Chapter 11

A few days later…I was at the arena working…when 2 guys and a girl in gray suits came up to me and handed me a court ordered paper that said, I was a violent and unfit mother…and they actually took Christopher away screaming and crying for me…in a police car…I was absolutely beside myself…I knew Mark was behind this…I knew it was time to come clean with my brothers and tell them everything…I told them and they weren't necessarily mad at me…but they pretty pissed at Mark for what he had done.

I on the other hand…I locked myself in my hotel room and sat in the corner crying…I totally zoned out…I didn't go any where or do anything for 3 weeks straight…we were in Michigan…and it had been 3 weeks since I'd seen Christopher…

Jeff and Matt finally decided to go talk to Mark…Mark told them what I had said and done to him…And that he thought I was lying about going into premature labor…Jeff said, "Mark, you're such an asshole…Our mother had cancer and died when Sandra was 8 months pregnant…because she was so depressed and grief stricken, it caused her to go into premature labor the day after our mothers funeral…That little boy saved Sandra's life…3 years ago…That whole week leading up to the funeral…None of us thought she was going to make it…she wasn't eating…she would stay in bed 20 hours out of the day…then when she did get up it was to shower or use the restroom and then she went back to bed."

Matt said, "Christopher couldn't have come along at a better time…it might have been the day after our mothers funeral…but he was her saving grace…he was just the thing that brought her out of the depression and back into reality."

Jeff said, "How could you be so cruel to have someone's child taken away from them…and worst of all he's your son…you know you have a son now…and you had him taken away from the one person who would died for him…just to save his life…and had him put in foster care." Matt said, "Not to mention, that Sandra has been locked up in her hotel room for the last 3 weeks that we've been here…if she doesn't get Christopher back soon…the next 2 weeks we have left here…are going to be messy…she won't keep herself from him for much longer with out doing something drastic…my sister isn't one for drama…but she can't handle people she loves the most being taken away from her…and if you had any heart at all Deadman…you'd get Christopher back for her…I mean seriously fuck that you don't think he's your son…she didn't ask you for nothing…if all she was really after was you're money…don't you think she could of come up with a better plot to get it from you then having your baby and telling you she doesn't want anything from you."

Jeff's cell phone rang and he answered it, "Hello?…… yea…… okay … Thanks." Matt said, "What?" He said, "It's Sandra, she's got music on in the hotel room…The manager got us a spare key for the room finally…but said we should go in and get her…"

Matt said, "You know something…Deadman here can come with us…" Mark said, "What for?" Matt said, "Just so you can see first hand what your handy manipulating work can really do to someone who isn't a wrestler. You did this to her…now you get to witness what it can be like through the eyes of your victim…" Matt pushed Mark out the door and they went up 2 floors and came to my room…and let themselves in…

I had just taken a shower and was laying across the bed again…staring at the wall…Jeff came in and sat up by my head…and put my head in his lap…Jeff was petting my head…keeping my hair out of my face…I said, "Am I really that bad of a mother Jeff?" Jeff said, "Oh honey, no…who stayed with Christopher in the hospital every day 24/7 for a month and a half…until he was strong enough after his premature birth to come home…you did…and you're also the one who gave your son blood, when the doctors said he was anemic at 2 days old…you've raised him all on your own for the last 3 years…you never once asked anyone to help you…"

I had a slow stream of tears sliding down my cheeks and said, "Then why is Mark doing this to me…Christopher is everything to me…he's my hearts and soul…he's the air I breathe…I mean what am I going to do without him…How do I live without him…I had this big hole on my heart when Mark left that morning…and it was replaced by Christopher…now the hole is there again…I mean my heart actually hurts cause he's not with me right now…he's with some stranger…and I don't know if he's okay or if he's sick…or if they are treating him good…or if they are being cruel to him…I just don't know…"

I wiped my eyes and continued, "He's so small and helpless…I mean why is a blood test so necessary, if he looked in Christopher's eyes he'd know he was his son…anyone could tell after he was an hour old…I don't even want anything from him…me telling him about Christopher wasn't some huge ploy to get something from him…I mean if he wanted to be there for Christopher I would have loved it…but I don't want anything physical or mental from him…I just want my son back." I cried myself to sleep.

Matt looked over at Mark and he had tears sliding down his cheeks…Now every one knows that Mark doesn't get emotional…he's like basically emotion free…but after seeing me and hearing me and Jeff talking…he started to realize, he had made the biggest mistake of his life…he left the room and went back to his room.