Chapter 5: The Search Continues
Part 1
" You're not hungry? I was under the impression that pancakes are your favorite." Vanessa says as she looks at the plate of untouched food sitting on the table near Dylan's bed.
Dylan sits motionless on the edge of the bed, his head down, his eyes focused on the floor.
Vanessa walks slowly to the side of the bed, and kneels down in front of him. "Did you sleep well?" Dylan says nothing, his eyes still focused on the floor. "You're a very handsome little boy, you're the spitting image of your father. Although, those eyes are undoubtedly your mothers." She says her voice flashing with anger. " Dylan, do you know who I am?"
He shakes his head, his eyes still on the floor.
" My name is Vanessa. I'm your Grandmother." She says with a fake smile.
Dylan looks up at her, his brown eyes filled with tears, " Your daddy, is my son."
Dylan looks her at for a moment before quietly saying, " You're a bad lady."
Vanessa laughs, " Oh, and who told you that?"
" My mommy." He says proudly.
" Your mommy…" Vanessa says, her voice filled with hatred.
He nods, his eyes tear filled eyes meeting Vanessa's, " Can I go home now?" He asks quietly.
" Soon, Dylan, very soon." She says, patting his head as she stands up.
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" Did you sleep at all?" David asks as he sits down next to Erica, on the edge of Dylan's bed.
Erica shakes her head, tears welling in her eyes. " Every time I closed my eyes, I heard him crying for me."
David nods, taking her hand, " He's going to be fine, we're going to find him."
Erica nods, " I feel so helpless, David. I should be out there turning Pine Valley upside down looking for him. Not sitting here waiting."
David nods, his eyes on the Dylan's Spiderman doll in Erica's lap. " I know, it's killing me too. But if Vanessa calls to make more demands and both of us aren't here, it could make things worse."
" I don't understand…what could Vanessa want from us?"
" I'm sure it's money."
Erica nods, a few silent tears falling down her cheeks. " I can't imagine what he must be feeling right now, he must be so scared."
" For what it's worth, I don't believe that Vanessa will hurt him. In fact I'll go as far as to say that she's spoiling him."
" Do you really believe that, David?" She asks quietly.
David nods, his eyes meeting hers, " It's not about Dylan. This is all about us, about making us fear for his safety, causing us pain. Dylan is just a pawn, she doesn't want to hurt him…in her own psychotic way, she loves him."
Erica laughs dryly, as she rests her head on David's shoulder. " He's a tough kid Erica, he's going to be fine."
" I won't believe that until he's back in my arms." She says tearfully.
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Vanessa listens to the end of Jack and Anna's conversation, and places her ear piece on the table next to her. " The whole town is looking for you, are they?" She muses to herself, her eyes on the closed door of the room where Dylan is. " It really is to bad that all of their efforts will be in vain." She laughs, taking out her cell phone.
To be continued…
Part 1
" You're not hungry? I was under the impression that pancakes are your favorite." Vanessa says as she looks at the plate of untouched food sitting on the table near Dylan's bed.
Dylan sits motionless on the edge of the bed, his head down, his eyes focused on the floor.
Vanessa walks slowly to the side of the bed, and kneels down in front of him. "Did you sleep well?" Dylan says nothing, his eyes still focused on the floor. "You're a very handsome little boy, you're the spitting image of your father. Although, those eyes are undoubtedly your mothers." She says her voice flashing with anger. " Dylan, do you know who I am?"
He shakes his head, his eyes still on the floor.
" My name is Vanessa. I'm your Grandmother." She says with a fake smile.
Dylan looks up at her, his brown eyes filled with tears, " Your daddy, is my son."
Dylan looks her at for a moment before quietly saying, " You're a bad lady."
Vanessa laughs, " Oh, and who told you that?"
" My mommy." He says proudly.
" Your mommy…" Vanessa says, her voice filled with hatred.
He nods, his eyes tear filled eyes meeting Vanessa's, " Can I go home now?" He asks quietly.
" Soon, Dylan, very soon." She says, patting his head as she stands up.
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" Did you sleep at all?" David asks as he sits down next to Erica, on the edge of Dylan's bed.
Erica shakes her head, tears welling in her eyes. " Every time I closed my eyes, I heard him crying for me."
David nods, taking her hand, " He's going to be fine, we're going to find him."
Erica nods, " I feel so helpless, David. I should be out there turning Pine Valley upside down looking for him. Not sitting here waiting."
David nods, his eyes on the Dylan's Spiderman doll in Erica's lap. " I know, it's killing me too. But if Vanessa calls to make more demands and both of us aren't here, it could make things worse."
" I don't understand…what could Vanessa want from us?"
" I'm sure it's money."
Erica nods, a few silent tears falling down her cheeks. " I can't imagine what he must be feeling right now, he must be so scared."
" For what it's worth, I don't believe that Vanessa will hurt him. In fact I'll go as far as to say that she's spoiling him."
" Do you really believe that, David?" She asks quietly.
David nods, his eyes meeting hers, " It's not about Dylan. This is all about us, about making us fear for his safety, causing us pain. Dylan is just a pawn, she doesn't want to hurt him…in her own psychotic way, she loves him."
Erica laughs dryly, as she rests her head on David's shoulder. " He's a tough kid Erica, he's going to be fine."
" I won't believe that until he's back in my arms." She says tearfully.
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Vanessa listens to the end of Jack and Anna's conversation, and places her ear piece on the table next to her. " The whole town is looking for you, are they?" She muses to herself, her eyes on the closed door of the room where Dylan is. " It really is to bad that all of their efforts will be in vain." She laughs, taking out her cell phone.
To be continued…