Veronika stared at the bestseller self on which sat her first novel 'Panorama'. She couldn't believe her characters had made it that far.
"Ma'am, we are ready to begin the book signing." Dena, her assistant, informed her.
The first person she met was a girl with thick spectacles who wore a pretty smile. She kept on saying how much she loved the book. The next person was a little girl with braces. She even took a photograph with Veronika.
Veronika had signed twelve books without any interruption but the thirteenth person made her stop. The same turquoise colored eyes that she had seen a year back stared at her.
"The world is small, right? He said.
"What?" Maybe she was too surprised to comprehend what he meant.
"We met here an year ago in this exact bookstore, remember?"
Of course she remembered. How can she forget someone who didn't like The Catcher In The Rye.
"Yes, I remember. Did you read the book again?"
"Yes, I did. My opinion remains the same about the book. But I have decided to keep the book with me."
She sighed and began signing.
"Name?" She asked.
"Evan."
"Here you go." She said handing him the book.
He began to leave but turned around and said, "Maybe when you are 16, the world seems a little shaky. I wonder how Holden is right now. Too bad I cannot email the author." And then he was gone.
His words echoed in her mind and suddenly she was happy because she was going to find out about Holden.
"Ma'am, we are ready to begin the book signing." Dena, her assistant, informed her.
The first person she met was a girl with thick spectacles who wore a pretty smile. She kept on saying how much she loved the book. The next person was a little girl with braces. She even took a photograph with Veronika.
Veronika had signed twelve books without any interruption but the thirteenth person made her stop. The same turquoise colored eyes that she had seen a year back stared at her.
"The world is small, right? He said.
"What?" Maybe she was too surprised to comprehend what he meant.
"We met here an year ago in this exact bookstore, remember?"
Of course she remembered. How can she forget someone who didn't like The Catcher In The Rye.
"Yes, I remember. Did you read the book again?"
"Yes, I did. My opinion remains the same about the book. But I have decided to keep the book with me."
She sighed and began signing.
"Name?" She asked.
"Evan."
"Here you go." She said handing him the book.
He began to leave but turned around and said, "Maybe when you are 16, the world seems a little shaky. I wonder how Holden is right now. Too bad I cannot email the author." And then he was gone.
His words echoed in her mind and suddenly she was happy because she was going to find out about Holden.
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