I will own the town Glutch Dayton. If there is such a town, then please let me know. Thanks!

Chapter Six

The rain came down in nasty sheets. Lucy shivered, wrapping her coat tighter around her shoulders. "Are you okay, Lucy?" Brian asked, looking at the fear in his daughter's eyes.

"Dad…where are we going? Why won't you tell me anything?"

Eric sighed. "Lucy, it's hard for your father to explain—and unsafe. If he tells you now, then someone may overhear, and you won't be safe. Your cover will be blown."

"Please just trust me, Lucy," Brian said.

"We should be there in a couple of hours," Eric replied.

Lucy sighed as she settled back. She closed her eyes, and wished she could just disappear.

Jack hung up, disgusted. "What's wrong, Jack?" Zachary asked his partner.

"Colette didn't take the news very well. She says I have to find her daughter, or else she'll kill me."

"So I'm guessing she was angry."

Jack glared at his partner. "Are you an idiot or what? She threatened to kill me!"

Zachary frowned.

"What?" Jack snapped.

"Hello, boys. Or shall I say men?" Jack froze. He finally turned slowly.

"Hi…hi Annie. W-what are you d-doing here?"

Annie smirked. "Oh, I was just passing by. Is there any reason for you to be breaking into Brian's house?"

"Er…we weren't breaking in, Annie," Zachary replied nervously. "We were just checking to see if he was home. But I guess he isn't." Zachary turned to his partner. "Come on, Jack."

Annie raised her eyebrows. "Well, all right."

"Say Annie, where's Eric?" Jack asked.

"Church business. Now, if you'll excuse me…" Annie hustled away, and Jack turned.

"What is she not telling us?"

"You mean you think she's hiding something?" Zachary asked.

Jack shrugged. "It's always possible."

Eric pulled up in front of an old, dilapidated home. Lucy stirred and opened her eyes. "Where are we?" she asked sleepily, struggling to a straighter sitting position.

"Your new home."
Lucy's eyes opened wide. "This?"

"Lucy!" Brian scolded his daughter. "It's our only option right now."

"Let me give you a tour," Eric said as he made his way to the new home.

The steps needed to be painted and creaked; the door was falling off; and there were weeds all over the front lawn. Inside wasn't much better. The paint from the walls was chipping; the chandelier hung loosely, ready to fall at any minute, chairs were broken…

"Dad…" Lucy voice croaked. "Where…where are we?"

"Glutch Dayton, Nikam," Eric replied. "It's a small community now. Many people used to live here, but moved out."

"Glutch Dayton?" Brian looked at Eric.

"What's Nikam?" Lucy inquired.

"No, Glutch is the name of the community in Dayton, Nikam. We're not in the United States anymore."

"Oh." Lucy glanced around. "Then where are we?"

"Off the coast of Canada."

"Canada?" Lucy glanced around at her home again. "Maybe you and I could fix it up, Dad. Remember Annie used to teach Mom about woodworking and plumbing? Well, Mom taught me. I'm sure I can use what we have."

Brian smiled at his daughter. "I love the idea, Honey."

"If you two need some wood, you can use the outhouse," Eric volunteered. "They have a lot of wood left there."

"Thank you Eric." Brian extended out his hand, and Eric graciously accepted it. "This means a lot to me."

"You're welcome, Brian." Eric smiled. "I'm trying to do whatever I can to help you two. There aren't any phones here—except there are phones in the old building by the front of the town—but if you need something, you can write."

"Thanks." Brian smiled. Eric nodded and left the two of them to start their new life, alone.

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