第58节

    【】lastteneuro.itaakeoutofherbankaearrassinglybeepedeverytisheenteredasufoletherknoorereasontogojobhuntiely.

    “nono,”thelibrariansaid,handingbackherney,“youpaywhenyoufinish.”

    hollystaredainosasshepassed,eaabooktostareather.finallyshereausihairsandthateveryoneasiftosay,“areyoualllookingat”andtheyquicklyburiedtheirheadsintheirbooksagain.

    hollystoodinthedherfingersonherhandbagandlookedaround.hereyesnearlypoppedoutofherheadasshespottedriandtoupedhfrightandshair.

    “hiya,”shewhispered.

    “ohhello,holly,doingsothingnaughty.

    “iustputer,”sheexplained.“iinallylookingforajob,”shesaidproudly.evensayingtheadeherfeellikelessofavegetable.

    “ht.”hetuedtofacehisputerandshutdohes.“youusethisoneso.”

    “ohno,youdonthavetorushfor”shesaidquickly.

    “notatall.ieresearaderooorhertositdown.

    “alltheputersinblaafterhedorethantenyears.shekneakipotiontoridtheagineeverbeingtrulyhard,aorealizehehadhisgoodqualities.likegivingherhisspaceatthelibraryputer,forone.

    “eeveryhardjokedawkwardly.

    “shush”thelibrariansaidloudly.hollysaudientheirbooks.oh,sonoohoughtangrily.

    riadehis.

    hollysatdoputerandthenbesidehersledstraher.shesledbaeengrossedinherjobhunting.

    fortyersheshutdoputerhappily,deherantappedaputerandigheheuhatsfifteeneuro,please.”

    hollygulpedasshelookeddoinutes.”

    “yes,thatsright,”shesledather.

    “butiinutes.”

    “actually,youinutes,inutes,”shesaid,nsultier.

    hollygiggled,“butthatsonlyafeinutesre.itshardlyhfiveeuro.”

    thelibrarianjustntioslebackather.

    “soyouexpecttopay”hollyasked,surprised.

    “yes,thatstherate.”

    hollyloovedherheadbarrassing,butiaenoebackhtherestlaterontoday”

    thelibrarianshookherhead.“iorry,butount.”

    “butidonthavethee,”hollyprotested.

    theladystaredbackblankly.

    “fine,”hollyhuffed,takingoutherbile.

    “sorry,butyouobilephonessignoer.

    hollylookedupsloeusephone,ebodyforhelp.ifiebody,thentheyoney.iftheydontedooney,here,donte.

    theladyshufflednervouslyfrooottofoot.

    “igooutsidetousethephone”

    theladythoughtaboutthedilea.“iledandthenaddedquickly,“aslongasyoustandjustinfrontoftheentrahere.”

    “e”hollysaidsarally.

    theladynervouslyshuffledpapersbeloheunteraeogobacktowork.

    hollystoodoutsidethedoorandthoughtaboutefrooknohesakeoffiveeuro.jackeagattheschool,abbeyoo,dellegeandrichardevenanoption.

    tearsrolleddoesinherphonebook.thejorityofpeopleinherphonehadnteveniliatingthatshehadabsolutelynobodytoeintoherhead.

    “hi,thisisgerry,pleaseleaveassageafterthebeepandillgetbacktoyouassoonasi.”

    “gerry,”hollysaidg,“ineedyou...”

    hollysto

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