Page 140 of Jackass

“I am taking my daughter back. You can’t keep her. Charlie, come over here, honey.”

“Carrie, Charlie is my daughter, mine and Jack’s.”

“Hey, Sam, Charlie forgot her… What the fuck?” Ryder asked, jogging into the alley.

“I am taking my daughter. If I have to kill all of you, I will,” Carrie ranted.

“Carrie, what the fuck are you doing? Put that goddamn gun away. You’re scaring Charlie,” Beck hissed.

I looked over at my daughter. Her back was against the wall of the store. Her eyes were wide. I knew she didn’t understand what was going on.

“Shut up, bitch. My daughter’s not afraid of me. You stole her from me. I’m just taking her back,” Carrie screeched, aiming the gun at me.

“She isn’t yours, you cunt!” Beck barked at her, causing her to swing around back to Beck.

“You’re first,” Carrie said, then squeezed the trigger.

“BECK!” I screamed from my spot.

I turned in the direction Carrie fired, and Beck and Ryder were both on the ground. I only took my focus off Charlie for a second. When I turned back, she was gone.

And so was Carrie.

“CHARLIE!” I cried.

Immediately, we heard sirens. Mimic stirred at my feet. Ryder and Beck were on the ground, and my daughter was gone.

I sank to the ground and cried.

Deputies swarmed the alley. I vaguely heard someone calling to Beck. Mimic was beside me, calling my name.

I couldn’t move. I couldn’t speak.

My baby was gone.

For weeks, we had been searching for Carrie with no success. Now, she had my daughter. I would never find her.

“Sammy. Baby, please look at me.”

I turned to the voice.

“Jack!” When he kneeled beside me, I scrambled into his arms. “She took Charlie, Jack. She took our baby.”

“We’ll get her back, Sammy. I promise.”

“How Jack? She’s been hiding for weeks. No one knows where she’s staying.” I sobbed.

“We will find her. Come on.” He helped me to my feet.

“Beck, Carrie shot her.”

“Beck is ok. Ryder took the bullet,” Jack told me.

“Oh my God, is Ryder ok? And what about Mimic? He was on the ground when we came out here.” I looked around for Mimic.

“He’s ok, baby. A bump on the head, that’s all,” Jack said softly.

“Where are they?”