She takes a tumble

As Ashley climbed down the stack of books, a weak spot in the pile caused it to quickly tip over and fall, taking Ashley down with it. Ashley suppressed a scream as she crashed to the floor, and got pelted by several books, one even smacking her in the cheek, making her wince. The sound immediately attracted the attention of Margaret and James.

“What was that?” James asked.

“Sounds like a stack fell over.” Margaret answered, and soon after, Ashley heard footsteps rushing over to her. She quickly stood and booked it, rushing around a table and out of sight just as the two spotted the mess she had left behind.

“Yeah, looks like a tall stack fell over.” Margaret said as she examined it. “But what caused it to fall?”

“Maybe it was already about to fall and we came in just as it gave way?” James offered. Margaret thought it over and sighed.

“I hope so. The alternative could be someone sneaking around in here, which could mean serious trouble.” Margaret said. “Here, help me with this.” As the two began to pick up the books, Ashley quietly crawled over to the other side of the room.

Ashley wished she could just make a run for it, but she couldn’t leave without her coat! Not after she’d worked so hard to get here! She had to continue her search while remaining out of sight. It was her only option.

So, Ashley silently resumed her search as the two finished haphazardly stacking the books back up. “That should be good enough for now.” Margaret said. “Too bad this wasn’t the pile I wanted to start with. Come, this way.” When Ashley heard footsteps walking back over to where she was, she panicked and almost froze on the spot. Thankfully, she dove out of sight as the two rounded the corner.

Unfortunately, while Margaret hadn’t noticed anything, James caught a glimpse of Ashley ducking around the corner. It gave him pause, as he was unsure what he’d just seen. He decided to shrug it off, however.

Ashley breathed a sigh of relief, and began crawling to her next place to search. All the while, she was all-too-aware of how her breasts rubbed against the cold, tiled floor of the room. She wasn’t concerned about it being dirty, as she knew the entire library was well cleaned, but she was concerned by how horny it was making her. The chill against her bare skin was almost intoxicating, and she even had to hold in a moan at one point when her nipple managed to slide right in between two tiles, pinching it slightly.

Ashley frantically, but quietly, searched as hard as she could, silently cursing as she kept coming up empty. She wondered if it might be on a higher shelf, which would not necessarily be very good for her. Still, she had to look, so she sat up, shivering at the feeling of her bare ass against the floor, and looked up. She scanned around, and finally, after long last, she found it.

Up on a shelf, about head level if she was standing up, was the lost and found box, and sticking out of it was the coat she had been searching for. Ashley felt relief for a brief moment before realizing she’d have to stand to reach it, and leave her in almost plain view!

Ashley tried to think of some other option, but she couldn’t. She’d have to stand and try to get it as quickly as possible. She turned around and looked over the table she was crouched behind. She saw that the two had their backs to Ashley, so she had to act fast. With determination coursing through her, Ashley got to her feet, reached up, and grabbed the box. Anxiety filled every inch of her as she pulled. She didn’t dare glance at the others as she quickly got it off the shelf. Once it was securely in her grasp, she stood back and lowered her arms. She had to suppress a laugh as she stared down at her prize. Finally, this nightmare would be over!

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