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I passed by a shop that had a "Help Wanted" sign on the window. I figured I would probably need money to stay in civilization, so I walked into the small little shop. As soon as I walked in I knew I had to get this job. It was a small book store that seemed to split down the middle; half was pure fiction and the other half was all non-fiction.

There was a small kindly looking old lady on the other side of the counter who looked up as I entered. "Are you here to buy something young man?" she asked me with a voice that seemed too young for her appearance. "Actually I'm here about the sign in your window." she looked at me kind of funny and replied with a small wrinkled grin, "How much do you want for it?" I chuckled at her wit and said, "Allow me to rephrase my remark mad'am. I'm here about the job if you would be so kind as to tell me what it is?" she thought for a moment and said, "I just need someone to clean the shop up every few days and help manage the counter for a few hours while I do my daily errands." I looked around the shop again and decided this place could use some cleaning and I do love books, I had made my decision. "I'll take the job if you'll have me." I said. "Great! When can you start?" she asked taking out a form of employment. "How about tomorrow?" I asked incase she wanted me to work today. "That would be perfect." she beamed as she wrote something down on the form. "Now what is your name young man?" she asked while looking up at me. I replied "Joshua Shield." She nodded as she wrote my name down at the top. "Alright Joshua, can you please be here by 7:00 in the morning so you can get to work early?" I nodded and replied,"Yes ma'am." and with that I walked back outside. Looking to the sky I could tell I was gone for almost a half-hour and decided to head back to Bethany's place.

Getting to her house was pretty easy as I just followed the little landmarks I memorized. I walked into the house and said,"Hey Bethany I just got my self a job at a book store, with a woman who seems very kind and nice as my boss."

I smiled at Bethany and said,"Thats perfect. Thank you very much for the food. Your hospitality knows no bounds it seems." I sat down and looked at the wonderful smelling meat. My mouth began to water as I was about to grab the steak and just tear it apart with my teeth. Then I remembered where I was and stopped myself from grabbing the steak. Picking up the fork and knife I looked at Bethany and asked,"Do you say grace?" waiting for her to answer seemed like an eternity with the smell of the steak right under my nose.

I mimicked her eyebrow in a comical fashion and said,"Would you happen to have some hot chocolate, I could make it as long as you have the ingredients." I then looked at the steak and untensils in my hands and set the knife down. Stabbing the steak with my fork I took a bite and savored the taste of the first bite of meat I'd had in little over a week. "So you don't believe in the almighty? Or just the the whole after life in general?" I said forgetting about my earlier question of hot cocoa.

"Either one works for me." I said before taking another bite of the steak. "This steak is wonderful Bethany, if all your cooking is as good as this I'll have to jog more frequently." I said while taking a bite of the mashed potatoes.

"I would like that very much." I said while finishing the mashed potatoes and my steak. "So what got you hooked on books Bethany?" I said trying to pass some time waiting for the cocoa to finish and interested to hear what this girl's story is. I looked out the window for a brief instant and saw the moon and immediatly I had to resist the urge to howl. Looking back to Bethany I waited for her response.

I gently blew into the mug and took a drink. "Ah, nothing like a good mug of hot cocoa after a good steak, and in good company." I said watching Bethany begin to eat her food. "So both your parents were bookworms eh? What were their jobs?" I asked wondering what type of people they were.

(Night, thanks for rping with me.)

I nodded as I took another drink of my cocoa. I looked out the window again and felt a longing to run outside and just howl but I had long since learned how to control my urges. "Thats pretty impressive work your parents do. How about you do you have a job?" I asked as I stood up and closed the blinds then returned to my seat. "Sorry I was beginning to feel a bit cool, please continue." I explained as for the reason I shut the blinds.