SHOUTOUTS\ANSWERS
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DISCLAIMER
Sons of Thunder and familiar characters don't belong to me. Not even Leroy. He belongs to Jaimi who was gracious enough to let me use Carlos' background from "Bullies and Saints" and "Childhood Nightmares". Okay, I haven't gotten anything back saying I erred in replying to my reviewers, so again, I'm thinking it's okay.
As soon as he was sure it was safe, Trent raced to the phone and immediately dialed a number. The private investigator tapped his foot impatiently as the phone rang.
"Hello?" he finally heard.
"Walker, it's Trent. Leroy and one of his goons just kidnapped Kim and Carlos," he reported.
"Okay, we'll be right there," Ranger Cordell Walker resonded. Trent hung up the phone. Meanwhile, as Leroy drove the van that held the two detectives in the back, Kim stared at Carlos who was staring into space. Just then, the man made a sharp turn and the two went flying. Carlos grunted in pain, both from his back hitting the wall and from Kim falling onto him.
"Sorry," she murmured.
"It's okay," he responded.
"Where do you think he's taking us?" Kim wondered.
"I don't know," Carlos confessed.
"Hey! Shut up back there!" Leroy snarled.
"Sorry," Carlos said softly. Kim stared at him in surprise. Yeah, she had heard from Trent what his stepfather was like and it explained the fear, but not the tenseness. It was almost as if her friend was just waiting for the man to lose it. Carlos closed his eyes and laid his head back. He couldn't believe this was happening. This wasn't supposed to be happening. He was supposed to be safe. Only two people---Hector and Thunder---had known the true extent of Leroy's abuse. He let out a shaky breath. Okay, Carlos. Just breathe. Breathe. You don't know that it'll happen, he thought to himself. He had no proof. He had no proof that was the reason Leroy had kidnapped. No proof. But even so, Carlos couldn't quease the uneasiness in his stomach.