Chapter 64
FAYE
When Nathan leaves, it is just me and my twin sister in the Palmer House.
Alone at last.
We are sat in the living room, as if we are about to have a cosy night in, no drama, nothing eventful. Just two sisters catching up.
“So, how are we going to find them?” Claire asks, almost as soon as the front door shuts.
I take out my phone and put my glasses on, then I tap on the tracking app that Penny installed on my phone. “This might not work, but Penny wanted to keep tabs on me and made me install this location finder.”
I click into it and wait for it to load.
“I can track Penny using this. She set it all up for me.” I sigh. “God, I hope her phone is still charged.”
I select Penny’s name.
Then a map appears with a dot.
My heart jumps with delight.
There she is.
I want to reach out and touch her. I want to tell her everything will be okay.
“What does it tell you?” Claire asks eagerly.
“They’re in Scotland.” I look again and zoom out to see more of the area. “The Highlands. It’s about as far away as you can get without leaving the country. Which he can’t do because he’s wanted by the police. They probably put a block on his passport.”
“They could be heading up there to regroup,” she says.
I nod. “So, what do we need to do now?”
“We need a new vehicle and we need supplies.” Claire lets out a long breath. “Are you up for driving to Scotland?”
“If that’s where they are then yes.”
The next couple of hours are spent packing and preparing.
Claire heads back to her house in Little Ingleby to get cash and clothes and I make sure I have everything I need.
My body is sore from being pushed out of Magnus’s car and my face is bruised and still bandaged from where I landed on the road, but I channel the pain into a determination to hunt them down and find my daughter.
I can’t bear the thought of them laying a finger on her.
Every minute that passes increases her risk of harm, but I refuse to let myself dwell too much on what might be happening to her.
We just need to find them and get her home.
I make sure I have enough medication for a week, grab cardigans and a raincoat, a pair of gum boots, a tent and sleeping bag. Underwear. Socks. Teabags. It all goes into a suitcase that I lug outside just as Claire returns.
I’m trying to haul it up into the boot when she rushes over to me.
“Here, let me do that.” She takes the suitcase from me with a concerned expression on her face.
She’s wondering if I’m up to this, I can tell. But there’s no question about me going, it’s what I must do.
“There’s a garage Jack used to use. Cash in hand and no questions. I called ahead. They’ve got a campervan.”
I stare at my sister. “I have absolutely no idea how to drive one of those things.”
“Me neither, but I guess we’ll learn on the way,” she says, smiling.