The police kept an eye out for the guy who followed Josh. It didn’t do them much good, since they never found him.

The next few days, I made sure to stick to my brothers side. If the police couldn’t even find the guy who followed Josh, I wanted to make sure my little brother was safe. If he went to Jacobs house, I was going too. Luckily Jacob has an older brother who’s a good friend of mine, so I’m never bored.

That next Thursday, I had band practice. Last week I had made Josh sit through it with me, then we walked home with no problems. For some reason though, when I went to the bus stop to get Josh, he wasn’t there. The bus Him and I rode was still there, so I ran aboard.

“Why hello there Peter! What can I do for you?” Mr. Stevens asked.

“Is my little brother on here?”

“Josh? I didn’t see him come aboard,” Mr. Stevens told me. “Didn’t you say you two would be walking home?”

“Yes, he’s supposed to wait for me,” I said.

“He walked out with me,” Jacob said, standing up out of seat.

“Where’d he go?” I asked my brother’s friend.

“Some guy walked towards him, took his arm, and walked off with him,” Jacob said. “ I didn’t think your Dad would be here for another week.”

“Because that wasn’t Dad!” I yelled. “My brothers been kidnapped!”

“I’ll call 911 right away!” Mr. Stevens said.

“Jacob, think you could come with me?” I asked. “I’ll walk you home and everything.”

“Well my house is just two houses down from yours,” Jacob said. “But, why?”

“I need for you to show me where Josh and that guy went.”

“Okay! I’ll text my Mom about the new plans.”

“Hello? Operator Lady? Yes, I’d like to report a missing kid. Who? Josh McFinkle. His Mom is at work. She should be able to come down to the station when I call. His brother will be there shortly to tell details. Thank you,” Mr. Stevens finished then hanged up. “Jacob, go show Peter which direction they went, then hop aboard and I’ll take you boys to the police station. I’ll also call your mother.”

“Thank you,” I said, then ran out the doors with Jacob.

“They went that way, to the left.”

“And to get to our houses you go to the right,” I said.

“No duh Sherlock,” Jacob said.

“Watch it!” I yelled. “At the end of the street, did they turn right or left?”

“Left again,” Jacob said.

“But that leads to the woods,” I said.

“I know that.”

I made notes of this new information, then Jacob and I hopped on the bus and took off.

We sit next to Mr. Stevens. He kept his eyes on the road, but managed to talk to us. “I called your mother and she’s on her way to the station. She should be there by the time you boys get there.”

“Are you sure we aren’t interrupting dropping kids off?” I asked.

“Right now we’re still ahead of schedule. Ironic ain’t it?”

He continued driving until we got to the station. Jacob and I hopped out, and ran inside.

At the desk was Mom and Jacob’s Mom.

“The police need some information,” Mom said. “I’m hoping you boys have it.”

“From school, Josh went left, then into the woods,” I said.

“The woods?!” This isn’t good,” Jacobs Mom said.

“Be quiet Marie! You’ll scare the children!” Mom whispered.

“Okay, the police are on there way over there,” The receptionist said.

“I want to go with them,” I said.

“Son, it’s too dangerous,” The receptionist said.

“He’s my brother,” I said. “He may not of waited for me, but I still love him, and I want to help find him.”

The receptionist looked at Mom. “Stay safe, sweetheart. Call me when you find him.”

“I will Mom,” I said, and ran out the doors.

Read Part 3, The Finale, to find out what happens!