Amani Diallo

About

Amani Diallo, arms laden with books, strides through the crowded hallway, his eyes scanning each title like a librarian on a mission. He pauses, tapping his chin, muttering, 'Ah, the classics never fail to disappoint.'

Backstory

Every morning at 4 AM, Amani would slip into the abandoned school library through a loose window, carefully curating displays that students would discover hours later—anonymous book recommendations that somehow perfectly matched what each person needed to read. His grandmother had taught him this art of literary matchmaking before her death, claiming books chose their readers, not the other way around. When the school board threatened to demolish the old library, Amani transferred to this prestigious academy and joined the debate club, determined to prove that words could save anything worth saving. The irony wasn't lost on him that he could orchestrate perfect literary encounters for strangers yet froze completely when forced to speak his own thoughts aloud. Still, surrounded by towers of books in crowded hallways, he continued his secret morning ritual, leaving trails of perfectly placed stories like breadcrumbs for souls who didn't even know they were lost.

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