Chapter Fifteen
"They're dead!" Gia exclaimed hysterically. "He has NO reason to keep them alive; all he wants is revenge! They're dead."
"Hey, calm down, you don't know that they're dead," Zander tried to reassure Gia.
"Well, you don't know that they're alive either," Gia went on. Zander didn't reply. He was running out of hope as well and frankly he didn't feel like uttering a bunch of things that were supposed to be comforting, even though he wouldn't really mean them. Instead he put his arms around Gia, hoping she wouldn't take it the wrong way. Overreacting was something that Gia was very good at.
Instead, Gia realized his gesture was one purely of friendship and wrapped her arms around him as well. She rested her head on his shoulder. He was the perfect height for doing this. Nikolas was taller than Zander; she always had to step to the edge of her toes to be able to rest her head on his shoulder.
Gia took in a sharp breath, cursing herself for comparing. She pulled away from Zander, unable to believe she had done that.
"What's wrong?" Zander sensed that something else was going on. The brims of her eyes were red and the tears threatened to spill over.
Gia just stared at him, her eyes wide. She felt like she had betrayed Nikolas. She might as well have kissed Zander. Comparing him to Zander was the same as cheating on him, and to do it at a time like this! When Nikolas needed her the most, she had let him down in the biggest way.
"Gia, are you okay? You look really pale, maybe you should lie down."
Gia found herself nodding slowly and letting Zander lead her to the couch. When she was laying down, he put a blanket over her and promised to come check on her later. "Get some sleep," he told her before he left. He was being a great friend to her, when she knew he was going through the same things she was. She might as well have betrayed them both.
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Alexis wondered if her sanity had taken a nose dive as she rang the doorbell to the Quartermaine Mansion. Reginald answered and let her in. The family was huddled in the family room, all looking panicked and stricken. Ned was the first to see Alexis.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her softly.
"I wanted to see how you were doing," she answered matter-of-factly.
"Probably about the same as you," he replied. "We're all going mad."
Alexis nodded sympathetically. She gave Ned an intimate hug, like the ones they used to share when they were together.
"Oh, stop that!" Edward quipped. "This mushy business isn't helping Emily."
"Oh, Grandfather, neither is you barking orders at everyone."
"Ned's right, dear," Lila cut in. "Alexis is going through the same thing we are. It's important for us all to be there for each other."
"Are you going over to Laura's?" Ned asked Alexis. Alexis nodded. "I'll come with you."
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Tom had taken Emily and Elizabeth away from Nikolas and Lucky for awhile. Nikolas and Lucky were still trapped downstairs while Emily and Elizabeth were locked in one of the upstairs rooms.
Lucky paced back and fourth, hating not knowing what Tom was doing to them upstairs. He turned to look at his brother, "I hate this. I hate not knowing what he is doing to them."
"She's strong," Nikolas told him, "You know that. She has been so brave through out this whole ordeal. You would be so proud of her."
Lucky smiled, "I'm always proud of her."
"Lucky?" Nikolas asked, he had to know the answer to something.
"Yes?" Lucky replied; he looked at Nikolas.
"Have you met Gia? It's killing me not being able to be with her, how is she? And mom, how is she hanging in?"
"I met Gia," Lucky assured him, "She is amazing. You found a beautiful women. And she is being very strong. She's shaken, but she's holding on to her faith that you will get out ok. Mom's pretty freaked out right now, but my dads keeping her calm."
"They must of been so shocked to see you alive," Nikolas shook his head, in amazement, "I can't believe it myself."
"They were pretty shocked," Lucky nodded, "And if I can get home after all these years, I do know one thing."
"What's that?" Nikolas asked. "That we can get out of here. That we will all be able to get home. We can get through anything."
Lucky responded, as he looked up at the door, wishing he could get out.
"I hope so," Nikolas sighed, "Oh do I hope so."
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Tom locked the door on Emily and Elizabeth, leaving them both alone. But for the first time since this all started, Elizabeth wasn't afraid. She turned to Emily, her eyes gleaming with happiness.
