How does the author create tension in this story? Abuela reveals that she once loved a boy in her native Cuba. An unknown admirer leaves a love letter each day for Bella at her home. Bella plans to use her detecting skills to solve the mystery of the letters. Bella likes Mateo, a boy who smiled at her once in the library.
it appears in this story that the author is building tension by hiding who this is and making it mysterious, this encourages the reader to want to know more
