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Chapter 1: Los Angeles
The FBI building was busy. Everyone was running around. There was only one missing person on the TVs. That was a fellow agent. Special Agent Donald James Eppes. Everyone was working hard trying to find him. Megan decided not to tell Charlie, Don's brother, but they did tell Alan, Don's father. She was worried that if Charlie knew, he would work himself to death.
"Megan, we haven't had any luck yet. You?"
"Nothing," Megan responded to another FBI agent: David.
"Now, remember, not a word to Charlie," Megan said with a cold voice.
Suddenly someone burst through the doors. A man with black, curly hair raced up to Megan, with Colby following close behind.
"Where's Don? I haven't seen him in a week."
Megan sighed. She motioned Charlie to Don's office. Then mouthed to Colby: 'thanks for keeping him out of the building!'. Charlie was already in the office, pacing to and fro.
"Charlie, why don't you sit."
"Where is he," Charlie said with a cold voice.
Megan was pulled off of her train of thought because of the sudden tone of his voice.
"He was kidnapped."
"What?!"
"Charlie..."
"Why didn't you ask for my help? Didn't you think my math could help find him?"
"We asked Larry and Amita to help us. Unfortunately, they failed."
"Megan, he's my brother, why didn't you tell me? What about my dad, does he know?"
"Yes."
"Then why couldn't you tell me!!!?"
Megan stepped back. Colby rushed through the office door. David followed. Megan shooed Colby and David out of the room. When they were gone, she turned back to him.
"Charlie, we know how you act when you're worried. I told them not to tell you."
"Why?"
Charlie was yelling now. He took a step closer to her. Megan moved back and was almost up against the wall.
"Megan, why?"
"Because, you would make yourself sick. I thought it would
be best because we didn't want you to get upset."
Megan gave a sympatric face. Charlie's face softened. He realized that he shouldn't have yelled at her for worrying about him, and looking out for him as a brother, like Don would.
"I'm sorry for yelling. Thanks for caring, but I still want everything about his case."
"Okay."
Megan and him walked out of the office and over to Megan's desk. Once she handed the files to him, he ran out of the building. Colby and David walked up to her.
"I thought you weren't going to give him anything," said
Colby.
"Let's face it. We don't know anything about Don's
whereabouts. I think Charlie will take this like a grown up
and he might even find something we didn't."
The next day. Don had been missing for one week, seven days, 168 hours, 10,080 minutes, and 604,800 seconds. Charlie had been going over all of the possibilities that Don was still alive. He hadn't gotten any sleep that night. Alan tried bringing him food, but he refused to eat it. Charlie had fallen asleep at 6:00 in the morning. The night before Charlie told his father that he needed to be at the FBI's office by noon, unless he was working on the solution.
It was 11:30 before Alan noticed that Charlie wasn't leaving. He ran up to the solarium, but he wasn't there. Next he tried Charlie's bedroom. Still he wasn't there. Alan was sure Charlie didn't leave the house. He started to look in every room. Finally, Alan found Charlie asleep in his brother's old bedroom. Alan hated to wake him, but he knew Charlie would be even more upset if he didn't. He walked up to his son and tried to shake him gently awake.
"Charlie? Charlie?"
"Is it time to go to work?"
"Yeah, son. You have to go see Megan about your latest
case."
Alan stopped. "Latest case." Was Don just a case now? A case
that if they didn't solve would soon be forgotten. But
somewhere in his gut we knew they would find Don.
"Charlie, come on. Get up."
"Why?"
"You have to go help Don."
Charlie shot straight out of bed.
"Donnie! I have to find him!"
"Charlie, I know what you have to do, but you have to calm
down."
"I'm sorry, dad."
"Do you want to talk?"
"No, I'm fine. I have to go. Bye."
Charlie quickly packed his things and ran out of the house,
before Alan had a chance to say 'bye'. Alan was worried that if they couldn't find Don, Charlie would take the same route he did when his mother died.
Charlie quickly ran to the FBI building. He raced up the stairs, because he thought the elevator was too slow. When he got to the eighth floor, he was surprised to see that no one was there. He walked in farther and saw that Larry and Amita were quietly sitting and waiting.
"I tried my best, but I'm afraid I couldn't find any math or physics that would help find Don."
"I'm worried about Charlie and him."
"Me too."
"Well, thank you, guys."
Amita and Larry turned around to see Charlie walking up to
them. They jumped about a foot when they heard him speak. Amita got up off of the desk and hugged Charlie, which he returned.
"Charles. Megan told me you were going over the files. Any
luck?"
"No."
Amita and Larry sighed. They started to give up. Suddenly
Megan, Colby, and David came almost through the doors.
"Charlie, I have some good news and some bad."
"Let's start with the bad," he said in a dull voice.
"Don's not in L.A. any more, but the good news is that
someone saw a man match his appearance in Las Vegas."
"What?"
"Yeah, so they need at least two people from the FBI to go
up there. So Granger and I are going to be leaving in four hours."
"I'm going with you."
Charlie stood. His face was stern. It showed no emotion.
"Charlie, I don't think..."
"Agent Revees, may I talk to you in private."
"Of course."
Everyone watched them walked away. Colby and David gave each
other looks and shrugged.
Charlie and Megan walked into the nearest enclosed office. After they entered, it was quite for a few moments. Megan opened her mouth to say something a couple of times, but closed it right away.
"I'm going with you."
"Charlie, I think you should stay here with your father. It
would be best."
"I'm going."
"Charlie, you already found out math isn't going to help.
Now, why do you want to come."?
"Because if...when you find him. I want to be there."
"For him?"
Charlie shakes his head. Megan thought for a minute.
"Alright, but you have to listen to me. If I tell you to
stay somewhere, you stay."
Charlie turned to face her. He had a grin on his face.
"Thank you."
TBC………………………………...
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