The Notebook

8

LAUREN wasn't around and Camila doesn't receive a text nor call from her so she strolled alone since Dinah is busy with the wedding preparation. As what she always do when she stroll around Miami, going to the bookstores and it is one of her favourite, she don't want to go home without going to the bookstore since she love reading books. She step towards the book shelf, it was a special rack since it was separated from the other rack. She took the only book on that rack and read the title MY BESTFRIEND. The title seemed familiar to her. Yes the title was common but this one, there is some force that pulls her, so she read the summary of it at the back of the book.

Camila widened her eyes after reading the summary and she knows that she read it somewhere, especially in Lauren's story collection. She looks for the author but sadly it was just a pen name Emerald Raven so she immediately asked for assistance on that bookstore.

"Excuse me."

"Yes?"

"I was just confuse," and show the book to the woman, "do you know the author of this book?"

"Ma'am I couldn't count on what rank you are on now because everybody who buy that book is always asking who is the author, even until now that person is still anonymous, even the publishing company don't want to give any information since they respect the privacy of that author but as they said by this week the author was having an interview, so I guess that will be the day we will knew the author."

"I see but under the name of this author how many books that it have?"

"Well that was the first book, under the name of that author she already have 3 books and the 4th book is incoming, sorry ma'am we don't have any stocks, it was sold out, so many readers are waiting, as they said the story is not common as they always read, but we have the delivery tomorrow plus the 4th book."

"Love by many."

"Because it's beautiful, no wonder it was accepted here in Miami since the author is born here."

"Hey if it's okay and I'm sorry for the hassle but can you give me a call if you knew the identity of this author and I'm reserving the 2nd to 4th book."

"Sure ma'am, just leave me your contact number and I'll try my best to inform you in a jiffy."

"Okay thank you very much," she respond with a smile.

Camila did give her number, she even bought the book. She had a strong feeling that it was Lauren's story. But Lauren was in Cuba and she's working, then she paused.

"Did she lie to me?" and she close her eyes thinking of Lauren.

CAMILA went to Lauren's apartment and the book was in her hand and she saw the apartment was still dark. Glad to know because she still had the spare key in case Lauren forgot her key. She used the key and the door opened. She turned on the lights and locked the door behind. She went straight to the bedroom. When she went there, she turned on the bedside lamp. Once there was light inside the room she was a bit surprised because it was not messy then she knows that there is some missing thing that she usually spotted around the corner. Her laptop computer is nowhere to be found, even the picture frame that was always placed in the side table.

"How many days will Lauren stay in Cuba?" and she open the closet.

Camila was met by a package sitting above Lauren's clothes, she then took it and read where and whom it came from.

"J.BOSS Publishing Company," and she took the book that she bought and read the publisher and it was the same, "the same publishing company, is it possible? If it is then she took my advice," and she shuffled the things, even the drawers.