I don’t think I’ve told this story before. When I was younger I had a difficult time controlling my temper. My older siblings knew this and loved to push my buttons. I was always trying to be better than they were at something. There came a point when I would go into the library and just pull books off the shelf that had interesting covers. I wanted something that they hadn’t read before. I found an interesting book and delved right in. I was almost done with it a few days later when my older sister saw me.
“I know how that one ends.”
“No you don’t.”
“Yes I do. You just didn’t see me read it. The bad guy floods the world and everyone dies.”
“Go away.”
When I finished the book later that night I approached my sister.
“I finished the book.”
“And how did it end?”
“The world was flooded.”
“You should know by now not to doubt the awesomeness of your older sister.”
“Grrr.”
This happened back when I was in Jr. High. A few years ago I went to the World Fantasy Convention. I met the author of the book. I gathered up my courage and went to talk to him. When finished explaining the situation he paused.
“You were reading X book?”
I nodded.
He laughed.
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