changing the subject.
“He’s in town getting some supplies for the repairs to the shed roof. You’re welcome to stick around and wait for him if you want to.” Eva told him.
“I’ll go out back and start tearing the old roof off if that’s okay with you.”
“That’s fine with me, thanks for your help Nick. I’m sure Dave will appreciate it too. Make yourself at home. If you’ll excuse me, I need to get the mail while Zachary’s napping.”
Dexter waited for the sound of the closing door, the coast was clear. He went into Zachary’s room and picked him up, grabbing his bag and car seat on the way out. Unexpectedly Dave was pulling into the drive. He jumped out of his truck and demanded to know what Nick planned to do with his grandson.
“Go on old man, I don’t want to hurt you. Zachary’s going with me, get out of my way.” Nick warned.
“Give him to me Nick; you’re not taking him anywhere!” Dave shouted.
Dave made an attempt to stop Nick but was unsuccessful in doing so. Nick knocked him down causing him to hit his head on a rock, knocking him unconscious. Nick hurriedly followed the wooded trail that led to his car. He strapped Zachary in and sped away. Meanwhile at the hospital, Dexter was giving his statement to police.
“Carol wasn’t involved in this alone,
she had an accomplice, her ex-boyfriend, Nick Dasher. He’s the one who killed my mother and knew she was keeping me at the cabin.”
“Oh my God, are you sure that’s his name Dexter?”
“Yeah, why?”
“Not long after you went missing, he came to my front door asking to borrow sugar, said he’d just moved into a house down the street. He’s been helping my father around the house. Excuse me, please.”
Carmen ran down the hall to use the phone.
“How are things going with Dexter?” Eva asked.
“Dexter’s fine mom; I need you to check on Zachary.”
Eva laid the phone down and went to Zachary’s room, much to her horror, he was missing.
“He’s gone Carmen, Zachary’s not in
his crib. Oh my God, what do I do?” Eva asked frantically.
“Is Nick there mom?”
“He was gone when I returned from the mailbox.”
“How long ago was that?”
“Probably forty-five minutes.”
“Call the police mom, tell them Zachary’s missing. Tell them about Nick.”
“What makes you think that Nick had something to do with this?”
“It’s a long story mom, I’ll explain everything to you when I get home, I promise.”
Carmen was hysterical, her son was missing. Nick had taken Zachary as a tactic of revenge. He only wanted to stay out of Jail, he didn’t care about Zachary, and he didn’t know how to care for him.
“Zachary’s gone, Nick took him. I’ll kill him if he harms one hair on his head. I swear I will. We have to find him.” Carmen told them.
“This is crazy; I have to find my son. Give me my clothes. I can’t just sit here and do nothing while my baby is out there with a killer.”
“You can’t leave yet, Dexter, let me call the nurse. We need to speak with the doctor before you leave.” Carmen told him.
“I made a call to the station and told them to be on the lookout for Nick’s car. They know he has Zachary too. We’ll get him, don’t you worry. He won’t get away with this. I’m going to see what I can find out about our friend Nick, myself.”
There was a knock at the door.
“Mr. Crane, how are you feeling?” the doctor asked.
“I’m fine doc; I just want to go home.”
“Everything looks fine, I just need you to sign a few forms and you’ll be ready to go. I’ll send the nurse right in with them. Good luck sir.”
“Thank you, doctor, for everything.” Dexter told him.
It wasn’t long until the papers were signed and Dexter was released. He quickly gathered his things and headed for the door. Officer Smith was waiting outside to give him and Carmen a ride home.
Eva Haines was sick with worry, she’d been pacing the floors and was beginning to worry
“He’s in town getting some supplies for the repairs to the shed roof. You’re welcome to stick around and wait for him if you want to.” Eva told him.
“I’ll go out back and start tearing the old roof off if that’s okay with you.”
“That’s fine with me, thanks for your help Nick. I’m sure Dave will appreciate it too. Make yourself at home. If you’ll excuse me, I need to get the mail while Zachary’s napping.”
Dexter waited for the sound of the closing door, the coast was clear. He went into Zachary’s room and picked him up, grabbing his bag and car seat on the way out. Unexpectedly Dave was pulling into the drive. He jumped out of his truck and demanded to know what Nick planned to do with his grandson.
“Go on old man, I don’t want to hurt you. Zachary’s going with me, get out of my way.” Nick warned.
“Give him to me Nick; you’re not taking him anywhere!” Dave shouted.
Dave made an attempt to stop Nick but was unsuccessful in doing so. Nick knocked him down causing him to hit his head on a rock, knocking him unconscious. Nick hurriedly followed the wooded trail that led to his car. He strapped Zachary in and sped away. Meanwhile at the hospital, Dexter was giving his statement to police.
“Carol wasn’t involved in this alone,
she had an accomplice, her ex-boyfriend, Nick Dasher. He’s the one who killed my mother and knew she was keeping me at the cabin.”
“Oh my God, are you sure that’s his name Dexter?”
“Yeah, why?”
“Not long after you went missing, he came to my front door asking to borrow sugar, said he’d just moved into a house down the street. He’s been helping my father around the house. Excuse me, please.”
Carmen ran down the hall to use the phone.
“How are things going with Dexter?” Eva asked.
“Dexter’s fine mom; I need you to check on Zachary.”
Eva laid the phone down and went to Zachary’s room, much to her horror, he was missing.
“He’s gone Carmen, Zachary’s not in
his crib. Oh my God, what do I do?” Eva asked frantically.
“Is Nick there mom?”
“He was gone when I returned from the mailbox.”
“How long ago was that?”
“Probably forty-five minutes.”
“Call the police mom, tell them Zachary’s missing. Tell them about Nick.”
“What makes you think that Nick had something to do with this?”
“It’s a long story mom, I’ll explain everything to you when I get home, I promise.”
Carmen was hysterical, her son was missing. Nick had taken Zachary as a tactic of revenge. He only wanted to stay out of Jail, he didn’t care about Zachary, and he didn’t know how to care for him.
“Zachary’s gone, Nick took him. I’ll kill him if he harms one hair on his head. I swear I will. We have to find him.” Carmen told them.
“This is crazy; I have to find my son. Give me my clothes. I can’t just sit here and do nothing while my baby is out there with a killer.”
“You can’t leave yet, Dexter, let me call the nurse. We need to speak with the doctor before you leave.” Carmen told him.
“I made a call to the station and told them to be on the lookout for Nick’s car. They know he has Zachary too. We’ll get him, don’t you worry. He won’t get away with this. I’m going to see what I can find out about our friend Nick, myself.”
There was a knock at the door.
“Mr. Crane, how are you feeling?” the doctor asked.
“I’m fine doc; I just want to go home.”
“Everything looks fine, I just need you to sign a few forms and you’ll be ready to go. I’ll send the nurse right in with them. Good luck sir.”
“Thank you, doctor, for everything.” Dexter told him.
It wasn’t long until the papers were signed and Dexter was released. He quickly gathered his things and headed for the door. Officer Smith was waiting outside to give him and Carmen a ride home.
Eva Haines was sick with worry, she’d been pacing the floors and was beginning to worry
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