God Save The Prom Queen
Summary: The worst thing in the world was being unable to fix your child's pain.
"The worst thing in the world as a parent is being unable to help your child." Carly thought grimly, brushing a hand through her daughter's blonde locks. She'd convinced the teen to come home with her and get some rest. To go back to the hospital tomorrow morning. Josslyn hadn't argued. Just weakly leaned against her mother and allowed her to lead them out of the hospital.
When they'd gotten home, Josslyn had quickly gotten into a pair of pajamas and then followed her mother to her room, not wanting to be alone. It was a grim reminder of how seriously this entire thing was affecting her. Josslyn had always been one to be independent. Even as a small child, once she'd deemed herself a "big girl'', she'd rarely sought comfort in her mother's bed. The entire thing made Carly's heart ache. She had no idea how to help her child.
It had been Josslyn's broken words of needing to see Oscar one more time, to let him know that she loved them that had made Carly come to a cold realization. Her little girl had never gotten to say goodbye to Morgan. They hadn't even been able to find his body to bury. Her daughter's confession of how the last time she'd been so scared was when Morgan had died slapped Carly in the face. How had she not realized it sooner?
When Carly had had her little girl, she'd dreamt of her angel's future, she'd never imagined this. Part of her wished Oscar and his mother had never come to Port Charles. If they hadn't, Josslyn wouldn't be in the position she was now, struggling with a broken heart. The other side of Carly knew that that wasn't fair. Oscar had made her little girl happy and she knew that Josslyn wouldn't trade that for the world. Still though. She couldn't help but wonder what could've been and what tomorrow morning would bring.