Mistake

"Thank you for shopping at Whispering Pages!" Bella said with a smile that brightened up the room like a beacon of happiness.

"T-thanks." The male customer bashfully said, and he left the store with a bag of books and a blush on his cheeks.

"Mm." Bella hummed a gentle tune while taking a box of new books from under the counter, and then walked to one of the shelves.

She began filling the empty shelves with the scent of new books lingering in the air. It was a smell she loved.

"Bella, why are you smiling so much?" Emma laid flat on her stomach on the nearby couch, looking at her with a suspicious gaze.

"I am always smiling." Bella replied with a cheeky smile and glanced at the little girl, who was doing nothing but laze around. "Miss Emma, mind giving me a hand?"

"No!" Emma shook her head in rejection. "I am tired…"

Bella wryly smiled and then heard the bell above the door jingle, signaling the entrance of new customers.