"Oh, I just love this book!"

Mary-Beth sighed dreamily as she got comfortable next to you. She had managed to find and get her hands on a second copy of a romance book she enjoyed and insisted you read it so she could talk to somebody about it and have them understand. A book club of sorts. One with only two members.

You convinced Miss Grimshaw to give you and Mary-Beth a break so you and her could sit and read together. It was worth seeing her face brighten with excitement, even if you have to do double the chores tomorrow. Your friend leaned against you a bit just for the companionship as she got lost in the book, going completely silent as she read. It was almost admirable how lost she could get in books, how focused. It was to the point where you could probably pinch her and she wouldn't even realize!

Shaking off the silly thought, you decide it's probably time you read the damn book.