The Library Run

Micheal wakes up after a long night out with his friends. He takes a look at his phone sees his mother sent him a text. Micheal still a little groggy try’s to read the message. Rubs his eyes for a better look reads it again.

Text Message:

Micheal this is mom I am sure you know that. But I got a phone call from the library saying I have a over due book. I thought I told you to return that book please do that today with love mom.

Micheal begins to look for this book every where he can rips his apartment apart looking for it. Finally finds it under his bed next to a box of toys. That his mom asked him to drop off at his Cousins house four months ago. He places the book on the coffee table so he can get fully woke up. He goes into the kitchen grabs his favorite coffee mug.

It is white with a green bottom it has tree in the background. With two deer grazing under the tree. Pours his self a cup of coffee before he takes his first sip. Micheal takes in a deep smell of the coffee and holds it. Then takes a sip of the coffee and savers the taste.

Sitting at the kitchen table reading the news paper. Micheal can not help but feel he is suppose to be doing something. He gets up goes to the living room sees the book. Instantly remembers he has to return it Micheal frantically gets dressed. Runs out the door forgetting everything else. Looks at his phone it is Saturday the library closes early to.

Micheal softly says to his self nothing will get in my way today. Lets see it is Ten in the morning I have five hours to get this book to the Library.Micheal jumps in his car the car wont start. Looks at the gas gauge empty so after yelling and hitting the steering wheel for five minutes. He try’s to figure what to do the Library is a few blocks from here.

I will walk it there Micheal sets off to the Library. After walking for a block he starts to hear music playing. Not knowing what is going on he walks toward the music. Just a head he sees a crowd of people standing around cheering. As he gets closer he sees floats going by.

Micheal : ( No! Not a parade anything but that.)

Micheal pushes through the crowd try to see where he can cross the street at. But there is no where to cross so he just runs across. Falling right in front of a float the book fly’s out of his hand. Landing on a float going down the street in the opposite direction. Micheal jumps to he feet looking frantically for the book.

Not knowing it is on it’s way down the street in the opposite direction. A little girl finds the book on the float yell’s out who threw this at me. Micheal looks up in time to see her holding his book as the float round’s the corner. He takes off down the ally after the float. Yelling for them to stop finally at the next corner the float stops. For every one to get off the float.

Micheal runs up to the little girl saying.

Micheal : ( Excuse me I am sorry to bother you, but the book you was holding. It is mine see I tripped in the road back, there and it landed on your float. May I please have it back.)

Little girl : ( I would give it back to you but my mom took it to the trash.)

Micheal: ( Where is your mom at? I really need that book.)

Little girl : ( she is right there. Hi mom.)

Micheal : ( Excuse me mama. But where did you throw that book away at? )

Mama : ( I put it in the trash around the corner, Why was you the one that threw it at my daughter? )

Micheal : ( No mama. It was a accident I tripped running ,across the road and it flew out of my hand. I am trying to get it back to the Library.)

Mama : ( Oh okay. You better go get it a garbage truck is on its way here.)

Micheal : ( Thank you mama.)

Micheal runs as fast as he can to that trash can. Sees the Garbage truck sitting there walks up to the trash can. It is empty. He asks the drive if there was a book in the trash can. The driver looks down at him and say.

Drive : ( No why?)

Micheal : ( A lady put a book in it but it is mine. She did not know it was a accident.)

Driver : ( Well before I got here I seen two kids sitting right here. Playing with a book they took off around the corner over there.)

Micheal : ( Thank you.)

Micheal takes off around the corner after the two kids the kids are sitting at a ally way. Next to a store Micheal calmly walks up to the two boy and says.

Micheal : ( Hey guys. Can I ask where you got that book from. )

Boy: ( We got it from a trash can. What is it to you? )

Micheal: ( That book is actually mine. A lady threw it away by accident. )

Boy: ( Oh yea. What you going to give me for it if it so important.)

Micheal: ( You are really going to make me pay for my book.)

Boy: ( Well if it is not important bye. )

The two boys start to walk away Micheal thinks for a second.

Micheal thinking: ( I have to get that book back and take it to the Library. If I walk up and take they will scream and cops will come, I will never get to the Library then how much money do I have? I cant believe I am going to do this but here it goes.)

