Just to clear things up I am in no way a medical professional but I have tried to make this as realistic as possible...
25th May 2023: Part two
Carla snuck through the side entrance of Underworld, Isobel's cries being silenced when she did this, Carla using this as an indicator that she was doing something right by silence Isobel was presenting, Carla going up the stairs being spotted by Nick, following her slowly knowing she was very vulnerable, he sees her settle, sitting on one of the boxes in the box store room.
"Hey" Nick whispers bending down to Carla's level watching Carla narrow her eyes
"Why are you here?" Carla whispers as Nick shrugs casually
"I work here remember?" Nick questions as Carla sighs nodding raising an eyebrow rocking Isobel gently
"I'm not stupid, I know Isobel told you to come here" Carla exclaims incredulously
"Is this Isobel?" Nick questions gently as Carla nods Nick smiling trying to get a look at the baby
"So where have you been since you left?" Nick questions as Carla narrows her eyes
"Looking for Eloise"
"Would you like a drink?" Nick offers as Carla narrows her eyes before nodding knowing she had to keep her energy up if she was to protect Isobel and find Eloise
"Alright I'll be right back" Nick raises an eyebrow going down the stairs and calling Peter leaving Carla to lull Isobel off to sleep, waiting at the door in Underworld for Peter
"I locked the fire escapes" Nick explains to Peter who nods gratefully entering the building with Michelle, going upstairs to see Carla cradling Isobel
"Hey Car" Peter smiles as Carla looks up at him shaking her head, getting up off the box she was sitting on
"Hey it's ok, Michelle told me that you want to find Eloise?" Peter questions gently as Carla nods tearfully, tears splashing down her face
"I do, I know she's here, Isobel led me here" Carla states as Peter nods gently, Isobel stretching her arms, Peter smiling at her
"I think I know where Eloise is…that's if you trust me enough for me to take you there?"
"Only Isobel knows where she is" Carla insists grabbing her bag and heading downstairs seeing Nick working in the office going into the kitchen area grabbing all of the mugs and smashing them,, the pieces of ceramic shards being placed on the floor in a line a way of making sure no one came near her and to protect Isobel, Peter raising an eyebrow confused going to cross the line, Nick hearing the smashing
"No! Don't Peter, now look what you've done!" Carla insists as Isobel starts to cry, Carla rocking her up and down gently, Nick coming out to see the pieces of mugs being scattered all over the floor
"She's not well Michelle" Nick hisses as Michelle rolls her eyes as if it was obvious
"I know but we have to be gentle with her and not push it" Michelle whispers back as Peter tries to convince Carla that he was one of the good guys
"Can I come and hold you sweetheart?" Peter questions as Carla backs into the cabinets in the kitchenette shaking her head
"Ok…that's fine I just want to check you over, I'm here to help…do you trust me?" Peter questions as Carla shakes her head tears filling her eyes as she kisses Isobel's head
"Y-you know where Eloise is?" Carla asks, her voice trembling as Peter nods slowly
"I do, I can't tell you where though as she wouldn't be very happy with me if I was to do that but she really wants to see you"
"And Isobel?"
"Yes and Isobel…can I come and see you now sweetheart?" Peter questions as Carla narrows her eyes rocking Isobel kissing her head
"I-I don't know"
"Look, you can trust me, I promise nothing bad will happen" Peter smiles gently as Carla huffs, an invisible battle going on in her head
"I don't know, Peter" Carla sighs as Peter slowly steps over the line one foot at a time, Carla looking up into his eyes as she sighs in relief
"Look you see, nothing happened…now how about I take you to Eloise?" Peter suggests as Carla nods, grabbing the bag , Peter putting an arm around her shoulders and leading her to the car which Michelle parked outside Underworld, Michelle going to take Peter's car and following them to the hospital, Michelle arriving 30 minutes later after settling Aidan, Ava and Florence with Steve to Peter and Carla in a private room
"Why have you brought me here I thought I could trust you!" Carla screams as Peter starts to get tearful "You lied to me!"
"I'm sorry Carla, I just I had no choice!"
"Hi Carla" Ciara, Carla's old psychiatrist smiles entering the room
"Why are you here? Were you all working together? you all lied to me, come on Is, we're going" Carla sighs trying to leave the room but the nurses stopping her, Carla trying to push them out of the way, the nurses holding her so she didn't get out
"Get off me!" Carla screams as Michelle puts an arm around Peter's shoulders
"It might be worth you stepping out Peter, you seem to be agitating her" Ciara suggests as Michelle drags Peter away
"Get away from me!" Carla screams at the nurses, tears running furiously down her face as she turns to face Ciara, Isobel starting to cry
"Carla, you're safe here, could I have a look at Isobel?" Ciara asks as Carla shakes her head, the nurses blocking her in the room as she secludes herself to the corner of the room
"No, you were in on it!"
