Author's Notes: Sorry I'm late with this. I've got 3 kids and everything has been going on this week. Anyway, here is the next prompt which is Hello. The next drabble is done and will be up very shortly. Only 4 more drabble-chapters and this will be wrapped up. Thank you so much for reading!
He was so engrossed that he barely heard her. He finally turned his head once the voice got closer.
"Hello, May I help you?"
He wasn't sure how many times the kind-looking elderly lady had asked already, but he blushed as he realised he must have looked a bit foolish with his mouth hanging wide open.
"No... no, thanks. I'm just going to look around."
As she walked away, he once again began scanning the towering shelves of well-loved tomes.
The new job might blow, but at least there was one perk to living in a large city.