Rebellion
Eve Baird knew exactly how many steps she would need to make until she reached the Annex, but she counted them anyway. After all, the Library had changed drastically before and she did not intend to get lost in it – not again. It had happened, once, and it had taken Flynn and Jenkins a long time to find her, astray in the ancient pot section.
When she reached the Annex, the now well-known smell of Jasmine tea greeted her from the small kitchen next door. Baird preferred coffee, but Jenkins refused to make some for her. He kept saying that tea was a lot better for waking her up than caffeine was.
Eve didn't want to insult the old man, so she drank one cup of tea every morning.
But before she drove to the Library, she always bought coffee to go and drank it on her way there. She felt like a teenager rebelling against the rules an adult had set and she enjoyed it, maybe more than she should.
It was her little secret. Not even Flynn knew about this ritual.
Baird entered the Annex, wished Stone good morning and went straight to the Clippings Book.
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