Ch.20
Dr. Lee came back in a short while after. "Everything seems to be ok Sabrina. It doesn't look like there was any trauma or damage from giving birth. I do want you to come in regularly for check-ups. Besides that everything is fine." Dr. Lee explained. Sabrina breathed a sigh of relief. "Thanks Dr. Lee. I really appreciate it." Sabrina replied. Dr. Lee smiled. "You're welcome. I'm so happy to see that you're back Sabrina. Take it easy ok?" Dr. Lee stated. Sabrina nodded. "I will. Thanks again." Dr. Lee left and soon Patrick and Sabrina were alone again. Patrick stared at her still not believing that she was here. "Felix said you came looking for me at the house." Patrick began. "Yea, I came looking for you and the kids. I fainted while talking to one of your old neighbors. The next thing I know, I'm waking up in a hospital. That's when I called Felix." Sabrina explained. Patrick nodded.
"Patrick, Felix showed me a picture of the kids and he told me that they're ok but I need to hear it from you." Sabrina stated. Patrick nodded and grabbed both her hands in his. He didn't want to reveal too much and risk upsetting her. "The kids are fine. Emma started the second grade this September. She was in the thanksgiving play at school. She was so excited about it." Patrick stated. Sabrina smiled. "And the twins are healthy and beautiful and cared for by many people. But I made sure that they knew about their wonderful mother every day. We've posted your pictures in the nursery and use that recordable book with your voice almost every night." Sabrina started tearing up as she listened to him. "And I talk about you to them. How you protected their big sister and them. I told them about how much you love them. Samuel is so much like you. He's shy at first but once he gets to know you, he'll love you forever." Patrick stated his voice breaking. "And Sophie?" She asked tearfully with a smile. "She's beautiful and stubborn. Felix says she's like me. She's a little more trusting of others than Samuel." Patrick pointed out. He pulled out his wallet and pulled out a picture of the kids and handed it to Sabrina. Sabrina stared at the picture lovingly. "Samuel looks like you." She observed. "Yea but he has your eyes. And Sophie is the mini version of you but with my eyes, so I've been told." Patrick responded as he wiped the tears off her face. "I have to ask you something Sabrina. You might not like it but I need to ask anyway." He began. Sabrina knew what he was going to ask. "You want to know what happened to me and where I've been." She said. Patrick nodded. "You've been gone for six long months. What did that bastard Carlos do to you?" Patrick asked angrily. Sabrina touched his face to calm him down. "Please don't think about him. He's not worth it." She stated looking at him. Patrick grabbed her hand and kissed it. He waited for her to answer. "I will tell you what happened to me and where I've been but I need a psychologist to be present when I do." Patrick was confused. "I know you don't understand now but you will. It has to happen that way." Sabrina said cryptically. "Ok then. We can get Dr. Collins on the case. He's the best psychologist we have at GH. When do you want to do this?" Patrick asked her. "As soon as possible, preferably today if he can. The sooner I get this out, the sooner I can heal and go home to our kids." Sabrina said determinedly. Patrick nodded in agreement. "Ok. I'll have Dr. Collins paged. I'm also going to check on the kids. I'll be right outside that door." He leaned down and kissed her forehead. Sabrina tried to hand him the picture of the kids. "You can hold onto that. I'll send Felix in." He said as he started walking towards the door. "Patrick." He heard her say. "If Dr. Collins says yes to meeting with me today, I want you to call Sonny Corinthos to be here for this as well. He needs to hear what I have to say." Sabrina said. Patrick was beyond confused now. Sabrina had never met Sonny Corinthos. What did he have to do with what happened to her? Patrick nodded in agreement and stepped outside.
He was greeted by Felix. "Is she ok? Did she tell where she's been these past six months?" He asked. Patrick shook his head. "No not yet. She wants a psychologist there when she tells us and Sonny Corinthos." "Sonny Corinthos? Sabrina doesn't even know the man. What could she possibly have to say to him?" Felix voiced. Patrick shrugged. "I don't know but I guess we'll find out. How are the children?" He asked. "They're fine. I told Mercedes to pick Emma up immediately from school and Mona is with the twins. Sophie is still sleeping and Samuel is up." Felix answered. Patrick nodded. "Ok, you should stay with her. I'll go and see if Dr. Collins is available." Patrick stated. Felix nodded in agreement.
