HDA - Living in Darkness Trilogy - Pt 2 - The Search

“I got something for ya,” the blond boy gushed, his cheeks red with excitement, “so you won’t be so lonely while I’m gone,” and then before he could even ask, Joe thrust something small and metal into Frank’s hand.

The dark haired boy looked down and his eyebrows rose in surprise. He let out a low whistle and then glanced at his brother, “Joey? Are you sure? This is your favorite car.”

Joe nodded, his blue eyes animated, his whole body almost vibrating with energy, “I’m sure. ‘Sides it’s not like I’m letting you keep it or something….It’s just till I get home.” His smile lit up his young face. But then the smile slipped, replaced by something much more serious and he pursed his lips. “But only if you promise to take real good care of it, okay?”

Frank ran his fingers reverently over the small die-cast dinky car. Solid black, the four-door 1967 Chevy Impala was his brother’s most treasured possession – Joe never let anyone else play with it.

He was touched, and swallowed back a sudden lump in his throat at the gesture. When he could finally speak, he was just as solemn as the six year old had been. “Just until you get home…”

Special Notes: Thanks to JD for the beta and to Alaina for her continued prompting J oh yeah and the boys are younger in this story. Frank is 7 and Joe is 6.

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The Hardy Boys belong to Simon and Schuster and the Stratemeyer Foundation. The authors have just borrowed them for an adventure or two. The authors promise to put the boys back when they are done with them. The authors do claim copyright to the original characters in this story. Please do not borrow original characters without express permission of the authors.