Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Carmen yawned again as she covered her mouth, going through files was not as invigorating as Devin made it sound. She stretched her arms wildly and widened her eyes, trying to stay awake. Glancing at the clock, she groaned internally, it had only been one hour since she started working. The police work was so boring to her, there would not be enough money in the world for her to want to work there permanently.
Skimming through a file, her eyes caught on a signature that didn’t belong there. She straightened herself as she pulled another file and skimmed through the paperwork. She realized every other file had his signature. Her eyes widened when she actually read the form that was signed. Releasing all power from the lawyer and into his hands.
“Carmen, can you take this file to Daniel’s office?” Sara appeared by her side.
She quickly shut the file she was reading “Sure!” She responded brightly. Carmen walked casually down the hall, her head bobbing up and down at the other policemen. She reached his office and knocked on the door.
“Come in.” Daniel called.
Carmen entered with a smile “Good morning. Here’s a gift for you.” She handed him the file as he nodded.
“Thanks Carmen.” He looked up and noticed a hesitant look on her face “So…how’s the work? Are you falling asleep yet?”
“There’s not enough coffee in this building to keep me up.” Carmen confessed.
Daniel laughed “I’m sorry. Do you want me to talk to Devin about switching you back?”
“No, it’s okay. I don’t mind helping. I know you guys are short handed.” Carmen nodded.
When she made no attempt to leave, Daniel felt the need to ask “Do you have something to tell me?”
“Yes and no…” Carmen wasn’t sure how Devin would take it that she decided to go to Daniel first. Devin was her actual boss “I’m not sure how to ask—” the phone call disrupted her sentence as Daniel raised a hand.
“Speaking.” He answered professionally “What? How could this happen? Ted’s coming back? Damn it!” he cursed while slamming the phone back in it’s place “Sorry Carmen, but I have to run out for a minute.”
“Sure.” Her eyes widened at the sound of Ted’s name. She followed him out as he stormed to the elevators. Curious, Carmen decided to follow him. She stopped at the receptionist when she saw Erin in a waiting room. Waving her over, she pulled her into a corner “What are you doing here?”
“Trying to get my ticket voided.” Erin waved the crumbled yellow piece of paper. Carmen looked at it funny “I was a little ticked off.” She explained of the balled up paper “What are you doing down here?”
Carmen felt it was safe to tell her “I found something…huge! Well, not huge but it’s big. You will not believe—”
“Dear, you’re talking like Luke.” Erin cut in.
“Sorry. I found Ted’s signature in a few documents that’s worth…questioning.” She raised her hand when Erin opened her mouth “I know it’s unbelievable and we should all know Ted would not backstab the police force but it really is suspicious.”
“Okay, I don’t doubt you, but Ted?” Erin shook her head “I don’t think so.”
“Sometimes it’s the most unexpected person.” Carmen nodded “Plus, I was in Daniel’s office earlier. He had a call that had something to do with Ted. He was really angry and stormed off.”
“You didn’t tell him did you?” Erin asked.
Shaking her head, she answered “No. Not yet.”
“Where did he go?” she turned her back to make sure they were out of earshot from people roaming around.
Carmen shrugged “Out, I guess.”
Curious, Erin decided to follow “Stay here. I’ll be back. If they call my name, pretend to be me.” She handed her the wrinkled paper and rushed out of the room. When she reached the front, she heard sirens calling from all angles. Officers dressed in C.I.D. bulletproof vests marching in order as they boarded a van. The cars took off while more were being called. She spotted Daniel directing the cars to different places. Jogging over, she didn’t bother greeting him “What’s going on?”
“A van carrying ten prisoners was overturned. They got away and we have a two officers down. Only two police cars were present. I specifically told Ted to bring five. The prisoners are murderers and were being moved to a new facility.” Daniel explained as he nodded “Wan Chai, west side.” He nodded to a driver of the van.
“Anyone in there we know?” Erin asked.
He pulled out a piece of paper “This is the list of prisoners.”
Erin glanced briefly over it. Ah Gam was on the list “Where’s Ted?”
“I called him back. I want to get the bottom of this.” Daniel grumbled angrily.
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“Okay Mia, remember, stay calm.” Devin directed as he watched her from the screen. A hidden camera scoping the entire block radius that Mia was standing in.
“Calm…like roses…like butterflies.” She calmed herself but the nervousness grew with each step “Damn it, how does Bonnie do it!”
Darren laughed, standing not too far from her. He was posed as a gardener “She’s five, you’re almost thirty…I think the level of important matters in your life has a tad bit effect on how this self motivation thing works.”
“Oh shut up.” Mia groaned under her breath as she marched slowly into the old motel where Sum Gor and his guys were staying in.
“I contacted the police, they’re going to operate when we make the call.” Matt advised from a car across the street.
