Reliving The Past

Chapter 31

"Hello, Mrs. Smith?" Elizabeth asks.

"Yes, who is this?" The female on the other end asks.

"Mrs. Smith, this is Elizabeth Webber. Kevin and I went to school together. In Colorado. I left when my parents moved. I was staying with the Hogan's when my parents sold our house. My sister Sarah moved too." Elizabeth has a flash of memory. But she tries to stay in the now to get the info to Mrs. Smith.

"I remember. She was the cute blonde and you had darker hair. But didn't both you parents have blonde hair too?"

"Yes ma'am. But anyhow, Kevin ended up here where I moved to. In fact he was assigned to watch me and my boys. I wanted to call and tell you that Kevin is in the hospital here. He is in emergency surgery for a brain bleed. I wanted to be the one to call you. I'm so sorry. I have a ticket ready for you if you want to come see him. It's all bought and paid for." Elizabeth expected an overly emotional response.

"Send me the information. I will see how soon I can get there. Thank you for calling dear. It's good to hear from you. See you soon." Mrs. Smith hangs up. Elizabeth is a little shocked. But then Elizabeth has another flash. The name Hogan. Elizabeth remembers the Hogan family she stayed with just after her parents left. They had two kids. Jessica Hogan. She was in a grade higher. And Jason Hogan. He was 10. She remembers talking with Jessica. They didn't get a long too well. Almost as bad as Sarah and Liz. Another memory starts to creep into her head. But she shuts it out. Too afraid.

"NO!" Elizabeth holds her head. Franco, Gene and Heath all rush in.

"What's wrong Liz?" Franco asks. Concerned as he looks at her.

"Nothing. Never mind. Could we get a nurse in here with a very mild sleep aid?" Elizabeth won't looks at Franco.

"Sure. While I go, why don't you talk to Gene and Heath. Interview them. Make sure you feel you can trust them." Franco kisses Elizabeth on the top of the head. Franco leaves.

"So, where are you guys originally from?" Elizabeth asks, not really caring.

Franco goes to the nurses station to talk ask about some sleep meds for Liz, when he takes a minutes and just takes a few deep cleansing breaths then continues on.

"Hello. Might I get a sleep aid for my friend?" Franco asks a woman in scrubs.

"Who is your friend?" she asks, without looking at him.

"Nurse Elizabeth Webber." Franco thought that if he mentioned that she was a nurse, that she might drop her attitude.

"Ok, I will ask the doctor." She says, never looking at him.

"Could you make it the mildest dose you have? She just needs help getting to sleep. She doesn't want to stay asleep." Franco smiles.

"Yeah, whatever." She walks off. Franco goes up to her. He grabs her and says, "No, not whatever. She's one of you. You give her your best or I will sue this hospital and YOU for all you are worth. She means the world to me. And if I suspect you are not going her your all, you deal with me. Do I make myself clear?" Franco smiles after. The nurse is scared.

"Yes sir. I will get right on that." The walks away pretty fast as soon as Franco lets go of her arm. He walks back to Elizabeth's room. Gene and Heath are talking. Elizabeth has laid back and seems to be attempting to listen to them. But Franco can see she's drifting in and out of sleep. He walks in.

"Ok, I got the meds coming. Gene and Heath, I need to speak to Liz alone please. Thanks for keeping her company while I was away." Franco steps aside and lets them through to stand guard outside her door.

"What's up?" Elizabeth asks, sleepy.

"Well, I knew you were bored into slumber. And then you would have felt bad for falling asleep, even though you need to sleep. I'm sure Gene and Heath would have understood. And it beats having to have meds." Franco laughs. Elizabeth smiles.

"They are good guys. They just go on and on about boring stuff. I try to be interested. But you can only here so much racing stuff before you glaze over. I don't care about cars like that. I guess I must sound like that when I go on and on about my art. Or lack thereof. Please tell me if I go on like that. Ever." Elizabeth closes her eyes. "I'm just going to pretend for a moment that they are still talking about it." And then Elizabeth is in dreamland. Franco sits down and starts to read an art history book. When a nurse comes in.

"I have sleep meds for Mrs. Elizabeth Webber." She's carrying a syringe with a big amount of meds.

"Can we hold off for about an hour? Just have it on standby. As you can see she's asleep. But if she wakes, she might need it." Franco says, as Valerie comes to the door.

"Mr. Baldwin. I need to speak with you out in the hall please." Valerie ushers Franco out into the hall.

"What's this about?" Franco asks, occasionally looking in at Elizabeth sleeping. Trying to keep an eye on what's going on.

"We got word that you accosted a nurse and threatened her." Valerie says, waiting for him to deny it.

"Yes I did. I was trying to get her to pay attention to her patient. That was the only way I could get her to listen and grasp the magnitude of the situation. What else was I supposed to do?" Franco asks.

"Well, Mr. Baldwin, you can't go around grabbing people. The Nurse wants to press charges. So I have to arrest you. Please put your hands behind your back." Valerie pulls out handcuffs. She puts them on Franco.

"I will go quietly, but you need to make sure her guards know where I am and never let her be along. And I have to be back here by 10pm. Please! I will apologize to the nurse. But I have to be here for Elizabeth. With the hospital serial killer and her stalker. Valerie, I respect you and the police force. But she's not safe. I have to be here for her. Please understand that. Can't you wait to arrest me until she's released from here?" Franco makes his plea.

"I'm sorry Mr. Baldwin. But I have to do my job. She has two guards. She will be fine until you are done. I can try to have you back by 10pm. But I can't promise you anything." Valerie pulls him away.

