Lock My Heart [j.b.]

24 : Chapter 24

: Dakota's Point Of View :

"Sam,she's alright,I mean,when I was kidnapped,my friends always found me" I said

"You make it sound like kidnapping is something your used to" He said

"It kinda is,anyways,we'll find her,don't worry" I assured him

"Alright,I trust you..Look,I'm sorry this came up,I care a lot about her and from now on,I'll always be by her side" He said,nervously running a hand through his hair

"Here's your little sister advice,don't give up and if you eventually do" I said,seeing him look up,"I'll smack you and make you keep looking for the rest of your life,do you hear me?"

There was a short pause,"Pretty sure I won't get smacked anytime sure because I am never giving up"

"Wow" I said,"You guys are just,gah,I can't describe it"

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"Ok,so Acacia could be anywhere in the world so .. this is gonna be hard" Chaz said

"No dip,Sherlock" Ryan sighed,laying back on the recliner

"Acacia's parents are calling the police to scour all across the country and try to find her" Sam said,laying his elbows on his knees

"Ok,I came up with a plan" Caitlin said,coming into the room

"What's the plan?" Justin asked

"No offense to Dakota but do you know how the danger starts to begin when she's around?" She said,"Again,sorry"

"Oh none taken" I said,"Keep talking"

"Well,whoever is around Dakota is always getting hurt by only one person" She said,smirking

"Her step father" Justin,Christian,Chaz and Ryan answered

"Ok,where were all the palces he has been?" Caitlin said,going around

"Atlanta,Georgia" I answered first,"During my whole life until I escaped"

"Las Vegas" Justin answered,"When Scooter told us he was out of jail when we were in San Diego"

"Here" Chaz answered,"Just here when he stole Acacia"

"Santa Monica" Justin answered again,"I saw him when I was driving back to the hospital"

"You did?" I asked,"When I was in the hospital?You said it was traffic"

"It was,he stopped me at my car" Justin answered

"Alright,let's just get back to this" I said,sighing and laying my hands down on the table

Caitlin had a map with now red Sharpie circles on various cities.

"Do you notice there's a pattern?" Chaz points out,making a zigzag line across the paper

"I do now" Caitlin said,"He's going up and down,leaving like a trail,do you think it all leads up to something?"

"Yeah,uh,do you notice it went straight across the map?" Sam said,going from Santa Monica to Atlanta,"He could be heading for the ocean right now"

"Ok,looks like there can be one last point and that's aroudn Whitehead Bay" Caitlin said,narrowing it down,"Think he could be here?"

"Let's just keep trying" I said,standing up

"He is already in South Beach on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina" Mom answered for us

"How do you know?" Sam asked

"Look" She walked over and went from Atlanta and made a straight path all the way to the corner of South Carolina,"And I also got a call from the police saying they tracked his credit card at The Reef Of South Beach hotel"