The Kidnapped King (2011)
““If this came out of the boy’s kaleidoscope, how’d it get to your front steps?” he asked.
“The top unscrews,” Dink explained. “Sammi likes to take the glass out.”
Josh and Ruth Rose stood silently in Dink’s kitchen. Pal lay at Josh’s feet, snoozing. Dink was sitting at the table with his mom and Officer Fallon. Officer Keene had left to organize a search.
Officer Fallon sighed. He left the piece of glass on the table and stood up.
“Green Lawn isn’t that big,” he said. “We’ll find the boy. I’ll ...make sure every possible way out of town is checked. Try not to worry, okay?”
Dink’s mother grabbed her car keys. “I’m going to drive around and look for him,” she said.
“Can we come, too?” Dink asked.
His mother shook her head. “You can help by staying by the phone,” she said. She looked at Officer Fallon. “Do you think the kidnappers would telephone here?”
Officer Fallon nodded. “They might try to make contact. But kidnappers usually wait a few days before calling.MoreLess
“The top unscrews,” Dink explained. “Sammi likes to take the glass out.”
Josh and Ruth Rose stood silently in Dink’s kitchen. Pal lay at Josh’s feet, snoozing. Dink was sitting at the table with his mom and Officer Fallon. Officer Keene had left to organize a search.
Officer Fallon sighed. He left the piece of glass on the table and stood up.
“Green Lawn isn’t that big,” he said. “We’ll find the boy. I’ll ...make sure every possible way out of town is checked. Try not to worry, okay?”
Dink’s mother grabbed her car keys. “I’m going to drive around and look for him,” she said.
“Can we come, too?” Dink asked.
His mother shook her head. “You can help by staying by the phone,” she said. She looked at Officer Fallon. “Do you think the kidnappers would telephone here?”
Officer Fallon nodded. “They might try to make contact. But kidnappers usually wait a few days before calling.MoreLess
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