Within 20 minutes, Patrick was able to track down Dr. Collins. He agreed to meet with Sabrina that same day. He had heard about what happened to her and Emma and wanted to do anything he could to help. Patrick also called Sonny down as requested by Sabrina. He came by the hospital immediately. "I am so happy to hear that Sabrina is back Patrick. You must be so happy." Sonny said when they met up by Sabrina's room. He nodded. "It's still unbelievable Sonny and I can tell that whatever she's been through, must've been difficult for her. She's not saying anything about what happened until a therapist is present." Patrick explained to him. "Like Emma when she came back?" Sonny pointed out. "Yes and for some reason she wanted you there. She said we would know why when she explains." Patrick stated. "Well here comes the good doctor now." Sonny noted. Patrick turned to see Dr. Collins heading their way. Dr. Collins greeted Patrick and Sonny. Patrick knocked on the door and came in with Dr. Collins and Sonny. "This is Dr. Kevin Collins Sabrina. He's also Lucy's husband." Patrick introduced. "I remember, nice seeing you again Dr. Collins." Sabrina said as she shook his hand. "You too Sabrina. I'm so happy to see that you're back and safe. I was so sorry to hear about what had happened to you." Dr. Collins warmly said. "And this is Sonny Corinthos." Patrick said. Sabrina locked eyes with Sonny. She shook his hand and said "Felix was telling me about how you and Olivia helped Emma locate the church which led you to the twins." Sabrina stated. "I wish it would've led us to finding you as well Ms. Santiago." Sonny replied. "Please call me Sabrina and it wasn't your fault. I thank you so much for the part you and Olivia played in helping the kids." She said smiling at him. "No problem and please call me Sonny." Sonny said smiling back. "Ok Sabrina, Patrick said you asked for me to be here." Dr. Collins began. "Yes, I need to be sure that I'm ok before I go home to my kids. A lot has happened to me and I don't want to go home to until I've begun to put that part of my life away. I don't want it affecting me being able to raise our kids." Sabrina explained. Patrick and Felix glanced at each other. Dr. Collins sat down next to her. "Ok why don't we begin with where you have been?" Kevin suggested. Patrick stood on the other side of Sabrina while Sonny and Felix sat across from her. Sabrina nodded. "Where do I start?" Sabrina said nervously. "We know everything that happened up until Emma being found." Kevin informed. Felix, Patrick and Sonny nodded in agreement. "When Carlos came back to the room, he revealed his plans to me. He said that he and I would start over somewhere away from Port Charles and that it didn't include Emma. He said that Emma had to go and I was so scared that he was going to hurt her." Sabrina began as she looked at Patrick. He sat down next to her on the bed and held her hands in comfort. "I told him that I would cooperate with him but he said I had to say goodbye. He gave me his word that no harm would come to Emma and even though I didn't want to, I had to trust him. I had to trust that he wouldn't hurt her and I had to make it easy for Emma to go with him. I had to show her that I was ok so that she would be ok but it still hurt me to let her go. It took everything in me to not pull her back into my arms as she struggled when they took her from me." Sabrina cried. She felt Patrick squeeze her hands. Kevin handed her a box of tissues. She wiped her tears and cleared her voice before she started again. "Carlos had promised me that I could talk to Emma before they let her go so that I knew she was safe. I was so relieved when I heard her voice and I prayed that she got to you in time because I was in labor." Sabrina said speaking to Patrick. It was very hard for him to listen to the story but he knew this was the only way to help her. "My water broke a little after when we got to the church. The contractions started getting stronger and closer together. I began to prepare to give birth. I looked for anything that could help me but I only found these old sheets and I used the old drawer as a place to put them in when they were born. The place was filthy so I placed my jacket in there. I tried to stay as quiet as possible so Carlos wouldn't know that I was going to give birth right there but at one point I cried out in pain and he heard me. He was so upset when he found out.
