Maura, My Daughter
Chapter 3
Flashback
When Maura was brought in after they found her, she had lost so much blood. Jane couldn't think. She couldn't breathe thinking about Maura and the possibility that Maura might not make it in time. She barely felt Maura's pulse. She tried shaking Maura for her to open her eyes but Maura was unconscious.
She can just imagine what her best friend went through while in captivity. She had cuts and bruises on her face. There were bruises and cuts around her wrists and ankles from being handcuffed and tied. Her lips were lacerated.
The other victims have all been attractive but none of them were as beautiful as Maura. It explains the damages done to her face.
When they got to the hospital, the EMT informed her that she had flat lined once and that if they don't get her in surgery, she will not make it this time. They need blood, a lot of blood since she lost so much.
Jane had called Hope when they wheeled Maura in the ambulance. So it wasn't long that she and Cailin arrive at the hospital.
She heard commotion and recognized the voices.
"Hope, she's in surgery. They need blood. A lot of blood. She's in surgery."
"Jane, what happened to my daughter?"
"I promise I will tell you what I know but right now, we need to give blood."
After two hours, they have yet to hear from the surgeons working on Maura. After giving blood, they were told by the attending nurse to wait in the hallway and that a doctor working on Maura should be out to give them update on how surgery is going.
After hearing about Maura, Angela also rushed to the hospital. Jane had asked Cavanaugh to have Korsak take the lead until Maura is out of surgery. She told Cavanaugh that she is useless until she is sure that Maura is out of the woods.
Hope, Cailin and Jane all had been pacing the hallway. Angela went to the cafeteria to get them coffee. Maura is like a daughter to her and the thought of losing her scares her to death. She felt for Hope. No mother should ever feel this kind of pain. But when there is good in this world, there is also evil. And Maura is an angel if there was ever one. Maura took her in after Frank left her. She offered her a place to stay and empowered her by encouraging her to take classes and enhance her skills.
When she first met Maura, she found her daughter's best friend very amusing and endearing. She was always spouting off facts and history about everything. She and Jane found themselves rolling their eyes but deep down inside, they were fascinated by this woman who knows so much. She was the epitome of wealth, knowledge and beauty. And yet, she was just a little girl who just wanted to be loved. Any mother would be proud and lucky to have a daughter like Maura.
After what seemed like eternity, the surgeon finally came out.
"Family of Dr. Maura Isles/"
"Yes. How is she?"
"Well, I'm Dr. James, I operated on Dr. Isles. I'm going to be honest, it was touch and go during the surgery. We had to revive her twice. She lost so much blood and had cardiac arrest at one point. She had internal bleeding that we managed to stop in time due to what I can only assume from the kicking she got. She also has a head laceration and severe concussion. We did a CT scan and there was some swelling in her brain. We won't know the extent of the damage until she wakes up. The knife did damage her liver but not enough that it required surgery. She will need to let it heal on its own. Luckily the knife missed the hepatic portal vein. The knife missed her kidney and since she only has one, she was very fortunate. I also wanted to tell you that I know Dr. isles. She's a big donor to this hospital and has attended many of our fundraising events. I and the other two doctors who attended to her surgery will be foregoing our fees. She's a wonderful person. As soon as the nurses are done, we will be taking her to her room. She is stable now but like I said, she's still unconscious. I can't tell you how long she will be unconscious but her vital signs are good. You can go to the nurse's station and ask them what room they will be taking her. You could probably just wait in the room. Or take a break and get something to eat.
When she was finally out of surgery, they transferred Maura in a big, private room.
Jane went back to the precinct the next day. She was interviewed by Internal Affairs since there was shooting involved.
They gathered all the evidences they collected. They found pictures of all her victims. Just like Maura, they were tortured and beaten. They found a diary which had been keeping since she was 10 years old. They found out that her father, who was a pediatrician, left her and her mother when he fell in love with a beautiful, fellow doctor.
She wrote in her diary how bitter her mother was and how much her mother hated the woman who took away her father.
Eventually, her mother re-married and things went back to normal. She graduated from college and had a stable job up until six months ago. She was engaged to be married and then all of a sudden, they called off their wedding. There were pictures of her and her then fiancée on her bedroom wall. But in the basement, there were pictures of her then fiancée with a beautiful woman. She crossed out her face. She had a psychotic break when her fiancée broke off their engagement and fell for another woman. A beautiful, successful doctor, just like her father did years ago. Thus, this is when the killing began. .
Present Day…
That was three days ago. And Maura still have not woken up.
Hope had fallen asleep holding Maura's hand. She woke up when she heard Maura a moan, a cry and felt, a hand gripping her hard.
"No, Please stop. Stop,"
"Maura. Maura. Baby I'm here. You're safe."
Both Cailin and Jane bolted out of their seat when they heard voices and loud, beeping sound of the monitor.
"Mom. What's wrong with Maura?"
"Cailin, sweetheart I need you to go call a nurse. Tell them Maura is awake. She's having a nightmare. And her heart rate is too fast. Tell them to get the doctor now!""
"Maura. It's Hope. It's your mother. Jane is here."
"Maura, sweetie. You're here with us now. She can't hurt you anymore." Jane whispered softly.
"Maura, honey open your eyes. You need to calm down. Open your eyes please." Hope begged her daughter.
And for the first time in three days, Maura opened her eyes.
"Hope. Jane. Where am I?"
