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The next morning, Jamie didn't see Lauren. Sure, Lauren liked to sleep in, but never this much. It was worrying Jamie. She decided to go check on her friend. She went into Lauren's room, expecting to find her asleep in some obscure position, but she wasn't there. Jamie looked around the apartment but she guessed that Lauren must have woken up early for once. Of course she forgot her phone though, typical Lauren. Looking at her watch Jamie realized that she had to get to rehearsal, it was supposed to start in 15 minutes. When Jamie got there, she didn't see Lauren. She just shrugged it off, obviously she would be late, she normally was anyway. But well into the meeting Lauren still hadn't shown up. During the quick break they were taking, Joe walked over to Jamie. "Hey Jamie! Where's Lauren?" He look a little worried himself
"I don't know, she wasn't there when I woke up, so I guess she got up early and went somewhere, she left her phone at home though."
"Hmmm.." Joe began fidgeting his hands the way he did whenever he was nervous. "I'm sure she'll turn up eventually, she probably just forgot about rehearsal." Joe didn't sound too convinced though.
"Yeah, you're probably right." Jamie turned to walk back to the group but Joe grabbed her arm.
"Jamie?"
"Yeah Walker?"
"Could you, maybe text me when you figure out what happened to Lauren? You know, just so I know?"
"No problem Walker," Jamie smiled and they went back to the group together. Joe was having a hard time focusing on rehearsals, his mind was on Lauren. He was worried about her, he knew she was probably fine, and he was probably over reacting, but he didn't want Lauren to get hurt. He had loved Lauren ever since they met in college on the first day of class. He had come late, and the only empty seat was between Lauren and Darren. They had all become friends so fast, but Joe had always thought of her as so much more. He knew from the moment he laid eyes on her that he was in love with her. He remembered the dark times of Sophomore year when Lauren started dating Brian H. It had been so hard for Joe to watch her happy with someone else, let alone his best friend. Those 4 months that they dated for were agony for Joe. When they finally broke up it felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Now, just the thought of the possibility that Lauren might be in any sort of danger made Joe want to vomit. He just went on with rehearsal though, praying that Lauren was fine.
That night when Jamie got home, Lauren still wasn't there, but there was a note on the coffee table. She could have sworn that the note wasn't there that morning. She hoped it would be an explanation from Lauren but she had no such luck. The note was typed, but creased in many places, as if someone had folded it carefully to fit into their pocket. It said:
Sweet Jamie,
Surely you've noticed by now that Lauren isn't here, that was my doing. Now, don't worry, she is unharmed, for now, but if you don't follow my instructions, little Lauren here will feel the pain. I am watching you, and I will know if you tell anyone. As far as your friends are concerned, Lauren is sick and doesn't want to see anyone. My first request is that you be a dear and cause some havoc. I want a relationship ruined. And I think you know which one I'm talking about. But just in case, look at the back.
-Your old friend, RR
Jamie flipped the note over, even though she already knew what she would find. There was a drawing of a broken heart, on side had BH written on it and the other side said MS. "Meredith and Brian," Jamie whispered to herself. She sat on the couch and read the note over and over again, tears running down her face. She prayed that this was all some joke, that it was just one of her friends playing a prank on her. But even just thinking that to herself she didn't believe it. Suddenly her phone buzzed. It scared Jamie, and she jumped a little. I was a text from Joe. It read: Hey, is Lauren ok? Jamie held her face in her hands, she didn't want to lie to Walker, but what other choice did she have. She texted back: Yeah, she went to the doctor without telling anyone, she's just a little sick. Joe responded almost immediately: That's good, tell her I said I hope she feels better. Jamie sighed and ran to her room and found an old shoe box and put the note in it. She wanted to have all the notes if she ever went to the police about this. She then went to bed, only to lie restlessly, dreading what she would be forced to do.
