Sorry for the long wait

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Stephanie walked slowly into her mother's house. She walked into the

kitchen to find her mother sitting at the table.

"hi mom" Stephanie said quietly

Linda turned around and smiled. "hi Steph and how are things?"

"everything is just fine Mom, Jamie is out with Angel today so I thought I

would come and visit you"



"thats sweet of you" Linda smiled

Just then Shane walked in.

"hey mom, Steph, oh Steph how's the stab wound" he asked

"WHAT!!??" Linda nearly yelled

Stephanie slapped Shane in the arm. "SHANE!!!" Steph hissed

"Stephaie, what stab wound?" Linda asked calmly

"ummm....Sable stabed me" Steph confessed

"why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to worry" Steph said

"well jesus Steph!! your heart stoped" Shane cried

Stephanie kicked Shane from under the table. Linda looked at Steph.

"Stephanie, I wish you would of told me, comsidering one of my kids could have

died" Linda said

"I know Mom, and I'm sorry" Steph said

Just then they heard the front door slam, and Vince's booming voice in the hallway.

Before Linda could blink, Shane and Stephanie were out the back door and now hiding

one the porch.

"Linda?" Vince asked

Linda got up and walked over to him and slapped him with all her might.

"what was that for?" he yelled

"that was for ending the life of my child!!" she screamed

"what are you talk...." he stopped as he remembered that night

"I suggest you never lay a hand on her again, or I'll kill you myself"

"Linda, I never meant for that to happen, it was just to scare her"

"Vince she has a daughter of her own, could you imagin that little girl watch

her mother be killed in front of her"

"but she didn't die" Vince responded

"yes, but her heart stopped, the only thing that kept her breatheing

was that little girl"

"Linda, if I could find her, I would tell her I'm sorry"

"she doesn't want to be found"

"but...."



"Get out!!!" she yelled

Vince turned and left without another word. Linda breathed out a sigh of relief.

Thats when Shane and Steph decided to come back in. They sat back down at the table.

Linda looked at Stephanie and grabed her hand.

There was no way that she was gonna give her up now!!