Chapter 13: Please Help Me

While time moved at a rapid pace beyond the walls of her hell, for Kendall, the time was measured watching her belly expand. Kendall was unaware that her family has suspicions that she could be alive. She had no more visible contact with her family. The monitors from her room had been removed one morning out of the blue by Steven. She had objected, but she could not fight him in the condition that she was in. This move was disconcerting to her. It appeared to her that she was possible going to be moved or something worse was in store for her. By the time Jackson had shared his news with everyone, she no clue what had transpired. She had not seen the meeting so she was clueless that her family was trying to find her.

Despite knowing that Kendall was alive, it still left everyone on the edge. Things were still difficult for the Kane family and for Ethan, as Jackson tried to find her. They at least they had some hope that they would see her again. Kendall's first priority was the baby she was carrying. The conditions that she was being kept in were anything but ideal. She felt that her baby was in danger. She had gone through the pregnancy with Bianca and she was afraid that she was not gaining the appropriate weight that she needed to stay healthy. She sensed that something could be wrong. By her estimation, she was her 30 or 31st week of pregnancy. She knew that time was of the essence. The person responsible would soon reveal themselves or would feel the need to get rid of her soon. She knew that the survival of her baby depended squarely on her.


Ethan attempted to live up to his promise to Jack and Erica about trying to go on as if nothing had changed. In fact so much had changed. He wanted to find her and would go to the ends of the world to do so, but raising that suspicion may do more harm than good. He couldn't risk Kendall's life or the life of their child. Ethan would try to go about his day by retuning to the office. It was a futile attempt to help him keep that promise. The distraction of the office was welcoming to him. For a few moments in the day Ethan was able to function.

As usual the Cambias' offices were always a buzz with work. Ethan was a bit preoccupied with an upcoming project and of course thoughts of Kendall were never far behind. With everything racing through his mind he was unaware that Zach had entered his office.

"Thanks for the contracts." Ethan was looking down thinking he was thanking the receptionist. To his surprise his fathers stood before him.

"Ethan!" Ethan looked up surprised to see Zack in his office.

"What the hell brings you here?" Ethan voice seemed hurt and angered.

"Just came to talk, wanted to see how things are with you." Zack tried to spark a conversation with him.

Ethan continued to push papers around his desk and finally looked into his father's eyes, "Well as you can see, I'm here and I'm fine. I'm very busy."

"Ahh There is nothing like watching a Cambias at work." Zack sarcastically told Ethan

"Why do you do this …why... same old Zack"

"I'm sorry … I didn't mean… reflex I guess. Ethan, please let me help you through this. We haven't had a chance to talk about" he paused as the words hung in the air, "about Kendall."

"Don't even, you have not right." Ethan stared at him

"I know I haven't been a father to you and I didn't support your relationship with her. I know that this is a moot point but I now know that she was good for you. Whether you believe me or not, I did appreciate her standing by you when you were accused of the shooting. She was very loyal and loved you unconditionally."

Ethan chuckled, "Too late for the father/ son bonding routine….DAD. I have some work to get do so please – Leave."

"Fine!" Zack started to walk out and stopped and turned back to Ethan, "I'll be gone for a while, but if you need me, you know how to reach me."

Ethan gave Zack a side ways glance and turned his attention to his paperwork as Zach walked out.


Zack went up to a cabin owned by the Cambias Family. It was a property that was not known to either Bianca or Ethan. It was an enormous mountain retreat that Alex Sr. would use when he was in Pine Valley. He made sure that few knew about the place. Zack knew where it was from Michael and would use it every now and then to get away from all his troubles. The resort was very remote which was very appealing to him. If Zach wanted privacy, it was the right place to be.

Zack arrived this time during mid October. The first snow fall of the season had fallen coating the ground. Snow had a way of making things look new. It seemed to bring clarity to everything around him. He was still trying to find a way to make a go at a relationship with Ethan. He wanted to be a father to Ethan, but his animosity toward him was hard to swallow. It was even hard to get through to him since Kendall's death. He wanted to be there for him, but Ethan wanted no part of it. Kendall's death drove a deeper wedged between father and son.

Zach walked into the cabin dropped his small bag at the entrance. He had kept the maintenance of this place up himself and really no one knew of its existence. He quickly went over and started a fire in the fireplace.

Unbeknownst to Kendall, help was only a few feet above her. Below, Kendall was asking Steven to help her get out. She had told him that she was not feeling well. She was have abdominal pains throughout the last few hours and had alerted him to her condition. Steven appeared unconcerned. Kendall had tried to pull a similar stunt a few weeks before in a failed attempt to escape.

Kendall lay on the bed in pain, "Steven, please! Something is wrong with the baby. It's too soon for the baby. I need to see a doctor, please!"

He decided to unlock the door and take a look at Kendall. He was in doubt that she was telling the truth. He had become a bit harsh with her since the day he had removed the monitors. For the first time, Kendall was frightened that Steven would hurt her. "Kendall, I'm not falling for this. Not this time." As Steven reproached Kendall, he heard an unusual noise.

He looked up and realized someone was in the cabin. Kendall also noticed Steven's demeanor change. He looked worried about the noise above them. Someone was there, and it was clearly not the people that were behind this entire fiasco. It was certain that Steven was not expecting anyone at this time.

She looked toward the ceiling, "Help! Help!" Kendall screamed loudly in hopes that she would be heard. Steven tried to hush her by pointing the gun at her and threatening the baby.

He had some concern, but he believed that the area that they were in was sound proof. At least he hoped.

He whispered to her, "Yell all you want Kendall, they aren't going to hear you."


