“Trust me, Nora. If you really didn’t want to be here, you wouldn’t be here. I told you this right at the start.”
“I don’t like it.” “Why?” “Because it is too painful.” “Why is it painful?”
“Because it’s real. In one life, my brother is dead.” The librarian’s face became stern again.
“And in one life – one of his lives – you are dead. Will that be painful for him?”
“I doubt it. He doesn’t want anything to do with me these days. He has his own life and he blames me that it is unfulfilled.”
“So, this is all about your brother?” “No. It’s about everything. It seems impossible to live without hurting people.”
“That’s because it is.” “So why live at all?” “Well, in fairness, dying hurts people too.”
“Now, what life do you want to choose next?” “I don’t.” “What?”
“I don’t want another book. I don’t want another life.”
Mrs Elm’s face went pale, like it had done all those years ago when she’d got the call about Nora’s dad.
Nora felt a trembling beneath her feet. A minor earthquake.
She and Mrs Elm held onto the shelves as books fell to the floor. The lights flickered and then went dark completely.
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