Don't Believe What You See

Chapter Twenty Six

Peter and Daniel kept driving north in hope to find this warehouse. Daniel just kept saying, "Left! Right! Left!" Over and over until Peter was ready to hit him over the head with a hammer. They drove passed the casino and Daniel finally quieted down, ashamed of what he has done to this couple that didn't do anything wrong. This was his fault, he knew that, but couldn't do anything about it.
"Peter! That's it!" Daniel shouted as they took a sharp turn onto a dirt road. Peter stopped the car and stepped out, staring at the barn with a baseball bat painted on the side. They walked in to see hay stacks and a work bench, but Pilar was no where to be found.
"Daniel? She's not here," Peter said disappointed.
"I know," Daniel turned to Peter and punched him in the face, then bent down and snapped his wrist, as if it he was breaking a tooth pick with a wicked smile across his face.
"Oh, Peter," he said while Peter stayed down, "I knew she wouldn't be here. Truth is, you'll probably never see her again. Actually, correction, you might see her in the newspaper after three years when they find her dead body."
"You son of a bitch!" Peter said through clenched teeth.
"Oh yeah yeah, I've heard it all before. I know, I know, 'you'll kill me, you'll find me, I'll regret this' blah blah blah. Just shut up for once, will ya? I'm not getting me ass killed looking for your girl. So, I'm leaving for Mexico. Señoritas for everybody bitch! But have fun looking for someone who's already dead." Daniel crossed the barn and walked out.
"Hey, to prove to you again that I'm a good guy, I'll even leave the car for you," Daniel called. Peter tried to stand up and chase him, but but the time he reached the strength to stand, Daniel was gone. Peter sat in the car, holding his wrist, cursing at himself about how stupid he could be. Then, he went to his last option. He pulled out his phone and called York. He wanted to keep her out of this, but he didn't have any other choice.
"Hello?" York said.
"It's Pilar. She's gone."
"How?"
"Daniel, he got her kidnapped. I'll explain later, but do you know anything about this?"
"No, but she did mention Daniel a little bit. Recently though, she said she saw him and a friend and apparently his friend was arguing a lot with him."
"What was the friends name?"
"Drake."
***
Hunter called Jack, and Grace picked up.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Uh, Grace? Where's Jack?"
"He's here, listen," Grace put the phone on speaker and Jack yelled into the phone, "Hunter! What's up?"
'How long was I gone?' Hunter thought to himself.
"Guys, it's Delilah. She's gone." Hunter could here the shock on the other side of the phone.
"Are you sure?" Grace asked with tears obviously in her eyes, "Did you check-"
"Whatever place you're going to say, I've checked. I've been all over this town and I can't find her. Her car and phone are still in front of my house."
"Meet us at the fort," Jack said before hanging up the phone. Hunter ran to the familiar forest and arrived before they did. Hunter leaned against the tree and could feel Delilah's presence, like she was still there, but nothing was there. He tried counting how many times he'd seen her here, but he lost count after he hit the hundreds. Finally, Jack and Grace arrived, hand in hand.
"What the-"
"We're a couple. Get over it. We have bigger things to worry about." Grace said. Obviously Jack was rubbing off on her. The three of them walked into the fort and sat down on the couch.
"Do you think she just left town?" Jack asked,
"I hope she did," he mumbled under his breath.
"No, she wouldn't do that." Jack felt Grace flinch against his hand and he looked over at her.
"Drake! What about Drake?"
"She wouldn't be with her, they don't like each other anymore," Hunter retorted.
"Hunter, he drove you out of town, beat you up multiple times, and caused Delilah to slip into temporary depression, you really think she's there by choice?" Hunter and Jack looked at Grace with pure astonishment, how the hell did she know?
"Grace, how do-"
"Delilah didn't tell me, I'm just a ninja," she looked down at blue shirt and jeans , "A very bright ninja."
Hunter didn't bother to wait for Jack or Grace, because he sprinted out the door to go find Drake.