The Blue Sketchbook

Nao remembered using her missing blue sketchbook on the bus.

The bus office had not found it. A student showed Nao a photo of a blue notebook at the station desk; she recognized a silver star sticker.

A note said the finder left it with staff so it would not get wet. Nao collected it after class.

Nao had drawn the star beside a small picture of the sea, so the sticker was easy for her to remember. She first contacted the bus company and then checked the station because the bus had ended its route there.

The station staff keep found objects in a labeled box and record the day each item arrives. They avoid posting a full description online so that owners can identify their belongings themselves.

When Nao went to the desk, she described the sticker before the employee brought out the notebook. She thanked both the student who noticed the photo and the staff member who had kept the book safe.

The Blue Sketchbook

Nao remembered using her missing blue sketchbook on the bus.

The bus office had not found it. A student showed Nao a photo of a blue notebook at the station desk; she recognized a silver star sticker.

A note said the finder left it with staff so it would not get wet. Nao collected it after class.

Nao had drawn the star beside a small picture of the sea, so the sticker was easy for her to remember. She first contacted the bus company and then checked the station because the bus had ended its route there.

The station staff keep found objects in a labeled box and record the day each item arrives. They avoid posting a full description online so that owners can identify their belongings themselves.

When Nao went to the desk, she described the sticker before the employee brought out the notebook. She thanked both the student who noticed the photo and the staff member who had kept the book safe.