The Syndicate

Part 16. Wolf In Sheeps Clothing.

Thomas's POV:

A few hours passed myself and Sean had finished our job and we then joined the other back in the other room. Dawn, then said she was going to hand out some flyers with Noah and I quickly piped up and told them I would join them, as I too desperately wanted to find them. We started off in Scarborough Spa. Myself and Noah stood together and handed out flyers, to people who walked past us. Whilst Dawn, was walking around trying to get people's attention.

"Hi, love I just wondered if...". Dawn said to this one young girl, dressed all in black, who looked to be about Charlotte's age, I didn't recognise her from school though. "Sorry, I'm late". The girl cut Dawn off, as she just walked past her. "Excuse me, it's my sister's they usually 'ang around the arcades". Noah spoke to this young couple, as he showed them one of the flyers, with the girls pictures on it. "Sorry mate, we're not from round 'ere". The guy replied.

I went and stopped an elderly couple, who were happening to walk by. "Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if you've seen these two young girls around anywhere, see they've gone missing and their mam is beside herself, as well as the rest of their family and we would just like them 'ome safe and sound". I asked, as I showed them a flyer. "I know 'er, bonny young lass, gorgeous long red hair, always used to see her down at the docks, taken photos of the waves, as we walked past on our morning stroll, she even took a beautiful picture of me and my John here and sent it too us by email". The elderly lady said.

"Yeah, aye, canny little photographer she is, we've got the photo up on our sitting room wall, on a big canvas, gone missing 'as she you say?". The elderly man said. "Yes she's my best friend Charlotte, Charlotte Stevenson, she's gone missing with her sister Amy and were just asking around, if anyone has seen them lately". I said. "Sorry petal, we go on our morning walk down the docks regularly and we 'aven't her there, it's a shame, we wondered where she'd gone t'". The elderly woman replied. "But we'll take a flyer anyway, just incase, alright bonny lad". The elderly man said, as he kindly took a flyer from me and then they went on their way. "I hope you find 'em pet". The elderly lady said softly, as she brought me in for a hug and I gladly accepted it.

I then watched them walk on, as they then stopped to talk to Dawn and they pointed down towards where I was standing and then the elderly woman hugged her and she hugged her back, before returning to hand out more flyers. "Hiya, I was just wondering, if you've seen, these are my daughter's Amy and Charlotte Stevenson". Dawn began to ask one woman, who quickly sprung up from her chair. "You won the lottery, I saw you on the telly, so I thought if they were alive they'd have got in touch with you, knowing that you've won fourteen and a half million". The woman then walked away and Dawn seemed upset. "What did she say?." I asked, as I walked over to her. "Nothing, much same old, thinking that winning the lottery would have brought them home". Dawn said, as she tried not to cry.

I then turned round, to look to see where Noah had got too, he was busy talking to a man. "They've been missing quite some time now, if you, um, if you know any information about it, would you give that number a ring for me, yeah?". He asked. "Course I will". The man replied. "Thank you". Noah, thanked the man, as he then walked back to us. "Take care". The man replied. "Are you alright, what did she say?". Noah asked, the same thing I did. "Nothing". Was all Dawn replied with, before she began to walk towards a woman holding a clipboard and who was continously watching us. "I'll tell you later". I whispered to him, as I then followed Dawn to make sure she was alright. Noah then went off in the other direction to ask more people.

"Excuse me, are you watching me?". She asked rather woman. "Yeah sorry, I was just choosing a moment to introduce myself". The woman replied, in her thick Scottish accent. "Laura Tearney, Scarborough Gazette". She continued. "We've given a statement". Dawn replied, as she began to walk away from the woman, but the woman continued to follow Dawn anyway. "Yeah I know, I was at the press conference, I just didn't introduce myself then, because to tell you the truth, I'm not really interested in the lottery win, I was hoping to do a feature on Amy and Charlotte you know, get some publicity, get their faces out there in the public domain". The woman said.