Broken Wings - XVI -
Logan sighed. Max had only been gone for a few days but it seemed like an eternity. "Get a hold of yourself man." He chided himself. "At this rate, you'll be climbing the walls by the end of the week. That's not goig to bring us any closer to helping Nita."
The sound of his phone ringing brought him out of his stupor.
"Hello?"
"Just checking in." Logan smiled. He had grabbed for the phone quickly, thinking it was Max. It wasn't. It was Greg.
"Everything okay?" They had agreed not to mention names and details over the phone.
"Fine. Just letting you know that we are home safe and sound."
"Good to hear." Logan ran a hand through his uncombed hair. "I'll let you know when we hear anything."
"Usual channels?"
"Yes. Is that a problem?"
"Not a problem. Talk to you soon."
"Ok. Bye."
"Bye."
Logan put the phone down. Well, that was one thing off of the list. Greg and Amaliya had taken the kids home to Denver. Everyone agreed that they would be better off there than in Seattle where someone could recognize them. Now, he just needed Max to check in.
He heard a key in the door followed by the sound of footsteps entering the apartment. There was only one person who had a key.
"Hey Bli..." The greeting got caught in his throat as he saw Bling's face. Something wasn't right.
"Have you seen this yet?" He held up a copy of the local newspaper. Logan shook his head.
"You might want to read this."
Logan took the paper, read the paragraph, and then read it again. He stared at
Bling in disbelief.
"Did you run that?" Bling asked.
Again, Logan shook his head and focused his eyes on the writing.
"Concerned father looking for information on his missing daughter. Call Eyes Only at..."
"I don't recognize the phone number do you?" Logan asked Bling. It was his turn to shake his head.
"Any idea what this is about?"
"I have a few ideas but none of them are good." Logan wheeled over to his computer and picked up a small piece of equipment. He attached it to the phone.
"There's only one way to find out."
Bling looked at him. "Do you think that's wise?"
"Maybe not but right now, I don't see any other option."
Taking a breath, Logan hit the record button on an attached recorder, dialed the number, and waited for the other end to be picked up.
"Hello?"
"This is Eye's Only." Said his electronic voice.
"Hold please."
After a click, another voice came on the phone. "I thought you would call."
Logan's stomach lurched as he heard the voice but fought to maintain his composure. "What do you want?"
"To the point. I like that."
"Why did you impersonate me?"
"I need to give you information. Now shut your mouth and listen. I don't have much time."
As Logan listened intently, Bling looked on with curiosity. His face asked the question, "Who is it?"
Not wanting to interrupt the person on the other end or miss any of the conversation, he grabbed a piece of paper and wrote one word. "LYDECKER."
Logan sighed. Max had only been gone for a few days but it seemed like an eternity. "Get a hold of yourself man." He chided himself. "At this rate, you'll be climbing the walls by the end of the week. That's not goig to bring us any closer to helping Nita."
The sound of his phone ringing brought him out of his stupor.
"Hello?"
"Just checking in." Logan smiled. He had grabbed for the phone quickly, thinking it was Max. It wasn't. It was Greg.
"Everything okay?" They had agreed not to mention names and details over the phone.
"Fine. Just letting you know that we are home safe and sound."
"Good to hear." Logan ran a hand through his uncombed hair. "I'll let you know when we hear anything."
"Usual channels?"
"Yes. Is that a problem?"
"Not a problem. Talk to you soon."
"Ok. Bye."
"Bye."
Logan put the phone down. Well, that was one thing off of the list. Greg and Amaliya had taken the kids home to Denver. Everyone agreed that they would be better off there than in Seattle where someone could recognize them. Now, he just needed Max to check in.
He heard a key in the door followed by the sound of footsteps entering the apartment. There was only one person who had a key.
"Hey Bli..." The greeting got caught in his throat as he saw Bling's face. Something wasn't right.
"Have you seen this yet?" He held up a copy of the local newspaper. Logan shook his head.
"You might want to read this."
Logan took the paper, read the paragraph, and then read it again. He stared at
Bling in disbelief.
"Did you run that?" Bling asked.
Again, Logan shook his head and focused his eyes on the writing.
"Concerned father looking for information on his missing daughter. Call Eyes Only at..."
"I don't recognize the phone number do you?" Logan asked Bling. It was his turn to shake his head.
"Any idea what this is about?"
"I have a few ideas but none of them are good." Logan wheeled over to his computer and picked up a small piece of equipment. He attached it to the phone.
"There's only one way to find out."
Bling looked at him. "Do you think that's wise?"
"Maybe not but right now, I don't see any other option."
Taking a breath, Logan hit the record button on an attached recorder, dialed the number, and waited for the other end to be picked up.
"Hello?"
"This is Eye's Only." Said his electronic voice.
"Hold please."
After a click, another voice came on the phone. "I thought you would call."
Logan's stomach lurched as he heard the voice but fought to maintain his composure. "What do you want?"
"To the point. I like that."
"Why did you impersonate me?"
"I need to give you information. Now shut your mouth and listen. I don't have much time."
As Logan listened intently, Bling looked on with curiosity. His face asked the question, "Who is it?"
Not wanting to interrupt the person on the other end or miss any of the conversation, he grabbed a piece of paper and wrote one word. "LYDECKER."
