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Bedtime Christmas Coming of Age

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There ,a woman in her own housing unit and isolated with her own shelves of books she prefers her own company as more quiet read time.she has loads of fiction paper books in her own one bedroom unit and though a few neighbours had issues of being able by housing office to keep so many books but they don't her courts of the trustees who manage her finances give her granted permission to live on her own with so many books and nothing noone can say as her trustee people are really in charge of her and this woman is always on her best behaviour and never hassles her neighbour s

Anyway where she gotten so many books:all stolen from local street libraries and though her ongoing

Support worker s who just popver for a visit just offer more housecleaning.a d help with grocerys .one support worker insisted she needs to return some books back as she has too manyand but didn't take otice and put up a fuss of refusing to return any books as thinks one day in the this 21century world there may not be anymore paperbooks around and won't survive with out so many books to keep for her own future happinessso her support now leave her books alone in her unit.but time she still sneaks to a close by street libraries to steal more books and noone suspects there are more books in her house

Well though she did have one older male friend who also helped her with cleaning and groceries.then years went by and her old best friend Keith had become ill at79years old and died a year later and Casey so upset only became more withdrawn from the world and didn't feel even to have her support worker s around much .she often called them and made out about being sick with a cold or just too tired for support to drop by and just stayed home on her own reading and listening to sad music over the death of her beloved friend Keith. But as time went by slowly she didn't really feel sadand happy to have her support workers around especially to help drive to her mum's to visit.but still every now and then steals more books

Still though thinking her passed away friend she is well kind of trying to get by but not too sad .happy for her books to have always for company and her family visits .

She alsooccupies herself by writing her own fiction stories and sent a few to a magazine and local story publishers hoping to to become a professional .writer for online newsletters ormagazines.so far not luck yet,maybe one-day.

Loves reading and often sits thru night reading and sleeps through the day used to be too tired when support worker turns up but lately had a change of some of her night meds and morning meds and now kind of sleeps well at night and reads through day instead . street libraries will always be there in future so which her support have reasurred her paperbooks won't go away so if she ever gets tired of reading same books she may be allowed o exchange for new books. So at the moment is still interested to keep the same books maye sometime might think of exchanging some for more new books and her support workers will help her with that. Well why not go through her old books and

exchange soon. Very soon good idea.books and more thieving by Casey and from public library also she talks about some new replacement shelving soo sn with help from trustee.maybe Xmas time so there would be more room in her house for her cleaners Casey ,after many more months is quiet in mourning over beloved friend died and says there will never be another good friend like the way kieth had been so always remain in her heart.though she would always have her very strong bond and love for books allis well on her household though and good support workers who just visit and still has her old parents though so is a happy person.al s well happy content in. Her own world of book all that matters so who needs other people's company not Casey she believes they are all mad and don't don't have any appreciate dbfor books all they do and worry is playing with phones and yelling on street for no reason..and don't even help poor people on the streets anymore when in need I money for food.and household items oh well Casey often prays these bad people would get there punishment andlose all there workmoney and credits cards and there homes just to laugh at them for there punishment.ha.ha time for a arest now.read writing stories for publishing and this is now the end of this great bibliomania book hoarder and reader and the end of other adventures.notquietvtve end Casey at home one afternoon going through her books she would like to exchange for new set of books from local street library she does have one bag of old books so goes to her best one street libraries and puts her old ones there and grabs a whole bag of new books to take home as set for another long reading night and sleep a bit in the daytime after her early breakfast.

Same old thing.and when finished with new books there will be more excitement to exchange for more new books and many more and more reading night and sleep during.day well more canceld support workers.not slot of times though as Casey is now 50yrs old refused to go into care home so she been able to have help with some physio treatment to keep her living independently and not be put away so all will be well now for Casey.so she can stay in her own house forever till her dying day around her books on her dying day and reading her very last book .in her own unit.but still has a long time ahead

March 09, 2023 04:39

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Rebecca Maric
20:38 Jul 03, 2023

Any one forwhohad a love for books

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