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Chapter Nine

Nick, Dalton and Vickie walked towards the gas station, hoping that Carly and Wade were there.

"Hello?" Dalton asked as he walked up to the door. He received no reply.

Vickie raised her eyebrows at the loud music blaring inside the shop. Nick stepped away from her and looked through the garages window.

"Carly? Wade? Hello?" Dalton shouted into the shop. He still received no reply. "Man, there's music playing, but I don't think anyone's here."

"No one's here." Nick said, putting his hands in his pockets.

"You would have thought the person would shut off the music then, huh?" Vickie asked, crossing her arms.

Nick shrugged and started walking away.

"Where you going?" Dalton asked, following him.

"To that grocery store we passed. I'm thirsty." Nick replied, continuing to walk towards the grocery store.

Vickie sighed and started walking towards them both, walking over a drain while she went.

"Well, what about your sister and Wade, man?" Dalton asked, chewing on the tip of his thumb.

Nick shrugged and kept walking. "Maybe they're at the store."

Vickie bit her lip, wanting to say something. She was still following them both, and was a few feet back from Dalton.

Nick stopped walking and turned to Dalton. "What?"

Dalton stopped chewing his thumb and tucked his hands into his pockets. "I don't know, man. I mean we came all this way. You don't think we should just look for them?"

"It would be the smartest thing to do." Vickie piped up, finally catching up with them and stopping beside Dalton.

Nick sighed. "Alright, check it. I'm gonna go this way, alright? Vickie will come with me…" He nodded up the road. "You go that way. We don't find them, we meet back here, go back to the road." He suggested.

He looked at them both. "That cool?"

Dalton nodded, while Vickie shook her head.

Nick looked at Vickie. "What? What's wrong with that plan?"

Vickie bit her lip. "It's a good plan, but I don't want to wait here. I actually want to go look for them, babe." Vickie admitted, looking apologetic.

Nick sighed and looked up the road, not wanting Vickie to leave his side.

Vickie sensed this and smiled. "Please? Come on, I'll be safe with Dalton!" She said, grabbing Dalton's arm.

Nick looked at Dalton, who grinned at him.

Vickie also turned to Dalton and noticed the grin. She nodded and inhaled some air. "Yeah, okay… I know how to fight!"

Nick chuckled as Dalton's grin faltered. "What? Man, I can protect you." Dalton defended.

"Yeah, sure you can." Nick said, mockingly.

"Psh, whatever, you guys are lame." Dalton said, turning his head and ignoring them both.

Vickie rolled her eyes and let go of Dalton's arm. She stepped up to Nick and cupped his cheek. "Nick… my darling Nick… I'll be fine. You don't need to worry about me. It's just a little town. What could happen here?" She asked, laughing a little at the end.

Nick laughed too and nodded his head. "Alright, fine… but be careful."

She smiled at him and winked. "I'm always careful."

He shook his head at her playfulness and kissed her.

Vickie smiled into the kiss and pulled away. "I'll see you soon." She promised, backing up and taking hold of Dalton's arm again.

"C'mon." She said to Dalton, pulling him away.

Dalton waved at Nick and started walking, Vickie by his side.

"I love you!" Vickie shouted back to Nick, turning to look at him.

Nick smiled and waved. "I love you too!" He shouted back, before turning and walking to the grocery store.

He could only hope that they'd both remain safe.

Vickie was chewing on her lip, looking left and right, trying to spot Carly and Wade.

"It's a small town, you'd think it'd be easy to spot them." Vickie commented, turning to Dalton.

Dalton nodded in agreement; he too was looking around the town.

They kept walking, constantly looking around. Vickie had her hands wrapped around Dalton's arm, still trying to get warm. The goose bumps on her skin told her she was failing that task.

Vickie sighed as they got to the end of the town. She let go of Dalton's arm and took a step forward. "Seriously?" She asked, annoyed. "Where the hell could they be?"

Dalton shrugged and spun on the spot, while Vickie threw her hands up in defeat. He stopped dead when he noticed a house in the distance.

"Hey, maybe they could help us?" Dalton asked, nodding his head up to the house.

Vickie turned and looked at the house. She bit her lip. "You think?"

"Well, yeah… look, they're definitely there… theres a truck there." He said, squinting his eyes to see a truck outside the house.

Vickie squinted her eyes too and saw the truck a little clearer. She scoffed. "Yeah, and it seems like the people living there don't know how to drive." She commented, noticing the truck was parked wonky.

Dalton shrugged and smirked, making his way up the hill. "Beggars can't be choosers."

Vickie frowned and rolled her eyes behind his back.

She gasped as she stopped herself from knocking into Dalton. "God, what is it now?" She asked, exasperated.

Dalton motioned in front of them. "Look… it's a House of Wax…" He said, staring up at the huge house in front of them. He started walking up the stairs, not waiting on Vickie to follow.

She scrunched up her face and stayed where she was. Dalton turned around when he noticed she hadn't followed. "What?" He asked.

She shook her head. "Me don't do wax houses." She stated in a funny voice.

He frowned and turned to look at the house. "Why not?" He asked, turning to face her again.

She shrugged. "I just don't."

Dalton pressed his lips together before letting out a big breath. "Oh, come on. Please can we go inside? I really wanna see this place." He begged.

Vickie sighed and stayed silent, staring at him.

"Fine." She said, giving in.

"Yes!" Dalton shouted, pumping his fist into the air.

Vickie chuckled and shook her head. "Fine…" She said, trailing out the word, so that he knew that there was more to the sentence. "Fine, you can go into the wax house. I'll head over to the real house." She said, motioning to the house up the hill. "That sound okay?"

Dalton nodded. "Cool with me!"

Vickie nodded and smirked. "Alright then, once you're done in here, come up and get me… otherwise I'll come to you, okay?"

He nodded again, smiling. "Sounds good to me."

"Good!" Vickie said, turning to go up the hill. She stopped at the last minute and turned to Dalton who was about to go into the house.

"Dalton!" She shouted, frowning.

"Yeah?" He shouted back, turning around.

Vickie paused, not knowing what to say. She had that feeling again. Something wasn't right.

"Uh, nothing! Just be safe, yeah?" She said, scratching her neck.

Dalton chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Yes, mum!" He jokingly replied. "See ya, doll!"

Vickie nodded and smiled a little. "Yeah… see ya…" She said, trailing off. She bit her lip and forced herself to turn around.

Shaking off the uneasy feeling, she started walking up the hill, towards the unknown dangers.

TBC…