Chapter 15 Revelations Part 1
General Hospital
Alexandra Taylor McPhearson is lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to several different monitors. A machine is helping her to breathe. Peter is sitting besides Taylor's bed. His head is in his hands.
"Give me a reason not to give up on you." He says looking up at Taylor's pale face. He sits staring at her motionless body.
The door opens and Senator Alexander McPhearson and his new wife, Cassandra, enter the room. Alexander is dressed in a tux, Cassandra in a navy blue evening gown. A man dressed in a suit and carrying a briefcase follows them. Peter stands to greet them.
"Senator and Mrs. McPhearson."
They all exchange handshakes.
"Mr. Scrawbrow, this is my lawyer, Mr. Montgomery."
"Nice to meet you." Peter shakes Mr. Montgomery's hands.
"Mr. Scrawbrow, may I talk to you in private." Senator McPhearson asks.
"Sure."
Peter and Senator McPhearson leave the room. They go to a nearby waiting room that is empty.
Meanwhile
Back at Horizon
Scott and Shelby are sitting in the lodge. Scott is holding Shelby in his arms. A piece of tape has been put over his nose. Taylor had managed to fracture Scott's nose in the scuffle. Shelby has this distant look in her eyes. She sits motionless in Scott's arms. Sophie enters the lodge and is followed by doctor Amy.
"How is she?" Sophie looks at Shelby.
"Hasn't said a word since." Scott replies, worry in his voice. He turns to look Shelby in her eyes. He wipes some hair out of her eyes. "Shelby?" He gets nothing. "Shelby, come back to us." Scott's please fall on deaf ears.
Amy approaches Shelby with a cup of water and some pills.
"Here Shelby, take these. It'll help you sleep."
"I don't want to sleep." Shelby says flatly. "I want to go to the hospital. I want to see Taylor."
"Honey, everything is going to be okay." Sophie sits down on the opposite side of Scott. She puts a hand on Shelby's shoulder. Scott leans over and gives Sophie a pleading look. "Okay, gather up your things. We're going to the hospital. I'll tell Roger."
New York Post
Janelle Mitchell, lead reporter for the New York Post, is sitting at her computer desk, when a young man comes running into her office.
"Hey Janelle, you'll never guess what I've just learned." Jimmy says standing in front of her desk.
"What is that? How to tie you shoes finally." Janelle quips smiling amusingly at Jimmy.
"No. . .It seems that Senator McPhearson's daughter OD'd at one of those emotional growth schools. He and his new wife left the benefit dinner early to go and see her."
"Are you for real?" Jimmy nods his head yes. "Where?" Janelle sits up with a pen and piece of paper.
Jimmy proceeds to tell her where Horizon is. Janelle gather's her things and the two leave the office.
Back at the Hospital
Peter and Senator McPhearson are standing in the waiting room.
"I am leaving tomorrow for my newly appointed position as ambassador to England."
"What of Taylor?"
"Alexandra will not be going with us to England. After detox, she will be moving back to the Kennedy Academy, the one she ran away from. They are willing to take her back. Custody will be given to her private basketball coach, Grant Tarrant."
"Did you say Grant?" A light goes off in Peter's head.
"Yes I did. Do you know of him? He is one of the top basketball coach's in the country. He's been Alexandra's private coach since she was a child. When Alexandra got into Kennedy Academy, he was hired as the head basketball coach. He will be here tomorrow to take her to detox."
A doctor comes and interrupts them.
"Sorry to interrupt, but Miss McPhearson is awake now. She is able to breathe on her own. Her throat might be a little dry due to the tube. I'll allow you all to visit for only a few minutes."
"Thank you."
Senator McPhearson leaves Peter standing in the waiting room. Peter takes a few deep breathes and follows the doctor and Senator back to Taylor's room.
General Hospital
Alexandra Taylor McPhearson is lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to several different monitors. A machine is helping her to breathe. Peter is sitting besides Taylor's bed. His head is in his hands.
"Give me a reason not to give up on you." He says looking up at Taylor's pale face. He sits staring at her motionless body.
The door opens and Senator Alexander McPhearson and his new wife, Cassandra, enter the room. Alexander is dressed in a tux, Cassandra in a navy blue evening gown. A man dressed in a suit and carrying a briefcase follows them. Peter stands to greet them.
"Senator and Mrs. McPhearson."
They all exchange handshakes.
"Mr. Scrawbrow, this is my lawyer, Mr. Montgomery."
"Nice to meet you." Peter shakes Mr. Montgomery's hands.
"Mr. Scrawbrow, may I talk to you in private." Senator McPhearson asks.
"Sure."
Peter and Senator McPhearson leave the room. They go to a nearby waiting room that is empty.
Meanwhile
Back at Horizon
Scott and Shelby are sitting in the lodge. Scott is holding Shelby in his arms. A piece of tape has been put over his nose. Taylor had managed to fracture Scott's nose in the scuffle. Shelby has this distant look in her eyes. She sits motionless in Scott's arms. Sophie enters the lodge and is followed by doctor Amy.
"How is she?" Sophie looks at Shelby.
"Hasn't said a word since." Scott replies, worry in his voice. He turns to look Shelby in her eyes. He wipes some hair out of her eyes. "Shelby?" He gets nothing. "Shelby, come back to us." Scott's please fall on deaf ears.
Amy approaches Shelby with a cup of water and some pills.
"Here Shelby, take these. It'll help you sleep."
"I don't want to sleep." Shelby says flatly. "I want to go to the hospital. I want to see Taylor."
"Honey, everything is going to be okay." Sophie sits down on the opposite side of Scott. She puts a hand on Shelby's shoulder. Scott leans over and gives Sophie a pleading look. "Okay, gather up your things. We're going to the hospital. I'll tell Roger."
New York Post
Janelle Mitchell, lead reporter for the New York Post, is sitting at her computer desk, when a young man comes running into her office.
"Hey Janelle, you'll never guess what I've just learned." Jimmy says standing in front of her desk.
"What is that? How to tie you shoes finally." Janelle quips smiling amusingly at Jimmy.
"No. . .It seems that Senator McPhearson's daughter OD'd at one of those emotional growth schools. He and his new wife left the benefit dinner early to go and see her."
"Are you for real?" Jimmy nods his head yes. "Where?" Janelle sits up with a pen and piece of paper.
Jimmy proceeds to tell her where Horizon is. Janelle gather's her things and the two leave the office.
Back at the Hospital
Peter and Senator McPhearson are standing in the waiting room.
"I am leaving tomorrow for my newly appointed position as ambassador to England."
"What of Taylor?"
"Alexandra will not be going with us to England. After detox, she will be moving back to the Kennedy Academy, the one she ran away from. They are willing to take her back. Custody will be given to her private basketball coach, Grant Tarrant."
"Did you say Grant?" A light goes off in Peter's head.
"Yes I did. Do you know of him? He is one of the top basketball coach's in the country. He's been Alexandra's private coach since she was a child. When Alexandra got into Kennedy Academy, he was hired as the head basketball coach. He will be here tomorrow to take her to detox."
A doctor comes and interrupts them.
"Sorry to interrupt, but Miss McPhearson is awake now. She is able to breathe on her own. Her throat might be a little dry due to the tube. I'll allow you all to visit for only a few minutes."
"Thank you."
Senator McPhearson leaves Peter standing in the waiting room. Peter takes a few deep breathes and follows the doctor and Senator back to Taylor's room.