Reliving The Past
Chapter 39
Bobby and Monica come to Elizabeth's room. When they get there, Franco is still holding Elizabeth. But she's calmed down. She's just staring at nothing really. Just the shock of the news has her feeling quite numb now. She thinks to herself she doesn't know how much more she can take. One more thing happens and she might just snap.
"Elizabeth, we are so sorry about Audrey. We all loved her here." Bobby says.
"She was a treasure. If you need anything just let us know." Monica says. Both stare at her, gauging her reaction. She pulls away from Franco.
"Thank you. Both of you. My Grams was fond of both of you. I need to go to her house and get her papers. I need to know if she was going to be buried next to Gramps…"Elizabeth tries to hold back the emotion. "Or if she was going to be cremated. And what she wants for her fu...funeral. Oh, I need to call mom back. I just don't know what to do." Elizabeth dials Laura's number again.
"Hello?"
"Laura, this is Liz again. Oh, I need to talk to my mom please. Stay very close to her. I have some upsetting news." Elizabeth says, trying to look at the wall. She knows if she looks at anyone she would break down.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Mary says, tense.
"Mom, Gram just had another heart attack. She's gone." Elizabeth breaks down. Handing the phone to the closest person. Which happened to be Franco.
"Mrs. Webber, this is Franco Baldwin. I'm so sorry for your loss. Liz is just taking it so hard. Mrs. Hardy, has passed. We are going to take care of Liz. You and Mr. Webber take care of each other. We will call back when we have gone through her papers to find out what her wishes were. Again I am so sorry for your loss." Franco says.
"Thank you Franco. Tell Elizabeth to hang in there. I will expect a call soon. Take good care of my baby." Mary hangs up. Franco looks over to Liz and sees Bobby holding her. He goes over to her and rubs her back.
"How can see be gone? How am I going to tell my boys?" Elizabeth asks, still in shock.
"Honey, she lived a long, wonderful life. Now she and Tom are together again. Heaven got a new angel. She loved you and those boys. They were such a blessing to her. As were you. She told me every time I saw her." Bobby says trying to comfort her.
"I leaned on her too much. Ever since I got here. I put her through so much. Upset her and made her worry. That's why my parents didn't want me AND Sarah here together. She was too weak after Gramps died. I could have gone to Steve who was right there in Colorado." Elizabeth says, then kind of goes quiet. They all worry about her. But in her mind, she keeps replaying what she could have done differently. And if she had, then she wouldn't have met Lucky. Wouldn't have fallen in love with him. But it seems like either way, she would have been raped. She's just glad that it happened in Port Charles. Where Lucky protected her and cared for her. In Boulder, chances are she would have been killed like Jessica. There is a knock at the door. Everyone looks over to the door. It opens. There stands Jason and Sam.
"Hey, how are you doing?" Jason asks, looking confused as to why all those other people are there.
"Jason. Sam. Are you guys ok?" Elizabeth asks, shocked to see them.
"Yeah. We are fine. We have proof that Nikolas took off to Greece. Cassidine Island is more like it. He didn't die. We got that straightened out at the police station. No need to get antsy there Detective. I am free." Jason says. Monica goes to him and hugs him, then Sam.
"I'm so glad you both are ok." Monica says.
"Thanks. Sorry for worrying you all." Sam says.
"The officer told me you had been shot. What the hell is going on?" Jason asks. Looking at Franco pretty unpleasantly.
"I had a stalker. It started out innocent enough. Then it got worse fast. I feared for the boys, but I wanted to have the 4th with our friends and family before I sent the boys away." Before Elizabeth could continue Jason interrupts.
"You sent all the boys away? Why not just have Sonny get you a few body guards?" Jason seems to be a little on the angry side.
