Chapter 29
Sabrina was trying to think of where Robin could have possibly taken Emma while she was waiting for Anna to get back on the phone. Things had been going really well, she couldn't imagine that Robin would have taken Emma. She was trying to ignore the bed feeling she had and remain positive when she heard Anna say "Oh God."
"Anna! Anna!" Sabrina said in the phone desperately trying to get her attention.
"Sabrina," Anna said coming back on the phone.
"Anna, what's wrong?"
"I've just been told that Victor Cassadine is no longer in custody."
"What? Oh God," Sabrina said starting to cry realizing her intuition had been right all along.
"Sabrina, you have to listen to me, okay. I need you to call Patrick and I need you both to come down to the station right away."
"Okay, I'll call him now."
Back at GH, Patrick had just finished meeting with patient and was about to call Sabrina when he ran into Sam and Jason. Ever since Patrick told Sam the truth about Jason their friendship had been strained. Sam was grateful to have Jason back, but was upset that Patrick had kept the secret from her for so long.
"Sam, hi," Patrick said surprised to see her.
"Hi Patrick," Sam said.
"Jason, how are you feeling?"
"Good, thanks."
"Good, I'm glad to hear it. Look, I'm sorry that I couldn't tell Sam about you, but Robin made me promise…"
"Patrick," Sam said interrupting, as Jason remained silent. "Listen, I'm really sorry about how I've acted. I know you did what you had to do. I'm just glad you finally told me. In the end, it all worked out because I got Jason back. "
"Good, I hope we can go back to being friends again. I still haven't thanked you for everything you did for me."
"I'd like that… And no thanks is needed, I think it worked out for all of us,"
"Yeah, I think it did," Patrick said as his phone began ringing. "It was good to see you, I've got to take this," Patrick said excusing himself. "Sabrina?"
"Patrick!" Sabrina said worriedly.
"Sabrina, what's wrong?" Patrick said. He could tell that she had been crying.
"I called Anna, she hasn't seen Robin or Emma. And she said," Sabrina said starting to cry again.
"Sabrina, what is it? Please just tell me."
"She said that Victor Cassadine is no longer in custody and that we need to get down to the PCPD."
"Emma?" Patrick asked feeling like his heart had been ripped out of his chest.
"I don't know," Sabrina said obviously upset.
"Sabrina, is Emma okay?"
"Patrick, I don't know…."
"Okay, I'll meet you at the PCPD," Patrick said. "DAMNIT!" Patrick yelled at no one in particular as he hit the wall near the elevator.
"Patrick! Hey – What's going on?" Sam said as she and Jason went back to where Patrick was after over hearing his conversation.
"Emma and Robin are missing and Victor Cassadine managed to get out of custody. Sam, I've got to go," Patrick said as the elevator door opened.
"Go, please let me know if there is anything we can do."
"Thanks," Patrick said as the elevator door closed.
Sabrina arrived at the PCPD before Patrick did and was telling Anna about the afternoon when Patrick walked in.
"Sabrina!" Patrick said feeling better just seeing her.
"Patrick!" Sabrina said standing to meet him and immediately falling into his open arms.
"Anna… Please tell me some good news," Patrick said reluctantly ending his embrace with Sabrina, taking hold of her hand instead.
"Patrick, I wish I could, but I don't have any information yet."
"Anna, how the hell did Victor get out of custody?"
"I don't know, but I've got my best guys working on it now. They just got to Robin's house and are going to see if they can find any clues about what happened."
"Okay, what can we do?" Patrick asked.
"At this point, the best thing for you to do is go home."
"Go home? My daughter is missing, Anna. There has to be something we can do."
"Patrick, I know you're scared, but you have to trust me. Don't forget, my daughter is missing too."
"I know, I'm sorry. Please call me when you find anything out. I don't care what time it is, please just call me."
"I promise," Anna said giving Patrick a hug. "Go home, let me do my job," Anna said opening the door to let them out.
Sabrina and Patrick arrived home and Emma's absence was felt immediately. Even though Emma wasn't there all the time, knowing she was supposed to be walking in the door with them and wasn't broke both their hearts. Sabrina went over to the end table and turned on the lamp. Even though she was devastated about Emma, she knew she had to be the strong one; the way Patrick was when they lost Gabriel.
Patrick sat on the couch, but was a million miles away. He couldn't stop thinking about Emma. Wondering where she was, if she was hurt, and how scared she must be. Patrick loved his children more than anything and this bastard kept taking them away from him. "Patrick," he heard Sabrina say softly.
"Hmmm…." Patrick said as he pulled her close to him, immediately feeling her comfort. "Sabrina, I don't know what I'll do if we don't get her back."
"Emma is going to come home to us. She is an incredible girl, who knows how much she is loved at home. She will fight to come home to us. And if any of those Scorpio genes rubbed off on her, Victor is in for a rude awakening."
"You're right about that. I'm just so worried about her. I wish there was something we could do."
"I know you do. But all we can do right now is wait."
As news spread of Emma and Robin's disappearance, Patrick kept getting phone calls from people offering their support. Each time the phone rang, Patrick was hopeful it was Anna with good news.
"Anna," Patrick said desperately when she finally called a couple of hours later, putting the speakerphone on so Sabrina could hear the conversation. "What's going on?"
"When my detectives got to Robin's they found her drugged and tied to a chair, which is why she didn't answer when Sabrina was there."
"What about Emma?"
"Unfortunately, there was no sign of Emma," Anna said hoping she had better news to give him.
"Are you saying that my daughter is alone with that bastard?" It would have been one thing if Robin had been with Emma, but knowing she was by herself terrified him.
"Patrick, please calm down. But yes, it does seem that way."
"What did Robin say?"
"She said that Victor came by the house and held her at gunpoint. He forced her to go to the school to pick up Emma. She said he was furious that he had been locked up for so many weeks and that taking her was his way of getting even with you and her for putting him there."
"Anna, that's ridiculous, she's just a child."
"I know. It doesn't make any sense, but Victor Cassadine rarely does."
"Have you figured out how he got out in the first place?"
"It seems that the lovely Dr. Obrecht helped him escape," Anna said sarcastically. "But the good news is that we have her in custody. We've also reached out to Nikolas Cassadine in case Victor contacts him."
"You've reached out? Maybe I should go over to the island and talk to Nikolas."
"Patrick, I think the best thing for you to do is stay home with Sabrina."
"Anna, please. We're going crazy sitting here, I've got to do something to help," Patrick said pulling Sabrina a little closer to him.
"I know you feel like you need to be involved, but right now, you should stay with Sabrina."
"Okay," Patrick said giving up the battle. "Please call me as soon as you know anything else."
"I will," Anna said.
"She'll find her," Sabrina said after Patrick hung up the phone with Anna.
"She has to," Patrick said silently praying she was right. He didn't know if he could survive in a world without his daughter. "Thank you for being here with me, I know I'm a mess right now."
"I think you're keeping it together pretty well. I know how upset I am, I can only imagine how much worse it is for you."
"I am so lucky to have you," Patrick said as he kissed her forehead.
"I think we're both pretty lucky. Now we just have to send all that luck to Emma," Sabrina said praying that their little girl came home to them.