"In on what, Carla?" Ciara questions as Scott enters the room, shocked at what he saw
"Why are you here? Do you know where Eloise is?" Carla questions to Scott who says nothing and sits on the bed writing notes which just made Carla more distressed
"Carla, can you explain who Eloise is so I can understand?" Ciara questions outright, Carla tilting her head back in exasperation
"She's my daughter, you have her, you're stopping her from being with me!" Carla shouts as Ciara smiles slightly
"Carla I need you to give Isobel to one of the nurses"
"You're not listening to me, where is Eloise!" Carla shouts again before bursting into gut wrenching sobs, Scott leaving the room to talk to Peter and Michelle
"Hi guys, she seems rather distressed in there, I don't suppose you could give me some background information?" Scott questions sitting beside Peter as he sighs
"She thinks her dead daughter is alive and that Isobel, the baby she has is trying to find her" Peter explains briefly as Scott nods
"Alright, we need to try and get the baby off her so we can sedate her" Scott explains as Peter nods knowing it was probably best
"I can try, she doesn't think I'm in on anything, she let me hold her earlier on?" Michelle offers as Scott nods gesturing for her to come in the room with him
"Michelle, tell them!"
"Tell them what sweetheart?" Michelle questions as Carla goes up to her Michelle giving Isobel a tickle on the head
"Tell them that they're keeping Eloise from me, it's not fair she needs to be with her mum!" Carla shouts as Michelle nods in agreement knowing that if she agreed with Carla she would most likely trust her more
"I could take Isobel to her if you want?" Michelle offers as Carla bites her lip glancing down to Isobel shaking her head
"But she'll need me!" Carla cries as Michelle nods in agreement again
"That's true, why don't I look after her for a bit, then when you've found Eloise then you can take her straight there?" Michelle questions as Carla takes Isobel out of the sling, Michelle's words making som sort of sense in her head
"I don't know Michelle…she needs me I'm meant to protect her, that's what Eloise said" Carla insists as more tears stream down her face Michelle moving in for a hug, putting her arms around Isobel, taking her off Carla without consent, Carla's hands reaching out to grab her but missing, Michelle running to where the nurses were as they let her out, Scott following as Carla breaks down into sobs in the corner of the room
"She took my baby!" Carla cries as Ciara bends down to her level
"She's safe Carla" Ciara smiles as Carla glares at her standing up and heading to the door attacking the nurses trying to get out to get to Isobel
"Hey gorgeous girl" Michelle smiles as Isobel looks up at her, Michelle holding her against her chest, Peter getting up to see her Michelle handing her over
"I'll see if there's a paediatrician to look over her quickly just in case, could I take her?" Scott smiles, Peter handing Isobel to him, Scott returning a few minutes later with Isobel again handing her back to Peter
"She seems fine, they gave a her a quick check over, they suggested to book an appointment with your GP if you want to double check" Scott smiles handing Isobel back to Peter as Michelle puts a reminder on her phone knowing Peter will most likely forget
"Hey Isobel, daddy missed you sweetheart, she's grown a lot in the last two weeks" Peter smiles as Isobel grips onto his finger
"She seems alright I wouldn't worry, Carla's been feeding her, she's definitely perky, yes you are" Michelle coos as Peter strokes Isobel's cheek as she grasps onto one of her fingers
"Give me my baby back!" Carla screams as she was being restrained by three nurses, probably heading to the mental health ward
"My colleagues are going to get Carla settled in the psychiatric unit" Ciara explains taking a seat next to Peter
"Will she need to be sedated?" Peter questions as Ciara nods
"Yes, she's very distressed, she was lunging at the nurses in there so they will most likely sedate her, I know it's not what you want to hear" Ciara smiles as Peter sighs knowing that it would be another long road of recovery for Carla
"It's just annoying, I knew something was happening I just didn't know what I tried to persuade her to go to the doctors but she wasn't having any of it"
"She can be stubborn cant she?" Ciara smiles as Peter rolls his eyes nodding in agreement to that statement, Carla was known to the mental health team for being stubborn
"When can I see her?" Peter questions as Ciara smiles reaching out to tickle Isobel who grasps onto her finger
"Most likely in a couple of days, we need to settle her to make sure we give her the correct diagnosis, we also need to talk to her, it might be worth popping in with a bag for her tomorrow just so she has some things which are familiar to her to give her some comfort"
"What diagnosis are you looking at?" Michelle questions as Ciara sighs
"I would say depending on whether Eloise was 'speaking' to her before she gave birth, it's looking like postpartum psychosis if not then we would have to look at another diagnosis" Ciara explains as Michelle sighs knowing that Carla was probably going to be sectioned again which lead her to her next question
"Is she going to be sectioned?" Michelle questions as Ciara nods, smiling at them both
"Yes, but as you both know this is a process"
"When can she see the babies again?"
