Part 22: In A Moment…
Moreno was hard asleep and Julie was making her way though the mansion.
Julie: *to herself, quietly* What the hell am I doing here?
She had to get out and then… she didn't know, the right thing to do was tell the
police, but then Moreno would have her killed. She decided the best thing to do
was to pretend this never happened. She saw the staircase and started heading
for it, when she heard a baby crying. She looked at the door which it came from.
The door was open a crack and light brighter than the hallway lampshades gleamed
through. She looked in and she could see the baby in the crib, screaming to get
out. She closed her eyes.
Julie: I have to get out of here.
She started walking away, and was right to the steps, when she stopped. The
baby just kept crying.
Julie: Damn it!
She ran her hand through her hair as she looked back, her eyes watering. She
was a dead woman if she took that baby, but how could she just leave it. Caitlyn
just kept crying and Julie finally decided she had to do this. She had to run
and not look back. She turned around and ran down the steps, drowning out the
sound of the crying. "I'm sorry." she tried to send to the baby, telepathically
somehow. Her words would not be good enough.
As she disappeared from the steps, a door opened and a man stepped out. He
walked across the hall and into the baby's room. He reached down and picked her
up. "Don't worry, I'll get you out of here." He wraps her in a blanket and
takes off.
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Alisha was alone on the roof, looking up at the night sky. When the door
opened, she turned around, startled, to see it was A.J.
Alisha: A.J., what are you doing up here?
A.J.: I noticed you coming up here and thought you might need someone to talk
to.
Alisha: Oh… Where's Zoe?
A.J.: I got Reginald, our butler, to watch her… So, what did you decide?
Alisha: *looks at the ground* Life support. *nods head* He'd want that.
A.J.: How are you feeling?
Alisha: *wipes tear away and looks at him* Well, I'm upset, but I can't crumble.
Not now. What about you? What's the news on your sister.
A.J.: We're still waiting for some response, but no one's telling us anything.
I'm really worried.
Alisha: I know what you're going through… I mean, when I was in high school, I
had this friend of mine, Carrie. She was positively the most beautiful girl I
ever knew. I wanted to be just like her, I never told her that, though. She
was very popular, every guy wanted to date her. It was really kind of weird
that she'd want to be my friend, but she did and I was grateful for that. I
found that wonderful about her, that she wasn't the type of person who only
Did what people thought she should do but did what she wanted to. Well, she had
this boyfriend… They went driving after this party when… Well… A truck collided
with their car. She was in intensive care for twelve hours before they let her
family see her, it felt like twelve years, though. I don't think I ever prayed
so hard before, or since that day until tonight. When I saw her, she had
bandages covering her face. She couldn't see, she had these pouches over her
eyes. There was some damage to her eyes. Everywhere there were tubes coming in
and out and those monitors… Well, I was balling and she told me not to cry, but
I couldn't help it. She started crying to and she asked me to hold her hand and
I did. I held on as tight as I could, trying to keep her from… from going
anywhere. I was so sure something bad was going to happen, but… *she smiles*
She pulled through. Sure, there were always scars and she was permanently
blind, but she made it though.
A.J. felt like crying himself. He even wanted to cry, but he couldn't. He just
couldn't.
A.J.: I'm glad your friend made it out all right.
Alisha: I am too. I hope your sister and Linus come through too. We better get
back down.
A.J. nodded as he opened the door for her and they went back to the waiting
room.
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Mike, Virginia, and Stefan all entered the hospital together and went strait for
Bobbie.
Virginia: How's Jason?
Mike: Is he okay?
Stefan: What about Nikolas?
Bobbie: *takes a deep breath* Jason is doing a little better, still not
allowing any visitors though. Nikolas is still under supervision and the doctor
advised no visitors…
Stefan: No, I must see him now.
Stefan takes off running.
Bobbie: Stefan, wait.
She takes off after him. Virginia and Mike stand there alone. She looks to
Mike.
Virginia: So, you and Jason were close?
Mike: We were pretty close, when my son was still in town. We did lose touch
for awhile, though. It's a long story.
Just then, Carly, Sonny and a guard entered the hospital and went to the desk.
(((Sonny and Carly were in a superfast jet… and there might have been a wormhole
in course of where he was and PC somewhere… leave me alone! It's soapland,
anyone can get from anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds!)))
Carly: Excuse me, can you tell me where Jason Morgan is?
Mike and Virginia both turned around to look at them. Sonny noticed Mike and
they looked each other strait into the eyes, dead silence between them. Carly
turned to Sonny.
Carly: Oh God, I hope he'll be okay…
She looked at his face and looked over to Virginia, who was approaching them.
Carly: Mama!
She ran right into Virginia's arms.
Carly: Thank God you're here, I need you here.
Virginia: It'll be all right honey.
Virginia knew there were still a few issues they had to work out, but now was
not the time to get into an argument. Sonny and Mike continued the stare, unsure
of what to do next. Then, someone interrupted.
Julia: You.
Sonny turned around to see Julia Barrett standing there.
Sonny: I know you…
Julia: How dare you show you show your face around here again after what you did
to my sister!
Brenda heard those words, as she turned the corner, and didn't understand them,
until she saw Sonny. Their eyes began the same silent stare as he had shared
with Mike before, only it didn't last as long.
Brenda: Sonny… You're back.
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The entire Quartermaine household was in the waiting area, animosity filling the
place. A.J., Alisha and Zoe stayed on the opposite side of the room from Ned
and Edward, and Justus did the same. Ned was off a little ways thinking about
Emily, Jason and now Brenda's problem. Finally, the doctor arrived. Monica was
the first one up.
Monica: Doctor, what happened to Emily?
The doctor's eyes were on the floor for a moment, until finally he faced them,
all of them. He cleared his throat before he spoke.
Doctor: I'm sorry… she didn't make it.
Monica screamed the loudest as everyone else started crying. Alan stood up and
threw his arms around Monica as she started sobbing.
Monica: Not Emily, it can't be true…
Alisha gave A.J. a hug and told him, "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"
Edward and Reginald went to Lila and Ned stood alone in the corner, staring off
into space. The concept of what had just happened, it just wasn't there. He
was confused, he just couldn't make out what was happening, but as he looked
around the room, it was clear. Emily was dead.
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