Lauren was gone on her "adventure to save her self" but how does one save themselves?. Camila didn't know how to feel. it's was life or death for Lauren. after a couple of minutes of thinking and searching Camila found a letter in Lauren's pillow. it was a short letter saying :
the calmest place.
calm just caring.
the sounds swooshing.
it's my escape.
"the beach" Camila thought. she knew that Lauren's favorite beach was not to far from Venice beach. she decided to go there first. she reached there around sun set. she stood under the board walk wondering "Lauren's not here? what kind of clue was that?" she looked up at the board walk to see a picture of her and Lauren together badly taped up there. she laughed a little and smiled. she reached for the picture. on the back of the picture it read:
I love you but I'm lost.
see in this picture you're happy.
I want you to be happy.
don't forget to smile.
go to our secret hideout.
Camila smiled in hope to find Lauren there. (their secret hideout is in one of the local parks by a near by garden area) Camila got there, Lauren wasn't there again. she sat on the grass. a little old man came up to Camila passing her a letter, it read:
we played here as kids.
we laughed and lived carefree.
those were the best.
be carefree, laugh a little.
Camila smiled, again. on the back of it it read:
go back home look under my other pillow.
Camila went home. she found the last note. it read:
you went on your own adventure. you remembered the great times we had together. you lived them again. those were the only places we ever wanted to go together. camila, I lied I wasn't on an adventure to save myself but an adventure to release myself. I revisited the places we shared memories, I love you. but by the time you're reading this I've reached another world, I've passed away. I realized I've kept to much pain inside. pain I've never told anyone. so I needed to release myself. don't be sad, be happy and live happy. but in the real world I was never really happy. smile because now I'm happy, being free.
Camila fell to her knees crying. "why didn't I just give her a fucking chance?!" "lauren! i fucking love you but you're gone how am I suppose to be happy?" Camila sat there with the letter held close to her chest. "I'm sorry" she whispered. Camila got up with the note. whipping her tears away from her cheeks. she glanced around at the room. every memory made in this room. she took a breath and walked out.
