Chapter 16
Cassadine Living Room
Stefan and Sasha continue to hold each others gaze.
Stefan: (breaking the staring contest) "This is absurd, Sasha died years ago."
Alexis: "No, Stefan. Helena fooled us all and manipulated the situation. Helena stole her from me to raise Sasha herself."
Stefan: "That's incredible, but knowing my mother it is not at all surprising." To Sasha. "It is nice to meet you Sasha." He extends his hand.
Sasha: (eyeing him, but giving him her hand) "Its nice to meet you too Mr. Cassadine."
Stefan: "Mr. Cassadine? Isn't that a little formal for your uncle?"
Sasha: "And "uncle" is still too friendly for someone I just met. So how about we stick with "Stefan"?"
Stefan: (smirking) "Fine."
Sasha: "Well if you'll all excuse me." To Alexis. "I'm sure that you want to catch up with your brother. I'll see you later."
Sasha Leaves.
Alexis: (to Ned) "I wonder what's that matter with her?"
Stefan: (answering before Ned can) "She is probably worn out from meeting all these new relations she never knew she had."
Ned: (not believing him but covering) "I'm sure that's it… I'll just run out and check on her." He leaves.
Sasha runs out into the ocean just enough for the water to cover her ankles.
Sasha: "That bastard!!! My uncle?!?!" She kicks the water. "How could he do this to me?" She kicks the water again but this time falls down into the ocean. She just sits there staring out into the water until Ned comes up behind her.
Ned: (putting a hand on her shoulder) "Sasha?"
Sasha: (getting up quickly and looking at him) "What?" She walks away from him further down the beach.
Ned: (following her) "Sasha, have you seen Stefan before?"
Sasha: (turning to face him) "What makes you say that?"
Ned: "By the way you looked at him in there. Have you seen him before?"
Sasha: "Ned…. He.. He…He was here!!! He saw me and he did nothing!!!"
Ned: "Sasha, your not making any sense… What do you mean??"
Sasha: "I must have been around 9 or maybe 10. I was riding Seva right here on the beach and I looked up to the main house, to that balcony." She points to a balcony. "I looked up there and I saw Helena talking with some man that I had never seen before. And Ned… It was him! It was Stefan. Stefan, my uncle, whatever he is, he saw me and he didn't do anything!!! He knew who I was, he had to, and he just left me here to be raised my that sociopath!" She starts to cry and Ned pulls her into his arms and hugs her tight.