16 Hours Missing
Sam and Martin had found a lot more students to talk to who knew the twins more closely than most. Their a red-haired girl named Emily. "Yeah, what about them," Emily asked, as she looked up from her math book, as they stood in the senior lounge. "They were really nice. They were part of a local teen volunteer drive. They spent their free times working with some kids in the city, reading stories to them, doing crafts and stuff. Eric helped me out sometimes with my math, and Jess helped me out with my science."
"Do you know anything about the secret they had?" Sam asked, as she sat down next to her, wanting to be at the same level as her. "It seems that they had this huge secret that even their parents didn't even know about."
"I think it was about their future. Jess said it was about their future. She wouldn't go past that point. I figured it had to do with college. Everyone here knows that they wanted to go to the same college, but that's hard to do, since scholarships are so hard to come by." She then shot a glance down at her hand. "It's a shame at what happened. You couldn't have found better people. Jess and Eric would have gone out of their way to make friends with you. They did with me when everyone thought I was strange when I first came here." The bell rang indicating class was over. "I gotta get to my next class. I hope you find them." She then was gone.
"Well that was interesting," Martin said, as he sat down next to Sam, as the students went on their day, not paying much attention to the two agents. "Who is next on the list to talk to?"
"That was the last person. We're through our list," Sam answered him, as she looked around. "No one knows of the big secret. All that is really known about it is that supposedly it is about the future. Some think it's scholarships to colleges. Some think they found money. Some think they are going to have a baby, which I found I found disturbing being that they are siblings."
"I was disturbed by that as well." He ran a hand through his hair. "No one talked to the twins before they saw Coach Thompson. How can that be?"
"Who was the last teacher to see them?"
"Their Spanish teacher, Mrs. Lopez."
"Let's go talk to her." They got up and went to talk to her. They found her setting up her classroom for her next class. "Mrs. Lopez." She stopped and turned to face them. "Hi, we're with the F.B.I." They flashed their badges. "We wanted to ask you some questions about two of your students. Jessica and Eric Larson. You had them yesterday in Spanish before they went to basketball practice."
"Yes, they were here," she answered, as she sat down in her chair. "They are good students. I was unsure that I wanted twins in the same class, but I was taken back by them. On how dependent they were of each other, but also of how supportive they were of each other."
"Did you know where they go after your class usually?" Sam asked her, as she sat down, while Martin leaned up against the wall. "Did they talk to friends, study, go straight to practice, grab a bite to eat?"
"They were going to talk to someone," she replied as she looked down at her hands for a second. "I think it was the Principal. I don't think it was about the senior prom committee that they are apart of. It had to do with something bigger. They were kind of nervous about it. They told me to have a nice anniversary dinner with my husband before they left my class. That's the last I saw of them." A single tear fell down the side of her face. "They are such a nice set of kids. I hope that nothing bad happens to them."
"I'm sure that they'll be okay, Mrs. Lopez," Sam said, as she got to her feet. "We'll let you get back to work. Thank you for talking with us." She then handed her a business card with her name and phone number on it. "Here is my card if you remember anything else that was odd." She nodded as she put it into her purse. They then took their leave. "Okay, that was odd. Let's go talk to the Principal. Maybe he can tell us what he and the twins talked about."
"Sounds like a great plan," Martin said, as he followed her through an empty hallway towards the principal's office.
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FBI: Missing Person's Head Quarters: Bull Pen
Danny had found the van and he was now telling Jack the good news. "I found the van," he called out to Jack, as he went up to his side. "It turned up at the impound not but an hour ago. It was in a ambulance docking zone at a hospital, so it was towed in."
"Let's go have a look at it and see if there's anything in it," Jack said, as they grabbed their coats and headed for the local police impound. "Call Martin and Sam and tell them what we know."
"Okay." Danny did as he was told and called Martin to tell him that they had found the van.
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Principal John Marks looked up as the two agents came into his small office. "Hello," he called out to them, as they sat down across from him. "What can I do for you today? Got some new students to enroll in our fine school?"
"No," Sam said, as she looked over at Martin. "We're here to talk to you about the Larson twins. It seems that you talked to them before they went to basketball practice yesterday. We were wondering if you could tell us what you guys talked about."
"They got mad because of how unfair their coach was treating them," he replied, as he looked over at them. "Figures. They were always whining about things. I was too harsh on students. I wasn't giving any attention on certain groups. I wasn't there when I was needed. Just garbage."
"So you don't know anything about their big secret then?" Martin asked, as he looked over at him. "It seems that it was big." Marks rolled his eyes and shot them a smile. "You know what it was then."
"Yeah, they were going away, to the Peace Corp. They weren't going to college. They figured that since they couldn't get in together, they could go somewhere else and do good." He muttered something under his breath and turned away from them. "I have some students who I need to see. Are we through?"
"Yes, we are." They got up and headed for the door. "Thanks for your time." They left and soon were out in the hallway. "I don't think they were going to the Peace Corp."
"Me neither. Let's so see what Jack and Danny found out about the van."
TBC.
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