Grandpa's Library

Hildy had waited for this day forever. She had always loved coming into Grandpa’s library, but today on her fifteenth birthday, she was allowed to come in on her own. This was Grandpa’s present to her.

She looked around with awe at the rows of books, hoping she would be the one to find the special book. She had two hours. She ran from shelf to shelf looking for it. She checked her watch. Five minutes left and there it was right in front of her!

Hildy reached her hand out to touch it, and slowly she began disappearing inside…

Adrienne Ferguson Merits