Nolan Reed by Nate Johnson

Author:Nate Johnson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Purple Herb
Published: 2016-05-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson paced back and forth in her living room. She should be doing something, Out looking for her daughter, anything would be better than staying here. But Jake, Detective Washington, said it would be best to stay here in case she called. She looked over at the tall Police Officer where he stood talking on his phone. He had been a rock. She didn’t know what she would have done if he hadn’t been here.

She had been so mad at two in the morning when Marla hadn’t come home. She had called the Detective to give him a piece of her mind. For some reason she had associated this Nolan boy with the police. Therefore, everything was their fault. The fact that she had wanted to talk to the man again was completely beside the point.

He had arrived at her house within fifteen minutes. He looked like he had stepped out of the office. Suit and tie at two AM was impressive. He had immediately calmed her down, assuring her that this type of thing happened all the time and not to start worrying yet.

Taking down all the pertinent information, he had left her alone for a few minutes to make some calls and then returned to sit with her while she waited.

They had polished off two pots of coffee as the night turned her anger into pure terror. The police had found Nolan’s truck still parked at the movie theater and for the first time, she saw a look of concern cross the detectives face. He tried to hide it but wasn’t quite quick enough.

He finished his calls and walked over towards her. She looked up into his face and could read that there was no news.

“Nothing new, her cell phone is still offline and none of her friends have heard from her. You are sure there isn’t anybody else we could check with?” Jake said.

Elizabeth shook her head. She had racked her brain all night, but couldn’t think of anyone else. Jake had asked her about Marla’s father and listened quietly as she told him the whole sordid story. The unplanned pregnancy. The hasty marriage to a boy way too young to settle down. His constant wildness had directly led to his death. The thought that her daughter might make the same mistake was driving her crazy.

“He’s a good kid, really. He wouldn’t do anything to hurt her. In fact, I think he’d give his life to protect her,” he said as he could read her thoughts.

“If they haven’t run off, then it’s even worse, right? I mean come on, Marla wouldn’t do this to me, not intentionally.”

“I know, we’re doing everything we can. We’ve got their picture to every police force in the area. Hundreds of cops are looking for them.”

“I know you are, but I should be doing something,” she said.

He reached out and rubbed her upper arm, and it was all she needed as she fell into his embrace. It didn’t solve anything, but it made it a little more tolerable.

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