The Troubled Bunch - Bad Influence

Chapter 13

Liam's POV

I wake up and notice Colbie isn't there anymore. I hear Kat in the other orom on the phone and figure she's with her. I start stretching when Kat yells.

"What do you think, she just magically got whisked away by a Genie?!"

"Then what, Zayn?! What could have-" she stops and stares at me.

"Where. Is. Colbie." she says between clenched teeth. I gulp.

"I just fell asleep with her on my chest. When I woke up, I assumed you had her."

"Well, Daddy Direction, you assumed wrong. You will help me find her. or I promise to make your life miserable."

"I'm sorry, Kat. I didn't mean to," I squeak out.

"They never do," she says in a pained voice. I punch the dry wall.

"Liam! You stupid arse!" I belt at the top of my lungs.

"Shut up! That isn't helping anyone!" Kat commands. I comply. "Call everyone you might think had access to our room. Now!" I get on my phone, calling everyone on my contacts. Kat goes around the floor asking all our neighbors about Colbie.

"Hey Uncle Simon. Would you happen to know where Colbie is or who might have her?" I ask through the phone.

"Sorry Liam, I don't. Why? What's wrong?"

"I kind of fell asleep with her on my chest, then woke up and she was gone," I say sheepishly.

"Don't be hard on yourself. I'm sure she'll show up."

"Yeah, okay. I'll check the park."

"Good idea. I wish you luck."

"Thanks. I'll let you know when we find her." He clicks off. I jog down the stairs and out to the park. I look around for over an hour. I sit down on th ebench with my head in my hands.

I hear a woman beside me ask," Is this seat taken?"

"No," I say without looking up.

"Hello, baby girl. How are you doing?" she asks. I hear a baby giggle. It sounds just like Colbie's laugh, too. I feel a tear slip down my face.

"Li li!" the baby squeals. My head shoots up and I look beside me. There's Colbie in the arms of the receptionist. She looks at me, realizing who I am. She gets up to run but I pull her down.

"What are you doing?! How dare you steal a baby?!" I scream at her. I grab Colbie out of her arms and hold her tight.

"Please don't call the cops on me. I just had a miscarriage, I promise I was going to give her back!"

"You don't just borrow a baby! That's not how it works! I'm calling the police." I whip out my phone and hold her wrist, Colbie in my other arm with the phone on speaker. The police arrrive within minutes and take her away. I call up Kat.

"I found her."

Kat's POV

"Where are you?" I ask.

"The park across the street!" I hung up and ran as fast as my body could muster. Damn, who know playing sport during secondary school actually helped?

I ran and ran and sprinted and cramped, but I wouldn't stop until I had her safely in my arms again.

"Kat! Over here!" Liam yelled, waving an arm. There were police cars everywhere. My heart dropped. Please, no.

"Where's Colbie? Is she okay? What happened?"