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It was on a rainy day when Sam I've lost the door to his small bookshop for the very last time in over 20 years this shop had sat quietly at the owner of sapele Street squeeze in between a hospital and a tailor shop it was never one of the biggest business places in town but it was he is every shelf every book.
He puts the keys right inside his pocket and looks through the glass for the very last time goodbye old friend he whispered.
Majority of the books had already been packed and moved out the shelves to almost empty the world looks strange the bear and lonely without the colorful posters and the hand recommendations written on them.
Has returned to live something by the corner caught his eye it was a leather envelope a notebook rested on top of the window psalm from she was certain he hadn't been there earlier so he went to unlock the door and steps back in the lord cared for there was no name on it so some open it carefully expecting to find an address or a phone number or any sort of identity on it but instead he found just a single sentence written on the first page of the book.
If you ever find this do not throw it away sounds stepped back a bit and blinks that was very unusual he sleeps to the next page the handwriting was not neat and steady but it read my name is Annabelle if you are reading this then I probably forgot this book somewhere some smiled Annabelle.
The next few pages contained random thoughts observations sketches drawings of trees coffee cups crochet dresses strangers at the park the beautiful tree in the park.
On the 5th page he found a particular entry in the abuse today are made a guy named Daniel he laughed at my terrible jokes I hope to see him again and I will continue page after page she told his story of Daniel.
She told a story about their first date their favorite things to do their first coffee together long walks by the river moving lights small arguments big dreams without realizing it some sat down and started within everything about Annabelle outside the rain became heavier the notebook felt like a diary was like a conversation that had happened in someone's life then all of the sudden the tone changed Annabelle became sick the doctor have been running a lot of tests some smelled a lot of entries came the truth letter appeared unable was done with cancer she kept on battling with it and writing it down in every word . Hoping it would feel less real the more she writes.
The order pages included the hospital visit the fear in her eyes the hope the setback moments of encouragement from family moments of despair yes all through it Annabelle kept writing not about the illness alone but about Daniel how he still laughed at her jokes how he assisted on feeding the birds and the park how he made every friend with the nurses he met as her hospital bed how he somehow comforted everybody around her.
At some point the hand looks very shaky she's wrote today Daniel told me something he said people don't disappear completely every act of kindness they do lives a Max somewhere the next entry was just three words I would miss him
Un slowly he closed the notebook for a moment the bookstore felt very quiet the way that softly against the windows and the roof he checks the back cover of the book for any contact but there was nothing there just one final notes at the end.
It's red if this not to book ever gets to you I'd love to have it back but it it can't find its way back to me maybe it's can remind me that someone needs to hold on to the people they love.
Farm began to think about his own life reflecting over the book you just went through the bookstore had consumed a lot of his time he lost touch with old friends he couldn't keep up with friendships and relationship there was always one shipment or another one beautiful customer to attend to somehow the years just went by the notebook felt behavior than usual to his hands the next morning .Some placed a handwritten sign on the bookstore window he wrote a leather book found ask inside.
He hopes that someone whom you about the book will come for it he would be handing over the building to the new owner but he showed hopes that the owner of the note would come before then the first and second day passed without any success on the third day the last day for sam be at the office.
A lady walks in grants in the rain the earth are you Annabelle she faded yes and asked of all the gift required about the memories about cancer.
When is the time for Annabelle to leave she stood up and sleeps the book into her jacket then she thinks some he said thank you for what to say thank you for leaving it behind I thought I lost it totally then she worked out into the night.
Not every lost item is truly lost sometimes we leave something behind for the person who needs them most to find them and learn from them.
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