Chapter 14 – Together, We Can
For a moment, neither boy spoke or moved. All at once they seemed to become aware of their almost embrace and although comforted by it, found themselves a little embarrassed and slowly let go. It was a long time before either of them spoke. Finally, it was Liam who broke the silence. "How much of that do you believe is true?" He asked in a whisper.
"Maybe all, maybe none, you can never tell with criminals. I guess we'll have to ask our dads." Sam looked up at Liam, who was still clearly shaken.
"Yeah, well, I wonder, if that story is true, why didn't Dad ever tell us about it?"
"Maybe he thought that you would brand him a killer."
"Maybe. I guess you are right, I'll have to ask him, if I ever get the chance." Liam slumped down miserably.
"Hey, don't give up. After all, we're our father's sons, right? We should be able to figure a way out of here somehow!" Sam tried to sound optimistic so that he could lift Liam's spirits. In truth, Sam wasn't feeling too good about things himself.
Sam's bit of sparkle was all Liam needed to re-ignite his flame though. "I don't know, I have never been kidnapped before, and it seems you haven't either, but I bet if we work together, we can find a way to escape."
Sam smiled as he thought about the look on the criminals' faces if they did manage to escape - livid mad! 'I wonder what Dad's doing right now? I'm sure he must be looking for us. He is probably even working with Uncle Joe. Maybe. Oh great, Hardy, you're doing it again, STOP talking to yourself!'
"What's Joe like?" Sam asked, he had already told Liam all about Frank.
"He's cool, he doesn't shout. He hates people who think they are better than others. He's a really good guy and a great dad. Dad works hard to make EYN as helpful as possible for people, but he always makes time for mom and for Katie, James, and me. Of course, he has his bad stuff as well. We have a pretty early curfew and when we go out with our friends, he worries way too much for someone his age!"
Sam laughed, "Our dads sound like they have a lot in common!"
"Yeah? That's funny."
They sat in silence for a while then they heard a conversation that turned their blood to ice "The bomb went off, it should have killed those Hardy's once and for all now!"