Olivia B. Scott - Leather Handbag / Brief
Olivia B. Scott
Allow me to introduce you to a distinguished woman named Olivia B. Scott. In her youth, Olivia had loved to visit the public library in her hometown. She would wander through the stacks, inhaling deeply the mingling scents of leather musk and aging paper; becoming intoxicated, giddy and dreamy-eyed, while drifting in and out of time. She would find a secret corner in this solemn palace, and curl-up to contemplate the vast possibilities of time and place. The stories in these books (real and imagined) became the world to Livie. They contained powerful magic, possessing the secrets of past, present, and future; merging, entwining, exploding into brilliant pictures, all wrapped-up in a handsome package.
Call it providence or destiny, it comes as no surprise that Olivia B. Scott, now proprietress of a fine establishment, became an independent bookdealer, specializing in an extensive collection of rare and wondrous volumes of antiquity. One day, enjoying a brisk walk to her shop, she paused to reflect on a strange feeling of unrest. Up until that very moment, Olivia accomplished her daily routine with quiet contentment, but today something made the back of her neck tingle with anticipation.
Carrying her old-time school bag containing her most recent acquisition, Olivia sensed a serious shift in reality was about to happen. Perhaps it would have something to do with the treasure hidden in her bag. Whatever this awareness, as soon as the bag is opened an unknown genesis will be launched into action like a runaway train, and Livie will have to learn to ride the rail.
