Vin looks up at the bookshelf, her hands on her hips, frowning.
She's always resisted when the others in the crew told her she was short.
I'm not short! You're all just abnormally tall!
Now, she is forced to admit they are right.
It irritates her.
She glances around the Venture mansion library. It's all black and white as it has been for the past twenty years of her life.
It's a miracle they were able to get a job for her here. The Ventures are known to be strict on who they hire, more-so with the recent robberies. They have a strict number of employees. Each have specific qualifications. When one leaves, another with the same qualifications is hired.
Vin has no idea what Kelsier did to the girl who had been in charge of the upkeep of the library.
She looks at the empty space at the top shelf once more and goes to grab the step ladder.
Placing the book under her arm, she climbs up.
She still can't reach.
"I can hear Kelsier saying I told you so," she mumbles under her breath.
The shelf is still too high.
Vin stands on her toes, her body stretching, her arm outstretched, fiddling to place the book in its spot. Her legs start to shake with the effort needed to stay on her toes.
"Almost got it."
She makes a small jump, finally sliding the book in place. She smiles.
Her foot misses the ladder on the way down.
For some reason, she remembers the time her brother pushed her down the stairs. She broke a rib that day. It hurt and she knows this fall will hurt too.
A hand catches her around her waist.
Her world explodes in colour.