Chapter 26
Love should be outlawed.
Ten days have passed, during which I’ve been forced to witness François and Naniesque performing the dance of the seven signatures. He whispers. She giggles and purrs. That used to be me. Now it’s her. It will never be me again. My only relief is in not understanding their cooing.
She’ll have her heart broken. Soon. Although I expected it to have happened by now. Esmé hasn’t brought home any new Books, so Naniesque is still the freshest title here. That’s clearly the only reason they’re still together. I can’t believe she’s falling for his rough pages. She’ll regret it.
But no one asks my opinion. In fact, no one asks me anything, other than Dictionary, and that’s a conversation barely worth having. I’m surrounded by Books and completely alone. What
