Dead to Me
“In a last-ditch effort to save myself, I threw open my coat and pulled the retractable bat from its loop on my belt. It extended with a satisfyingshhhhkkt , and I raised it into classic batter’s stance, prepared to swing. I might die a stupid death—death by library—but I was determined to go down swinging.
As the bookcase thundered toward me, I spied a single arm popping over the top of it and then Connor’s head came into view. His face was contorted with the struggle of clambering up the bac...kside of the unit. From atop the bookcase, he caught sight of me poised with my bat and smiled.
Bless us,I thought,we’re going to Butch and Sundance this one. We’re both going to be terribly crushed by this bookcase, but we’re going out in a blaze of ridiculous glory .
Connor reached into his bag, producing book after book as he slammed them onto the shelves from atop the charging bookcase. As each book hit the shelves, the case stumbled a little more unsteadily. With a great lurch to the left, the bookcase bounced off one side of the aisle like a pinball off a bumper and gave one final smash into the opposite side.MoreLess
As the bookcase thundered toward me, I spied a single arm popping over the top of it and then Connor’s head came into view. His face was contorted with the struggle of clambering up the bac...kside of the unit. From atop the bookcase, he caught sight of me poised with my bat and smiled.
Bless us,I thought,we’re going to Butch and Sundance this one. We’re both going to be terribly crushed by this bookcase, but we’re going out in a blaze of ridiculous glory .
Connor reached into his bag, producing book after book as he slammed them onto the shelves from atop the charging bookcase. As each book hit the shelves, the case stumbled a little more unsteadily. With a great lurch to the left, the bookcase bounced off one side of the aisle like a pinball off a bumper and gave one final smash into the opposite side.MoreLess
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