"He's alive, Emily. He's alive!" she repeated, "I can't believe this!"
"I couldn't believe it either," Emily smiled, "It's a miracle."
"Definitely," Elizabeth agreed, "He just came to your apartment? You must of been freaked out when you saw him!"
"Oh I was," Emily said, "I was very shocked. But we've been hanging out together for awhile now, and I swear it's like he never left. Just like old times."
Elizabeth had to smile, thinking about those days, when she was in love and the four of them were all best friends. So much has changed since then.
Emily had been paralyzed for awhile. They had thought Lucky was dead. Nikolas was with Gia. She was with Zander. Zander.
Zander.
"Does Zander know about Lucky?" Elizabeth asked softly. She had no idea how he would react.
Emily was quiet for a moment, but finally spoke. She nodded, "They've met each other. And we've talked. Zander and I, that is."
"How do you feel about us being together? With Lucky back, I don't know if their will be a future between us. But then, I still love Zander. Lucky and I were each others past and I don't know if he still feels the same way..." Elizabeth sighed, realizing for the first time she would have to choose between Zander and Lucky. She didn't want to hurt either of them.
"Lucky still feels the same way," Emily assured her, having listening to Lucky talk about Elizabeth all the time, "He is still crazy about you. Zander told me he was worried that you wouldn't want to go back to him after you saw Lucky was alive. But he's still crazy about you. I'm happy the two of you got together."
Elizabeth sighed deeply, "I honestly have no idea what will happen."
"Let's not think about that now," Emily suggested, "The most important thing right now is to figure a way out of here."
Elizabeth let out a small laugh, "Oh believe me. That's all Nikolas and I have been doing, trying to figure a way out of here. All our attempts have failed."
"Well maybe between Lucky and me we can come up with another idea. The four of us can conquer anything, right?" Emily reminded her.
Elizabeth smiled, "Right. We can get through anything."
She would hold onto that faith.
"They're dead!" Gia exclaimed hysterically. "He has NO reason to keep them alive; all he wants is revenge! They're dead."
"Hey, calm down, you don't know that they're dead," Zander tried to reassure Gia.
"Well, you don't know that they're alive either," Gia went on. Zander didn't reply. He was running out of hope as well and frankly he didn't feel like uttering a bunch of things that were supposed to be comforting, even though he wouldn't really mean them. Instead he put his arms around Gia, hoping she wouldn't take it the wrong way. Overreacting was something that Gia was very good at.
Instead, Gia realized his gesture was one purely of friendship and wrapped her arms around him as well. She rested her head on his shoulder. He was the perfect height for doing this. Nikolas was taller than Zander; she always had to step to the edge of her toes to be able to rest her head on his shoulder.
Gia took in a sharp breath, cursing herself for comparing. She pulled away from Zander, unable to believe she had done that.
"What's wrong?" Zander sensed that something else was going on. The brims of her eyes were red and the tears threatened to spill over.
Gia just stared at him, her eyes wide. She felt like she had betrayed Nikolas. She might as well have kissed Zander. Comparing him to Zander was the same as cheating on him, and to do it at a time like this! When Nikolas needed her the most, she had let him down in the biggest way.
"Gia, are you okay? You look really pale, maybe you should lie down."
Gia found herself nodding slowly and letting Zander lead her to the couch. When she was laying down, he put a blanket over her and promised to come check on her later. "Get some sleep," he told her before he left. He was being a great friend to her, when she knew he was going through the same things she was. She might as well have betrayed them both.
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Alexis wondered if her sanity had taken a nose dive as she rang the doorbell to the Quartermaine Mansion. Reginald answered and let her in. The family was huddled in the family room, all looking panicked and stricken. Ned was the first to see Alexis.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her softly.
"I wanted to see how you were doing," she answered matter-of-factly.
"Probably about the same as you," he replied. "We're all going mad."
