Chapter 23

"Secrets"

By the time Deanna got up the next morning Lily was missing. Shear panic raced through Deanna's mind as she stumbled out of bed. Frantically searching their quarters she couldn't find Lily anywhere. Lily was gone a million things raced through Deanna's mind as she searched her daughter's room.

"Lily this isn't funny where are you?"

Silence permeated the room dead silence Deanna continued to check under all the furniture and closets in her room to see if she was playing hide and go seek.

"Lily I give up where are you?"

Still she didn't answer.

"Counselor Troi to Security!"

"Security here sir what is the problem?"

"I can't find Lily anywhere someone must have taken her away. Please come quickly."

"Sir its Friday she is probably at school why don't you contact Miss Gladstone?"

"Right I'll do that Troi out."

For a moment Deanna felt foolish. She probably contacted Rachel's mother to take her to school when she didn't get up with her.

"Troi to Ensign Gladstone?"

"Gladstone here."

"Is Lily with you at school?"

"Yes she is when you didn't wake up to the alarm she contacted Rachel's mother to take her to school. She said you needed your rest. Didn't you get our message?"

Deanna looks over to the computer screen it was blinking a new message was in.

"Now I did thank you I'll pick her up after work Troi out."

Moving over to the screen Deanna presses the blinking button.

"Hello mommy, I thought I would let you sleep in today since you didn't sleep so good last night. I contacted Rachel's mother to pick me up for school. If I scared you I'm sorry get some rest I'll see you after school I love you Lily out."

Deanna sighed and headed to the bathroom to get ready. On the way there a crippling pain caused Deanna to double over. She could feel the blood running down her leg as she struggle to get to the bathroom. Her vision began to blur as she tried to blink it away looking down she could see the blood pouring out of her. Holding her stomach Deanna made it to the bathroom when everything went dark.

"Counselor Troi are you in here?"

Brandon's father called out and waited for response.

"Daddy where is she? When she cancelled my session yesterday she rescheduled it for today. Do you think something happened to her?"

"I don't know but something isn't right. Counselor Troi wouldn't cancel a session without letting us know the new day. I want you to stay right here Brandon, don't let anyone in here I am going to look for her."

Brandon nodded as his father searched through Troi's quarters. He couldn't find her anywhere when he got to her room he saw the blood stain on the carpet and followed it to the bathroom. When he looked over to the sink there was Deanna lying in a pool of her own blood.

"Walker to Sickbay we need the doctor in Counselor Troi's quarters right away."

"Were on our way."

Brandon's father lifted up Deanna into his arm and placed her on the bed. Taking two pillows from the bed he elevated her legs. She was cold and clammy and in shock. Brandon came running into the room when he heard his father call Sickbay.

"Daddy what's wrong with her?"

"I don't know Brandon but I know one thing…she is going into shock."

TBC…Chapter 24