“ YEAH DAD , I GOT IT . ” he sighs , bird - boned boy effortlessly makes his way through the aisles , re - shelving . re - organizing . too absorbed in his own little thoughts , and his father ‘ s ceaseless ranting to really pay attention to what he ‘ s doing , or the front door bell ringing , announcing the arrival of a customer . “ i know , yeah . sure . love you too . ” he hangs up his phone , and sky eyes widen in surprise to see a customer standing infront of him . “ oh , hey — hi . uhm , sorry about that . welcome to the labyrinth , can i help you find anything in particular ? ”
the overheard exchange made her glad she hadn’t spoken to her parents in years. it wasn’t a sore spot for her in the slightest, familial love was just something that didn’t exist in her life. “yeah, i’ve been looking for this for a while.” she hands over a slip of paper with the name of a book and author, it was a new encyclopedia of stars and formations that was sold out all over.