Devin nodded “Good. We can’t go wrong, Doug’s life is at stake.”
“He owes me big time.” Mia muttered as she grimaced when a rat passed before her “Ew…” she knocked on the apartment door with the crooked 19.
A man with a beer belly and wearing a dirty white shirt that was too small for him answered. He scratched his bare stomach “What?”
“I’m looking for Sum Gor.” Mia said with a bit of authority.
“Stronger Mia.” Darren advised.
“NOW!” Mia added with crazy round eyes.
“Too strong.” Reina stifled a laugh.
“Can I never satisfy you people?!” Mia cried to plain air, making the man scratch his head strangely “Well?? Haven’t you seen a crazy woman before?!” she snapped angrily.
The man looked at her up and down “Hold on.” The door was slammed in her face as she let out a sigh. Minutes later, he opened the door “Come in.” he pointed her to a room down the hall “He’s in there.”
Mia’s heart thumped with each step as it came into tune. She tried the door and it opened easily. She saw the man inside, his bodyguards glaring at her up and down. She noted Ryan and Ben on one side and a ferocious man on the other “I don’t know you.” Sum Gor lit a cigar as he smoked it easily.
“But I know you. My boss sent me.” Mia said, trying to hide her fear.
“Boss?” Sum Gor waved for one of the guys to frisk her. She clenched her teeth and allowed the guy to touch her side pockets and when he reached for her jean jacket chest pocket, she raised a hand “It’s just routine.” Sum Gor waved.
“It’s not a pocket.” Mia showed him the seams were only decoration on her jacket.
“What do you want? And who’s your boss?” he nodded for the guy to step aside.
Mia straightened her jacket “The location of the trade has changed. It’s been moved to the top of the Twin Bank building.”
“IsS that right?” he was neither buying it or disregarding it.
Mia noticed Ryan’s shaking head but she wasn’t sure what he was getting at “Yes. He said the most dangerous place is the safest place.”
“How profound.” Sum Gor snorted. Nodding to Cheung, he turned his back and faced Ben “Let’s go son, it’s about to get dirty in here.”
“If you don’t believe me, you can call him!” Mia challenged when the ferocious man began to pull an object from his jacket.
“Him? How do you know it’s a him?” Sum Gor was intrigued suddenly.
Mia’s mind scrambled to find a reason “Does it matter what the sex is? I am only doing my job as a messenger. The rule is that you never kill the messenger.”
“Spoken like a true mole.” Sum Gor flicked a brow at Cheung as he retrieved his steps “So, the location changed?” Mia nodded again and he noted the time on his watch “Perfect timing. As usual.” He smiled “Your ‘boss’ sure thinks ahead.”
“Yes. Of course.” Mia nodded.
“I assume the cops are being taken care of?” Sum Gor asked.
Devin punched in a few notes on his trustworthy computer “They are occupied by a prisoner van escaped in Wan Chai.”
Mia repeated what Devin said “You don’t need to worry about cops.” She advised.
But the snarling boss would not trust that easily. Nodding to Mia, he instructed “You take us there.”
“But my boss said—”
“I don’t care what he said!” Sum Gor barked as he pointed “Lead us now.”
“He’s falling for the trap.” Reina sighed with relief.
Matt nodded “Ryan, watch out for Mia. She has no weapons.”
Ryan coughed twice in response “You okay?” Cheung asked “I told you not to drink too much.”
“Just a cold. It won’t kill me.” Ryan smiled.
They cramped together in two cars as it drove downtown. Hitting little traffic, they made it to the building in little time “Mia, the parachutes for you, Ryan and Ben are on the roof. Just get them up there and you will be safe. We’re going to computer lock all the elevators to the roof and the stair doors will be manually locked by our backup building guard.” Devin instructed “But all three of you must be on the roof.”
The gang emerged from the car as Sum Gor paused to look up the high rise building “What a strange place to choose.” He was still suspicious, Mia could tell.
“The more reason for people not to notice.” She replied wisely.
Sum Gor nodded to Ben and Ryan “You guys wait down here. Cheung and I will go up and get the trade.”
“Dad!” Ben felt the nudge from Ryan “Can I go too?”
“I don’t want to leave Mo Gor’s side.” Ryan chimed in.
“Son, I don’t want you getting involved until you’re ready to take over.” Sum Gor said in a low voice.
“I’m ready.” Ben assured him. His eyes firmly planted “Please, I won’t say a word. Let me prove it to you.”
Sum Gor could not say no to his son as he eventually nodded “Okay. Stay behind Cheung. On Chai, don’t make a single noise when you’re up there.”
“Yes, Sum Gor.” Ryan bowed slightly, a sign of respect. Nodding, he began his stride into the building as the guys followed behind like a pack of hungry wolves. People stared in wonder but none wanted to get in their way.