Photography and Books
Weiss Schnee had her headphones in as she approached "Once upon a Page." After a rather fruitless hunt at two other bookstores she was told to come here. With her first semester of college rapidly approaching she wanted to find the photography book that she had been hunting for all summer.
Weiss opened the door and stepped inside hoping they had what she wanted. Her eyes went wide as she gazed up at the ceiling and she spent a few moments just enjoying how the shop looked.
The inside of the store was dimly lit by chandeliers, there were rocking chairs and various other seats interspersed throughout the stacks.
Beyond the entryway was a small mahogany desk that was occupied by an older woman who was helping a customer. Weiss turned her music off, put her headphones back in her bag then proceeded to head into the stacks of books.
As Weiss browsed the selections absentmindedly she heard a voice from behind her. "Do you need some help?" Weiss turned around to see the older woman from the desk.
"Yes ma'am. I was hoping to find this book." Weiss handed her the paper she held in her hand and after a pause the woman nodded "Let me go get Blake she knows this entire place like the back of her hand. Wait here a moment."
The woman walked off and Weiss decided to open a book as she waited. After five minutes a mellow voice interrupted the book's flow "Are you the one who wanted the photography book?" Weiss looked up and saw who she assumed was Blake. Blake glanced up from the book that she was reading and then flitted back down.
What struck Weiss was how pretty Blake was: Long black hair and amber eyes that had eyeshadow, ripped black jeans and a white button up shirt, complete with nametag, and a headband/choker combination completed her look.
"Yes. That's me"
"Follow." Even with her nose buried in a book Blake managed to seamlessly weave in and out of the stacks of books effortlessly as Weiss followed her.
"So, why are you getting a photography book? They're not very popular so I'm a little curious." Blake asked as she stopped in front of a small stack that barely reached Weiss's knee.
Weiss knelt down then said "I plan on majoring in photography."
Blake nodded as she bookmarked her page "Where do you go?"
Weiss blinked she wasn't expecting that but she decided to answer honestly. "I'll be starting at Beacon University this semester."
Blake nodded as she knelt down to help Weiss."I'll be going there too. I want to be a librarian."
Weiss nodded as she found the book that she was looking for "Ah, here it is. I'm surprised that you had it. This is the third bookstore I've been too."
Blake let out a small chuckle "We tend to get very unique or hard to find books here. I'm not sure why but I'm not complaining." As they stood back up Weiss held out her hand "Thanks for your help Blake."
"Your welcome…."
"Oh, right I'm Weiss."
"Your welcome Weiss."
"Maybe I'll see you at Beacon Blake?"
"Maybe." Blake disappeared back into the stacks leaving Weiss alone.
Weiss made it back to the front of the bookstore and paid for her hard-acquired photography book. "This was a very busy day. I just want to go home and sleep. I'm glad I managed to find what I was looking for."
I wrote this a couple of months ago and never really did anything with it so I decided to upload it as a one-shot. Maybe one day I'll decide to make this a full fledged story.