A character discovers a note in an antique book. What does the note say?
Grant Shepherd stood idle as his eyes scanned the bookshelf. The store had labeled the section where he browsed, "Slightly Used." As his fingers gently brushed the spines of several quite tattered novels, Grant suddenly came across a title that caught his attention, "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexander Dumas.
As he carefully pulled the book from the third shelf down, a small yellow piece of paper softly fell to the floor. Rather than examining the book further, Grant placed the well-worn volume back upon the shelf and squatted down to retrieve the slip of paper.
The piece of paper, which had turned yellowed due to age, was folded in half. Inside the note, written with a thick felt-tip pen was "This isn't the book you're looking for."
Grant, suddenly overwhelmed with fear and paranoia, promptly put the note back into the novel, placing it right where it sat before he had moved it. Grant quickly made his way to the front of the store, exiting out onto the busy street.
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