Out of all the short stories I have read in my class "Sonata For Harp And Bicycle" by Joan Aiken, was my favorite. This suspenseful love is about a new guy at this job. His name was Jason Ashgrove and he was very curious about the job and building he worked in. He wondered why everyday everyone left so early to go home, leaving 5 o'clock exact. One day he was thinking about it so he asked his secretary, Miss.Golden. She only gave him random clues. Although, he couldn't make out what she was saying since it was so loud and they were going down the stairs. Still extremely curious, Jason decided to sneak inside that night. Once the whole building was completely deserted he snook in through the fire escape. Although after a couple minutes he was terrified when seeing a ghost with a bicycle. Managing to get out he escaped from the fire escape. Telling Miss.Golden the next day she then explained to him the sad love tale of the building and he found out he had a curse. That night they went there and broke the curse, fixing everything. Jason and Miss.Golden grew very close from that night and ended up falling deeply in love.

This is my favorite short story because of its suspense. Also because of the sad twisted love story in it that they mentioned. I like the story mostly for its great detail they used in almost every sentence. If you like short stories that have great suspense in every paragraph and romance I totally recommend reading this.

-Ashley