Reliving The Past
Chapter 28
Liz calls Sonny.
"Carinthos."
"Sonny. This is Liz. How are the boys?" She asks, almost too fast for Sonny to understand.
"They are fine. They are in the pool right now. But we need to have a talk. When we are done, I'll let you talk to the boys. We went to the address you gave us. That woman was so cold." Sonny says, still in shock.
"Sonny, she wasn't my mother. I called her to talk to you. But she said you never made it. I found out that I've had the wrong address all these years. It's not 3437. It 3347. I apologize. I have been sending letters to this 3437 address. I thought my mother hated me. But she said she never got the letters. That she assumed I wanted nothing to do with them. They never got the stack of pictures from my stalker either. So she doesn't know anything about my life. Gram didn't want to tell her about the rape. So I am sure Grams kept mum about it. I really need to sit down with my mom and dad to tell them about all this stuff. Anyhow, I need Kevin's personnel file. I need to call his mom. The stalker somehow got to the hospital's Hazardous Material Alarm. Distracted everyone enough to get to the room. Kevin had me lock myself in the bathroom. But Kevin was hit on the back of the head. He might have a brain bleed. I need to call his mother. He's going to have to have surgery. I used to know Kevin back in Colorado. His mother and I know each other. It might be better coming from me. Knowing he was protecting me, she might not be as upset. My mother's home number is (921) 555-2907. Call her and let her know when you are coming. She's excited to see the kids. I apologize for the mix up. But I would like to know who that lady at 3437 is." Elizabeth's mind wonders.
"She acted as if she knew the surname Spencer. Laura introduced herself as Laura Webber Spencer. She asked as in Luke Spencer. Laura said that he was her ex-husband. And Lucky was her son. That was about all the recognition she showed. Then she told us to come back in a couple hours. Well we weren't going to go back without a picture of your parents. I will have one of my guys bring over the personnel file on Kevin. Give his mother my regards. Also tell her if she needs anything, I will be happy to give it to her. And not to worry about anything. I will also send over two more guards. Let me find out who is available. I should have given you another guard. Kevin should have never been doing this alone. As of now, I don't think this stalker is working alone. I think it is Tom. But I also think there are a least two others. Maybe more. Dante sent me over the ballistics report. There were at least three shooters at your grandmother's house. So I think we are dealing with a cluster of stalkers if that makes any sense." Sonny stops to clear his throat.
"Yes. It makes perfect sense. But why me? What have I done that was so bad that a group of people would want to hurt me and my family? Sure when I was younger I wasn't the best kid. But I was never so harsh that I deserve this." Elizabeth goes deep in thought. She has a sliver of memory. A flash of a memory of a bonfire when she was an 8th grader. Sarah was a 10th grader in Colorado. The bonfire. Just a flash of the fire. Her heart starts to race. She sees a flash of the bonfire again, with a girl screaming. Elizabeth drops the phone. Goosebumps riddle her body. She can't stop shaking.
"Hey, are you ok?" Franco goes to her side. When she doesn't answer, he picks the phone up. "Hey Sonny. I don't know what you guys were talking about, but she's not well. She looks to be lost in thought or memory. Is there anything I can do?" Franco asks.
"Just make sure she calls Kevin's mom. And there will be guards there for Liz and Kevin. They will bring paper work Liz needs to look over. Call me back if you guys need anything. Franco, I'm trusting you and Ric to look after her and Audrey." Sonny says.
"Well, Audrey has a guard right now. But as soon as Liz gets her guards, I will stop by her room and check on her myself. But right now I'm going to try to get Liz to talk to me. She's freaking me out a little." Franco says, watching Elizabeth like a hawk.
"Well, keep me informed please. I know Jason would if he could. As would Lucky. And Franco, this doesn't mean I like you. It just means that I need your help, excuse me, Liz needs your help. I still don't like you and I still don't trust you 100%. I just want to make that clear." Sonny says.
"I figured as much Sonny. But I also know that you do care about some people. So it went without saying. I had no misgivings that you changed your mind about me. But it's nice to be reminded every time I turn around. Have fun. Say Hi to the kids for me. Later Sonny." Franco hangs up. He stares at the phone for a moment, then transfers his attention to Elizabeth.
"Elizabeth, honey what's wrong?"
"No fire." Elizabeth says, in a quiet voice.
"Elizabeth, there is no fire honey." Franco says, going to touch her arm. Once he touches her arm, she pulls away and the trance is broken.
"What?" Elizabeth asks, looking at Franco.
