NOTE: Keep in mind that Zander never came back from the hotel fire, and then was killed like on the show. People assumed he was dead from the hotel fire..
Chapter 2
Carly is sitting at the kitchen table doing some paperwork for The Cellar. She hears Michael come out of his room.
" Hey." says Carly.
" Hey, I'm leaving." says Michael, putting his coat on.
" Wait, whoa.. where are you going?" says Carly, looking back at him.
" To Jake's. Remember? I'm sleeping over there tonight." says Michael, getting his backpack from the bottom of the stairwell.
" In that? Michael it's storming out." says Carly.
" Mom, relax. It's six houses down." says Michael.
Carly looks outside, and then back at him.
" I think I want you home tonight, sweetie. I was watching the news earlier and it's supposed to get alot worse." says Carly.
" Mom, come on. What's going to happen over there that won't happen here? You already said I could go." says Michael.
Carly sighs, giving into her son.
" Fine, fine. Just be careful walking please. And wear the hood on that jacket. I don't want you to comeback tommorow sick, so you have another excuse to miss school." jokes Carly, as she stands up, flipping on the tv.
" I will." says Michael, opening the door.
" Hey, wait. Remember to be back by noon, ok? Your grandfather's coming over for lunch and I'd like you to be here." says Carly.
Michael rolls his eyes.
" Do I have a choice?" says Michael.
" No, you don't. Listen, sweetie. I know you don't like him. And I'm still getting to know him as well. But he genuinely wants to be your grandfather and make up for lost time. Just give him a fair shot, please? For me." says Carly, walking over to him.
" For you. Not for him." says Michael.
" Thank you. You're the best kid in the world, you know that?" says Carly, hugging her son.
" So they keep telling me." says Michael, hugging her back.
" Alright, be careful." says Carly, as Michael walks out the door.
Carly shuts the door, watching out the window as he walks farther away from the house. She walks into the next room, checking on Morgan in his crib. Latecia had already gone home for the day. She hated being home alone in storms. But with Sonny and she not being a couple anymore, she was getting used to being alone.
She sat on the couch, watching the weather channel, hoping that the storm would let up.
Maxie squinted to try to see in front of her as she drove down the back road. She got a letter from someone asking her to meet them at some barn on the outskirts of town. But it was still within the Port Charles limits. She remembered playing there sometimes with Georgie when they were kids.
She wasn't even going to go. But something sparked her curiosity. She got a feeling like it was important somehow. She stopped the car when she came to the correct road, and saw the barn in the distance. She got out of the car and ran as fast as she could towards the barn, going inside.
She shakes herself off, feeling the water dripping off of her sopping wet hair. She starts wringing it out, when she hears a rustling coming from the back of the barn. She looks up, startled.
" Hello?" says Maxie.
There was no response. There was even any light in this barn. Just some small lantern lights up above.
" I got a letter to meet someone here?" says Maxie, getting a little freaked out by this now.
" Maxie?" says a voice.
She hears the voice, but can't make it out.
" Hello?" says Maxie, moving closer to the noise.
Suddenly, a dark figure comes out of the shadows and into the light. Maxie takes a deep breath, not believing what she was seeing. It was Zander Smith.
" Z-Zander?" says Maxie, trembling.
" Yeah. It's me, Max." says Zander, softly.
Without hesitation, Maxie quickly runs to him and wraps him in a hug, almost knocking him over.
" Whoa." says Zander, holding onto her.
" I can't believe you're here. I thought you were dead." says Maxie, feeling like she was going to hyperventilate.
" Hey, hey. It's ok." says Zander.
" I knew you wrote that letter, I knew it.I just didn't think it was possible." says Maxie, starting to cry.
Maxie lets go of him as the hug breaks, tucking her hair behind her ears. Zander steadies her by holding her shoulders since she was so emotional.
" No, it's not. It's definately not ok. Where the hell have you been?" says Maxie, angirly.
Jason walks down the hallway near where Brenda's room was. He saw her coming out.
" Hey." says Jason.
" Hey. What are you still doing here. I thought you were taking Sam home?" says Brenda.
" Na, she was gonna stay and see Kristina. Doctor said she was going to be fine." says Jason.
" That's good." says Brenda.
" Yeah-" says Jason.
" So.." says Brenda, with a small laugh.
" So- do you need a ride back to the cottage?" says Jason.
" No, that's ok. Go, take care of Sam." says Brenda, as they start walking to the elevators.
" Ok- did you not just hear me? She's staying here for awhile. So I'm being nice.. and offering to take you home." says Jason.
Brenda rolls her eyes.
" I don't need you to take me home. I can take a cab, the same way I got here." says Brenda, pushing the down button on the elevator.
Jason sighs, rubbing his forehead.
" Fine, whatever." says Jason, standing beside her, waiting for the elevator.
She turns to him.
" Ok- I just said I didn't need a ride." says Brenda.
" I'm not deaf, Brenda. I'm going back to the Penthouse. I have to use the elevator to do that. I have a driver waiting for me downstairs." says Jason, sarcastically.
" Of course you do." says Brenda, looking away from him.
The elevator finally comes, and they both step into it, trying to avoid looking at eachother.
Brenda leans her back against the opposite side of the elevator as she starts looking through her cell phone for missed calls.
Suddenly, the lights start the flicker in the elevator.
" What the hell?" says Brenda, startled.
Jason looks up at the lights, not saying anything. Then the elevator makes a series of noises and begins rattling. Brenda takes hold of the railing, taking a deep breath.
" Jason.." says Brenda.
" Relax, it's still going down." says Jason.
Then the elevator comes to a complete stop, causing both Jason and Brenda to fall to the ground.The emergency lights come on, and they both look up.
" You were saying?" says Brenda, giving Jason a look.
Sam thanks Dr. Meadows as she gives her a clean bill of health. She looks at the window as she hears a large roar of lightning. Then the lights go out in the room, and she see's the emergency lights come on in the hallway.
She pokes her head out into the hallway, trying to see what was going on. People were rushing down the hallway. One woman was complaining about how the elevators had stopped.
" The elevators aren't working?" says a familiar voice.
" No, I'm sorry sir. They should be back running when the storm lets up." says the nurse, walking past Sam down the hallway.
" Jax?" says Sam, stepping out into the hallway.
" Sam, hi." says Jax, surprised to see her there.
" Hey. What's going on?" says Sam.
" The storm. I guess it's bad. The elevators aren't working, which means I'm stuck. I was here visiting Kristina and Alexis since she's being released today, and I had a meeting. Guess I can forget that now." says Jax, looking at his watch.
" So, the doctor's said she was going to be ok?" says Sam.
" Yeah, she's going to be fine. Thank god. She's been through enough." says Jax.
" I know, poor kid." says Sam, looking down.
Jax looks at Sam, feeling stupid for even bringing Kristina up.
" I'm sorry. That was insensitive."says Jax.
" No, no it's ok. You didn't mean it like that, I know." says Sam.
Jax nods, awkwardly putting his hands in his pockets.
" Listen, since we're going to be here for awhile obviously, why don't we go back to your room and catch up? I know we haven't talked in awhile." says Jax.
Sam gives him a small smile.
" Alright, I'm game. But on one condition?" says Sam.
" Name it." says Jax.
" We raid the vending machines? I'm dying for some coffee." says Sam.
" Ugh- hospital coffee. Sounds wonderful." says Jax, laughing.
" Dosen't it?" jokes Sam, as they begin walking down the hallway.
