Alley Katz by Mike Faricy

Author:Mike Faricy [Faricy, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 29

I hurried out of the kitchen, calling, “Taylor. Hey Taylor.” I kept calling as I ran up the stairs. I opened the door to the guest room, and Morton jumped off the bed. I didn’t see Taylor, not that there was anywhere he could hide. Then I noticed that the desk was cleaned off, and all the tattoo sketches were gone. The jeans and shirts, all the clothes we got yesterday morning, were gone. “Taylor,” I called, stepping out of the room. I checked my bedroom, the spare room, and the bathroom. I picked up speed with every empty room. I hurried back downstairs, checked the den and the front room. I yelled down the basement stairs and looked out in the backyard. He was gone.

I pulled my phone out, called and ended up leaving a message. “Taylor, it’s Dev. Call me. Please.” I grabbed my car keys and hurried out to my car. I backed out of the driveway to the sound of a major horn blast. A guy swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid smashing into me, gave me the finger, and shouted some expletive I couldn’t hear.

I pulled to the curb and thought for a moment. It couldn’t have been more than thirty minutes since he’d headed upstairs. He was on foot. Where could he be? And why did he leave?

The why part could wait. Right now, I needed to find him. I drove up the street and back down. I crisscrossed all the neighborhood streets. I drove over to the school. I walked around the building, tugging on each door, but they were all locked.

I drove down to Inkredible and talked to Dennis. I told him about all the work Taylor had done, and he promised to call me if Taylor showed up. I drove through downtown, peeked inside a bunch of coffee shops, and still came up empty-handed.

I phoned Annette and explained the situation.

“Why would he do this?” she asked.

“If I knew that, I’d probably know where he went. I don’t know. I don’t get it. Now I’m just really worried about him.”

“What did you say that made him run away?”

“What? I didn’t say anything.”

“Did you mention the Art Academy?”

“No, I never had a chance. In fact, that was what I was going to tell him about, but he was gone.” I started to choke up, my voice rose, and tears were welling up in my eyes.

“Dev, Dev, listen to me. I want you to come over here.”

I cleared my throat and got back to a semblance of normal. “But I’ve got to find him. Night is coming on, it’s going to be dark soon, and I don’t want him out on the street.”

“That’s why you need to come over here. Two heads are better than one. We’ll find him.” She gave me her address again. I made another spin through downtown, drove past the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities shelters, and then headed out towards Annette’s.

She lived just out of town off Highway 10 on a cul de sac called Sunflower circle.

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