Chapter 3

"Frankie! Leo!" Maggie screamed running up to hug her sister and cousin. "Wait, how can I see you…touch you…oh my gosh am I dead!"

"No sis not dead, just out of it." Frankie laughed

"Excuse me if I don't see the humor in this, but I saw bright white lights then two dead people. Is this a dream?

"Kind of" said Leo "We're here to help you Mags."

"Help me with what?" Maggie asked puzzled

"As you may very well know your current situation isn't that great sis." Frankie said

"Yea, I know. Bianca needs me and I can hear her crying, asking me to come back, but I can't open my eyes."

"And that's where we come in." said Leo putting his arm around Maggie's shoulders

"We just so happen to know why you won't wake up." Frankie told her sister

"Not won't, can't." corrected Maggie

"No sis…won't"

"What are you talking about? I want to wake up for Bianca. I love her. Why would I not?" Maggie asked getting a little angry

"Well Bianca isn't the problem. It's Erica." Leo told her

"Erica! What does she have to do with this?"

"Well we watch you from time to time and from the looks of it, Erica dislikes you as much as she did me. Maggie it hurts, I know, I've been there. You can't keep hiding it from everyone. People are starting to see through you. Kendall being the main one. You know how close she is to her sister. She's going to tell her sometime."

Maggie just stood there thinking back on all the times Erica had hurt her. She didn't want to let Bianca know the things her mother said to her when she wasn't in hearing distance. The things Erica said to Bianca were nothing compared to the things she said to Maggie. It would only hurt Bianca more to know how Erica treated her when no one was around. She couldn't do that to her. She couldn't bare to know Bianca would be even more betrayed by her mother. A mother is a very special and important person to have in your life. She couldn't live with herself knowing she was the one who denied Bianca that. So she simply chose not to tell her.

"So how exactly do I go about waking up?" Maggie asked not sure if she really wanted to know the answer.

"You have to find that out for yourself." Leo told her turning to walk away

"What do you mean? I thought you were here to help me!" Maggie pleaded

"Yes, help you, not figure it out for you." Frankie answered

"The answer is in your heart." Frankie and Leo both said at the same time as they walked back towards the light

"Wait you guys! Don't leave me! Don't leave me again! That can't be all you have to say!" yelled Maggie, but they were gone

Chapter 4

Everyone had come in two at the time to see Maggie and to try to comfort Bianca. Jamie and Babe had come in first. Babe said anything and everything a friend could say at that point. Jamie just kind of sat there wondering what to say. 'I'm sorry Bianca' was about all he could think of. Next were Greenlee and Ryan. They both told Bianca it was going to be OK. Maggie is strong they assured her. She's not going anywhere anytime soon. Then Aidan and Anita. She loves you, they told her. She wouldn't leave you here alone. After everyone who had already been in to see Maggie and Bianca had gone home (except Kendall and David. They had promised to come back later.) Reggie and Lily went in. This encounter was more personal.

"Hey Bianca, can we come in now?" Reggie asked

"Yes, of course Reggie…but who is we? Oh Lily, I didn't expect you to come back here." Bianca said

"Hi Bianca. I know you're hurting really bad right now. Dad told me to be careful with what I say. He said if I say something wrong it could make you hurt more. I don't want to do that, so I promise to be careful. I know how it hurts when I see red and when people touch me."

"It's OK Lily. I'm just glad you came back here." Bianca assured her

"So, how ya holdin up?" Reggie asked

"Not too well. Reggie I can't lose her. She and Miranda mean everything to me." Bianca couldn't hold it in anymore. She had gone without breaking down through everyone's visits but it was getting to be too much. Lily saw how upset Bianca was and she was starting to get a little freaked. Reggie saw this and suggested he take her back home.

"Dad has something he needs to talk to you about anyways. Sounds like it's important." Reggie told her

"Should I prepare for the worst?" asked Bianca

"Depends on how you see his side of things." Reggie replied

"Thanks for coming back here." Bianca said to Lily trying to compose herself

Lily walked over to Bianca and touched her arm. It didn't last more than two seconds before she snatched her hand back. Bianca and Reggie just looked at each other in shock. "You're welcome." She replied. "And I'm sorry about what happened to Maggie." Lily added as she walked out the door.

Bianca knew exactly what her Uncle Jack wanted to talk to her about, and frankly she wasn't too interested to hear what he had to say.

TBC