What Happens to Girls Who Dream
By Claire
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Where the air cuts through nostrils and chills the skin, there is no bakery, greenery and playground but a library. Woody, twisty, and peculiar. This is the home of three bookworms and their cat, Tabby. Together, they have built this library, piece by piece over the years, despite blizzards, storms, and the occasional attacks from the dreaded sea lion arm.
The entrance is a door opens only for those who knock. One of the bookworms will answer, peering through, to welcome visitors.
The library itself is a labyrinth of infinite underground galleries, each gallery connected by rattling stairs, filled with talking paintings, half-naked Greek statues and rusty chimera.
Inside, nine shelves line the walls, each layer holding eight glass cases embellished with curvy crystal leaves. Each case protects one sprouting seed.
These are not ordinary seeds. Each seed harbors the magical thinking of a child somewhere in the world. At dawn, a sun rises within each glass case, casting drizzles and rainbows. No two seeds are alike—some scribble doodles, others read voraciously, and some let dream fly like Salvador Dalí.
The three bookworms are guardians, nurturing each seed as it blossoms into a book—a trembling adventure, a tangled tale, or a fresh-baked story that will one day find its journey to bookstores, libraries, and virtual spaces.
