CHAPTER 85

LUKE

"Yeah. We got the phone. No, we didn't find anything. We're going to drive up the road and look for anything or maybe see if anyone saw something. Good. Yes." Josh spoke over the phone while pacing back and forth beside the car. I wanted to pull out my phone and call my parents, but I waited for Josh to finish up with Sam and the police.

"Okay. They are sending a squad to patrol this area, and they sent out an AMBER alert," Josh breathed as he checked his phone in the back seat..

"You should call your parents, man," I said, trying to say it softly, considering the relationship they have.

"I did. They didn't answer-it's like midnight in Europe now. I left a message. I'm sure they'll call back," Josh said, but I could see the hint of disappointment there. Neither of our parents was going to win any Best Parent Awards any time soon. "Okay. So we drive?" I said, opening the door, and Josh nodded. "Yes."

We were driving for a bit when Josh suddenly hit the dashboard. "Stop!" I slammed on the brakes, the tail of my Jeep swerving a little. "What the hell, man?" I breathed, gripping the steering wheel for dear life.

"I swear I just saw someone running in the woods," Josh said,

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it was easy enough to get lost in it. I reversed slowly while Josh surveyed,

couldn't make out her face, but I saw brown hair and a prom dress. Josh looked up, "It's Laura! Call an ambulance!" 1 got out of the Jeep and pulled

over and over, trying to undo the ropes binding her wrists behind her back. I pulled out my pocket

looking up and down

up on the ground, her bare legs scraping over the

okay. It's me. It's Josh and Luke. You're safe!" Josh

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flipping between us, and then her lip started quivering, and tears began rolling down her cheeks. "He has her. He has Jess. She made sure I got out, but

I wasn't angry and disappointed that it wasn't

softly. I wanted to shake her for information, but that wouldn't help anyone right now, so I stood back, my fists clenched, forcing myself to remain calm. She was just kidnapped, and my anger and 'Josh, let's get her out of the road. The ambulance is about 10 minutes out," I

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