Butler Elementary School
Arlington, Texas
23 August 2003
An 11 year old Cedric is skipping down an empty hall silently calculating each of his steps. As he is walking he hears some footsteps. At the lightning speed, Cedric lurks behind the door. As soon as the person gets past the hall, Cedric is seen frustrated. Cedric again starts advancing his way to the desired destination. Taking deep breathes, he gets past another narrow room. Now, Cedric is standing next to a door. The banner on the door reads "Butler Elementary School Library". The door is locked. Cedric takes out a bunch of keys from his pocket and smirks. After few trials and errors, he unlocks the door and enters inside it. Now, Cedric is checking the bookshelves. He walks towards the prohibited area. The shelf is locked and it is for official purposes only. Seeing this, Cedric smirks again and takes out the bunch of keys from his pocket. After another set of few trials and errors, he unlocks the shelf and starts searching for something. He picks few random books and puts them back. Finally, he picks an ancient looking novel with unfamiliar incarnations on it.
Cedric: Here, it is. I got it, master. I got it.
Cedric laughs maniacally.
2 hours ago
Whole the classroom is silent as a pot-bellied old man who seems like a teacher has his voice echoing throughout the room. All students are attentively listening to teacher's lecture. Except one student, Cedric. Suddenly, teacher says something like...
Teacher: Do you believe in black magic?
Cedric: Yes sir, I do.
Teacher: Then, you're wrong. There is nothing named black magic across this world. People who insist that they know it are fraud.
Cedric: Sir, do we have any book on that subject in our library?
Teacher: Oh, I already said those kind of things don't exist. How can they be in our library?
But, Cedric saw that his teacher's voice was flattering down. He got an idea. The bell rings and class is over. Teacher exits the room through the hallway. Cedric takes his bag and lurks somewhere inside the school. 1 hour later, all the personnel leave and peon is locking all the doors. The peon keeps the keys on the table and goes to washroom and Cedric takes an impression of all the keys. As soon as he hears some footsteps, he escapes through the corridor.
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Leon Kensworth is jaunting backstage while he finds his closer to WZCW's newcomer Cassanova.
Kensworth: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, "The Bookworm" Cassanova.
Cassanova pays no attention as he is busy staring at his book.
Kensworth: Cassanova,... CASSANOVA
Cassanova turns around to see Kensworth aside him.
Kensworth: So Cassanova, What is that, that makes you proclaim your as "The Bookworm"?
Cassanova again looks at his book.
Cassanova: Isn't the reason obvious? You can see why I proclaim myself as bookworm. Speaking of why am I a bookworm. Well, It is because books are the most interesting things in this whole universe. Everything is written in books. You want to read a story, grab a book. You want to know how to cook, grab a book. You want to know how to play, grab a book. The people who realize the importance of books are "Bookworms" and I'm one of them.
Kensworth: Aren't these things available on internet?
Cassanova: Aren't those e-books, a kind of books?
Kensworth: Yes, they are. How does it feel to be here in WZCW?
Cassanova: Nothing to be noted.
Kensworth: Why are you here in WZCW?
After a brief pause.
Cassanova: It's too early to tell this. You would come to know about this in the coming time.
Kensworth: At Ascension 93, you have to face Prince. What do you have to say about that?
Cassanova: What, after all, in this world made that man wrestle for orphanages? Does he really think this will lead him a better life? People, for whom he is caring, will stab him in the back. I don't care, whatever is his motto to wrestle. When he'll step into the ring with the Bookworm, his career will be in jeopardy.
Cassanova opens his book and walks away as the camera fades to black.