Blue-Collar Daddy || Bang Chan

Chapter 12: In a Jam

Bang Chan disappears outside, and when he returns, he's holding a note in his hands as he gathers his keys and hunting rifle.

      "That bastard's a dead man."

      "What's wrong?"

      "Ryan's got Olivia. He kidnapped her. Only one issue: I don't know where this shithead lives."

      I recall my mom's warning about Ryan earlier at the Blues Fest.

      "I can find out."

      After tracking down my mom, who's staying at her favorite hotel in town, I pound on her door until she answers.

      "Honey, what are you doing here?"

      "Hi mom, I need a big favor..."

      "I hope everything's okay..."

      "Ryan kidnapped Christopher's daughter, Olivia. Christopher and I are going to find them and take her back."

      "...But Olivia is Ryan's daughter."

      "Um...Ryan's just a sperm donor."

      "Ryan is dangerous. I can't tell you where he lives..."

      "Mom, this is a little girl's life we're talking about. Come with me, Mom. You can talk to the cops. Get this man behind bars, and keep Olivia safe."

      My mom sighs and looks at the ground.

      "I can't come. I'm not brace like you. But I'll tell you where he lives."

      With that, she shuts the door. Bang Chan and I drive down to the rundown shithole where Ryan lives, studying the premises for any threats.

      "Looks like it's just him who lives here. One car."

      Up close to his door, I hear Olivia whimpering from inside.

      "Poor girl..."

      We check the windows, but all we see is Olivia cradling herself on the floor. I yank the door, run to her, and throw my arms around her.

      "...You came for me!"

      "Of course, we did. Where's the asshole?"

      "He's in the bedroom. Sleeping, I think. He sleeps a lot."

      Suddenly, she bursts into tears.

      "I've just been sitting here alone for hours. I thought I was gonna die. I'm so hungry!"

      Bang Chan's lips set in anger as his sharp eyes shoot toward the closed bedroom door.

      "Help me take this fucker down. We'll go in there together and show him who he's messing with...then we're taking Olivia straight home."

      From the bedroom, I hear the sounds of Ryan stirring.

      "He's waking up!" Olivia cries.

      "Now or never, (Y/N). What'll it be?"

      "I'm staying with you. We're a team."

      Bang Chan and I share a determined look, then nod at each other. With cautious steps, we approach the bedroom door.

      "On my count. One... Two... Three!"

      We both burst into the bedroom, Bang Chan's rifle raised, and find Ryan groggily getting up from the bed.