Amy gasped, and grabbed Ricky, leaning against his chest. "Ricky." She whispered, softly crying into his gray shirt, turning it darker.
Ricky put his left arm around Amy and glared at the police officer. "American's pay taxes so you can not help us?!" He screamed at him, his face turning red.
The police officer glared at him, and took an aggressive step forward. "Now, listen up. If you let me finish it, then you would know that I need to give you over to the Nation Center of Missing and Exploited Children. Here is the card." He handed him a small white card with black writing on the front. "This is the number to the best worker in the place, but they can't help you until he is missing for twenty four hours."
Amy stuck out a trembling hand, and took the card. She quickly pulled it closer to her body, and kept crying. "Missing children...." She fell to the floor again, and curled up into a ball.
Ricky looked at the police officer and then sat on the floor. He pulled Amy into an embrace and shushed her. "It is ok. I promise we will find him." Her ran his fingures through her hair.
Ben's eye brows were raised, and he took a step closer to Ricky. "What did you do to John?!" He yelled, trying to look stronger, but he didn't, just stupid.
The police officers said their oppologies and left, their tires screaching on the way out.
Amy pulled away from Ricky slightly, and put her head in her hands, sobbing again.
Ricky stood up quickly, and walked over to Ben. "I did nothing! I came over, like a father, and I found that John was kidnapped." His voice became softer as he started to talk about the kidnapping.
Ben looked over to Amy, and ran to her side and put his arm around her. "It is ok Amy. I will find him." His voice cracked as he tried hard not to cry.
Looking up to him, Amy pushed him away. "No one can find him! He is gone! And you of all people can't find him Ben! You can't even find your homework!" She stood up and leaned against the wall, and moved closer to Johns crib.
Ricky moved to Ben. "I think you should go now." He pushed him towards the door.
Ben whipped around . "I will find him, and I just know it has something to do with you."