Reliving The Past
Chapter 30
"Hello?" Mary answers her phone.
"Hello. Is this Dr. Mary Webber?" Laura asks.
"Yes. May I ask who's calling please?"
"Hello. This is Laura Webber-Spencer. I'm your daughter's ex-mother in-law. But I would say we are still good friends. I brought the boys with me. Apparently we had a little mix up with the address. My traveling companion and I were wondering if you might come to the hotel to meet us. After the last woman we met, we would prefer to meet here. The boys were a little upset before. Would it be possible for you to come to the Ritz?" Laura asks, with hope.
"Sure. How are the boys? I hope not too shook up." Mary says.
"No, after they got in the pool, I think the encounter is miles away. Well, except for maybe Cam. He is like his mom. A worrier. He will be the one you really have to impress. If he doesn't trust you, you might as well hang it in." Laura laughs.
"I knew my Lizzie would have one just like her. Her father and I just could never seem to get her trust. She always saw us as the enemy. I guess I should have not compared her to Sarah all the time. And just encouraged her to be a better her. But that is the past. I can't wait to meet them. Audrey sent us pictures. She never told Lizzie because she was afraid Lizzie would get mad." Mary is near tears.
"I'm sure that you will like the boys and they will like you. But if they don't right away, just give them a little time. Just to let you know, we do have some body guards here. So you will have to show some ID to see the boys. We can't be too careful with their safety. Will Dr. Webber be joining you?" Laura asks.
"No. Jeff is on a conference for a few days. But he will be delighted to see the boys. Who might I ask is your traveling companion?"
"Sonny Corinthos. He's been a big help. He has come to be very fond of Elizabeth. He tried to take good care of her when we thought my son died in a fire." Laura says, remembering that time.
"What? When was that?" Mary asks, concerned and surprised.
"Oh that was April of 1999." Laura says it like it was nothing.
"What happened? Was my daughter with him?"
"Oh no! No, she showed up at his apartment. Sonny was there for her though. He found that she was a special girl. The fire inspector told us that is was started by candles. So Elizabeth was sweet enough to tell Sonny that it wasn't purposely set. As was lead to believe. Even though she blamed herself. She bought the candles for him and on the phone she asked him to light another candle for her. But she was strong enough to try to ease Sonny's conscious. My son and your daughter were so close, it was like we lost both of them in that fire. But you should see her paintings. She would have been a famous artist. She got into the hardest school to get into. But she was so lost without my son, she stayed in Port Charles. I still have my son's portrait. You would be amazed." Laura says.
"Wow. There is so much that my mother in law never told me. I hope to get to know my daughter when this is all over. I will finish up the rooms and then be on my way. That's the Ritz in.."
"London. We are in the penthouse suite A. Or you can just have them call us when you get here." Laura says.
"Ok. It will be about an hour and a half. Thank you so much Laura. See you all soon." Mary says and hangs up.
In Doctor Maddox's office, Elizabeth sits there. This is different than when she had sessions with Gail or Laney.
"Mrs. Webber, what seems to be the problem?" He asks.
"I'm having a few issues. And I think that they are getting way out of hand. I thought I was strong enough to do this on my own. But there was something that Sonny said that caused me to remember something. I didn't even know I knew or had forgotten. You see there is a stalker after me. At first it was ok. He was just sending sweet little notes. Then they got worse. He sent me flowers. Then he threatened my family and friends. He got in my house. Sent pictures to people. He had pictures from the timeā¦from the time I was raped. Before I was raped and after. He sent a picture of me after the rape to my oldest son. He shot at my oldest son and me at my Gram's house when we were outside. Then shot the house up. He almost got my youngest son. That's how I got shot. He's gotten into my hospital room at least twice that I know of. That alarm we had go off. That was courtesy of him. He hurt a fine man. Now these memories. The last one I had was SO scary." Elizabeth says, shaking.
"Ok. How about we start with these memories you are having. Tell me what happened just before you had your first memory." Doctor Maddox says.
"I was on the phone with Sonny. He took my boys to England to be with my parents to keep them safe. Gram was going to take them, but she had a mild heart attack. She's fine. But I was trying to explain about the address mix up. But Sonny seems to think that there are a group of stalkers. The ballistic report said there were at least three shooters at my Grams house. I asked his what I could have possibly done to someone to cause them to want to hurt me or my family. Then I had a flash of a camp fire or bonfire. I just see the fire. Then I hear a girl screaming. I felt fear. Like I wanted to run, but I was too scared. But when I came out of the memory, I had dropped the phone. The next time was pretty much the same thing. But the girl was screaming. But she also said no. I got the feeling that she was screaming for her life. The fear was so bad. Right down to the bone. But this last one. I never thought I would stop shaking." Elizabeth says, looking at the floor.
"Well, I don't think you have." Doctor Maddox laughs. This makes Elizabeth smile.
"I had Franco wheeling me back to my room. Franco touched my shoulder and the fear was so bad I couldn't breathe. I jumped out of the wheelchair. Told Franco not to touch me. When my back was against the wall, I heard a male voice said that if I ever told anyone what I saw, I would be next. I heard that voice before. I know I have. So I must have seen something I wasn't supposed to. Could this stalker and that be related?" Elizabeth looks at Doctor Maddox with hope that he had all the answers.
