Aftermath
Chapter 6
Sonny looked at Carly. "Are you sure you heard Jason correctly? How can
she leave the hospital without anybody knowing or seeing her?"
"Jason said that he went to visit her this morning and she wasn't there. He
talked to everyone at the hospital and no one saw her leave."
"Why would she leave the hospital?" Carly asked Sonny. Sonny looked at her.
"I guess she doesn't think she has a problem, but she does." Carly got her jacket and keys.
"I'm going to go and look for her."
"No, Carly, you need to rest; this stress isn't good for our baby," he said. She looked at him.
"I'm going to find Courntey."
"Please Carly, I and Max will look over town; you can wait by the phone. She might call her or even stop by here."
Carly looked at Sonny. "Okay, but call me the minute you hear anything, ok?"
Sonny went and hugged Carly.
"Of course I will," he said, as she walked out of the penthouse.
Carly sat on the couch, and sighed. She prayed that Courtney was going okay. She didn't know what she would do if anything happened to her. She put her hand on her stomach.
"Your aunt is going to be fine and she is going to get the help she needs. Oh little one don't worry. She knows she needs to be here for you."
**
As Courtney was walking down the street she started to think of everything. Her baby… Jason... and what is left of her life... I have nothing in my life.
She knew exactly what she needed to do.
A few minutes later, she walked to an alley.
"I need some more pills," she said to the man standing near. He turned around.
"Courtney, you're back." She smiled and nodded.
"Do you have what I need?" she asked, nervously. She needed the drugs now. She wanted and needed to forget everything that happened in her life and this was the only way.
"You know what I need," he said.
She looked into her purse and saw that she didn't have any money.
"I'm sorry, but I don't have any money. I promise you that I will get the money
for you soon."
"No money; no drugs," the guy said simply. Courtney couldn't believe it. What was
she going to do now; there was no way that she was going to go back to her family and let them send her to a rehab center.
She walked away from the man and started walking down the street. All I want is just a few drugs just to make me feel better is there really anything wrong with that, she thought to herself. I feel empty without them.
"I need them!" she shouted out loud to herself.
Her body started to shake, but she didn't notice the people looking at her. All she
wanted was drugs.
**
A few hours later,
Carly was sitting by the phone hoping that Courtney would phone. When
suddenly the phone rang. She grabbed the phone.
"Courtney?!"
"No, it's me," Sonny said. "I just wanted to see if she has called." Carly sighed.
"No, she hasn't. Why don't I come and look for her with you. I'm
sure I can find her. There isn't many places that she could have gone."
"Carly if Courtney doesn't want us to find her, then I don't know what we can do."
"Are you telling me aren't going to look for her anymore?" Carly shouted into the phone.
"No, that's not what I'm saying, but we've been looking for hours now and we still can't find her."
"If you can't find her, I will," Carly shouted as she slammed the phone down. She got her jacket on and started to walk out of the door.
"Do you need me to take you somewhere, Mrs. Corinthos?" Max asked.
"No, I'll be fine on my own," she said as she walked onto the elevator and
left, praying that she found Courtney.
**
A few hours later,
Carly had looked everywhere for Courtney, but she was nowhere to be found. Carly's last thought was to look in Kelly's to see if she was there, but she wasn't. Carly decided to go inside and ask someone if she'd been in there earlier. She walked up to Penny.
"Hey. Has Courtney been by here in the last few hours?"
Penny looked up. "No, she hasn't. Is everything okay?" she asked.
"I hope so," Carly said and then she walked out of Kelly's. She sat down on the chair.
Where could she be? she thought to herself, if she didn't find her soon. She didn't know what was going to happen to her.
She picked up her cell phone and called Courtney and left a message.
Carly then hung up the phone and got up. She sighed. She didn't want to go back to the penthouse without Courtney.
Suddenly she saw Mike walking towards Kelly's.
"Mike," she called out. He turned around.
"Carly," he said as she walked up to him.
"How are you doing? You are getting so big!" Carly smiled softly.
"I'm fine, did Sonny called you and tell you about Courtney?" Carly asked. Mike looked at her.
"Courtney? No. What's wrong with her?"
Carly didn't know how she was going to tell Mike that his daughter had a drug problem. She was surprised that Sonny hadn't called him.
"I'm sorry that you had to find out this way, but Courtney has a drug addiction. She was in the hospital for a drug overdose, but this morning she went missing. She hasn't called or been by your place, has she?"
Mike couldn't believe what he'd just heard. "Did you just say that my daughter is a
drug addict? There is no way; she would never take drugs!"
"You are more like Sonny than you know; he wouldn't believe it at first either."
"Why didn't Sonny call and tell me about Courtney?" Mike asked.
"I don't know. He has been busy trying to find her." Carly then stood up.
"I have to go now, but if Courtney calls you, please call my cell phone or the penthouse. She needs help."
"Is she that bad?" Mike asked.
Carly nodded. "I don't know what is going to happen to her, if we don't find her soon."
"Thank you for telling me about Courtney. I will call her mom, maybe she
left to be with her."
"I don't think Courtney would do that, but it is worth a try," Carly said and walked away.
**
Courtney was sitting on a bench in the park, when she opened her bag. She picked up her cell phone up and saw that there was a message.
"Courtney, hey, it's me, Carly. Where are you? Everybody is worried sick about you. Why did you leave the hospital? Please call me on my cell phone and tell me that you are okay. You don't have to talk to Sonny or Jason; I just need to know that you aren't hurt."
She then erased the message and threw the cell phone back into her bag. She sighed. I can't believe that Carly is making out that she was worried about me and acting like she was my friend, but that is far from the truth, if she was my friend she would have helped me, but she didn't. I'm sure she wants to send me to a drug rehab center, just like Jason and Sonny, she thought to herself.
She suddenly had an idea, who could help her, or at the very least have a place to stay, as there was no way that she could stay at Kelly's tonight, as Jason or Sonny could be waiting there for her.
Half an hour later, Courtney showed up at the place and knocked at the door.
The person then opened the door, with this surprised look on their face.
The only thing that Courtney said, "I need your help."
To be continued!!!