Chapter 7
Bianca awoke the next morning to a knock at the door. Unlike when she knocked at Bianca's house, Kendall waited to hear come in.
"Who is it?" Bianca asked
"It's Kendall."
"Oh, come on in."
Bianca stood up. Kendall walked over to her sister and gave her a hug. Kendall could still see pain and hurt in Bianca's eyes, but not as much as she had the day before. 'This is a good sign.' Kendall thought
"Hey Binks, how's Maggie?"
"Well I only woke up once last night and the nurse was in here checking on her. She said everything was about the same."
"At least it's not worse." Kendall tried to comfort her sister
"Yea, but it hurts so much. Watching her lying in that bed, knowing there's nothing I can do to help her."
"You can help her by talking to her. Maria said she can hear us."
"You don't understand Kendall. Leo and Frankie practically told me I wasn't the one who was going to help Maggie out of this."
"Leo and Frankie…? Bianca they couldn't have told you…"
Bianca cut her off "Kendall, promise me you won't tell anyone."
"About what?" Kendall asked scared of the answer
"Leo and Frankie. They came to me. They said the reason Maggie won't wake up is because she is scared to face Erica. Kendall why didn't I see it before? Every time mom was around Maggie looked scared. Maggie is the strong one. She's not supposed to be the one to care about something like that. Why didn't she just tell me?"
"She didn't want to hurt you."
"Hurt me? How would knowing something like that hurt me?"
"Maggie knows you love mom. She didn't want to be the one to take that love away from you."
"How do you know all of this Kendall?"
"She's accidentally said something around me once or twice."
"Why didn't you tell me!"
"I wanted to see if Maggie told you first. I would have told you eventually. But it's something Maggie needs to do for herself."
Just then there was a knock at the door.
"It's probably David. He said he was coming back this morning." Bianca said to Kendall. "Come in."
"Bianca…how are you sweetheart?"
"Mother…" Kendall was shocked. She turned to look at Bianca whose expression had turned from hurt to anger.
'Erica.' Maggie thought 'What is she doing here? Not to see me I'm sure. Probably to get Bianca to leave me. Now is when I need to wake up. I have to face Erica if I want to see Bianca again.' Maggie tried to move. She hadn't realized how hard it was going to be.
"Mom what are you doing here? How did you even know?" Bianca asked
"Well that's not really important." Erica replied, remembering what Jack had asked her not to do. "What really matters is that I'm here for you now and…"
Erica was cut off "Mom, I don't really need you here. I'm sure you're only here to play out some plan to get me to bail on Maggie. I don't think you understand. I love Maggie, and now matter what you say or how hard you try you're never going to change that."
"Actually, I'm here to apologize. I was here last night. I was hurt that you didn't call me about Maggie. I may be rather mean and hateful to you two, but sweetheart I would never wish this kind of pain on anyone. I've been here before. People I've loved have died. I'm just so sorry it took something like this to make me see that what I was doing wasn't worth losing you…or Maggie. She loves you, and you love her. I see that now. Please Bianca…can you please forgive me for everything I've done? Pleaded Erica
Bianca was completely taken by surprise. She never dreamed she would hear something like that come from her mother. The very mother who, the day before, would have given anything to break her and Maggie up.
"Wow, Erica Kane apologizing…admitting she was wrong." Kendall couldn't believe it any more than Bianca
'This is my chance.' Maggie thought again. 'I have to face Erica now. Tell her how she's made me feel. How much she's hurt me.' Maggie struggled to move her hand.
"Look!" Erica shouted
"What!" Bianca asked turning around
"Maggie! Her hand, it moved!"
"Mother that's not funny. Contrary to your humor…"
"No Kendall, look! Maggie is moving!" Bianca said
Kendall shot out the door "Nurse! She's moving!" she yelled down the hallway
All at once two nurses and a doctor ran into the room. "Ms. Stone can you hear me?" the doctor asked "Ms. Stone if you can hear me squeeze my hand."
'This is it Maggie, squeeze the doctor's hand.' She thought to herself. It took everything in her, but she did it.
"See! She did it!" Bianca yelled
"Yes." Replied the doctor "But it could just be her nerves."
'No!' thought Maggie 'It was me! I did it myself!' She moved again, this time her whole arm.
"Did you see that!" Kendall asked
"Yes." The doctor said "It seems as though Ms. Stone is on the verge of waking up. I checked her charts this morning and it says that she is actually coming out of the coma pretty quickly, but only a little at a time. It could take another day or two before she opens her eyes. I didn't tell you sooner because I didn't want to get your hopes up. But seeing this for myself, I'd say she should be awake sooner than we thought."
"Thank you doctor." Bianca said as the doctor and two nurses walked out.
"Well that's good news." Erica said breaking the silence. "I have to get to work. I just came to apologize and let you know that I am behind you now 100 Bianca."
"Thanks mom." Bianca said hugging Erica
"And Kendall, I'm glad you've been here for Bianca. I'm sorry for everything I've done to hurt you also."
Now it was Kendall's turn to be surprised. She didn't know what to say.
"I'll see you two later." Erica said walking out the door.
"So, what just happened here?" Kendall asked finally able to talk
"I'd say Erica Kane finally showed she has a heart." Bianca said smiling.
TBC