"There is great reason to believe it is. But Elizabeth, you have to remember what happened in order to know who this or they are. I think it would be best to hypnotize you. It's the most effective way to get to the heart of the problem. Then maybe we could have some regular therapy session about the effect this is having on you. You are strong Elizabeth. Just because you ask for help doesn't mean you are weak. It just means you know your limits. How much longer are you here for?"
"I think at least overnight. Do you know of a new program where they are letting doctors come in for a few weeks? There was a Doctor Henry Burns. I didn't trust him." Elizabeth's breathing is getting labored again.
"No, but that doesn't mean it's not true. I don't get all the info like regular doctors and nurses. I can asks about it, if you want me to." He looks at her face.
"Yes, please. When do you want to start the hypnosis?"
"Well, will you be free tonight about 10pm. I know it's late. But that is my slow time and we can take as much time as you want. I'm on call tonight. Do you want someone here for moral support?" Doctor Maddox asks.
"Yeah. Franco. The sooner we can get this figured out, the faster my boys come home. And I can see my parents. I haven't seen them in about 19 or 20 years. That's over half of my life. I thought they didn't love me. I sent letters to them. But I had the wrong address. I thought that when I told them of my rape, they were so disgusted with me that they didn't want anything to do with me." Elizabeth wipes a tear away.
"What happened to change this?"
"Sonny and Laura took my kids to England. I was on a breathing tube. So they took the address I had. There was a woman there. She was cold. They didn't trust her. So they called Bobby. When I found out, I called my mother for the first time in 19 or 20 years. I found out that they went to 3437 and not 3347 Summerset Lane. I asked her about the letters. She said she never got any. Now I can't wait to see them. Sonny said that when we go to pick the boys up, I can go and see my parents. To hear my mother say she loved me. And missed me. She thought I wanted nothing to do with them. You see, right after the rape, my parents wanted my sister Sarah and I to go to England and spend the summer with them. But I was so clingy to Lucky. He was helping me get better. But Gram said we shouldn't tell them as they would worry and want to come home. And there was nothing they could do. So we didn't tell them. Oh but I would have given anything to have my mom hold me. Laura became my surrogate mother. When I had a trigger, she just held me and let me cry. The very first time we met. No questions asked." Elizabeth wipes her face with a tissue.
"Wow. Sounds like a lot has happened. Good and bad things. Are you sure you are ready to open this chapter in your life? It might be pretty painful." Doctor Maddox asks.
"I have to. It's not a question as if I want to. My boys have to be safe when they come home. This person or people don't care about hurting kids. I have to stop them." Elizabeth says, trying to convince Doctor Maddox.
"Ok. I will see you and Franco back here at 10pm. I suggest you go get some rest. These memories might cause you to have nightmares. But I can prescribe you something to help you sleep. Something mild so you can wake up if you have a bad dream or feel that something is wrong." Doctor Maddox explains.
"Let's see how things go. I'm kind of tired now. And Sonny is supposed to send over a few guards. And I really must call Kevin's mom to tell her about him." Elizabeth wheels herself to the door. "Thank you Doctor Maddox. I'll see you tonight." Elizabeth wheels herself to Franco.
"You ok sweetheart?" Franco asks as he pushes her toward her room.
"I will be tonight after I get put under and find out what happened to cause me to feel this way. These flash backs and this tremendous fear. But I need to sleep. I have to go back to Maddox at 10pm tonight. Will you be able to go?"
"Sure. Kiki is a big girl. And I do sometimes stay at my studio for a few nights. So are you guys going to talk tonight?" Franco says, making conversation.
"Nope, I'm going under hypnosis. That's why I need you there. You can tell me whatever I say. I have a feeling Doctor Maddox is going to try to sugar coat this. I need to know. I have to for my life and my boys. To find out who and why this is being done to me." Elizabeth takes a deep breath. They arrive at her room and find two big burly men. One holding a folder with papers in it.
"Are you Mrs. Elizabeth Webber?" The dark haired one asks.
"Maybe. Who are you?" Elizabeth asks.
"I'm Gene and this is Heath. We were sent to take care of you." Gene says.
"Well, Gene. We need to work on the way you speak. That just sounded like a threat." Elizabeth says, straight faced.
"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am." Gene starts to verbal stumble.
"Relax Gene. I was just kidding. Half kidding. Why not says 'We're here to guard you.' Then I wouldn't think you are going to try to kill me when I'm alone with you. You aren't, right?" Elizabeth eyeballs him suspiciously.
"No ma'am. These are for you. Kevin Smith's emergency contact." Gene hands her the folder.
"Gene, knock off the ma'am stuff. I'm Elizabeth or Liz. Ma'am is for an old lady. I don't quite feel young, but I sure as hell don't feel old either. Franco, this is Gene and that's Heath. Guys, this is Franco. Play nice boys. I need to go in and call Mrs. Smith about Kevin." Elizabeth rolls herself into her room. And gets ready to call his mother.
A/N: Thanks to all my readers and reviewers. I hope you are still enjoying and liking the way the story is going. Take care all! More to come soon.