Zack was stoking the fire when he paused. He thought he had heard some noise. It was impossible. He knew that no one was around for miles. He continued working on the fire.

"I must be hearing things. Guess I'm just tired." He told himself as he went over and made himself a drink as he looked around the room. He had not been in the cabin for months, but he noticed that it appeared that someone had been there. There was a jacket that he found in the living area. He looked at it with familiarity in his eyes. He was unable to place it completely, but it was unsettling to him to know that someone had been there.

Darkness soon fell and Zack decided to retire to the master suite. Steven in the meantime locked Kendall back in the room and decided to hide out in an adjacent room to where she was held. Kendall, however, continued to yell for help. She was in excruciating pain and need to get help immediately. Whoever was above needed to hear her and help her?

Zack was pensive as he moved around the bedroom. He went over to the closet to retrieve the bag he had taken up earlier in the evening and tripped on a wood board that was slightly raised in the floor. He had never noticed that there was something wrong with the floor boards before. He slowly pulled back the small rug that covered the area. He noticed there was nothing wrong with a bad floor boards, it was in fact a door. Zack looked puzzled as the door that was slightly raised from the floor. It looked like a storm door. He never knew it existed.

He pulled at the door. It was extremely heavy and he was curious. The stairs appeared to go below the cabin. It looked like a separate and secret living quarters. Did his father make this for his own safety or was this simply a cellar he was never aware of. Why all the secrecy he quietly thought.

As he slowly descended, he started to hear the faint voice of a woman yelling for help. Her voice seemed labored and stressed. It, however, had a ring of familiarity to it. He reached the bottom of the stairs and walked down the long and lit hallway. The cries of pain were louder.

"Steven, Please! Help Me! I'm begging you!" the voice continued and Zack was anxious to help. As he was halfway down the hall, the realization that he recognized the voice finally hit him.

"Kendall?" he quietly whispered. The words that slipped out of his mouth seemed to startle even him. Was it possible, could this be Kendall? It was impossible, Kendall was dead. That was the rationalization. He shook his head, but slowly and cautiously he continued on.

Steven had been in the room anxiously pacing with the gun in his hand. He had become angry and infuriated by the situation. He didn't want to deal with her in this state. He became livid and bolted from the room determined to quiet Kendall. He flung the door to his room open and ran right into Zack. Each were startled by the others appearance. A fight ensued. Both men struggled. Steven had the gun in hand and Zack got a hold of that hand to gain control.

The struggle continued for some time until Zack pinned Steven against the wall. He grabbed his wrist and pounded his arm against the wall to smack the gun out of his hand. The gun flew out of his hand as both men fought each other with a fury. Steven put up a great fight against Zack but he was finally able to subdue him. Zack gained possession of the gun. He was out of breath and bleeding from his lip and sustained some bruises, but Steven was worse off. He held the gun on him, "Who the hell are you?" Steven was on the floor. Zack kicked him in the stomach. He laid there semi conscious. He then tuned his attention to the closed door. He approached the door and it was locked. He went back to Steven to go through his pockets to get the keys and unlock the door. He was unsure what he would find, but whoever it was sure needed help.

He frantically yelled out as he fiddled with the lock, "Hello!" As he tried to figure what key it was. He banged on the door, "Can you hear me?" He finally unlocked the door and swung it open. The figure that lay on the floor rocked him to his core.

"Kendall! Oh my god … it can't be" He quickly went over to her He checked her pulse and realized that she was alive. He couldn't believe his eyes.

Kendall lay semi unconscious on the ground, but was slowly coming around. The pain had placed her in that state of consciousness. She looked up and was amazed to see that Zach was there. She became hysterical, "No. No... Please help me. Don't keep me here. Oh god, you…you did this! Oh god Zack, why…"

"Kendall, I didn't do this… I couldn't" Zack tried to explain to Kendall who believed that he was the one responsible. He was still in shock at the fact that this was Kendall, but he was even more stunned that she was very pregnant.

Kendall struggled to communicate through the intense pain and fear that she was feeling. She grabbed hold of Zack's shirt, "Please… please, if you love Ethan, you'll help me. Something is wrong, something is wrong with your grandchild." The news that Kendall was carrying Ethan son was overwhelming to him. He picked her up and gently placed her back on the bed.

"I'll be right back"

"No please! Zack, please don't leave me here" She begged Zack as he disappeared into the hallway.

Steven was still on the floor. Zack was fuming. He took the gun in his hand and went over to him. He grabbed him by the collar and dug his knee into Steven's throat. He pointed the gun at his head, "You son of bitch. Who paid you? Who?" Zack was screaming at Steven wanting to know the truth. "Tell me who are you working for?" Steven spat in Zack's face. Zack shot the gun down the hall as a warning to him, "The next shot is going right through your head. Tell me now… I swear to you, I will kill you right here!"

Steven was terrified about the look in Zack's eyes. A look of a man read to kill, "Okay! Okay I'll tell you." Steven had not intentions of dying for the ones that were responsible for taking Kendall. He whispered the name to Zack. He stared at Steven, pointed the gun between his eyes. Steven started to beg for his life as he held the gun between his eyes and instead he pistol whipped him across the face and knock him unconscious.

Zack rushed back into the room and picked up Kendall. He swiftly took her into his car and proceeded to get her back to Pine Valley. He made a call on route to the hospital, "It's me Zack … I need you to meet me at the hospital…no everything is fine, but bring Erica and Ethan….I can't explain now ….trust me, please just trust me Bianca." He hung up the phone and looked at Kendall through the rear view mirror, "Just hold on Kendall, we'll be there soon." Kendall lay in the back seat in immense pain holding her pregnant belly.