"Honey, you spaced out. You said 'no fire'. You were talking to Sonny. You dropped the phone. Liz, what's going on? Did Sonny say something to upset you?" Franco looks in her eyes.
"No. I…No. Oh, I didn't get his mother's number." Elizabeth looks upset.
"Sonny said he was sending a couple guards for you and one for Kevin. And he said they would have paper work. I'm assuming that means Kevin's next of kin number." Franco says, studying Elizabeth.
"Franco, I would like to go see my Gram. I NEED to see my Gram." Elizabeth still seems a little out of it.
"Sure honey. Let me get you a wheelchair." Franco goes into the hall to retrieve a wheelchair. When he comes back in, he finds Elizabeth drawing a fire. Like at a camp or bonfire. She's crying as she draws it. She starts to draw something next to it. But she doesn't draw it enough to figure out what it is. "Hey sweetheart, let's go see Audrey. I am sure she is so ready to see you." Franco wipes her tears away and helps her into the chair.
"Thank you Franco for being there for me. My life feels a little out of control. I haven't felt this way in a long time. Well, only a few times in my life. This has to stop. I'm a mother of three wonderful little boys. They need me and a stable life. I…" Elizabeth has another flash of the bonfire and hears the girl screaming again. But this time, the girl is screaming no.
"Elizabeth, please tell me what is going on. You go off into space. Tell me where you go." Franco says, rolling her along toward the elevators.
"It's hard to describe it. It's a flash of a fire. Like a bonfire. And I hear this girl scream. Then I hear her screaming no. She sounds so terrified. The screaming paralyzes me. But something inside me knows I need to help her. Something…something is being done to her." Elizabeth goes quiet. But Franco can see she's trembling.
"Maybe it's just a bad dream. One you can't forget." Franco tries to down play it.
"NO! This is a memory. But I don't know when. I don't remember enough to know when. I was so afraid I couldn't move. I don't remember ever being never a camp fire or bonfire." Elizabeth racks her brain to try to figure out when it could have been. By the time she's gets out of that deep thought, they are at Audrey's room.
"Here we are. Ready?" Franco asks.
"Yes. Thank you Franco." Elizabeth puts a hand on Franco's that he has on the wheelchair.
"Anything for you sweetness." Franco rolls her into Audrey's room.
At the hospital somewhere in Ireland, Lucky is being treated for gunshot wounds. At first Lucky thought he had just been hit in the right shoulder. But he had also been hit in the right leg too. Very close to an artery. So when he passed out, it was from loss of blood. He didn't feel the second shot because of the adrenaline. After surgery to remove both bullets, Lucky is recovering in his room.
"Hey there Luke Jr. Don't you know you are supposed to duck the bullets?" Frisco says, with a joking tone.
"Hey Frisco. Yeah, amateur mistake. Dad would be sorely disappointed. But the girl is ok, right?" Lucky asks, hope in his eyes.
"Yes. All the blood on her was from the target and you. Saving her was one thing, but son, don't bleed on the damsels." Frisco laughs.
"I'll remember that for next time. Any confirmed ID on the target? And who he was working for?" Lucky gets all serious.
"Yes. Richardo Manuela. We are still looking into his past. But there was a red flag. One name you won't like." Frisco looks disgusted.
"Who? There are a lot of nasty bad guys out there."
"Helena Cassidine." Frisco looks as if just saying the name gave him a nasty taste in his mouth.
"When did she start human trafficking? Something seems very off." Lucky says, moving uncomfortable.
"Yeah. Helena's been dead for months now. Why would he still be doing this?" Frisco thinks.
"I need a phone. One that can make overseas calls." Lucky says, thinking he's figured out what might be wrong.
Sonny and Laura sit at the table next to the pool as the boys swim. Laura orders some Lunch and gets back to their conversation.
"So she wasn't her mother? But why would she care about Luke Spencer? She was more concerned with the Spencer name. And why would she pretend to be her mother? Then ask us to come back in a couple hours. Can you have someone look into the people who live at 3437 Summerset Lane? I don't know what to make of it. But let's call Mary and see if she would be willing to meet us here. I don't want to take the boys on another long ride and find out she's just as cruel." Laura says, watching the boys, smiling.
"Well, Liz said that there was a grand mix-up with her mother and her. That he mother is looking forward to seeing the boys. But I understand. The boys might be more comfortable here then at her house. And if for some reason she's not gentle and kind like Liz, we ask her to leave. No harm, no foul." Sonny agrees. Laura gets the number and gets ready to talk to the mother of the young woman she's come to love and look at as her own daughter.
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