Micheal : ( Hey how does twenty dollar’s sound?)

Boy: ( Sound’s pretty good. But you do know that is twenty dollar’s each right.)

Micheal: ( Fine here take it. Now get out of here.)

Micheal: ( I finally got the book back. Now to get to the library. Wait what time is it shoot I only have two hour’s left.)

Micheal is half back from where he started he has a parade in his way again. He had to pay off two boy’s for his book now he has less time to get to the library. The only thing he can do is run the whole way there. So Micheal takes off running gets past the parade.

Micheal thinking: ( Half way there I can do this as long as nothing else gets in the way. )

Micheal slows down just a little to catch his breath. As he is running to the library his phone chime’s. he takes it from his pocket to looks at the message. His mom messaged him again about the book.

Mom text: ( Have you gotten the book there yet.)

Micheal : ( On my way there now with it.)

Mom : ( Okay this would not have been a problem. If you did it the day I asked you to.)

Micheal : ( I know I am sorry if got distracted and totally forgot. I am doing everything I can to make it right.)

Mom: ( Okay be safe there is a parade going on may be a little tough getting there.)

Micheal : ( Okay thank you I will get it there.)

Micheal sets off to the Library again running as fast as he possibly can. Just a block away from the library a cop car stops in front. Of him a cop get out of the car looking at Micheal and say stop right there.

Cop: ( Catch your breath sir. What is the rush? I was given your description saying that you was causing a ruckus at the parade.)

Micheal out of breath takes a couple of minutes to catch his breath finally does looks at the cop.

Micheal: ( Sir what do you mean I was doing all of that? All I was doing was trying to get across the street.)

The cop goes into detail telling Micheal each and every complaint the cop received. The part that got Micheal was the part about him throwing a book at a little girl. Micheal got a little upset about that he looks at the cop and says.

Micheal: ( Sir let explain all of this to you of what actually happened.)

Micheal goes on to explain he never threw a book at anyone. It was all a accident that he tripped in the street while running. The woman rudely threw the book away he had to go to the trash can to get it. The garbage man told him two boy took off with the book. How he had to track them down to get it back. How the two boys made him pay twenty dollar’s a peace to get the book back. All to get right here stopped by a cop when he is just trying to get a book back to the library before they close.

Cop: ( Well sir I am sorry that you are having a tough go of things. But I can not have you out here causing all this trouble.)

Micheal:( Sir I thought we went over this. I am just trying to get to the library. I am not looking for any kind of trouble.)

Cop:( I understand but all these people are saying your are.)

Micheal : ( I am sorry these people are saying I am doing something I am not.)

Cop: ( That’s all right sir. It would seem you are having a tough enough go at it. I am going to let you off with warning. Get that book to the library now.)

Micheal : ( Thank you sir have a good day.)

Cop: ( You as well.)

After being interrupted yet again Micheal is on the run to the library. To turn in a book for his mom running as fast as his legs will carry him to the library Micheal can only hope that they are running behind in closing for the day. Plus hoping nothing else gets in his way to making it to the library. Micheal sees the sign to the library he is almost there the end is in sight.

Micheal looks down at his phone to check the time. Ten minutes to three they are about to close. Micheal continues to run every one on the side walk looks at him like he is crazy. But they don’t know what is going on they don’t know that if he does not make it. His mom will rip him a new one the library steps are in sight now.

Getting closer to achieving his goal of making it to the library. To get rid of this book forever making his mom happy at the same time. Still Micheal is hoping that they are running behind in closing. He checks the time one more time five minutes to three. He is just steps away from making it he makes it to the door as the librarian opens the door to leave.

Micheal: ( please tell me your not closed.)

Librarian: ( Yes we are closed why?)

Micheal: ( I have this book to return.)

Librarian:( I am so sorry but we are closed. Come back tomorrow. )

Micheal: ( Please mama can you please just check it in.)

Librarian: ( Wait let me see the book.)

Micheal hands her the book.

Librarian: ( This book. It is a nice book but it is not even our book.)

Micheal looks at her stunned after everything he went through to get here. The book does not even belong to the library. Micheal collapses on the library steps.