When Callie and Charlotte went into town, Frank started calling people to search for the man from Denmark.
"Nancy, the man from Denmark has escaped. Please keep an eye out for him!"
" I sure will! Thanks, Frank!"
A couple minutes later, Frank got a call from the Denmark police.
" They believe he is in Maine. We will keep on updating you." the sheriff said.
Charlotte walked through the door and hugged him.
" Hey, how was town?"
" It was fun! I wish you could've came with us."
"So sorry, sweetie. We'll go into town tomorrow. Just the two of us."
"Alright!" she said going upstairs.
"So, who's this man?" asked Callie.
" Antonio Calvin. He is in Maine."
"Frank, he's close. What are we going to do?"
"Charlotte will stay at mom and dad's tonight. That way, I can stay up trying to locate Tonio."
Frank drove with Charlotte in the backseat.
"I'll come get you tomorrow. Daddy just has to do something for work."
"Ok, be careful." she smiled.
Laura was already waiting outside whenever they pulled up.
"Hi, Grandma Laura!"
"Hello sweetie! Grandpa is inside, go see him."
As Charlotte went inside, Frank said his thank yous and drove back home.
"I'm here, grandpa!"
"Great to see you! What do you want to do?"
"Let's go upstairs to daddy and uncle Joe's room!"
They walked into the room and drew pictures on some old pieces of paper.
"Daddy said he had some work to do,"
" Yes, he'll come get you tomorrow. It'll be alright."
"I'm scared. What if he gets hurt?"
"He won't get hurt. Everything will be alright."
That night, Charlotte slept in her father's old bed. A window shattered downstairs. She hid herself underneath the covers and tried to go back to sleep.
Footsteps sounded near her door and her heart raced.
"Grandpa?" she whispered.
The doorknob jiggled before it opened to reveal a man with dark clothing on. She screamed and he covered her mouth.
Fenton heard the ruckus and went to investigate.
"Let her go!" he screamed.
The man ran out of the house. Fenton walked up to Charlotte and hugged her. She sobbed hysterically and Laura joined in the hug. Laura took Charlotte into their room and went back to Fenton.
"Call Frank," she said.
Waiting for the phone to ring, Frank sat in the kitchen. When it did ring, he sprinted to answer it.
"Frank? Someone tried to kidnap Charlotte. She is okay, but shooken up."
He immediately got in the car and drove over to them. Pushing through the door, he found Charlotte asleep on the couch and his parents pacing the room.
"It was Antonio. It had to be!" said Frank.
" Son, we have to keep her safe. I will have police patrol up and down these streets. She will stay here another night while you figure this out." said Fenton.
" Thank you. Goodnight, mom and dad. I'm sorry this happened. "
"It's part of the job. We just have to keep them safe."
"Daddy?"
They all turned around to see Charlotte.
"Hey sweetheart, are you alright?" Frank asked.
" Yeah. Please don't leave! Please!" she cried.
"It'll be alright. I'll come and get you and everything will be back to normal." he said kissing her cheek and turning to go to his car.
The drive back to his home was long and lonely. He wanted to bring home Charlotte more than anything, but knew he couldn't if he was going to keep her alive. When he walked inside, he found a message on a piece of paper.
I'll track her down!
-Tonio
He put the note away and went back to calling.
