy, I asked him for help to which he happily agreed. While walking we were talking about things, we do other than reading books and we reached library. Biggy said let’s uncord the untold alliance between the books. As we began - all the pictures on the book which looked like pictures of the character were actually wrong. On the poor woman book fisherman’s picture, on the cover of rich girl story poor women picture. I don’t know what to say misprinting or a mishap.

I told Biggy that I saw a couple from history book and from that day I am getting these unstamped and untracked books. He said “I saw them too”. They need help. Big boy showed a picture in the library which was there from long, but I have never noticed it. It was the picture of the anemic girl and brown boy. That point something happened, it seems like I couldn’t breathe. It seems like somebody is pulling out my soul. Big boy took me to out, gave me some water and asked “How are you felling now”? I said “Hungry” to which he laughed as if I shared a joke?

I told him. I forgot to eat breakfast which I usually eat on my way to library. Biggy said- I thought you got scared. With sarcasm I said I work in a library, that too a big and old one. I meet dead people almost every day, so to get rid of them I choose children’s section. You, big head I don’t get scared that easily.

We went back and started building our stories. His story wasn’t satisfying and totally not scary. Fisherman, poor woman, countryman, rich man, educated girl, goons can’t relate.? If the girl was the school girl what about the boy? Is he rude man’s son?

Only place I could find anything now was the Index card room. After a lot of search. I, reached lost books section. All those books were not their either but I was stuck on a book named Discord Alliance. I didn’t remember where I read or heard about it but there was something about this name. Clueless and tired. I went for a break. As I wrote discord on the tissue all the cords started to connect. I checked pictures and their writers name on the books again. The story teller of one story is the character in another.

I checked the picture of on the wall it was made by a girl Ana in memory of her friend Melissa and her lover Bruce. Clouds scattered it turn out to be Fisher man and poor woman had two children. One among them one was a girl named Mel who was Ana’s friend. Bruce was her lover and son of the rude man. And rude man was a goon. Fisher man and Countryman were friends. But what actually happened. Suddenly I remember Biggy saying some thing about uncording the Alliance.

I went to my computer and searched for Uncording Alliance. Fortunately, I found it. I took it out and it began reading First chapter - As I walked faster towards my dreams, they were fading quicker. Anna was close but Mel seems far. Dream to become successful and happy seems a dream now. Here Bruce was expressing his grief. Crude wanted him to marry Ana.

Next chapter - One day they were going to the market in Arianna’s cart and the market place was filled with the sound of gun shots where Countryman Army and goons were fighting. Bruce, Mel and Ana stood between the gunshots. Trying to stop. Countryman and goons. Crude along with rich man made a plan to scare Mel and her family. They wanted fishers to leave the city. But countryman stood with fishers didn’t let it happen.

I moved to another chapter – Than there was a scream. Mel screamed – When a gunshot hit Bruce. Worried father had so much to lose. So, he stopped the fight. After gunshots stopped there was silence.

Moved to next - One beautiful evening we all visited the church to Thank God for saving Bruce and helping all to understand. That Love is a felling, it has no relation with being brown or white and rich or poor.

Last chapter- One day when there was only love in the air. The day when Bruce and Mel got married. The second book I got in my bag was about Melissa and Bruce. How deeply they were in love. But there was something still missing.

Bookseller!!

Book seller was actually the only connection between all. Bookseller is actually the writer. He wrote what he saw and as he saw. As he was on all the book covers, hiding behind his bookshop in the market place. He was there at the time of stealing, shopping and fighting. Hiding and still here. Standing behind me.

Yes, BIGGY is the bookseller and an amateur writer. Only some of his books were added in the Library and most waited for the readers in the book store. He wanted people to read his books so he made a noise about it by screaming to get people’s attention. Which actually worked. People asked for those books which can’t be issued and were only available at his bookstore now. He only put those books in my bag so I could read them and write my comments to bring in more attention. He has done so much to get attention. White girl and brown boy were his friends.

After uncording them now, I finally got my Holidays. Happy Reading.