The Princess in the Library

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Once upon a time, in a land not-so-far away, there lived a princess. Well, no. She wasn’t a princess.

She was a librarian.

But, she felt like a princess, because she spent most of her time in a castle, by which she meant “library”.

And every day, the Prince – who wasn’t really a prince but an English Professor – would come to the library on his lunch break. They would smile shyly at one another, but never talk.

One day, that changed.

‘Come fair maiden, take my hand,’ he whispered. ‘Let me show you a world beyond these shelves…’

This was written for Day 26 of “A Month of Mini Writing Challenges“. See this page here for more details and a list of prompts.

8 thoughts on “The Princess in the Library”

Oh, what a lovely story! And I agree, being a librarian is very much like being a princess in a castle. 🙂

I’m sorry I haven’t been able to do more of the challenges recently. Things are so crazy right now.

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sammicoxwriter says:

September 28, 2016 at 3:27 pm

Glad you liked it, Joy. I needed to write something a little more lighthearted after Soulless.

No need to apologise. For a completely unplanned challenge – I literally decided on the first day to start it – I’m so surprised (and grateful) that others have joined in at all. 🙂

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- Joy Pixley says:
  
  September 28, 2016 at 4:24 pm
  
  Lighthearted is nice for a change, I agree! Which reminds me that the story I posted this morning was supposed to be BOTH Friday Fictioneers and yours… I’ll go edit that.
  
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