"Hello! Did you not just see Max out there? I have been trying to keep ALL my boys safe! At the time of the shooting, I have a body guard on all three boys and myself. That doesn't stop a bullet from almost hitting Cameron in Grams yard! Or from Aidan narrowly missing a bullet in the house that I TOOK for him! Jason I would die to protect my boys! ALL of them! I've been dealing with a LOT! I don't need you coming in here and questioning how I take care of MY boys! I know you had to clear your name. But I been dealing with SO MUCH! I don't know how much more I can take!" Elizabeth is standing alone. She looks so worn and beat down by life. She sobbing. Everyone just stands around and looks at her. Then almost like a switch, she stops crying. Wipes the tears away. Holds her head up. The look on her face is unlike anything anyone in the room has seen.
"Are you ok Elizabeth?" Franco asks, coming up to her and placing a gentle hand on her back.
"I am FINE. I want to be discharged please. I have things to do." Elizabeth sounds a little robotic.
"Let me go get the doctor." Monica says.
"NO! You are THE doctor Monica. Please sign my release papers. I have a funeral to plan and a group of killers to stop. I need to be out of here. Oh, I also need to take some time from work. " Elizabeth says, still seems like stone.
"Ok. I will sign you releases papers. But please be careful not to rip any stitches. And be careful." Monica says, showing a little that she cares.
"I will Monica. I'm sorry to leave you even more short-handed. But I have to catch these people so I can bring MY boys home." Elizabeth goes to the closest and grabs the cloths that Franco had gotten from Elizabeth's work locker. Then she goes to the bathroom to change.
"What the hell was that?" Jason asks.
"She's dealing with a lot. Audrey just died. And having to send her boys away. Dealing with a killer cult. She's just on overload." Franco says, staring at the closed bathroom door.
"I didn't ask you Franco. What the hell are you doing here anyway?" Jason says, spitting his venom out at Franco.
"Jason, calm down. It sounds like Elizabeth is going through a lot. I am not Franco's biggest fan, hell, I'm not even a fan. But if he is helping her then we need to let him. I'm shocked that she hasn't had a break down. Easy up on her and Franco. Don't let this go to your head Franco. Or let you misunderstand what this means. I can see that she's dealing with a lot. Probably more than I can realize. But taking care of three boys, working a lot of overtime because of a killer in the hospital and then dealing with a stalker. That is a lot." Sam says, trying to be supportive of Elizabeth.
"Don't forget Audrey just died." Franco says, not looking too happy.
"Well, she's not going to be too happy about this news. Nikolas was alive. But another of the Freak Cassidine's shot him and this time he went out the window. I saw it with my own eyes." Jason says.
"You can't tell her that right now. It might send her over the edge." Franco says, with concern on his face. Jason can see it this time.
"Where are the boys?" Jason asks, watching Franco closely.
"Elizabeth sent them to England to be with her parents until we are able to neutralize this group. They threatened her family. Which was the boys and Audrey. Audrey was supposed to go with the boys to England. But after the shoot-out at Audrey's house and Liz was shot, Audrey had a mild heart attack. So Sonny and Laura took the boys on his plane. They are still there. The body guards saved Liz and Cam. But there was a body guard that was friends with Liz. They knew each other from Colorado. Kevin Smith. He was guarding her here and someone tried to get her. He had to have brain surgery. They drugged her Jason. She was freaking out. These people got into her house and threw her rape in her face. Her rape had to do with this. It wasn't random. There is so much that you don't realize is happening. She agonized over sending the boys to her parents. It torn her up. So don't you get all high and mighty because she had to send your son out of the country! You need to stop and think before you start to judge, Jason. I'm sorry for my outburst. It's taking a lot out of me. I can't imagine what it's doing to her. She just needs support, not judgement Jason. Please." Franco says, being kind and holding back his real feelings of Jason.
"Well, I have signed off on the release papers. I need to get back to work." Monica says, hugging Jason and Sam again before leaving.
"I must get back to work too. Excuse me." Bobby leaves too.
"I will give you all some space. I will be out talking to Max. Excuse me." Nathan leaves. A little too uncomfortable for his taste. Moments later Elizabeth comes out of the bathroom. Her hair put up in a ponytail and the same look on her face.