~Sabrina's story~
"Damn it! Don't tell me you're in labor Sabrina." Carlos demanded. Sabrina glared at him while she breathed. "I didn't plan to get kidnapped and go into labor Carlos! Get out; I want to have my babies without you being here." She breathed angrily. Carlos scowled at her. "Well if you want your kids to be delivered safely, then I'm all you got Sabrina." Carlos stated forcefully. "They would be safe if it hadn't been for you kidnapping me and Emma! Now I'm stuck giving birth in this dirty place with a kidnapper who claims he loves me!" Sabrina shouted in anger. "I do love you Sabrina!" He shouted back at her. "Prove it then." She yelled breathing through another contraction. "Call an ambulance for me and my kids. Get me to the hospital. Get me to Patrick." Sabrina cried. Carlos kneeled in front of her. "Like I said Sabrina, I'm all you got." He said stoically. Sabrina looked at him and screamed when she felt another contraction. She knew that one of the babies was coming when she felt the urge to push. Even though she wanted Carlos nowhere near her or her children, she knew she couldn't do it alone. She breathed heavily as she instructed him to see if he saw a head. "I do, I see the head Sabrina." He yelled with a disgusted expression on his face. She nodded. "Use one of the sheets to grab the first baby. Do you have a knife?" She asked him. He nodded and pulled out a pocket knife out of his pocket. "I'm going to push and you are not going to drop my baby do you hear me Carlos! Cut the umbilical cord when he's out." She declared in no-nonsense tone of voice. She pushed when she felt the next contraction and screamed in pain. She heard a cry and saw Carlos wrap the first baby. She cried when she saw her son.
~Present~
"He was so beautiful but I only saw him for a minute or two before I felt another contraction." Sabrina recalled as everyone listened. "I knew that Sophie was coming after. I told Carlos to place Samuel down in the drawer and he did. There was a knock on the door. They were preparing for something and they needed Carlos. He stepped out for a couple of seconds and then I heard a noise. I realized that it was helicopter and I begin to panic. I realized that he was taking me away like he planned."
~Sabrina's story~
"Is that a helicopter that's outside Carlos?" Sabrina panted as she breathed through another contraction. "Don't worry about that now Querida. Let's focus on this next baby. Then you and I can begin our lives together." Carlos answered her. Her eyes filled with tears and rage. She couldn't help but push as the next contraction came. "I see the head!" Carlos yelled. He readied himself for the baby as he did with Samuel. "What about my children?" Sabrina yelled. Carlos glanced at her. "They can't come with us Sabrina. You're going to have to say goodbye to them as well." Carlos stated. Sabrina shook her head. She was crying now. "If you take me away from my kids, you might as well kill me Carlos. I won't live without them." Sabrina said through the pain. As much as she wanted to prolong the inevitable, she knew she couldn't. As she felt another contraction, she pushed one final time and felt Carlos take her daughter from her. She waited for a cry. "Why isn't she crying?" Sabrina asked anxiously. She watched as Carlos cleaned her face and then she heard a little wail. It wasn't a strong cry but it one nevertheless. She reached for her baby but Carlos continued staring at her. "Give me my baby Carlos!' Sabrina demanded as tears fell down her face. "She looks just like you Sabrina. She should've been ours." She heard him whisper. Sabrina vision was beginning to blur. She knew it must've been from the blood loss of her giving birth. She took off the necklace and bracelet she had on and placed it in the drawer with her son. She knew that was going to be taken from her children so she needed something to identify them with should someone find them. "Please give me my baby Carlos. Please." She begged, reaching for her daughter. The helicopter noise was closer now. Someone barged into the room. "Mr. Rivera, it's time to go! The helicopter is here! We must leave before the cops get here!" The man barked. Sabrina shook her head in fear. She was about to reach for her son when Carlos pulled the drawer from her. She watched as he placed her daughter in the drawer. "I'm sorry Sabrina. We must go now." Carlos stated. He kept the drawer out of her reach and stood up to leave. "You said I could say goodbye!" She cried angrily. "Please, if you ever loved me, please let me say goodbye to my children." She begged. Carlos paused at the door. "I'm sorry." He said again. "I want her sedated and carried to the helicopter. Wrap her in the blankets; she has lost a lot of blood. We'll get her medical attention when we land." He ordered. "No, please Carlos, please give my babies! Please, I promise I'll go with you, please." She begged over and over. The man walked over to her with a needle. She fought as hard as she could but she was still weak from giving birth. She felt the prickle from the needle and felt the effects of the sedative immediately. "My babies…" She cried incoherently. And then she succumbed to the darkness.
