Chapter 6:

Somebody Told Me…No Man Is an Island

That is easy to believe especially if you have supportive family and friends. Not everyone is that lucky. And even if you are, the hard part is letting them in, trusting them and opening your life to them. Alexis and Sonny found this the hardest. Life had taught them early on that not everyone can be trusted, not everyone had their best interests at heart. But no matter how hard they tried, they slipped up and they did let people into their lives, some turned out to be a blessing and others turned out to be the devil themselves. I was lucky to be one of the former.

Night turned into day. Kristina was still in coma. Alexis and Sonny were nowhere to be found. Sam and Dante waited and called. With no word from Alexis or Sonny, they took it upon themselves to tell Michael, Morgan and Molly before they heard it from the morning news.

Sam was to pick up Molly from her sleep over and the three Davis girls were to have Sunday brunch together and go shopping. Alexis had an out of town meeting. But today, while Dante sat with Kristina, Sam went to pick up Molly and bring her to the hospital to see Kristina. The always smiling Molly began crying as soon as Sam told her the news. Sam pulled her close and held her until the sobs subsided. It was times like this that Sam realized that Molly was just a little girl and not the adult she behaved as. Molly insisted on seeing Kristina no matter how battered she looked. Molly, gathering up all her strength, opened the door and was momentarily shocked to see Kristina. Sam thought it was best to take Molly away, but Molly held her ground and with a few tentative steps walked toward Kristina and gently grasped her hand with tears in her eyes. It was a heartbreaking scene. Dante and Sam moved outside so that Molly could have some time alone with Kristina, but they made sure to keep the door slightly ajar so that they could keep an eye on them.

"Have you tried calling Sonny again?" Sam asked

"Yeah. No answer. I think we should do something. Send out a search party or something," Dante replied sarcastically.

"Let's wait on that. I know them. They just need some time away. This is very hard for them. We need to tell Michael and Morgan."

"That would go a lot better if Sonny were here. Typical, not there when you need him."

Sam ignored him, "I think Jason should tell Michael and Morgan. He has known them since they were babies."

"Where is Jason? I thought he was out on some secret assignment for Sonny."

"That's what he told me. He should be back soon."

"Sam, we are not waiting for him. I will tell Michael and Morgan myself," Dante replied, taking control of the situation.

As Dante left, Sam's cell phone rang.

Dante left for Sonny's house since the boys were staying at his place. Carly and Jax were in the process of divorcing and Michael and Morgan didn't want to be a part of it. They were getting accustomed to having Jax in their lives and now once again, their mother decided she couldn't be with someone who lied. They weren't even sure what they were fighting about…Jerry, Kate, Sonny, Jason. Any time now there would be an attempt to get back with Sonny. That's what they always did and Michael and Morgan were caught in the middle. Carly had left for some time away while Jax focused on his business.

Dante arrived as the boys were finishing their breakfast. Morgan was happy to see him and Michael was making himself scarce. Dante stopped and without preamble, told them that Kristina was in the hospital and in a coma. He was faced with a barrage of questions from Michael who was silenced with one look from Dante while Morgan just stared at Dante. Michael and Dante both walked towards Morgan, but he stepped back and ran up the stairs to his room and slammed the door. They both followed him up but he would not open the door. Dante and Michael slumped against one side of the bedroom door while Morgan did the same on the other side thinking of their sister.

In the solitude, Michael asked Dante all his questions and Dante seeing no reason to keep it from Michael, answered dutifully. Michael's reaction was similar to his own, anger and frustration. Anger that somebody could do something like that and frustration that he didn't do enough against Keifer. Michael knew he was a bad guy. Why didn't Kristina see that? Why didn't he push Kristina to see that Keifer was no good?

Dante was not prepared for Morgan's reaction. He wasn't sure what he was expecting. He didn't know what to do. As a cop, when he had to tell families bad news, they would deliver the news and leave. This time it was his own family, his brother, his sister.

They sat there for a while before the door creaked open. It was enough for Michael and Dante to get on their feet and face Morgan, who stood there somber. He had obviously been crying but his face was washed to hide any traces.

There had been no discussions, no arguments, no requests, no are you okay, everything will be fine. They had understood each other perfectly. They would deal with this the best way they could. They all walked down the stairs in silence and into the car heading towards the hospital.

Michael and Morgan's reaction to seeing their sister had been similar to rest of the family. They spent time with her, they prayed and they wished she would just wake up. Molly and Morgan stuck together. Michael wandered the hospital alone. They were so caught up with their sister that they did not realize that Alexis and Sonny were not there. But Sam and Dante knew.

Lake House

Alexis awoke with a start. She was in her bed, in her room, in her house. She was having a bad dream, just a bad dream, but it seemed so real. She was about to get out bed to check on Kristina when she saw Diane walk into the room. Then it all came back to her.

It was not a dream. Kristina was in the hospital. She did fight with Sonny. She was at the Cassadine cemetery. She had been to see her sister. She was crying. She lay there on her sister's grave against the tombstone that read, Kristina Cassadine, Loving Sister & Friend. She couldn't stand up. She saw the sunrise. Despite the Gothic castle and the haunting surroundings, the sun rise had a cast a beautiful view of Spoon Island. Ivan, the Cassadine groundsman, had helped her and that's all she remembered. Diane filled in the rest of the blanks. Sam had called Diane hoping to find Alexis, to no avail. Diane called Alexis' cellphone and luckily, Ivan picked up telling her of Alexis' state. Diane rushed over and brought Alexis home. Alexis was in no state to see Kristina or do anything for that matter.

"Thank you Diane. I am fine now. I have to call Sam, she must be worried sick." Alexis said noticing the missed calls. How did she not notice them? "How could I do this? How could I just leave Kristina there alone?" Alexis asked tearfully.

Diane enveloped Alexis in a hug and replied, "Alexis, you needed some time to pull yourself together. You would have been no help to Kristina in that state. You were disorientated and crying and mumbling. Alexis, you were exhausted and it would have been worse if you stayed in the hospital. And Kristina is not alone. I just called Sam and she and Dante were there with Kristina through the night. She also said that they would be picking up Molly, Michael and Morgan and bringing them to the hospital."

"How is Kristina? Any change?" Alexis asked hopefully.

"I am sorry, Alexis," Diane replied, "How about you freshen up and I'll bring you up some breakfast and then we can go to the hospital."

"Thanks Di. Have you heard from Sonny?"

"No. Don't worry about him. Max will take care of it." Diane replied, omitting that they didn't know where exactly Sonny was and all of his men were looking for him. Diane was desperately waiting for Max's call about Sonny.