Six by Tara Spears

Author:Tara Spears [Spears, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE “I have to leave.” Marcus sounded frantic and way past upset. I gripped my phone. “Okay, slow down. What’s wrong?”

“I just—Oh, God. I just received a picture of Toby from Ms. Taylor. He doesn’t look so good. Of course the, ah, picture is from a ways away. Angel, he looks so small.” His voice broke and I heard him clear his throat.

“Who’s Ms. Taylor and are you sure it’s him?” Marcus had been getting more and more worried the past week as the PI he hired had lost Claudia’s parents thus losing track of Toby.

“Yeah, it’s him. Claudia’s dad is in the picture. Taylor’s the PI I hired. Listen, if I leave now I can be there before dark.” For some reason I assumed the private investigator had been a man and was rather surprised to hear she was a woman. I wasn’t sure I wanted him driving so upset but I knew going with him was out of the question. I didn’t have anyone to watch Chey, and missing another day of work in a week’s time was a bad idea.

“Where is there?” I asked, pacing the front of my classroom. “Bend, Oregon. They’re at a campground there. At least they are right now.”

“What about the sheriff? Can’t you call the police?” “I already did. They don’t extradite to Montana. Told me to call them if things become violent. Claudia’s parents are idiots but they aren’t that stupid. If I show up they won’t stop me from taking him.”

I didn’t like this at all. “Will Ms. Taylor be there?”

“Yeah.”

That was a small consolation. I sighed and rubbed my eyes. “I know you need to go but please stay in touch so I know you’re okay. Don’t worry about Riana, I’ll take care of her.” They had been practically living at the house for a week now and I knew she had clothes in the dryer.

“I can call Kim. She’ll come get her.”

“What, you don’t trust me?” I tried to tease him.

“I trust you explicitly. I thought you might like a night off.”

“I wouldn’t know what to do with both of you gone. You’ve kinda become a fixture at the house. All right, you better get going. Just… Come home safe.” “We will. I, ah—I’ll see you tomorrow night.” He hung up and a second later my phone beeped. I opened the text and sat down on a table, winced, and rolled onto a hip. Sprawled across the screen was a picture of a thin elderly man in ragged clothing leaning over a stroller that contained a gaunt yellow-skinned baby. I knew Toby was only two months younger than my daughter, yet he appeared to be half her size. Even though the picture was grainy, I couldn’t dismiss the fact he appeared lifeless. His mouth was open and shadows engulfed his closed eyes.

It had been a month since the last sighting and Marcus had been too late. They had disappeared again before he had arrived. I hoped for Toby’s sake Marcus wasn’t too late this time.

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