Chapter 16:
Newspapers
He was walking along the crowded
street when he passed the news stand. An elderly man was dozing on a chair and
the papers were stacked on a stall beside him. He stopped and read the closest
paper.
BREAK IN AT CHILDREN’S HOME
Last night, there was a break in at the local children’s home ‘The Children’s
Sunshine Home’. The police report that nobody was hurt and that no money or
valuables were taken. It is unclear what the purpose of the break in was. The
children are a little nervous but are continuing their every day activities. A
nurse Hilary Archer says –
He scowled slightly as he threw the paper roughly down. Could those fools do
nothing right?
“He wasn’t there!”
“Then where is he?”
“We don’t know!”
They would never find him at this rate…
Suddenly, a bright, glossy magazine caught his gaze. There was a picture of a
band on the front. There was a smaller picture beside it, though. One that
showed a blurry photo of one of the band members holding hands with a little
boy. Neither of them were facing the camera, clearly it was a shot some passer
by had taken. The child’s blond hair was unmistakable…
BACKSTREET PARENT?
He snatched the magazine and flicked through it to locate the article. There
were even more blurry photos, probably taken by the same amateur as the one on
the front. There were several shots of the man and the boy in a park. He began
to read.
Millionaire Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell (26) has recently been
trying to foster a young boy Sammy Brooks (5). The pop idol has been granted a
trial period with the child and, if seen as a fit parent, will be granted the
role as foster parent.
He could feel his face beginning to burn with anger. He rolled the magazine up
and stormed away along the street.
“Hey! You have to pay for that!”
The man stopped and turned to face the old man. He walked right up to him and
then pulled a gun from his coat.
“Or what?” he threatened.
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