I sat at my desk home alone thoughts raced trough my head but only one main question seemed to stick "What the Hell?" My train of thought was broken when my door opened and Margret entered.
"Clare time for dinner," she stated.
I didn't even turn to look at Margret before responding, "I'm not hungry." Lie number one I was actually hungry, but I wasn't sure I could keep any food down.
"Okay honey, I'm sorry about yesterday by the way it was insensitive of me." She said before leaving and closing the door behind her. I still sat the book lay on the desk before me but I couldn't bring myself to open it and read it. What did Eli mean by we start tomorrow? Where are we even going to start? Why did this happen?
Adam's POV
"This is crazy," I stated to Alli as we were walking to our families bookstore.
"Yeah, but I feel like we have to help her. I kinda believe that its true," Alli mumbled.
"I never said it wasn't. I'm just stating the obvious." I sighed. I had a feeling that all this would take a turn for the worse. We both entered the bookstore arm in arm and the second we entered I earned a death glare from my brother. I immediately let go of Alli and made my way to a different part of the store. I passed the offices on my way to the back room and noticed my mom and Mrs. Bhandari's office was shut apparently a meeting was going down. I thought nothing of it and just started to hum "My Way Home is Through You" whilst I started checking inventory.
"It was a pleasure meeting you," I heard a lady say as she left my mother's office.
"No the pleasure was all mine, Mrs. Edwin." My mom said back. Seriously I felt my heart stop beating if I was drinking something I would've spit taked right then and there. I hurried out of the storeroom to see my mother and middle-aged woman shaking hands. What I also took notice of was an envelope fall out of her grip, but she didn't seem notice. I waited until they both parted ways before grabbing the envelope and shoving it in my bag I'd check it out later. Time to eavesdrop.
"Mrs. Edwin is going to do a signing in three weeks," my mom enthused to Mrs. Bhandari.
"That's amazing news Audra," she chirped.
"Lalana* think of the coverage, her first press event at our store," My mom sounded really excited but that was all I needed to know so I left my spot and went back to the room. I turned on my phone and texted Clare and Eli 'Edwin is having a signing at the store in 3 weeks' I texted and waited for a reply. Eli was the first to respond 'Mr. Torres you have set the deadline 3 weeks till confrontation.' I juggled the thought of telling him about the envelope but quickly decided against it. 'So I guess this is where it gets serious.' I texted back 'Yes.' Was his reply and the conversation ended there i never did get a text back from Clare though. I grabbed a box of books and started shelving. This was going to be crazy… wait this is crazy.
Eli's POV
"Why do I care so much?' I asked myself. I sat alone in my room with my notebook open and a pen cradled in my hand. I tapped the pen for a few moments not knowing what to write. "Hmm I need some air" my mind said and I complied. I grabbed my hoodie and laced up my combat boots and made my way out the door. I just walked not thinking of where I was going, but somehow I ended up at a cemetery. "This night walk the dead. In a solitary style and crash the cemetery gates in the dress your husband hates." I sung to myself as I entered that had become almost a ritual for me when I entered a cemetery. Don't ask why it just is. "Way down mark the grave where the search lights find us drinking by the mausoleum door." I continued through the rest of the song as I walked down rows of graves. I saw a few people sobbing over lost loved ones, but on person stood out. She wasn't crying or anything but she was looking at a grave in scorn and distaste. She then bent over and placed an manila envelope at the grave and stalked away. I started down the row of graves that she had just left and stopped at the grave the woman had just left."Helen Jane Edwards" was written on the grave along wit her birth date, death date, etc. and "Clare Edwards" was carefully scripted on the envelope. My heartbeat quickened pace. I was wrong the search doesn't start tomorrow it started the second Clare opened that book…
*There wasn't an official name for 's first name so i made one up.
Author's Note: This is kinda a short chapter, sorry but longer chapters shall come! Funny story time! So I was watching Degrassi like the fangirl I am and my brother walked into my room and he was all like "you're acting like a teenage girl" and later I walked into his bedroom and he was watching it! And earlier today he was like "Romeo and Juliet is going to be Romeo and Jules because the kid with the red hair got the part as Juliet." I believe I died on the inside! I'm so proud! Welp anyways reviews always motivate me to write so yeah!