"Don't let ANYONE give her meds! Gene! I trust you! Protect her with your life!" Franco yells before he's taken out of sight.

A while later, Elizabeth is awakened to a noise in her room. She opens her eyes and sees a tall dark figure standing over her. She screams. Trying to get away from him, but she's paralyzed. Just as she sees the needle coming at her neck, she wakes up in a sweat. Her heart racing and pounding so hard. She can't catch her breath. Gene comes into the room.

"Mrs. Webber, are you ok?" Gene asks, looking her over.

"Yes. I'm fine. Just a…just a nightmare. Sorry to alarm you. Where is Franco?" Elizabeth sits up and tries to get her barings.

"Apparently there was an altercation with a nurse about your meds. Mr. Baldwin got a little too excited and grabbed a nurse. So she went to Officer Spencer and had charges brought against him. Officer Spencer said she would try to get him back before 10pm. But she couldn't promise him anything." Gene says, looking at her with concern. "Are you sure you are alright?"

"Yes. I… did anyone give me any meds?" Elizabeth wonders if maybe the dream was so vivid was because of meds.

"No miss. Franco told me not to let anyone give you meds. He was very vocal about it. Do you need me to get a doctor for you?" Gene looks at the machine. Her heart rate was still elevated.

"Yeah, maybe you should. I'm feeling a little weird. It's probably just from the dream." Elizabeth stares out the window. She sees the tall dark figure standing there. As soon as he sees that she saw him, he walks away slowly. Elizabeth starts to rub her neck to see if there was any blood or soreness from an injection. But how could he have gotten in with two guards. Gene has left to get a doctor. As she begins her panicked reaction, she remembers the last time she saw her parents.

"Lizzie, I don't understand why you want to stay here with a family that doesn't know you very well. You have to stay with them for at least the 9 months of school. Then maybe you can go to Port Charles like Sarah." Mary says, at her wits end with a rambunctious Elizabeth.

"Mom, how many times do I have to tell you that Sarah is my problem? She's always so much better at everything and people just keep reminding me of it. The Hogan's offered. They seem pretty nice. You met them and talked to them. So what did you tell them about me?" Elizabeth watches for her mother's tell when she lies.

"I just told Mrs. Hogan that you can be sassy. And you try to get your own way. That you do get into trouble. That she may punish you as she sees fit as long as it's within reason. No hitting or spanking. And if there is an issue to call me in England, or your grandmother in Port Charles. If they can't handle you anymore, then you are going to Port Charles." Mary says, blinking a lot. Her tell.

"What else mom? I know you aren't telling me everything." Elizabeth calls her out.

"Who's the mother and who's the daughter? And don't you dare get an attitude with these nice people. I won't hesitate to send you to a boarding school. Why do you act up so much Lizzie?" Mary asks, wanting to understand her daughter.

"Mom, when you can see me for who I am. Not what I could be, then I will always act up. I can't explain it anymore mom. I love you, but I don't think you love me for me. So until you can accept me as me, then I guess we have nothing to say." Elizabeth tears up, but holds it back as she walks into the Hogan's residence and shuts the door. Once inside she goes to her room and cries herself to sleep.

When Elizabeth comes out of the vivid memory, she's crying and Doctor Monroe is there.

"Elizabeth, are you ok?" Doctor Monroe feels her head.

"No. Check the back of my neck. For a puncture mark." Elizabeth sounds groggy.

"Nope. No needle mark. But let me have them run a blood test. You don't look to good. Was there someone in here?" Doctor Monroe asks, checking her pulse.

"I don't know. I thought not, but then…" Elizabeth stops midsentence.

"Elizabeth, what's wrong? Tell me!" Doctor Monroe gets alarmed.

"I think he got to me. I just don't know how." Elizabeth is staring out the window to the hall. Doctor Monroe is afraid for her. He orders the nurse to get blood taken and fast.

"Elizabeth, where's Franco?"

"He got arrested. A nurse is pressing charges." Elizabeth starts sobbing uncontrollably.

"Hey, hey. It's ok. We are going to get some blood and then find out what's going on." Doctor Monroe hugs her.

"Griffin, I don't know what's happening. I don't know why I'm crying. I had a bad dream of this tall dark figure. He had a needle. I screamed, but I couldn't move. I woke up sweating and I don't know what's going on. I swear I saw him outside my room. He was watching me. Almost like he was waiting to see if the meds he gave me were working. I'm scared. Franco was the only one I really trust right now. I don't know Gene and Heath all that well. They seem ok. But I just have this dreadful feeling something isn't right. It's like when you go into a room to get something, then you get there and forget what you were going to get. But times that by 10." Elizabeth squeezes Doctor Monroe tighter. He can feel her shaking. He pulls away from her enough to look at her.

"Elizabeth, let's say a prayer together. Maybe spiritual help is better than nothing, right? I know you are not religious. But I think that this might help. At least until we can find this serial killer and maybe it will help you find this or these bad persons that are doing this to you." Doctor Monroe looks her in the eye.

"Ok. It's better than nothing." Elizabeth says, still agitated. They say a prayer together. This calms Elizabeth down a little. The nurse comes and gets the blood drawn. Then Genre pushes Elizabeth in the wheelchair down to Doctor Maddox's office.

A/N: I want to acknowledge a mistake that I made. I just was doing some research on things for GH and I noticed that Liz's mother's name isn't Mary. It's Andrea Trent. I apologize to those that are sticklers to facts and I am one of them. So I am sorry. But that ship has sailed. So please bare with me. Thanks for all the reading and reviews. I love hearing from you all. Thanks a bunch!