lastteneuroitanagedtotakeoutofherbankaearrassinglybeepedeverytisheenteredasufneytoletherknoorereasontogojobhuntingiediately“nono,”thelibrariansaid,handingbackheey,“youcanpaywhenyoufinish”hollystaredainosasshepassed,eaabooktostareatherfinallyshereausicalchairsandthateveryoneasiftosay,“areyoualllookingat”andtheyquicklyburiedtheirheadsintheirbooksagainhollystoodinthedherfingersonherhandbagandlookedaroundhereyesnearlypoppedoutofherheadasshespottedriandtoupedhfrightandshair“hiya,”shewhispered
“ohhello,holly,doingsothingnaughty
“iustputer,”sheexplained“iinallylookingforajob,”shesaidproudlyevensayingtheadeherfeellikelessofavegetable“ohright”hetuedtofacehisputerandshutdohescreen“youcanusethisoneso”“ohno,youdonthavetorushfor”shesaidquickly“notatallieresearaderooorhertositdown
“alltheputersinblaafterhedorethantenyearsshekneakingasecretpotiontoridtheagineeverbeingtrulyclosetorichard,andheingtorealizehehadhisgoodqualitieslikegivingherhisspaceatthelibraryputer,forone“eeveryhardjokedawkwardly
“shush”thelibrariansaidloudlyhollysaudientheirbooksoh,sonoohoughtangrilyriadehis
hollysatdoputerandthenbesidehersledstrangelyathershesledbaeengrossedinherjobhuntingfortynuteslatersheshutdoputerhappily,deherantappedaputerandignoredtheneyontheunter“thatsfifteeneuro,please”hollygulpedasshelookeddoinutes”
“yes,thatsright,”shesledather
“butiinutes”
“actually,youinutes,inutes,”shesaid,nsultingherputerhollygiggled,“butthatsonlyafeinutesreitshardlyhfiveeuro”thelibrarianjustntinuedtoslebackather
“soyouexpecttopay”hollyasked,surprised
“yes,thatstherate”
hollyloovedherheadbarrassing,butiaenoebackhtherestlaterontoday”thelibrarianshookherhead“iorry,butount”“butidonthavetheentireaunt,”hollyprotestedtheladystaredbackblankly
“fine,”hollyhuffed,takingoutherbile
“sorry,butyouobilephonessignontheunter
hollylookedupsloeusephone,ebodyforhelpifiebody,thentheyoneyiftheydontedooney,here,dontetheladyshufflednervouslyfrooottofoot
“canigooutsidetousethephone”
theladythoughtaboutthedilea“iledandthenaddedquickly,“aslongasyoustandjustinfrontoftheentrancethere”“e”hollysaidsarcastically
theladynervouslyshuffledpapersbeloheunterandpretendedtogobacktoworkhollystoodoutsidethedoorandthoughtaboutefrooknohesakeoffiveeurojackeachingattheschool,abbeyoo,declanllegeandrichardevenanoptiontearsrolleddoesinherphonebookthejorityofpeopleinherphonehadnteveniliatingthatshehadabsolutelynobodytoeintoherhead“hi,thisisgerry,pleaseleaveassageafterthebeepandillgetbacktoyouassoonasican”“gerry,”hollysaidcrying,“ineedyou”
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