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Chapter 22
1st Monday, 4 a.m.
Makenzee was woken up by the sound of her cell phone vibrating on the end table. She turned on the lamp, squinting at the sudden light. She gabbed the phone. "Hello?"
"Mak…" a weak voice said.
"Aiden?" She sat up. "Aiden where are you?"
Aiden gasped, "Remember," was all she said and the phone went dead. Makenzee stared out the window. Remember…what on earth? Then it hit her. Remember! Of course! The warehouse!
She quietly changed her clothes and slipped on a pair of sneakers. Before she left, she grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, she wrote three words: I'm sorry, Bobby. After a few other trips Makenzee tiptoed down the stairs and into the garage. She pressed the button to open the garage door, wincing when it squeaked. She started the car with the keys she had grabbed on the way. She turned off the lights and drove down the long driveway. When she got on the road she turned them back on and sped up, causing dirt to fly into the cool air.
She concentrated on the task in front of her. Thirty minutes later she was where her nightmare had began, and where it would end.
1st Monday, 4:10 a.m.
Bobby woke up from the pain of his wound. He swung his legs over the side of his bed and went to the bathroom after he pulled on some clothes to grab a glass of water. When he passed Makenzee's room and noticed the door was open. Curious, he slowly opened it all the way. His eyes widened and he turned on the lights. He ran to Jack's room, thinking he would be asleep but he found him and Sue sitting on his bed, signing to each other. Guilty faces replaced theirs as if they were caught up staying past their bedtime. He would tease them later. "Makenzee's gone."
"What?" They said in unison.
He went to wake D, then Tara, Lucy, and Myles. They all met in Mak's room. Tara held up a note and gave it to Bobby. He rubbed his face, then thought of something. He dashed out of the room and came back a few seconds later. "She took my gun! I can't believe it!"
Lucy was staring at Makenzee's cell phone then said, "She got a call ten minutes ago by…" Lucy read the number, "hey, isn't that Aiden's number?"
Bobby swore under his breath, no one heard but Sue smiled weakly. He mouthed sorry. Sue walked over to him and rubbed his shoulder. "We'll find her."
"We just have to think." Five minutes passed when suddenly Bobby turned to Tara and grabbed her shoulders. "Can you find out where Makenzee was taken when she was kidnapped?"
"Uh, yeah, just give me a few minutes." They rushed downstairs and Tara turned in her laptop. Bobby paced the room until finally Tara said, "Here! I got it!"
Bobby rushed over to her. "I think I know where that is."
Jack asked, "Are you thinking that Luther brought Aiden to the same place he brought Mak?"
"Yeah, think about it. This whole thing has been about her childhood, and it all started there." He ran to the garage but didn't bother showing his surprise when one of the cars was missing. Bobby flung open the driver's side door and jumped in. Jack got in the passenger side, and Sue climbed in the back.
Jack turned to face her. "What do you think you're doing?"
"I'm coming. Myles and D can take the extra car." And they did. Bobby drove as fast as the car would take them and twenty five minutes later they stopped at a large warehouse. Bobby jumped out but Jack grabbed his arm and told him to slow down or they would give themselves away. Sue began to follow but Jack stopped her. "Stay here, Sue."
"But-"
"No. Stay, keep Levi company."
He turned around but Sue flung him back, facing her. "Don't get hurt, Jack."
He softened when he saw the worry in her eyes. "I love you."
"I love you too." He kissed her hard, then grudgingly left.
They quietly searched the building when Bobby heard voices. He pointed in the direction, gun in hand. They crept up to it. They were right outside the door.
They heard a loud gunshot and Bobby flung the door open and ran into the room, but stopped dead in his tracks when the sight in front of him registered.
1st Monday, 4:35 a.m.
Makenzee stopped the car and pulled the keys out of the ignition. She quietly walked through the large warehouse as she struggled to ward off the blackness that was threatening her mind. She followed her memories to the door near the back. When she opened it she froze.
"Hello, Makenzee. You remember Aiden?"
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