HOPE And FEAR

Narrator

Ray was fiddling with Bella's phone as they drove to the hospital. It had taken him and the agency so long to find a lead on Bella, but the Clay had already gotten to her. Ray suspected that someone close had leaked the information.

He couldn't help but recall what Mary had mentioned—when Bella was arrested, she had made a call. Who did she call? Thinking of this, Ray opened her call log.

"Carl," he muttered to himself, surprised. Like Mary he was scared that Bella most have trusted the wrong person with her location. So seeing the Carl from Carl was a shock to him. After all, he would never have thought that Carl would be the betrayer.

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Williams asked, noticing the tension in his voice.

Ray ignored her question. "Where is Carl?" he asked, his tone cold and sharp. Mrs. Williams could sense the anger radiating from him.