Chapter 37-Delirium and Cardiac Arrest
After leaving the blood clinic, Sam and Jax headed back to the ER. Sam was surprised to find Alexis waiting for them.
"Sam, are you okay?" Alexis wrapped her arms around her.
Sam began to cry into her shoulder. "I just… I want to hit myself over the head with a vase or something!"
Alexis sighed and pulled away from the hug. "Why?"
"I should have kept questioning when I was told my baby died… I should have investigated it. I should have looked for her!"
"Honey, I've been down the what if road countless times, and it only leads to heart ache. That was all on Helena, not you."
"Alexis is right," Jax said. "Helena was a wicked woman. It's not your fault."
"And look at you." Alexis smiled. "Who'd have thought my best friend would be the father of my granddaughter. Get over here." She hugged him.
"I never thought of it that way." Jax smiled. "I'm going to the cafeteria. I'll get us all coffees." He disappeared on the elevator.
Sam plopped down on the bench and buried her face in her hands. "I'm sorry, Mom."
"Whatever for?" She sat beside her.
"For yelling at you and giving you a hard time when I found out you tried to stop my brain surgery."
Alexis sighed. "That was a long time ago and it saved you."
"But you were trying to save me. I thought you were trying to take over my life, but I get it now. I wasn't just your daughter of five minutes."
"You were but you weren't. I was terrified that I would lose you again when I just found you."
"That's how I feel now."
"Listen," Alexis squeezed her hand. "Willow's going to survive. And it's not going to happen overnight, but you will build a relationship with her. And you're off to a better start with her than I was with you, so that's a plus."
Sam sighed. "How did you know we were here?"
"Lucas called me. He thought you could use the support."
The elevators opened and the paramedics pushed Jason in on a stretcher, clutching his chest, his face pale and sweaty.
Lucas, Elizabeth, and Felix rushed over.
"What's going on?" Elizabeth asked.
"He was experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath," one of the paramedics said. "The owner of Kelly's called 911."
Lucas flashed a flashlight in his eyes.
"Elizabeth…" Jason said softly before closing his eyes.
"Jason… Jason!" Elizabeth shouted, patting his cheeks.
"We need to get him to a defibrillator!" Lucas said and they pushed him down the hallway.
"Oh my gosh," Sam said.
"Are you okay?" Alexis asked.
Sam nodded.
"How does… after restoring your memories, do you feel any differently seeing Jason like that?"
"Yeah… I'm worried about him… but more as just an old friend."
Alexis rubbed her back.
"I should go check on Willow," Sam said.
"I'll be right out here," Alexis said.
Sam pushed the curtains aside and she clenched her jaw when she saw Harmony at Willow's bedside.
"Come on, Kali," Harmony said. "You've got to wake up. You have so much to live for."
Sam cleared her throat to announce her presence.
Harmony groaned. "You're still here."
"Yeah, because that's what mothers do. They don't hand their children over to cult leaders."
"But they hand them over to mobsters?"
It felt like a knife went through Sam's heart. Harmony was right. Sam was no better than she was.
"I'm learning from my mistakes," Sam said. "Clearly you're not."
"Kali has so much to give. She doesn't deserve any of this," Harmony said. "Messenger Alessandro is going to find out who did this to her. V-Town will protect her."
"V-Town is what did this to her."
Harmony shook her head. "You're wrong."
"Well, we'll see what Willow wants when she wakes up."
Harmony started crying. "She has to wake up. She's the kindest person, you know? She wouldn't hurt a soul. She would always catch spiders in our home and set them free outside."
Sam's muscles eased and she stepped a little closer. "Really?"
"Oh yeah. She's always loved animals and children. But we moved around so much we could never have any pets. She'd bring in bugs and such from outside though. They always freaked me out."
Sam smiled a little.
"You see, Sam. You don't know her like I do."
"Then tell me more. What was she like?"
"She was a child prodigy."
Sam scrunched her face. "Really?"
"Yeah, definitely wouldn't be my biological child… She had an IQ of 180. She skipped several grades, which was amazing because we moved around so much. All her teachers thought she'd be a mathematician or a scientist. But she always wanted to work with children."
"Well, she most definitely didn't get her smarts from me… she sounds like my sister, Molly."
"W-w-wiley…" Willow mumbled as she stirred.
"Willow?" Sam gently squeezed her hand.
"Kali, honey," Harmony said. "Mom's here."
"Wiley…" Willow repeated and slowly opened her eyes. She jerked back when she saw Harmony. "No, I don't want to join the trust, please don't make me!"
"The trust?" Harmony asked. "What do you mean?"
Willow hugged her legs to her chest and tears streamed down her cheeks. "Shiloh scares me… please, I want to leave. I want to go find Dad."
"Willow, it's okay," Sam said, her eyes welling up. "Shiloh is dead. He can't hurt you anymore."
Willow kept her eyes on Harmony. "You don't love me…"
"Of course I love you," Harmony said.
"You love Shiloh more. He's hurting me…"
"Willow," Sam said softly. "Try to calm down."
"I don't want to sleep with him… I want to go home to Dad… but Shiloh killed him. Get away from me!"
Sam turned to Harmony. "Okay, you need to leave. You're upsetting her."
"Please leave me alone," Willow sobbed.
"Get out!" Sam grabbed Harmony's arm and dragged her through the curtain.
Alexis and Jax were standing on the other side.
"Someone grab a nurse or a doctor…" Sam said. "I think Willow might need to be sedated. And make sure Harmony leaves."
Sam rushed back into Willow.
"I need to get Wiley…" Willow sat up in her bed. "I tried… I tried… but they dragged me away…"
"What do you mean?" Sam asked.
"Nelle… the kids."
"Do you mean at V-Town?"
"I did what Mom wanted. I went… but I saw Wiley and tried to take him."
Sam sighed. "And that's when they took you to the Flushing Room?"
"I deserve it…" Willow curled up in a ball. "Just like Shiloh."
"Willow, no…" Sam wrapped her arms around her. "No… you didn't deserve it. They are sick people…"
"Wiley doesn't deserve it…" She cried harder.
"Shh… it's okay. We're going to get Wiley back somehow."
Lucas rushed in and stuck a syringe into her IV. "Delirium from the poisoning."
Willow's breathing slowed. "I want Wiley safe… and loved…" She closed her eyes and fell asleep in Sam's arms.