Chapter 9

After Jaden left, she felt bad for giving him the wrong institution where Regina was, but she had made a promise to not tell anyone where Regina was.

Jaden arrived at Oakville Haven and asked for Regina’s room but the girl at the front desk said that there wasn’t a Regina at the facility.

“Ma’am, it’s imperative I see her.” Jaden pleaded with the girl.

“I’m sorry, but I’ve looked over the patients here and there is no Regina in this facility.” The girl told Jaden.

“Okay. Sorry to waste your time.” Jaden said sadly.

Jaden didn’t understand what was going on? That lady said Regina was here. If the girl said she wasn’t then where was Regina?

Jaden got back in his car and drove the 100-mile trip back home, just as Geri watched him leave. There was no way she was going to let Regina move on after what she did to her son Parker.

Meanwhile, Regina had just got back to her room at Serenity Springs after being in therapy and checked her cell to see if Jaden had left a message. But there was no message. She had tried to reach him regarding where she was going, but couldn’t. She didn’t understand why Parker she had not heard from Jaden.

Regina was interrupted when the aide came into her room to tell her she had a visitor waiting in the day-room for her.

“Tell them I’ll be there in a few.” Regina told the aide.

Hoping it would be Jaden; Regina combed her hair and spruced herself up before heading down to the day-room.

But she was shocked to find Geri, Parker’s mother waiting in the day-room instead.

“Geri?” Regina said surprised.

“Regina, I came to see how you were doing?” Geri lied. She wanted Regina to pay for Parker’s death. Regina was to blame after cheating on her son with that Jaden fellow.

“I’m doing alright.” Regina informed her. “I’m in therapy.

“Good.” Geri said, but making an excuse to leave. “Oh, gee, look at the time. I’ve got to go.

“Geri, you just. . .” Regina started to say before Geri rushed out unexpectedly, and then started back to her room after Geri’s hasty exit.

Geri, disguised as a nurse, made her way into the med room and found Regina’s meds and switched them with other meds. Then she walked out of the med room unseen by staff and walked out of the facility with a smile on her face.

“Have a good recovery, Regina!

Regina overdosed on her medication that the nurse gave her, unbeknownst to the nurse that they had been switched by Geri, who was posing as a staff member, but was really Parker’s mother, who wanted revenge on Regina for Parker’s death.

Regina flat lined and was clinically dead for 3 minutes before her heart started beating again. After being revived, Regina was rushed to ICU where she was put on life-support.

By this time, Jaden found Regina and was watching at the window when doctors where working to revive her.

“Can I see her?” Jaden asked a nurse, who ignored Jaden as they rushed Regina to ICU.

Jaden, feeling discouraged went to the nurse’s station to see if he could see Regina.

“I’m here to see Regina Crimson?” Jaden asked a nurse, who was too busy to respond to Jaden.

“I’m sorry, but only immediate family only for Ms. Crimson.” The nurse said on her way to answer an emergency.

Frustrated, Jaden waited to until he could see Regina, but was unknowingly being watched by Geri, who was seeking to find out if Regina was dead?

“Excuse me, sir.” Geri asked a saddened Jaden.

“Yeah, what do you want?” Jaden said irritated.

“I couldn’t help but wonder . . . you were waiting for Regina Crimson?

“So, what of it?” Jaden told the intruder.

“Did she make it?” Geri inquired.

“Who are you? Why do you need to know?

“She’s a friend.” Geri lied.

“She’s in ICU.” Jaden told Geri.

“So, she didn’t die?” Geri said sounding disappointed.

“You wanted her to die?” Jaden said, sensing her disappointing glance.

“I didn’t say that.” Geri defended herself.

“I watched the doctors finally revive her. She’s in ICU.” Jaden told Geri, who seemed happy to get the information.

“Thank you, sir.” Geri said slipping off.

As Jaden waited to see Regina, Geri slipped into Regina’s room hoping to pull the plug on Regina’s life-support system.

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