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( . . . continued from blind )

You walk towards the bus stand and halt underneath the shed. Your eyes dart towards the opposite end of the street, searching for a shop, a store, a warehouse or something.

You look back at the map in hand, wondering whether you followed the right directions.

Seems to be the right spot...

Your eyes blink before you look back up again and suddenly, almost conjured out of thin air, a store appears with a huge sign introducing itself: "BLINK".

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You check the road on both sides and finding it desolate, cross the street. Just as you make it to the doorstep, the glass panels automatically open. As you step inside, an aroma of flowers seems to overtake your senses. A faint music can be heard, echoing through the store. The music sounded familiar, yet you couldn't quite place your finger on the song.

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CRUEL SUMMER — Taylor Swift
01.01 ───●━━━━━━━ 03.00
↻   ◁ㅤ ❚❚ ㅤ▷  ♡

The store seemed even more spacious on the inside with rows of shelves stacked with CDs and vinyls. Each aisle had a sign on top, indicating the genre of music that had been shelved on either side.

'Welcome!', the voice of a lady from behind the counter makes you almost jump out of your skin.

'Uh... Hi?', your voice comes out a tad bit nervous even when you try hard to mask your surprise.

You didn't even know why you were here, so your eyes kept skipping across the store and the shiny silver shelves, trying to find meaning in it.

Why did that box person lead me here?

'Looking for something particular, dear?' the woman, a cashier perhaps, enquires.

'No- Nothing of the sort,' you reply whilst fiddling with the map in hand.

The cashier notices the folded piece of paper and immediately understands the new customer's needs.

She opens a drawer and passes a cassette tape into her hand.

'This will guide you,' the woman says and gets back to typing on her computer.

Great! Another cassette.

You turn over the cassette case only to find it empty, again. However, the paper on the back shows an interesting list of items.

You decide to approach 2A first, not too far from the counter you stood in front of. There's a slight shift of scenery as instead of CDs, the shelves of 2A are stacked with cassettes.

Why so many?

The cassettes mimic a rainbow of colours on the shelves but one particular case, a gleaming green one seems to be dangling from the shelf, about to fall if not pushed back in. You take the green case off the shelf and turn it over to inspect the back cover. You repeat the same for all the green cases on that line.

Wow. Interesting array of designs.

As you put the tapes back on the shelf, you notice a lone purple one at the back which was causing one of the green tapes to stick out.

You pull it to the front and flip it over, to see not another design, but instead a rules page.

★ NO HATE & HARRASMENT! 
Be respectful.

★ NO SHOP HOPPING! 
i.e. ordering from 2 or 3 designers at the same time.

★ NO PLAGIARISM! 
Do not post/repost my designs on any other platform without my permission.

★ ACCEPTANCE! 
I may not accept all requests, especially if they feel too complicated for me to execute.

★ PUBLISHED ONLY! 
Graphics will be made for published works only. Novels/Novellas must have 3-4 written chapters published & for a collection of poetry/short stories— 3 minimum.

★ NO. OF REQUESTS!
One slot per user in one batch. Themed covers are considered in 1 slot.

★ REDOS!
One Redo only. I may refuse this too if a change is asked for which was unspecified in the form.

★ DETAILS!
Fill out the form in detail. Any phrases close to "I'll leave it your imagination" in compulsory criteria may lead to rejection of your form. It's your request so please chalk out a clear idea of how you might want it to look beforehand. The Secret Key is an English song that resonates with your requested design or simply your fav song.

★ PAYMENTS! 

I'm not taking commercial requests for now. So payments will generally include:
( to be fulfilled after delivery of design )
— Follow Rose LeClaire .
— Add BLINK to your Library & Reading List .
— A proper shoutout on your Message Board .
— Proper Credits .

★

The rules and the designs you just saw, pique your interest and as you put the purple case back in its place, you make your way to the counter to request a form.

The cashier seems delighted to present to you a piece of paper where you can fill in the details of the graphic you want to be made.

( forms to be included in the batches )

Even if a bit unsure of the final outcome of your request you decide to fill it out anyway as excitement overwhelms you.

Handing back the form to the cashier you politely thank her and ask, 'By when will I receive my order?'

'It depends on the requests you make. Maximum can be 3 weeks or perhaps even 3 days. We'll send you an e-mail for when it is ready so you can collect it from here!', the cashier replies with a smile.

You thank her for her generosity and leave the store. Once out, another question arises in your mind, so you turn around to get an answer from the cashier but the store has disappeared.

What the hell??

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A SMALL SHOUTOUT.

To the lovely designers who inspired me to open a storyline Graphic Store, VANiVOO & alfaesha 💚 . . .

Also, a special thanks to NikkieKookie who was so supportive of me trying out a new style for both BLIND & BLINK 🫶 . . .

And also to every person who reads, comments, votes and requests in this graphic store — Love you to the Moon & to Saturn 🪐 . . .

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