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Kelsie stares at ers deeper into ivesin her head What I' isn't just about her brother, it's about us, too

We can sit around and wait for the perfect time, for the perfect ht never come It really is a matter of now or never

“I'm just worried, is all”

“I know, but I promise you, we'll find him”

We drive in silence, both of us keeping our eyes out the , looking for hi and going, but neither of us see a bright red Ford Fairlane And you'd see it; it sticks out like a sore thumb

“I don't see him anywhere Maybe we should try a few side streets What do you think?” she asks

“Yeah, we can try”

I take a right down a long, curvy road There are trees lining the sides, but not much else is around There are no houses or businesses, just forest We follow it for a few minutes, then turn around, and try a different road off the main street

I start to lose hope that we'll find hi to do this? It's not like the kid ran off, I know thathis kicks froht look his way

It's haret it He doesn't have permission No one knew, except for Kelsie, that this was his plan

“You see that?” Kelsie asks, sitting up higher in her seat and pointing out the windshield

I look out and down at the pavement “Yeah, I do”

There are thick skid marks on the road A set of tires that create a snake like squiggle that crosses the double yellow line and coain a little further up The second set is wider, more erratic, and ends with a full circle

“Oh od, Brand Pull over! Pull over!”

There's a car upside down in the ditch Se I don't even have the car in park when Kelsie throws her door open and jumps out

She takes off running “Seth! Seth!” she screa off the trees around us

I quickly follow and run to the car