I still have no idea who it is, but another gift and letter appeared in the library last week addressed to me. Well-written, witty, with poetic interludes, the letter doesn't give much away except that he may read this blog, has seen my writing online and, oh yes, he wants me to meet him.
He names a time and a public place... nothing sinister. But if he has the confidence and covert skills to deliver two red packages in a public place entirely un-witnessed, along with the words and chocolates, is there a cloak and dagger?
How to take this depends very much whether your fictional leanings are romantic (think: Cyrano de Bergerac, Milk Tray man, You've Got Mail) or something darker (think: Scream, One Hour Photo, Phantom of the Opera). I have mixed feelings. The idea of being whisked away to an underground lair by a mysterious devotee is romantic in fantasy but not something you would necessarily wish to really happen.
If I don't show up, he says he may 'declare himself' to me in the library. Awkward - especially if he is a regular borrower. My mystery packages have generated interest amongst co-workers who have taken to looking at everyone I talk to funny. Also, being approached at work when we're very busy (we've been short staffed and hard-pressed lately) could be tricky. 8-/
But anyway, I won't be showing up at the time and place suggested - it clashes with a rare visit from my brother who is taking the family to lunch in New Brighton that day to celebrate Easter and my Dad's birthday. But I have no way of telling my secret admirer that I have another engagement...
...except, perhaps, this.
This is a wonderful story and it seems to me that you have a responsibility to your readers to provide us with a satisfactory ending. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt may be indelicate of me to comment further - I hope I am discreet when it comes to other people's sensibilities.
ReplyDeleteOoh, maybe he'll declare his undying love to you over the reference counter! And they say we library employees lead boring lives.
ReplyDeleteI see you have aligned yourself in the 'it's romantic' camp... typical librarian!
DeleteCan we use this in our stories/novels? We could invent a happy ending for you....?
ReplyDeletePlease do... maybe I should hold a competition?
DeleteI was trying to come up with a title for this real life slice, "Love at the Card Catalog", "Desire under D", "Dewey Decimal and the Admirer's Dots". But I settled with, "Where is the Microfiche of my Love?".
ReplyDeleteDon't start me, Michael! How about: "Love, and Other Fiction"... ooh, I might use that!
DeleteLove's library's lost? Perhaps not...
DeleteDo you have an 'Uncertain Feeling' about this Claire? :)
ReplyDeleteAha! Is that a clever reference to the little-known Kingsley Amis novel about a bored librarian's affair with the wife of a local bigwig (thank you Wikipedia)?... or did you just mean do I feel uncertain? I uncertainly do!
DeleteI was being clever of course! I remember the TV version with Denis Lawson, not the book...I'm not that clever.
DeleteHa! There's this one too I found. http://www.amazon.com/Dewey-Decimal-System-Love/dp/B000GG4FM2
DeleteWell, it is charming and romantic so far, but possibly a touch controlling for my taste if it goes much further in this vein. I'd have been quite relieved to have a genuine reason not to turn up, but I'd also be pleased if he identified himself - I don't see that he'd want to embarrass you, not if he really likes you. Hope it goes well.
ReplyDeleteAll good points, Z. Thanks 8-/
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DeleteOkay, I give in. It's me. Can I have the chocolates back when I see you? I thought I had more in the cupboard but I didn't. Damn!
ReplyDeleteNope! Finders, keepers, dahlink
DeleteYeah, and it's also me. I'll have the second gift back.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah, and If I accidentally give you anything else, let me know and I'll call round for it's return.
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I can't give a gift back to a mystery person, though, can I? *smiles winningly
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