"Until we know that her symptoms have lessened enough for her to be able to see them without it stemming into more or setting her back a tremendous amount as well as when she's done having auditory hallucinations of Eloise, sometimes they can reoccur when she has met the babies-"
"We heard what happened from Nick! Where's Carla?" Johnny questions as he enters the area with Kate and Jenny
"I'll leave you to it, don't hesitate to call me, you can go home when you want now" Ciara smiles squeezing Peter's shoulder affectionately
"She's being sectioned again, she thought that Eloise was alive and that Isobel was communicating with her to lead her to Eloise" Peter informs Johnny as he runs a hand through his hair, Kate raising a hand up to her mouth in shock at the situation
"Anyway I think we should get Isobel home, she could probably do with a feed" Michelle smiles as Peter nods grabbing the changing bag Carla had, holding Isobel close to his chest
Peter arrived home to a quiet house with Isobel, Steve was sitting on the sofa with Aidan huddled next to him, Ava sleeping in his arms and Florence swinging in the baby swing, sleeping. Peter going into the kitchen to make a bottle for Isobel knowing she was hungry due to her crying on the journey home, settling her against his shoulder as he made a bottle for her knowing it would be a challenge to get her to feed as she had been breastfed for a number of weeks but he knew he had to persevere with it.
"Come on sweetheart" Peter smiles going upstairs to sit in the rocking chair hoping that it would help settle Isobel a bit more, Peter rubbing the bottle against her lips as she continues to cry
"Come on darlin, I know you want some food" Peter smiles continuing to rub the teat of the bottle on Isobel's lips as she accepts it into her mouth, her face softening from her lessened cries as she begins to enjoy her bottle
"Is she ok?" Michelle questions holding Florence, going to sit on the arm of the rocking chair, Peter gesturing to Michelle to put Florence into his arms as well
"At least they're both ok now, could you get a bag ready for me to take to the hospital for Carla tomorrow?" Peter asks as Michelle nods heading off into Peter's bedroom to get a bag ready for Carla
"Your mummy will be just fine you know, she's one of the strongest people I know and when she's better we will do loads of things together as a family with you and your brother"
"Peter…I was thinking maybe we could put together and album for Carla, take pictures of the twins for her so she doesn't miss anything" Michelle suggests appearing in the doorway, placing the bag on the landing
"Yeah I think that's a good idea, I can take it to show her at the hospital, maybe do photo's each week she's in there so she can have a collection of albums, obviously when she's feeling a lot better because I don't really want her to have any set backs" Peter suggests as Michelle nods in agreement thinking it was a good idea, this way it my reduce Carla's anger of being ill when she realises she's missed watching the twins grow
"It might help her recovery as well if she has something to work towards" Michelle suggests as Peter grins, Florence's sneeze interrupting the conversation
"Oh dear" Michelle grins kneeling down in front of Peter tickling Florence's chin
"I just want to see her 'Chelle"
"I know but you know what Ciara said it's a process and we need to give her time to settle again" Michelle smiles gently as Aidan comes bounding into the room
"Daddy!" Aidan grins as he tries to climb up onto the seat with Peter, Peter shuffling over a bit to allow Aidan on
"Two?" he questions as Peter nods slowly
"Do you remember, Isobel and Florence?" Peter asks as Aidan looks perplexed at the thought of having two sisters
"Florence" Aidan replies as Michelle gasps, Peter raising his eyebrows
"He's picking up on stuff again" Peter grins, Michelle ruffling Aidan's hair
"Mummy?" Aidan questions as Peter sighs knowing this question was going to come
"She's gone away for a bit Aidy, she'll be back though don't worry" Peter reassures him as he huffs getting up and heading downstairs
"He'll be alright, you have me and Steve as well as your family, Johnny Kate and Jenny" Michelle assures him as he smiles nodding in appreciation
"I guess we better get dinner ready" Peter smiles as Michelle nods, taking Isobel, Peter holding Florence and going downstairs ready to start the journey of Carla's recovery again…