"Liz, are you ok? Do you need anything?" Sam asks.
"I'm FINE. No, I don't need anything. Not that anyone can get me that is. Oh, maybe there is. Jason, get me a gun. LOTS of bullets. Franco, get me to that safe house. Oh and lots of paper." Elizabeth looks pretty scary to them. Not the little sweet porcelain doll people have referred to in the past. But they are all concerned.
"Sure. I will go have Max get the house set up. And I will get the paper." Franco gets close to Sam and Jason. "Don't get that gun. Give an excuse. I'm getting Andre Maddox. Something isn't right with her. Stall." Franco leaves.
"Elizabeth. Honey, why don't you sit down and tell me about all this stuff these people have done to you?" Sam says, trying to stall but also get the info so Jason and she can work on it.
"What's there to tell? Tom was part of this group from Boulder, Colorado. It's more of a cult. I witnessed them rape and murder my host family's only daughter. I ran away to here. They followed. Tom raped me. He was going to kill me too I think. But something scared him away, or he was afraid he couldn't torture me there. But they took pictures before my rape and during and after. I think they had a hand in more things that happened to me. Just can't prove it yet. They send photos to Lucky, You and my parents. They even sent pictures to Cam's phone of my right after the rape." Elizabeth stands up and paces the room. "After we moved into the new place, I started getting letters. They were sweet. From a secret admirer. Then one was very graphic. I asked a few people if it was them. They all said no. So I went to the police. That backfired. I got another letter saying if I went to the police that my family was in trouble. Dante was hear as the police when I got the letter. We tried to play it off as he was there as family. But we called Sonny and asked for body guards. He sent four of them over. We had the 4th of July BBQ. It all seemed good. Until I found a box with the exact dress I was wearing the night I was raped. And the negligee that I was wearing when Lucky and I had our first honeymoon. No one saw that except Lucky. They got in my house and drugged my drink. They were outside my house. Hit Dante over the head. We went to get the boys after the police left my house on the 4th. Cameron and I were talking in the front yard. We needed a little alone time. We had the guards. But a shot rang out. Took out a car window. I got Cam to the ground and jumped on top of him. Kevin got us in the house. Gram and I had the boys covered. But Aidan got out of Grams grasp and was walking to the toy box. I told Cam to say as flat as possible and went for Aidan. I got to him just seconds before the bullet. I got him down and on top of him. I didn't realize I had been hit. There were at least three shooters. All the stress of Grams house being shot up and me being shot with her saving my life, her heart couldn't take it. I killed my Gram." Elizabeth tears up. But stops herself. Toughens up.
"No you didn't. Those people did. Don't blame yourself." Sam says, trying to get through to a cagey Liz.
"When I got a blood clot and my lung collapsed, they put me on a breathing tube. Sonny and Laura got the boys out of the country for their safety. Sonny didn't want to take them until I woke up. But they weren't sure when I would wake up. He was doing what he thought Jason and I would have wanted. Which it was. Then something strange happened. They took the boys to my parent's house. But something seemed off to Laura and Sonny. They got the boys out of there and we found out that I had the wrong address. But I had been sending letters to this address. I think that this person has something to do with this cult. Sonny and Laura stayed there and had my mother meet them at the hotel. I called my mother and found out that I had mixed the address up. Mom's address is 3347. I sent them to 3437. Thankfully mom and dad never got the bundle of photos these people sent. Sonny even offered to send the boys to his island. If things got hairy in England. But I need to find these people. They drugged me while I was here. With two guards out there. I can't be here anymore. I don't trust anyone. Nathan knows that Jackson knows who the head people of the group are. So he's going to try to talk to Jackson. He saved me in Colorado. Kevin too. Sonny needs to know Kevin was a big part of this whole situation." Elizabeth rings her hands in frustration. The door opens and Andre Maddox walks in.
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing. I hope you all liked this chapter. We are getting closer to the big event(s). So keep reading and reviewing. Letting me know what you think. Thanks!
