Tuesday Tales - School

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week's word prompt is “school”. We are back with my new story. I’m still not sure where it is going.

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**Note to my readers - while this story will have a romantic element, it is first and foremost a sci-fi tale. And it's a pretty creepy one at that.**

School clearly did not prepare Dani for things like this. It spent a great deal making sure she knew the Dewey Decimal System and how to manage a library of her own. 

She glanced at the audience of children as the swept her hands in a “tada” motion. Being an assistant to a magician? This was a new one for her. 

Elise was head over heels apologetic that she forgot to tell Dani about the program being held at the library that day. Providing child-friendly entertainment brought new readers into the building. Typically, by the end of the day, parents who brought their kids signed up for a library card and checked out books to take home to read to their little one. 

However, the programming department rarely scheduled back to back events. This was a rare blue moon situation with two entertainers in two days. They were more short staffed than the day before. 

Elise gave her a full shoulder shrug of defeat before she sent Dani into the auditorium and returned to the circulation desk. Dani had to admit she really liked her new co-worker. However, this felt like a newbie initiation. 

Luck was kind to Dani at first. There was a half a dozen library volunteers waiting for her to help. Although it was only her second day, it left Dani in charge. She sucked in a deep breath the room the reins left for her. She gave each person a task to tidy up the space. One gave the carpet a quick vacuum while the others went to search for the floor squares for the children to sit on. Dani gathered the paperwork that the presenter needed to sign then prepared the stage area for their new guest. 

The tall, tanky gentleman in a star emblazoned tuxedo and top hat took her by surprise.