Juanita Anthony sat in her office she had case files strewn out everywhere. She hadn't had a decent night's sleep since January 17th the night Andrew went missing. There's something I'm missing Juanita thought to herself there has to be something about Charles Grady that I'm missing! He's never taken a victim before he just kills and leaves. Why is he doing something different now, what makes Andrew so special. There was a knock on her office door Juanita looked up it was sheriff Henry and Andrews ex girlfriend Rachel. Come in Juanita said with a smile, you'll have to excuse the mess. Sheriff Henry tipped his hat to her its fine Dr Anthony, Rachel just looked at her without speaking her eyes were red and puffy. Juanita guessed she had been crying; is everything ok detective Edison? Rachel nodded" I'm ok Dr. Anthony I'm just a little exhausted I haven't really slept since Wednesday morning. Juanita looked at Rachel sympathetically! I understand I haven't slept much either. How's captain Mill's son Max? He's still in the hospital Rachel said he had a really bad concussion. And minor brain swelling, but other than that he's expected to recover. So have you found anything else on Grady? I'm afraid not Dr Anthony said. Nothing other than what we already know. From age 8 until age 15 he disappeared along with his mother. And a man named Earl Rodmoore no one knows where they went. Its assumed they traveled around, we're trying to get school records on Charles now. But in the mean time we have all point bulletins and the highway patrols are on the look out for a car matching Andrews and the FBI said they would be down tomorrow. Rachel sighed but in the mean time we don't know what Charles is doing to Andrew. 2:40pm Lanker Arkansas, 550 miles from Annabelle Texas. Andrew sat in the passenger seat of the greenwoods station wagon. Charles was sitting besides him eating beef jerky. He looked over at Andrew who had been looking out the window. Baby have some of the jerky its really good! Andrew shook his head no I'm not hungry, Charles frowned a little bit baby why aren't you hungry? Andrew looked at him in disgust well let's see. You just butchered the really nice couple who owned this wagon not 12hrs ago. Andrew could still hear Romona Greenwoods scream as Charles began to slice into her throat. He heard her tendons snap and smelled the coppery scent of her blood it had made him sick before and it was about to make him sick again. Baby Charles said looking at Andrew with all the calm and patience of a boyfriend who was trying to explain Football to his partner who might not have had athletic knowledge. I didn't have a choice we needed their car and I took it, I only kill when I have to. Andrew just shook his head, so you had to kill my aunt Paula and you killed Casey and Peter and Felipe and all of those other people? Charles sighed baby they would've broken us up so yes I had to kill them they were a threat to not only me but you. So Andrew said pausing momentarily what happens when I become a threat to you? Do I die to you, stab me in my head or throw me out of a window? Whats my endgame Charles! Andrew said. Charles reached over and slapped Andrew across the face it made a flat smacking sound Andrew reached up and held his cheek. Ouch you son of a bitch Charles slapped him again this time in the mouth. We're gonna have to teach you about that mouth of yours! Charles said never taking his eyes off of the road. Once we get home I'm gonna to train you; you will know obedience and you will know respect. And once you know these things there won't be a need for me to do anything to you because you'll know not to cross me. Charles looked at Andrew and raised his eye brows! Understand? Andrew nodded good said Charles and he reached over and turned the radio on to a country music station. Andrew turned and looked out of the window of the station wagon, then he looked down and saw something that brought him much joy. It was a composite note book and a pencil. He picked it up and began to scroll a message something he hoped would be found and would get back to Rachel. It was a lyric to a song by the Atari's no body's on the road no body's on the beach I feel it in the air summers out of reach. It was the song that was playing on Andrews car radio on their first date. This had become their unofficial song it was called boys of summer. Andrew dropped the notebook back under his seat he was lucky, Charles hadn't seen It Andrew looked out of the window. I just hope I can live long enough to see another summer and to see Rachel again Andrew thought to himself, as he settled down in his seat and dozed off.
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Switch Blade Romance
Horrorin August Andrew met the boy of his dreams. By September his friends started dying. By the end of the month Andrew was fighting for his life, by January he would know the meaning of true terror.
