Not the most exciting chapter ever, but it's still developing; I promise it will get better soon. Again, if you see any mistakes, please let me know. I hope you enjoy it!

I just stared at him with a blank look on my face. No, this cannot be real, it's impossible!

"Well," he said, "I suppose that's why she started it on her own. All you have to do is retrace her foot steps. No wonder she's giving you everything you need. Well, I guess you don't want me to compare you to her. I should probably do my job." He pulled the bag out from under the table. "Here," he said, "this is for you. There's a note from her in there. You have a $200 plane ticket, a credit card, an ATM card, and her note to you. The ticket is for a flight at Detroit Metro Airport. I would suggest packing and leaving now. It takes about an hour to get there. Your flight leaves at 6:00 A.M. It arrives at about 7:45. Have fun."

He picks up his burrito, and begins eating again. I believe this is a hint that he is done taking to me. I sweep up my bag and walk back out to my car. I dropped the bag in the passenger seat. Inside the bag there is a new track phone, a pair of headphones, an mp3 player, a disposable camera, and a manila envelope. I opened the manila envelope. There, as he said, was an ATM card, a credit card, a plane ticket, and a letter. I unfold the letter and set it on the steering wheel.

LAUREN! GREAT! YOU FOUND MIKE! NOW GO HOME AND PACK. HOPEFULLY HE GOT A FLIGHT THAT LEAVES SOON. I'M SURE YOUR WONDERING HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED. YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK YOU WOULD FIND HIM THERE. SORRY, BUT THIS IS KIND OF HOW THINGS HAPPENED FOR ME. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY HAPPENED, THEY JUST DID. I FOUND SOME CASH. I BOUGHT A PLANE TICKET. I JUST LEFT FOR NEW YORK CITY. HERE'S WHAT YOU MAY NOT PACK: NO OTHER CAMERA'S BESIDES ANY DISPOSABLE ONES. (RULES ON CAMERA: TAKE PICTURES OF PEOPLE, INTERESTING THINGS. DO NOT WASTE PICTURES, OR MONEY, ON ANYTHING YOU CAN SEE ON T.V. OR POSTCARDS. THIS MEANS NO SIGHTSEEING. YOU HAVE THINGS TO DO AND ONLY 365 DAYS TO DO THEM! AND A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY.) NO PHONES, BESIDES THIS TRACK PHONE. IT CAN NOT MAKE LONG DISTANCE CALLS. IT CAN TEXT. TURN YOUR I-PHONE OFF. LEAVE IT AT HOME. I KNOW YOU HAVE AN I-POD AND LITTLE EAR BUDS, BUT YOU MAY NOT BRING EITHER OF THESE ITEMS. THE MP3 PLAYER HAS SOME OF MY FAVORITE SONGS ON IT AND THE TOP TEN SONGS FROM ITUNES. IF YOU WANT TO ADD MORE SONGS, DO IT ON YOUR OWN TIME. WASTE YOUR OWN MONEY. LASTELY, I WANT YOU TO PACK CLOTHES AND TOILETRIES. I WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT WILL BE USEFUL. I HAD TO FIGURE THAT OUT ON MY OWN, AND SO DO YOU. ALRIGHT, I GUESS THAT'S ALL. GOOD LUCK, AND DON'T MISS YOUR FLIGHT!–HAVE FUN, AMBER

P.S. TRY TO FIND A PLACE TO STAY. WHEN I GOT THERE I SPENT THE FIRST NIGHT ON A PARK BENCH. IT WAS SCARY EVEN FOR ME. SO FOR YOU, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE. THIS IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE I AM GIVING YOU, BUT BE AWARE, IT IS FOR YOUR SAFTY ONLY.

Well, my directions are strict. I go home, and begin packing.

I do all my packing in a blur, while following all my rules. I throw many random items into one suitcase and one carry-on. My suitcase is full of mostly clothes. I'm not sure exactly where I'm going or what I'm doing, so I packed almost everything. I have short shorts, cargo shorts, jeans, sweat pants, and pajama bottoms. As for the tops, I have tank-tops, t-shirts, nice shirts, long sleeve shirts, and two sweat shirts. As I'm zipping my suitcase I realize I have no idea what is going to happen. I throw in a bathing suit and a party dress. Why not hit some clubs in New York City? And, hey, Amber said she was all over America, there has to be some sort of ocean to go swimming in.

In my carry-on I pack the usual toiletries and the items Amber gave me. I also put the wallet in there with the ATM and credit cards. In my suitcase I add a clutch purse and a big purse. Now that I'm done packing I collapse on the couch and grab my phone to set the alarm. I was thinking I was just going to take a nap, but the time caught my eye. It was already 2:15. My flight leaves at six o'clock and it takes an hour to get there. I do some quick, tired, mental math. It takes about an hour to get there, I need to be at the gate about an hour early, right there I only have two hours. I don't have time for a nap. I drag myself off the couch and next door to the 24 hour café. Sitting there, drinking my latte, I cleared my mind. I wasn't sure how I was just going to drop everything and leave. I just told Andrew I'll probably come visit him. Also, this took Amber 365 days. How can I just leave out of the blue for an entire year? I tried to forget about these things, but they kept nibbling their way back into my brain. I finished my coffee and blocked these thoughts out of my brain until I have the time to think about them. When I get back to my apartment it is 2:30. It's time to find a hotel to stay at in New York.

I get on my laptop and google New York Hotels. A list comes up and a hotel on West Broadway caught my attention. I looked into it and booked a room for two weeks starting tomorrow, June eleventh, until the 25th. The cheapest room was $387.57 per night. I selected that room. That comes to a grand total of $5425.98 not including tax. I book the room and charge it to the credit card Amber gave me. When the conformation screen pops up, it shows me that tax is $849.88. The final cost comes to $6275.88. I wince as I click confirm.

Next, I need to call a taxi to get me to the airport. I can only imagine what the cost of that will be. Again, I go to Google to choose which taxi service I want. I didn't get any good results, so I called the apartment office. They recommended the taxi service I always use, Blue Line. I call them and ask them if they will do it and how much it will cost. Yes, they will do it, and it costs roughly $85. They will be at my apartment in half an hour. It is 2:45 right now. They will be here at 3:15. One hour to get to the airport, will make it 4:15. The flight leaves at six o'clock. This is the first time I really register that I'm really doing this. In less than six than two hours I will be getting ready to board a plane going to New York City. All this and just two hours ago, I was sitting on her coach watching Wheel of Fortune. Before powering down my laptop, I plug in the mp3 player. I transfer my files from ITunes onto the new device by Amber. On my Ipod touch I log off of all my apps before completely shutting it off. I do the same thing to my phone before turning that off as well. I update my Facebook status on my laptop before shutting that off too. The last thing people will see on my wall for a year is one of my favorite quotes. I log off and shut down the computer.

"You cannot discover new oceans until you gain the courage to loose sight of the shore." –Andre Gide

Sooooo, how was it? Yeah, I actually researched everything for the hotels. I did all of the steps up to where you have to enter your billing information. I took me a while to come up with the taxi. I ended up having to text ChaCha, who really does know everything. PLEASE REVIEW!