On Monday, I volunteered at the New York Public Library. During my break, I headed over to Bryant Park, which is adjacent to the library, to catch up on some light reading. JR Ward’s latest novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood was recently released and I’ve been dying to immerse myself into her dark and dangerous world.
Instead, I ended up eavesdropping on a couple’s conversation. Not intentionally, off course. They sat right behind me and were just so animated and fun. I tried my best to refocus my attention on the pages before me but their sprightly charm kept reeling me back in.
Relinquishing defeat, I placed the book into my handbag then began picking at my croissant and sipping my fresh squeezed orange juice at an attempt to look occupied. A process I repeated at a snail’s pace. All the while, my ears registered every giggle, hock, and whisper amid the two strangers’ wholesome chatter. Periodically, I scanned the environs and stared into space. I figured I’d better play the part of an aloof park goers, lest someone discovered my little invasion of privacy act.
For the duration of my break, I leaned into the steel-framed chair which was conveniently covered by a large sun-shielding umbrella. My initial plan to lose myself in Ward’s fictional world didn’t quite pan out, but for that day, reality turned out to be so much more entertaining.
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