Past Owner…
I have this set of litterature books pertaining to my english course, they came together in a set of four, tucked into a little paper book case. I bought them used from my college bookstore, half the price of what they would have been new. They were sealed with shrinkwrap so I wasnt really able to leaf through the book to examine thier current condition. It wasnt until I started using them on a somewhat daily basis that I began to notice something peculiar about the books.
They have a strong smell of perfume but not a perfume that a young student would wear, this scent is more mature, intense and intriguing.
I am so curious to meet the lady that owned these books before I took them into possession.
There are bits of handwriting on different pages, very elegant it almost has the look of a calligraphy pen. I imagine this woman to be fairly old, old enough to have learned cursive in elementary school and matronly enough to still use it.
It is apparent that the poetry book out of the set of four has gotten the most use. It has the strongest smell and its pages have been worn and broken in.
My mind wanders over all the possibilities, all the types of women she could be, different ages, backgrounds, its ultimatly endless.
There is some part of me that loves being the first person to ever read a book, open it, leaf through its pages, gently crease its spine….but then theres another part of me that equally is intrigued by a book that can tell a tale soley through is appearance…or in this case its scent.