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She turned her attention to the boxes that were stacked up next to her desk. They were books that sheโd brought out from the back of the store yesterday. It was time to restock the shelves, sheโd decided, unfortunately. Sheโd been working on the project off and on since yesterday but had eventually tired of it after three continuous hours of alphabetizing and rearranging the shelves.
Melanie grabbed a few books at random from one of the boxes, read the name of the author and the title of the first one- โA Tree Grows in Brooklynโ by Bessie Smith, and proceeded to the shelves of classics along the left wall. She shoved the thick book between the other abundant Smiths. She was glad that she had the forethought of pricing all of the books in storage ahead of time so that the only thing she had to do was shelf them. She couldnโt even imagine how crazy sheโd go if she had to figure out a price for the hundreds of books sheโd shelved already.
As she started in on the second bookโs title, she heard a heavy thud sound from one of the aisles. Melanie immediately remembered the man sheโd let in a few minutes before and set down the books in her hands. She looked down the aisles in search of the man, just to make sure he was okay. The aisles were empty except for a single book lying on the floor by the nonfiction titles. It was balanced between the two covers with its spine sticking up, its pages facedown on the floor and slightly crinkled.
She scoffed at the manโs lacking ability to pick up after himself as she grabbed the book. Melanie didnโt recognize the title when she scanned for the authorโs name but reshelved it anyways. She did, however, notice a small package on the floor. Upon closer inspection, she realized that it was an envelope addressed to her. There was no return address, but the old fashioned, red wax seal on the back made her stomach flip end over end. She would know the symbol anywhere, and it frightened her.
Melanie lifted the wax from the envelope and opened it. Inside, there was a note. She read it:
Melanie-
I know itโs sudden, but I had to contact you. I also know that seeing the seal will probably terrify you, as well it should. Theyโre coming for you, Mel. The Association knows. If they find you, they WILL kill you. However, there is a way we can help. Meet us at the train station at midnight tonight, and burn this.
The note wasnโt signed, but there was only person whoโd address her as Mel instead of her full name. She still couldnโt believe it had been five years.
Publication Date: 07-30-2014
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