He escaped into words. The world outside of his head was too sharp and drew too much blood. It was all shards anyway raining down in an endless fall as his life broke apart. So he hid himself away from the creditors. Let them repossess all he owned. He didn’t care.
Beneath a loose board in the old library’s floor, he lay waiting for night to come and the doors of that establishment to close. One day they’d renovate and find his nook secreted into a room long ago boarded up and forgotten about but for now, it was shelter. It was home. At last he heard the sound he’d waited for–the triple beep of an alarm being activated.
Sliding back the board, he crept out and stretched cramped muscles. His eyes, which had adjusted to the dark when he’d sought sanctuary here, required no further illumination than the moon’s silver glow washing in through the clerestory windows.
He prowled the reference section that walled in his refuge with knowledge, seeking the one tome that would explain it all. His fingers skipped over the spines and he inhaled the heavenly scent of kinaadman–old paper, a hint of dust and leather. Plucking out a discourse on Plato, he sighed and lost himself in a wise man’s words.
Thanks to Maria of Doodles and Scribbles and Rosema of A Reading Writer for Word High July #FilipinoWords #Prompt.
Wonderful story. I hope the book he reads his a Holy one 🙂
If they rack the good book in reference then it’s possible 🙂 Thank you
Interesting how you took this one word to this dimension.
Thank you 🙂 actually the character showed up and I followed him off on this creative tangent 🙂
They tend to do that 😉
🙂 Yes they do
Great read here Melinda! Feel we both went in similar directions with todays word: Books! Haha. They’re such great holders of knowledge, both the philosophical and the arcane 😉
Thank you and I totally agree and would add my personal passion, audio books and lectures. I <3 The Great Courses series 🙂
At home in ‘ki-na=ad-man’. 😉 Hugs!
oh my! I had no idea! What a place that must be! 😉
Super…to be sure. 😉
🙂 does it have books for stairs? 😉
More than likely…. 😉 <3
A man who treasures books. Great read.
Thank you 🙂 yes he does and so do all writers I hope!
Yes, I believe all writers treasure books. I know you and I do.
yes we do 🙂 They are my dearest friends.
such a great tribute to books, Mel! yes, this is how it feels. always! <3
Yay! Thank you! 🙂
you are most welcome! 😀
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Can you tell me how to pronounce it? I’ve read it in five different versions 😂 I’ll be glad to know the phonology 😊😊
It’s ki-na-ad-man. 🙂
That’s what I thought. Thanks for jumping in and answering 😊
Thank you😊😊
I was wondering too 🙂 It was a great prompt!
most welcome! 😀
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I was wondering the same thing but I keep forgeting to ask the prompt hosts!