Operation Bookmark

A sudden fluttering noise broke the evening quiet right across the side table! A thick hardcover novel had slipped slightly open on the polished cherrywood surface, and its fabric ribbon marker was trapped inside, crumpled helplessly beneath hundreds of heavy paper pages. Chaos in the archives? Unacceptable! I charged forward across the dark wood, planted my feet firmly beside the leather spine, and wedged my fingers beneath the dense paper trim. With a mighty heave, I prised the upper pages open and yanked the crimson ribbon free with a grand, theatrical flourish! It now streams proudly over the gilded edge like a banner of victory. The realm of bedtime stories is restored!