Chapter 4
The next day, everyone was in mourning in the Hardy house. No noise came from the house even though it had been hectic the night before with the police coming here and there.
As Frank aroused from his nightmare, he walked through the bathroom he and Joe shared into Joe's room. Seeing the "Do Not Cross" tape everywhere just made him shiver. The memories from when he and Joe were younger came rushing back in a flash. Good times and bad times but all of them seemed to have an effect on both of the boys' lives.
Hearing commotion downstairs in the kitchen he decided to go grab some breakfast and then head down to the police station to see if they had any information on his once again missing brother.
Walking down the stairs, he glanced at his mother's teat-stained face and knew she hadn't got one minute of sleep. Slowly walking into the kitchen, he noticed his father was no where in sight.
"Where's Dad?" Frank asked.
"He got called to the station this morning on information about your brother. Good or bad I have no clue," she said knowing her sons, it probably was bad news.
"Seriously?" Laura nodded her head. Realizing that before his brother was kidnapped, his father was trying to tell him something but never had gotten the chance. "Mom, what was Dad trying to tell me last night before Joe was kidnapped?"
Laura hesitated before answering, "Um… well… your father needs to tell you that. Why don't you go down and ask him now."
"Okay, you sure you're going to be alright by yourself?" Laura nodded her head again.
Giving his mother a peck on the cheek, Frank headed out the door and into their black van. Speeding out of the driveway, he headed for the police station to meet his father.
Arriving at the police station, Frank saw his father in front of it looking extremely depressed. Wondering what was wrong, Frank walked up to Fenton and realized that it made his father brake down crying when he saw Frank.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Frank asked afraid of what the answer would be.
"Frank," Fenton paused to take a deep, relaxing breath, "you know the guy that got killed when we found you two?" Frank nodded his head. "Well, we just found out he had a son. But that's no the bad part, he was very close to his father and has a very nasty record. Son, he's a murderer and he's got Joe. We have 48 hours to find Joe."
The words hit Frank like a ton of bricks. Mouth hanging open, Frank collapsed next to his father and cried until he could cry no more.