Taken! 13-18 (Donald Wells' Taken! Series) by Donald Wells

Author:Donald Wells [Wells, Donald]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, Hard-Boiled
Published: 2013-12-29T05:00:00+00:00

TAKEN! 15 – MOM

It’s been said by more than a few that when you return to the place you grew up in after being away for many years, that it appears smaller, but he is someone who has always seen things for what they are, and so, no, his childhood home didn’t appear smaller to him, but it did appear run-down.

In fact, the entire neighborhood was not what it once was.

One thing did look smaller however, the street itself, but it was no illusion. The street, Laurel Avenue, once ran nearly a mile long between two busy county roads.

However, now the rear of a huge chain store loomed behind a fence and the street was only eleven houses deep on either side, while the home he grew up in sat in the middle of the right side.

In the other direction, what was once a four-lane road was now part of an interstate highway and was barricaded behind massive sound walls that stood fifteen feet high and gave the neighborhood a closed off appearance.

The rest of the homes resembled the one he grew up in, two-story structures with a small front porch and yard, and all of them looked in need of basic maintenance.

Jessica reached over and took his hand as they sat parked in front of the house.

“The area has gone downhill, hasn’t it?”

“Yes, and the street has been made smaller by the highway and the shopping center.”

“Maybe your mother doesn’t live here anymore; the name on the mailbox says, Walker.”

He looked over at the mailbox and sighed.

“I guess she’s moved. It has been a lot of years.”

“We could find her with one phone call; I’m sure Carly wouldn’t mind.”

“No, she’s on vacation, if I can’t find her on my own then I’ll wait until she returns next week.”

He opened the car door and stepped out.

“Where are you going?” Jessica said.

“I want to speak to the people who live here now, if they bought the house from her, maybe they’ll know where she’s moved to.”

He pressed the doorbell and heard no chime echo from within and no one appeared, and so he knocked loudly on the door. After a few moments, a teenaged girl with long, curly brown hair and blue eyes opened the door. The girl was beautiful, around fifteen, and stared at them with a questioning expression.

“Hello.”

“Hi,” Jessica said. “Is your mother at home?”

“My mom’s out.” the girl said, as she stared more closely at him, a moment more, and she broke into a wide grin, as she stepped outside and took him in a hug while saying his name.

“You know me?”

The girl released him and looked embarrassed.

“I’m sorry, and no, I don’t know you really, but I have an old picture of you and I Google you all the time,” She then smiled at Jessica. “You’re his wife, aren’t you? You’re Dr. White.”

Jessica smiled at the girl.

“Yes honey, I’m Dr. White, but you can call me Jessica. Now, who are you and how do you know who we are?”

The girl held out her hand.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.