Love Isn't Always Fair
Mission
"CC? Where are we going? How are we supposed to find her?" Andy asked.
"I don't fucking know, Andy!" CC slammed his hands on the steering wheel.
"Jesus, calm down, dude."
"I'm sorry..." CC said, " I'm just frustrated. I want Athena back. I want to make sure she's okay."
"I know, dude. We all do. Do you want me to drive?"
"No, we're already here." CC pulled into Athena's driveway.
"Where exactly is 'here'?" Jake asked from the back seat.
"Just stay in the car. I'll be out in a few minutes." CC said before getting out and slamming the car door shut.
He walked up to the front door and knocked twice. He heard two men's voices talking before the door opened.
"Oh, CC. Hello." Paul answered the door. "Athena isn't here..."
"I know." CC said. I came to tell you that she's not safe. I need you to help me find her."
"Come in, come in." Paul stepped aside to let CC inside.
Paul led him to the kitchen where another guy with huge lime green plugs sat at the table. Paul sat down next to the guy and motioned for CC to sit as well.
"Beth left me this note and I found it on the counter when I got home." Paul slid the piece of paper across the table to CC.
Dear Paul,
It read.
I have to leave again. I'm going back to Keith and I'm taking Jane and Athena with me. Don't bother trying to call us because we don't want to hear from you. The girls have decided they are happier with me. Goodbye, Paul.
-Beth
CC looked up at him. "Your wife didn't write this." He said.
Paul looked confused. "But it's her handwriting..."
CC shook his head. "She was forced to write it. I think that this Keith guy abducted Jane, Athena and your wife."
"Are you sure?" The guy with the plugs asked. "I'm Eric, by the way. Jane's boyfriend."
CC felt a fire begin to burn in the pit of his stomach. This was the guy that had caused Athena so much pain. CC swallowed his anger and shook the hand that Eric had extended for him.
"Yeah," CC continued, "Athena called me and told me I needed to save her. But the problem is I have no idea where she could be."
"I can track the phone call." Eric said. "I just need a computer and your phone and I can track the call."
Paul went to Athena's room and grabbed her laptop. CC gave Eric his phone. Eric started typing in things and pushing all sorts of random buttons.
"There." He said after about ten minutes. " I found them. They're right there." He pointed to a red dot on the screen.
"Hey, I know where that is!" Paul exclaimed. "That's where the old Woolry Warehouse used to be."
"Uh, what's the Woolry Warehouse?" Eric asked.
"It used to be a store back in the 70's when I was your age." Paul explained. "I know exactly where that is."
"Well, let's go!" CC said and stood up from the table. "Eric, you go with Paul. I have four other guys in my car right now. We'll follow you guys there."
"I don't fucking know, Andy!" CC slammed his hands on the steering wheel.
"Jesus, calm down, dude."
"I'm sorry..." CC said, " I'm just frustrated. I want Athena back. I want to make sure she's okay."
"I know, dude. We all do. Do you want me to drive?"
"No, we're already here." CC pulled into Athena's driveway.
"Where exactly is 'here'?" Jake asked from the back seat.
"Just stay in the car. I'll be out in a few minutes." CC said before getting out and slamming the car door shut.
He walked up to the front door and knocked twice. He heard two men's voices talking before the door opened.
"Oh, CC. Hello." Paul answered the door. "Athena isn't here..."
"I know." CC said. I came to tell you that she's not safe. I need you to help me find her."
"Come in, come in." Paul stepped aside to let CC inside.
Paul led him to the kitchen where another guy with huge lime green plugs sat at the table. Paul sat down next to the guy and motioned for CC to sit as well.
"Beth left me this note and I found it on the counter when I got home." Paul slid the piece of paper across the table to CC.
Dear Paul,
It read.
I have to leave again. I'm going back to Keith and I'm taking Jane and Athena with me. Don't bother trying to call us because we don't want to hear from you. The girls have decided they are happier with me. Goodbye, Paul.
-Beth
CC looked up at him. "Your wife didn't write this." He said.
Paul looked confused. "But it's her handwriting..."
CC shook his head. "She was forced to write it. I think that this Keith guy abducted Jane, Athena and your wife."
"Are you sure?" The guy with the plugs asked. "I'm Eric, by the way. Jane's boyfriend."
CC felt a fire begin to burn in the pit of his stomach. This was the guy that had caused Athena so much pain. CC swallowed his anger and shook the hand that Eric had extended for him.
"Yeah," CC continued, "Athena called me and told me I needed to save her. But the problem is I have no idea where she could be."
"I can track the phone call." Eric said. "I just need a computer and your phone and I can track the call."
Paul went to Athena's room and grabbed her laptop. CC gave Eric his phone. Eric started typing in things and pushing all sorts of random buttons.
"There." He said after about ten minutes. " I found them. They're right there." He pointed to a red dot on the screen.
"Hey, I know where that is!" Paul exclaimed. "That's where the old Woolry Warehouse used to be."
"Uh, what's the Woolry Warehouse?" Eric asked.
"It used to be a store back in the 70's when I was your age." Paul explained. "I know exactly where that is."
"Well, let's go!" CC said and stood up from the table. "Eric, you go with Paul. I have four other guys in my car right now. We'll follow you guys there."
Such a sweet story. Looking forward to the next chapter.
4/30/15