- LOUISA -
I need to get out of here. I should go talk to Mr. Haymore. Maybe I could convince him to let me outsource this particular task.
But what would I say? I can't exactly explain the situation to that stodgy old buffoon. And if I walk out of here and leave all of this crap all over the floor, he'll fire me for sure.
I crouch back down and begin sorting through the books again. I have to stay here. That doesn't mean I have to engage with this guy. Maybe the best solution is to ignore him and finish my work. Quickly.
But Casanova seems to have other plans.
"So, what's your name?" he says after a few minutes of silence.
I slide the first stack of books back on the shelf and pretend not to hear him. I'm not above employing the tactics of a ten-year-old.
"I'm Ward," he says to my
