Full Summary:
Trixie is kidnapped during a vacation in New York City with the Bob-Whites and the Wheelers. What follows is a desperate search for her and a link to a cold case from ten years ago. Will Trixie be found? And will a cold case be solved in the process?
Kidnapped:
A Vacation In The City:
The Bob-Whites were headed, with Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler, for a vacation in New York City to see the Twin Towers for the first time. They'd been excited all week, waiting for Spring Break to roll around. All had gotten permission from their respective families to go and would be staying at a quaint little Bed & Breakfast. Mr. Wheeler had business in the city that week but Mrs. Wheeler promised to show the kids around the city as it was a rarity for all the kids to be in the city together.
Tom, the Wheelers Chauffer, had been told he needn't drive the group to the train station as Mr. Wheeler was going to be driving the limousine himself so there wouldn't be any hassle on the morning they were to leave. The kids who had cameras had made sure to pack those in their backpacks, as well as all kids, had promised to write something about the Twin Towers for an English Assignment when they got home from the city.
Nobody expected the trip to go the way it was about to…
A Familiar Face:
They had settled into the Bed & Breakfast for the first night. Mr. Wheeler had to be at a meeting that night, so Mrs. Wheeler took over the kids with the help of Jim & Brian. They ate out that first night and everything went smoothly. Trixie & Honey couldn't stop talking about what they wanted to do and see the next day. All Bob-Whites except Diana were in the city this week. Diana Lynch had gone with her family to Florida because her younger siblings had wanted to go to the beach.
The next morning was a little drizzly, so the kids were forced to stay inside and entertain themselves till it cleared up some. They decided to work on their school work in the dining room and the staff at the hotel said that they didn't mind, as long as they kept it down for the other guests who were also staying indoors for that morning.
When it cleared up, the Bob-Whites put their belongings-books & notebooks-in their backpacks & back into their respective rooms, then they all trooped outside with Mrs. Wheeler not far behind. Honey's governess, Miss Trask, had had to stay at Manor House to help Regan, Tom & Celia out. With the Bob-White's gone from the house for the week, Regan was left to exercise all the horses even with Miss Trask & Tom helping out when they could.
Honey & Trixie walked a little farther ahead of the others as they headed for the Twin Towers. The sun had finally come out around noon so it was perfect weather to start exploring the city. Mrs. Wheeler stayed between the boys and the car, which they had parked near enough the building to be able to walk the rest of the way without tiring.
When they got to the buildings, it was Trixie that was shoved aside by a man pulling a young girl by her arm & out the door. The girl was struggling a little like she didn't wasn't to go with the man but in the end, the man won out, yanking her arm so harshly, that the young girl screamed out a little. Jim spoke up just them.
"Say, there's no need to be so rude to your daughter, man."
"Stay outta this bout, it ain't got nothing to do with you."
And before anyone could say anything else, the man and his daughter had disappeared into the crowd down the street.
"Hmph, …he didn't have to be so rude. He even shoved Trixie aside to leave the building." Honey said.
"I'm fine Honey, honestly. But did anyone else think that the girl looked a little familiar?" Trixie asked.
"Who was she supposed to look like Trix?" Brian asked.
"I don't know, but it gets the funniest feeling I've seen her face before, I just can't put my finger on where."
"Oh, no, not another mystery dear sister. This is vacation; we don't need to involve a mystery." Mart said.
"I'm sure it was nothing. She probably looks like some kids from school." Dan said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Never mind I said anything."
"Fine by us." Honey & the gang chorused together, laughing at the end.
And they did forget about it the rest of the time as well as the next three days, having as much fun as they could get. But on the fourth day, not wanting to bring attention to the girl and her father again, Trixie saw the girl & her father again and noticed that they seemed to be following the group.
Trixie pushed it out of her head, thinking it was nothing…
Grabbed:
Trixie was in hers and Honey's room, finishing up on her observations that day. She wanted to show Jim in the morning & ask what it might mean, but she also knew that none of the Bob-Whites wanted anything to do with this mystery. It wasn't on their mind so why bring it up now? Finishing the paper, she put it on the bureau next to the lamp & pulled out her math homework. She'd promised to do the paperwork with Jim & Brian helping her to see if the problems were right.
Honey had gotten up and had moved into the bathroom they shared with Brian and Jim who were in the adjoining room. She was gone only a few minutes but it was enough time for someone to sneak into the room from the patio deck and make a grab at Trixie. As soon as she felt someone grab her, Trixie started screaming at the top of her lungs, which got the attention of everyone in the next room, but it did no good as the man disappeared into the night with Trixie stumbling along behind him, scared to death.
Will Trixie be found? Will the Bob-Whites and the rest of their friends be able to cope if Trixie isn't found? And how do the Belden's personally react?
More to come in next chapter…
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