want you to know how very
sorry I am for the pain my daughter has caused you and your family. I didn’t raise her to be the kind of person she turned out to be. If there was a way I could take it back, I would gladly. I hope you can forgive me, I’m truly sorry from the bottom of my heart. I hope you find your son safe and well.” Janice said apologetically.
“Mrs. Avery you have nothing to be sorry for, none of this is your fault, please don’t feel like I’m blaming you for anything because honestly I’m not. We all must find a way to get passed this but please don’t get marred down in guilt that isn’t yours. I don’t blame you for any of this, please don’t blame yourself.”
“Thank you, Dexter, I’ll be praying for you and your entire family; especially for the safe return of your precious son.”
She hugged him in appreciation for his kindness. Deep down, Janice knew that Carol was the guilty one in this entire thing but couldn’t help but feel ashamed of what she’d done.
“Where do we go from here?” Dexter asked.
“The first thing is to contact Sacramento for information on Beth and Jackson Dasher. Hopefully Nick’s made contact with them recently. Keep your fingers crossed.” Officer Smith said.
After promising to keep them informed, Officer Smith took Dexter and Carmen back to her parent’s house. Eva and Dave were waiting for them, they were very happy to see Dexter alive and well. Eva hugged him.
“I’m so glad you’re okay, Dexter. I wasn’t sure we would ever see you again. I’m so sorry for letting Nick take Zachary. I shouldn’t have let him out of my sight. It’s my fault he’s missing.” Eva Cried.
“No, Eva, it’s not your fault, you didn’t know what he had planned. How could you? He gained your trust; you thought he was a friend. He’ll pay for this don’t you worry. I’ll make him wished he’d never been born.” Dexter consoled.
“It’s been a long, tiresome day; we’re
going to turn in. I’ll see you in the morning. I love you guys.” Carmen said hugging her parents goodnight.
At last they were alone for the first time since Dexter’s disappearance. They were overly joyed to be reunited. They had lost hope of it ever happening but here they were.
“Promise me that you’ll never leave me again. I was going crazy without you. You and Zachary are my everything. We have to find him and bring him home.” Carmen cried.
He embraced her tightly.
“Don’t worry Carmen, we’ll find him. I’m so sorry you’ve been through so much. If only I hadn’t been so stupid, we wouldn’t be in this situation. Please forgive me Carmen. I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to make this up to you. I love you.”
“I’ve already forgiven you Dexter. Carol’s in our past, I know how much you love me. We all make mistakes and there’s nothing we can do to change them, only learn from them so stop beating yourself up. We have to move forward and the only way we can do that is if we stop looking behind us.”
A strange sound outside the window woke Carmen. She got up to check it out; it was Nick Dasher making an attempt to break in.
“Where’s Zachary? What have you done with him? Where’s my son?” Carmen screamed.
“Don’t worry about him, he’s okay for now but if you keep talking to the police he won’t be.”
She frantically ran to wake Dexter, he wouldn’t budge; he was sound asleep.
“Dexter, wake up! Nick’s at the window, he’s trying to get in, you have to stop him.” She screamed hysterically as she tried to shake him awake but he continued to sleep. Her cries for help were in vain.
Suddenly Nick grabbed her around the throat and began to violently choke her; she couldn’t break free from his grip. Just when she thought she would die, he dropped her to the floor; she lay there desperately gasping for air. Nick was now standing over Dexter and as he raised his hands in the air, Carmen could see the knife.
“Wake
sorry I am for the pain my daughter has caused you and your family. I didn’t raise her to be the kind of person she turned out to be. If there was a way I could take it back, I would gladly. I hope you can forgive me, I’m truly sorry from the bottom of my heart. I hope you find your son safe and well.” Janice said apologetically.
“Mrs. Avery you have nothing to be sorry for, none of this is your fault, please don’t feel like I’m blaming you for anything because honestly I’m not. We all must find a way to get passed this but please don’t get marred down in guilt that isn’t yours. I don’t blame you for any of this, please don’t blame yourself.”
“Thank you, Dexter, I’ll be praying for you and your entire family; especially for the safe return of your precious son.”
She hugged him in appreciation for his kindness. Deep down, Janice knew that Carol was the guilty one in this entire thing but couldn’t help but feel ashamed of what she’d done.
“Where do we go from here?” Dexter asked.
“The first thing is to contact Sacramento for information on Beth and Jackson Dasher. Hopefully Nick’s made contact with them recently. Keep your fingers crossed.” Officer Smith said.
After promising to keep them informed, Officer Smith took Dexter and Carmen back to her parent’s house. Eva and Dave were waiting for them, they were very happy to see Dexter alive and well. Eva hugged him.
“I’m so glad you’re okay, Dexter. I wasn’t sure we would ever see you again. I’m so sorry for letting Nick take Zachary. I shouldn’t have let him out of my sight. It’s my fault he’s missing.” Eva Cried.
“No, Eva, it’s not your fault, you didn’t know what he had planned. How could you? He gained your trust; you thought he was a friend. He’ll pay for this don’t you worry. I’ll make him wished he’d never been born.” Dexter consoled.
“It’s been a long, tiresome day; we’re
going to turn in. I’ll see you in the morning. I love you guys.” Carmen said hugging her parents goodnight.
At last they were alone for the first time since Dexter’s disappearance. They were overly joyed to be reunited. They had lost hope of it ever happening but here they were.
“Promise me that you’ll never leave me again. I was going crazy without you. You and Zachary are my everything. We have to find him and bring him home.” Carmen cried.
He embraced her tightly.
“Don’t worry Carmen, we’ll find him. I’m so sorry you’ve been through so much. If only I hadn’t been so stupid, we wouldn’t be in this situation. Please forgive me Carmen. I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to make this up to you. I love you.”
“I’ve already forgiven you Dexter. Carol’s in our past, I know how much you love me. We all make mistakes and there’s nothing we can do to change them, only learn from them so stop beating yourself up. We have to move forward and the only way we can do that is if we stop looking behind us.”
A strange sound outside the window woke Carmen. She got up to check it out; it was Nick Dasher making an attempt to break in.
“Where’s Zachary? What have you done with him? Where’s my son?” Carmen screamed.
“Don’t worry about him, he’s okay for now but if you keep talking to the police he won’t be.”
She frantically ran to wake Dexter, he wouldn’t budge; he was sound asleep.
“Dexter, wake up! Nick’s at the window, he’s trying to get in, you have to stop him.” She screamed hysterically as she tried to shake him awake but he continued to sleep. Her cries for help were in vain.
Suddenly Nick grabbed her around the throat and began to violently choke her; she couldn’t break free from his grip. Just when she thought she would die, he dropped her to the floor; she lay there desperately gasping for air. Nick was now standing over Dexter and as he raised his hands in the air, Carmen could see the knife.
“Wake
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