Searching For April

5. Clues

Eddies P.O.V

The lump in my throat began to rise once more but I tried forcefully to keep the tears from escaping. The thought of April being kidnapped was too horrific to imagine- her beautiful eyes growing wide with fear, calling out helplessly with no one to hear her. I shook my head as though to toss the thought aside but I had to think about it, there was no other way to get her back other than to think.

I grabbed my phone off my bedside table and flicked through the photos we took at the pool. My gaze landed on one in particular. It was a picture of all of us in a line at the pool side, me at the front as I was holding the camera, then April, Nathan, Ali, Jessie and Ellie. But it was the person in the background that caught my eye. That man. The man that suspiciously creeped into the changing room. He was at the very back of the photo, a small dark haired figure with just his face poking out of the water. He was in the pool which meant... I gritted my teeth and clicked my fingers repetitively as I tried to pin point the helpfulness of this information. He would have gone up to the desk just as we did... He would of had to pay.... So? Why is this important? Why... Why... Because he would have had to give his address! I clapped my hands together, proud of my thinking. Somehow I needed to get hold of the spreadsheet that held the addresses but how was I meant to do that? The pool has been closed there will be no one there but builders. Or will there? Surely they'll need at least 1 day to pack away the office and reception desk. I wasted no more time, I pulled on my shoes and coat and grabbed my keys and phone. I ran down the stairs, right past the grown ups and bolted out the front door without saying a thing. My scooter was perched on the front step so I jumped right on it and sped down the street towards the pool.

***

"I'm sorry young man but this is classified information, we aren't allowed to share our customers personal details with anyone. Now I'm very sorry but I'm going to have to ask you to leave now, we closed yesterday." Said the woman who had previously been packing her office up into boxes.

"No you don't understand I'm begging you! It's this girl I've loved her since year 4 and her life depends on it! She's in danger please listen to me I'm telling the truth! Please! Please..." My voice trailed off as my eyes started to well up. The woman's expression immediately softened,

"I- I'm so sorry I didn't realise, plea-please don't cry. Alright I suppose I could quickly show you if it really means that much." The corners of my mouth tilted up into a small smile.

"Thank you so so much, I promise this is so important." She let out a discrete sigh then switched on the computer that still happened to be there. She looked cautiously into the office then, with a quick wave of her hand, summoned me behind the desk. My eyes widened at the huge spreadsheet before my eyes,

"These are only the customers from yesterday right?" I asked and she nodded in reply. They were certainly a busy swimming pool! I slipped my phone out and snapped a picture- scrolled down - snapped a picture - scrolled down - snapped a picture..... Until the entire list of names and addresses from the previous day were on my phone.

"So then, I assume that will be all you require? I have some clearing to do, I hope you accomplish whatever it is you wish to accomplish." Said the lady as she walked back over to the office door. I sighed and looked down at the ground for a moment.

"...so do I." I said quietly.

"Well, goodbye now." I smiled and gave a short nod of the head. With that I hopped back onto my scooter and whizzed back towards my house, satisfied with my achievement.

I was now one step closer to finding April.

A/N

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