Romantic Hook

  I hate the library. Do you want to know why ? It's because it is full of things I hate ; the books,the stern librarian, how the building is built,the dirge atmosphere.

  In my opinion the library is similar to the place where my best uncle lives;the cemetery,in the ground. The quietness, formality and respect we give to inanimate things in these two places makes me to ponder.

  I promised myself to never again visit these two places but love couldn't allow my promise to last a month. My crush that I was stalking for months finally offered to talk to me,of all the romantic places in the city she chose to talk to me in the one place people were not allowed to talk - the library.

  The day for the hang out came. I was indifferent in what I will wear. A hoodie,blue jeans and sneakers,no. A tight T-shirt,track trousers and canvas. A white shirt,black tie and black suit,no. After spending the morning contemplating on what I will wear, I finally decided it.

  I stood proudly in front of the massive Monumental City Library Building, smiling to myself knowing that when I enter through those doors I will accomplish my 7 months ambition.

  All I could perceive when I entered the library was scent of decades old books. I started walking down the aisles, using my eyes to look for Sara;my beautiful crush. I couldn't help but noticed everyone eyes from the back table to the front table was position on me. I could hear them pointing at me and whispering to each other. 

I didn't see what was wrong with me to get this attention. I combed my hair well,wore my best shoe,a white shirt,red tie and black suit.

  The librarian was an aged woman with wrinkles splashed on her face. She wore an eyeglass that always rested on her nose.

  As I got to her desk to take my library pass,she said "You wore a complete suit to come and read. That's unusual". I answered" Yes and I also came to meet my girlfriend. She is sitting down there(I pointed the area I sighted her)her name is Sara". The librarian nodded then asked for my name which I told her is" John Gibson". She handed me the pass and I started going to the free seat close to Sara.

  As I approached her I said "Sara darling,you look gorgeous" but the quietness of the hall echoed the words for everyone to hear.

  I got random shhh from several people in the hall and a disapproving look from the librarian. I whispered "am sorry" "am sorry" till I got to the seat directly opposite Sara's .

  I sat down,sighed and said "Wow,what an entrance. This library is like a damn 1990's cave". Sara smiled in a reassuring manner that calmed my nerves. She closed the book she was supposedly reading,relaxed on the seat and said " You had two entrance, this and the first" "Yea i got everyone starstrucked including you immediately I stepped into this library. I look like a real gentleman right?"

  "Well white shirt,red tie,black suit all sums up to a gentleman. So,yeah you look like one but in this setting a total idiot" she told me. My tempo and happiness went down the drain,just for me to hear her laughing "I got you right. I got you real good" she said in between laughs.

  To follow her tempo I began laughing awkwardly. I heard "stop laughing" from a bald man sitting close to me. Well that made me and Sara to stop laughing. She smiled at me and leaned closer. 

  In the course of our conversation we laughed in an increasing pitch that got multiple shhh from people around. The bald man got up and shouted "Someone should please get these two mental lovebirds out of this library". This got the attention of every one in the library. Flickering eyes from different races,genders,ages,sizes were all on me,Sara and the bald man.

  The librarian stood up and said " Mr Wilson, Mr Wilson please come and drop your library pass and get out of here and you two psycho couple. Yes two of you,come to my desk immediately ".

  When we got to her desk,she just pointed a sign post at the far corner of the hall which read NO TALKING IN THE LIBRARY. Sara kept the palm of her hand on the librarian desk and said " Pardon me ma,we didn't talk. We were just laughing ". The librarian just looked at me and Sara as if she was examining if were a good match. She pointed another sign post at the other corner of the hall NO LAUGHING ALSO.

  " Okay Mrs librarian,we are informed. Can we go and sit down now" I said in the most inaudible voice I possess. The librarian just stood up and from this close range i noticed she was shorter than she looked while sitting down. There will be pile of library books she keeps under the desk to rest her feet on and ultimately increase her height while sitting down,i assumed in my head.

The librarian signaled me and Sara to come closer to her. When we did,she used the ruler in her hands to separate our hands that were holding each other. Before Sara and I could say anything she pointed the third sign post hanged on the wall which read NO ROMANCE,CUDDLING AND PSYCHO COUPLES.

  I got fed up and ask Sara out right there and surprisedly She accepted. I leaned down to kiss her,at the split second for our lips to touch I felt an object instead if her lips. I opened my eyes to see the stern librarian had stretched the ruler in between our lips to hinder us from kissing.

  With annoyance Sara held my hand and said "John let's leave this library". We started walking down the aisles to the door just to see heavy security men locking the doors.

  We heard the librarian voice " Did you two think you will leave this library without finishing the books you were reading".