A/N: Are you guys excited for the next chapter? Day 2 of the 12 chapters of Christmas! Tune in on December 5th for the next chapter!
(Chapter Forty-One)
Found
After the criminals had been caught and incarcerated, the young girl had still not been found. Where was she? That was the question everyone had. Where was Belinda Marshall?
Many journeyed out to find the young girl, but came up empty each time. They needed to find her, and soon! They only prayed that they would find her alive.
"Jack!" Bill shouted across town.
"What is it, Bill?"
"We just got a lead on Miss Marshall."
It turned out one of the criminals was as tough and unkind as he seemed.
"We need to find her soon . . . Or . . ." Bill thought out loud.
"Find who?" one of the criminals asked from behind the rusty bars.
"That girl that you kidnapped, that's who!" Bill was so upset by the turn of events he couldn't control his anger anymore.
"You still haven't found her?" the criminal sounded both surprised and confused. He looked down with sorrowful eyes.
"No . . ."
"You know . . ."
"Shut up, Ross," one of his buddies silenced him.
"I know where she is."
The criminals tried to grab him, but Bill unlocked the cell and the man escaped the attacks of the other men.
He told Bill all the details and drew a map. Bill put the man into the other cell so that his 'buddies' could not harm him. Bill had a feeling that this man would no longer be welcome nor want to be in that gang anymore.
"I hope you find her," the man said a bit sadly as Bill closed the cell door and heard the click, the sweet sound of justice.
They found an abandoned cabin in a dark forest. Jack tried the door.
"It's locked!" Through the window he could see a young girl tied to a chair. He drew his gun and shot at the lock.
"It's stuck!" he yelled. There was only one other possible way he could think of without smashing the window. He kicked down the door. The girl gasped through her gag. Jack ran to her and cut off her well-tied gag and the ropes holding her to her chair.
"Thank you!" she gasped. "How did you ever find me?"
"Never mind that. Are you hurt?"
"I – I don't think so."
"Well, let's not take any chances," he replied as he scooped her up into his arms.