The cemetery offers her a peace that other places rarely provide——perhaps not even the morgue. There is death here too, but she doesn’t have to work.
And for once, she allows herself to indulge in a sin: a cigarette held between her index and middle fingers, »
She could leave, but she finds herself drawn in by the librarian’s magnetism, his way of speaking, and the conversation. And inside her, she wonders if this is a mistake, or rather something worse, a sin.
Alicia listens to him intently, and as he speaks, her chocolate colored irises seem to light up for a moment, while her smile becomes more genuine than polite.
She rarely meets people who find death fascinating, since people generally avoid the subject and only broach it
⠀⠀⠀⠀book within digits, irises scanning over the cover and back——scanning into system as attention traveled back to woman in front of him.
`` morgue ? interesting ... death is such a weird concept. ``
with sadness when a family member passes away.
She takes the paper bag and nods.
`` Well, it’s certainly interesting. And it’s a job that never ceases to surprise you. It also doesn’t give you much opportunity to talk about it. ´´ A nervous laugh, yet sweet.