~Present~
The room was silent as Sabrina's sobs filled the room. Patrick held her in his arms and was shaking with anger. Tears rolled down his face. Felix began pacing the room and Sonny's hands formed fists in anger. "I think we should stop here for today." They heard Dr. Collins say. Sabrina pulled back from Patrick. "No, I want to keep going." Sabrina whispered. "We don't have to do all of this today." Patrick said wiping her tears off her face. "I want to. Please, I want to continue." She insisted. Dr. Collins nodded. Patrick kissed her softly. She touched his face. "I'm ok Patrick." She whispered to him. Although he wasn't sure, he went along with her. Sabrina cleared her throat and regained her composure. She felt Patrick's hand in hers and it gave her strength. "That was one the worst things that ever happened to me; being taken from my children forcefully. I didn't even get to hold them. I didn't know if they were ok. When I woke up, I was disoriented at first. I knew that I was no longer in Port Charles." Sabrina continued.
~Sabrina's story~
Sabrina looked around the room as she woke up. She struggled to sit up as the effects of the sedative they'd given her wore off. Her hands flew to her nose and throat as she felt the tube running down her throat. The ones they placed in patients that couldn't feed themselves naturally for a long time like coma patients. She was finally able to sit up in the bed. She took a deep breath and held it as she pulled the tube out. She released the breath that she'd been holding and ripped the IV that was attached to her arm off as well. She glanced at the open window and heard the ocean outside. Her hands flew to her now flat stomach. Her womb that held her twins were empty now. Tears flooded her eyes as she remembered the events of what had happened to her children. Sabrina didn't know if they survived or if anyone had found them at the abandoned church. All of a sudden, the door where she was being kept flew open. A guard came in after hearing the machines go off. He turned it off and left the room. A minute later he came back with a glass of water and handed it to her. She took it from him hesitantly and took small sips to prevent from gagging. The guard waited patiently. "How long was I unconscious for?" She asked softly. Her throat was raw and dry from the tube. "For about a month and half." He replied. Sabrina was in shock. A month and a half. She placed the glass down. "I want to see Carlos right now!" She exclaimed. The guard nodded and left her again. Sabrina swung her legs over the bed and tried to stand up. It took her a couple of tries but she managed to gain her bearings and she stood up. She used the wall for support as she walked towards the window and looked out. The house was surrounded by the ocean. She noticed people on the grounds working and cleaning and they spoke her native tongue. Sabrina realized that she was back in Puerto Rico.
~Present~
"But Mr. Corinthos looked in Puerto Rico. That was the first place we checked considering you Carlos's and past." Felix voiced. "Yea but remember there was always a part of Puerto Rico that my contacts found difficult to reach. It's secluded and well protected. Even though my contacts came up empty handed, I always wondered about that place. It's run by some old mob families. That must've been where that bastard was holding Sabrina all along." Sonny explained. "Is the place you're talking about a compound?" Sabrina asked Sonny. He nodded. "Then it was the same place I was being held. You would've never found me though because I was being held in another house separate from the compound. Only certain people were allowed to go there. Carlos knew that he was taking a big risk bringing me back to Puerto Rico. So he didn't want anyone finding out about me." Sabrina informed them.