Alexis nodded sympathetically. She gave Ned an intimate hug, like the ones they used to share when they were together.
"Oh, stop that!" Edward quipped. "This mushy business isn't helping Emily."
"Oh, Grandfather, neither is you barking orders at everyone."
"Ned's right, dear," Lila cut in. "Alexis is going through the same thing we are. It's important for us all to be there for each other."
"Are you going over to Laura's?" Ned asked Alexis. Alexis nodded. "I'll come with you."
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Tom had taken Emily and Elizabeth away from Nikolas and Lucky for awhile. Nikolas and Lucky were still trapped downstairs while Emily and Elizabeth were locked in one of the upstairs rooms.
Lucky paced back and fourth, hating not knowing what Tom was doing to them upstairs. He turned to look at his brother, "I hate this. I hate not knowing what he is doing to them."
"She's strong," Nikolas told him, "You know that. She has been so brave through out this whole ordeal. You would be so proud of her."
Lucky smiled, "I'm always proud of her."
"Lucky?" Nikolas asked, he had to know the answer to something.
"Yes?" Lucky replied; he looked at Nikolas.
"Have you met Gia? It's killing me not being able to be with her, how is she? And mom, how is she hanging in?"
"I met Gia," Lucky assured him, "She is amazing. You found a beautiful women. And she is being very strong. She's shaken, but she's holding on to her faith that you will get out ok. Mom's pretty freaked out right now, but my dads keeping her calm."
"They must of been so shocked to see you alive," Nikolas shook his head, in amazement, "I can't believe it myself."
"They were pretty shocked," Lucky nodded, "And if I can get home after all these years, I do know one thing."
"What's that?" Nikolas asked. "That we can get out of here. That we will all be able to get home. We can get through anything."
Lucky responded, as he looked up at the door, wishing he could get out.
"I hope so," Nikolas sighed, "Oh do I hope so."
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Tom locked the door on Emily and Elizabeth, leaving them both alone. But for the first time since this all started, Elizabeth wasn't afraid. She turned to Emily, her eyes gleaming with happiness.
"He's alive, Emily. He's alive!" she repeated, "I can't believe this!"
"I couldn't believe it either," Emily smiled, "It's a miracle."
"Definitely," Elizabeth agreed, "He just came to your apartment? You must of been freaked out when you saw him!"
"Oh I was," Emily said, "I was very shocked. But we've been hanging out together for awhile now, and I swear it's like he never left. Just like old times."
Elizabeth had to smile, thinking about those days, when she was in love and the four of them were all best friends. So much has changed since then.
Emily had been paralyzed for awhile. They had thought Lucky was dead. Nikolas was with Gia. She was with Zander. Zander.
Zander.
"Does Zander know about Lucky?" Elizabeth asked softly. She had no idea how he would react.
Emily was quiet for a moment, but finally spoke. She nodded, "They've met each other. And we've talked. Zander and I, that is."
"How do you feel about us being together? With Lucky back, I don't know if their will be a future between us. But then, I still love Zander. Lucky and I were each others past and I don't know if he still feels the same way..." Elizabeth sighed, realizing for the first time she would have to choose between Zander and Lucky. She didn't want to hurt either of them.
"Lucky still feels the same way," Emily assured her, having listening to Lucky talk about Elizabeth all the time, "He is still crazy about you. Zander told me he was worried that you wouldn't want to go back to him after you saw Lucky was alive. But he's still crazy about you. I'm happy the two of you got together."
Elizabeth sighed deeply, "I honestly have no idea what will happen."
"Let's not think about that now," Emily suggested, "The most important thing right now is to figure a way out of here."
Elizabeth let out a small laugh, "Oh believe me. That's all Nikolas and I have been doing, trying to figure a way out of here. All our attempts have failed."
"Well maybe between Lucky and me we can come up with another idea. The four of us can conquer anything, right?" Emily reminded her.
Elizabeth smiled, "Right. We can get through anything."
She would hold onto that faith.