Chapter 9
Across town at Enchantment Erica was doing everything she could to clear her schedule early. She wanted to go back to the hospital before visiting hours were over. She had a feeling that Bianca would want to talk about her sudden change of heart. But what would she say to her? All she could think about when Jack had called her the night before was how much pain Bianca would be in. No matter how hard she tried to deny it she could tell Bianca and Maggie loved each other. She knew all too well what it felt like to be hurting the way Bianca was. But she couldn't tell Bianca what she did to Maggie. That would hurt Bianca too much. And with her sudden change of heart, she didn't want to hurt Maggie. For some reason Maggie wasn't telling Bianca either. She decided to respect that decision. Besides, that's one less confession she'd have to Bianca.
Bianca and Kendall had finished eating when they heard a knock at the door for the second time that morning. Kendall walked over and opened the door.
"David, hey, come in."
"Hey, I was just stopping by on my way to work. How's Maggie?"
"They say she will probably come out of the coma a lot sooner than they expected." Bianca said smiling, then stopped realizing it hadn't happened yet.
"That's good. Well I have to get to work. I'll come back as soon as I get off."
"Thanks David."
Yea Binks, I have to get going too. Duty calls." Kendall said as she hugged Bianca bye. "I'll come back later too. I know you are getting sick of me, but I can't stand you being up here by yourself."
"No way. Are you kidding? I'm lucky to have a sister like you."
Kendall just smiled as she closed the door behind her. "If only you could say that without so much hurt in your eyes. Please Maggie wake up for Bianca."
Bianca never left Maggie's side the entire day. She sat there for hours telling Maggie stories from when she was living with her dad. Telling her what he was like and how much he supported her in everything she did. She also told her about when she came to Pine Valley. How Erica wouldn't accept her and how Leo never let her down. She spent more time on Leo than she should have because it led her straight to the topic of Frankie. She quickly changed stories and told Maggie about Kendall and how she never thought they would be as close as they are now. When she had run out of stories, she talked about their current situation.
"So Maggie, when do you plan on waking up huh? I'm trying my best to figure this out but you have to help me. Meet me half way here. Use what Leo and Frankie told you to come back to me." A tear fell from Bianca's eye, but she fought hard to keep from crying again. She was tired of crying. She didn't feel like she had any tears left.
'Bianca you have to face Erica too. She's not just my ghost. She's yours too. Please talk to her soon.' There was nothing more Maggie could do. It was up to Bianca now.
By now it was going on 7:00. Bianca was beginning to wonder if Kendall and David were really coming back. She was getting antsy sitting there with no one to talk to. She had no clue what else to say to Maggie. She had told her practically her whole life's story. She wasn't short on visitors that day. Babe, Anita, and Greenlee had all come to see how she was doing, but none of them stayed very long. She wasn't good company right now, she knew that. But when Kendall was there it was like it didn't matter. They could sit there in complete silence and still be on the same page. They understood one another like that. It was actually kind of weird, and Bianca loved it. She heard a knock at the door.
"Finally." Bianca said thinking it was Kendall and opening the door. "Mother!"
"Bianca…I just came by to see how you were doing and to see if anything has changed with Maggie."
"She's improved some. Maria said she wouldn't be surprised if Maggie was awake within the next two days."
"That's great sweetheart."
"Mom, I actually need to talk to you."
"About what?" Erica asked already knowing the answer
"Your sudden change of heart. Mom, people don't just change like that. There has to be some hidden reason why you are all of a sudden OK with me and Maggie." Bianca said ready to face her mother.
"You're right Bianca. This made me realize how lucky I am to have a daughter like you. No matter how badly I treated you, you never shut me out of your life. But you also never gave in to me. When I heard that you were in an accident I realized that I could lose you at any time. Then when I heard that you were OK, that it was Maggie who was hurt, I knew what you were going to be going through. And I also felt guilty."
"Guilty? Why?"
"Well, because of the way I had left things with you…and Maggie."
"I knew it. What have you done to Maggie? Mom if you have said anything to hurt her the way you have hurt me I swear…"
"Bianca I am so sorry for everything. For the way I made you feel." Erica cut her off before she wanted details on what she had been saying to Maggie.
"Yea mom, you sure did a number on me. You have no idea how you have made me feel over the past year. Now you're not going to get out of it this easy. I can deal with what you have done to me. You're my mother and I'll love you no matter what. But I want to know what you have been doing and saying to Maggie."
"Well, can't we do this another time?" Erica was trying to get out of it yet again.
'This is perfect.' Thought Maggie. 'This is my chance to get it all out. I can't hide it anymore. They are already talking about me. What better way to finally tell Bianca, and face Erica.' Maggie put every bit of strength into what she was about to do.
"No mom, I want to know what you have been doing to Maggie."
"I can tell you what she's been doing to me." Maggie said surprised the words had come out this time.
TBC
