This story is from a writing prompt. The prompt is in bold while the story is below the prompt and not in bold. You're welcome to use the prompt.
At a Chinese restaurant, your character opens his/her fortune cookie and reads the following message: "Your life is in danger. Say nothing to anyone but your dearest friend. You must leave the city immediately with them and never return. Repeat: say nothing." ...
There's no sense in this whatsoever. A Chinese restaurant? What was I thinking? As Lan