Brothers aren't real

Chapter 14

Leo's pov
Dads given us all week of school. Duke Emory and I do feel bad about lying to dad but not as angry as I am about them throwing me under the bus. Out of all the excuses they could have used they decided to chose the one which would get me in more trouble. At least now we have enough time to find ainle and get him back. I'm now really starting to doubt why we haven't told dad or the police. I'm sure they would help but my two older idiots don't want to tell dad. I'm no snitch so I guess ainles secret is safe with me. I want him back though. I kinda likes having a. Younger brother. Finally someone I can mess around with.

We woke up really early at like 5 and then all split up. Emory being the charming middle child is I gotta to try and get the footage from the park and a few shops near here.

Duke the older tough brother is going searching with his own eyes. He's going round everywhere again looking for clues of ainle ever being in that place.

I don't know if we think we're detectives or something because we're not. We're three kids whose looking for one more kid. It shouldn't be us we should tell dad or the police. I don't like this. Especially as I'm hardly doing anything.

They said I could chose who to go with and I chose Emory. Dukes legs are much longer than mine and I don't want to be running around after him before getting lost myself. Emory decided to go to the local shops first seeing as they where probably easier to persuade.

As I watch from behind I'm amazed. His talking skills and charm would get em to give him anything. There's also a sense of authority in his voice. I'm not really doing much to help. I want to do something. I feel useless here. I care about ainle to, why do I have to be left out.

After viewing the footage from three stores I receive a text from Duke:

To Leo
            Forest ✅
            Shops ✅
            Park
            School
            Ice cream parlor
           
            How are you guys
            Doing?
                                   From Duke

This is taking forever. We're never going to find him. I need him back home. He's only a little kid and god knows what's happening to him. What if he's hurt? No we need to go faster.

To Duke
         We've looked around     
         The shops. There's
         No sign of him. Why
         Don't we just tell
         The cops? Or dad?
         They'll be much better
         At this than us
                                From Leo.

I know I shouldn't say that. I don't know why they don't want to tell dad or the cops but they worn and their word is final. I shouldn't question it but I need to get this kid back.

As me and Emory walk to the park he receives a text himself and stops us in our tracks.

"Look, Leo, I know you want ainle back real bad but we can't tell dad or the cops because we've dug ourselves into a hole. One that if we tell them what happened without finding ainle first then we'll be personally killed by dad. Just trust us we're gonna find him. We're meeting duke at the park okay" I nod silently and keep walking.

As we approach the dark park I see duke sitting in the swings.

"Hey Leo, Emory. How did it go?"

"We got all the footage but there was nothing useful on it. No ainle and no kidnapper."

"Well I haven't found anything either. The park is the next place I'm gonna search. Do you know how to get the footage from the security cameras"

"I'll figure it out. Leo you coming?"

"Yea" I follow sheepishly begins Emory once again as he tries to figure out where the camera leads. We try following the word which leads to nothing and I keep bumping into Emory. "I'm just gonna go and look with duke" I get no response so I walk away.

I see duke looking in bushes and through the trees. He's not gonna be up there. I start looking around the park for anything. I start on the swings. There's. I thing there really. Just swings. Ainle couldn't reach these swings if he tried anyway.

Then I look at the slide, nothing; climbing frame, nothing; round about, nothing.

I check the path Which he'd have to leave and see nothing. I see skid marks on the road and an old toffee squished onto the ground. There's nothing! This is so stupid.

"Hey Leo? I thought you were with Emory?"

"No I kept getting on the way. Did you find. Anything?"

"No. You?"

"An old toffee and skid marks. We're never gonna find him a are we?"

" no we will I promise. It can't be that hard."

"But it is that hard! We've been looking for two days an there's nothing! He's just a kid." I can feel the lump in my through buy I don't cry in front of my brothers. That's not how it works. I have to be strong and tough like them. But I want my little brother back.

From a small distance I hear Emory's voice calling for us. Duke quickly walked over trying to forget my words from earlier as I follow jogging slightly.

"I found him."

Sorry it's taking me so long to update. I'm trying but I'm writing 6 story's right now and it's a bit much.
Jay🦊🧡