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I nodded “Yes Coffee would be good”

He pulled into a fast-food restaurant, ordering two coffees at the drive-thru At thehe took one and passed it to me He drove off before I could ask for creamer He didn’t bother to ask me

I pressed the plastic piece in the lid to let the steam escape

“What’s the last thing you heard fro to help us?”

He turned down the classic rock station “They aren’t doing a da cells That’s about it He’s an adult He lives on his own He’s not a threat to anyone That’s what they told me”

Silver Alert requirements were different in every state North Carolina had its own set of qualifications and Garrett didn’t meet the criteria to pose a threat to himself or anyone else We were the only ones who saw the peril he was in

“Have you called the hospitals?” I pushed

“I did But not past Carteret County”

That was so on while we drove I pulled up a list ofcounties

“What about his bank account? His credit cards?”

My father shook his head “I don’t have access to that stuff I don’t knohere he banks”

If Garrett had used his cards it would certainly give us a location If he had left Atlantic Beach, itRight noe needed a starting point

“Did you call Kelly?”

“No Why? Why would I call her?”

“Dad, she’s his kryptonite You didn’t try her?”