How Can I Help You

“I like to watch. It’s my favorite thing.”

Margo lives for the quiet thrill of watching people fail. Libraries feel like a safe place for her secrets. She sees every patron as a target for her games.

Patricia is just looking for a friend in a lonely town. She doesn't realize she invited a wolf into her breakroom. Small kindnesses can be dangerous if given to the wrong person.

“A library is a place where you can be anyone. Or no one.”

Working behind a desk makes you invisible to most people. Margo uses that silence to hide a very bloody past. It makes me wonder what my own librarian is thinking.

The reference desk feels like a confessional. People tell librarians things they wouldn't tell their own families. Margo drinks those secrets up like water.