The Fugitive (Read 9,005 times)

[melly]

OMG I AM SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW

Boss....previews? Please?

[André DiMera]

I wonder who “he” is if he’s not Bo.

[sportsgirl]

Is it Eric like it was on the show?? Darn, it was just a dream.

[heroicmuse]

I kind of assumed it was Aiden since she thought he was trying to kill her. If so I hope he is redeemed.

[krw627]

Aiden was my first thought also.

[Kpatch]

Thanks everyone for reading and being so engaged in this story!

So what do you think is really going on with Hope? Was she hallucinating before when she was talking to Bo? Or is she hallucinating now that the person she's with is not Bo? And if it's not Bo, who is it? Tune in Monday to find out!

[André DiMera]

I have a feeling the stuff with Bo was a dream, and she’s really with Aiden.

[melly]

Jun 9, 2018 8:01:39 GMT -5 Kpatch said:

Thanks everyone for reading and being so engaged in this story!

So what do you think is really going on with Hope? Was she hallucinating before when she was talking to Bo? Or is she hallucinating now that the person she's with is not Bo? And if it's not Bo, who is it? Tune in Monday to find out!

You are KILLING me, boss.

[fluffysmom]

I'm caught up. I was really hoping it was Bo but something didn't feel right.

[Kpatch]

Chapter 13a


“Where’s Bo? Answer me!” she demanded.

He seemed to be catching on. “Bo’s gone, Hope. He’s been gone for years.”

“No! He was here. He told me he didn’t die.”

“He wasn’t here. It was me … Aiden,” he said. “I’m sorry, Hope. I know you thought I was Bo, but you were hallucinating and I went along with it because I didn’t want to traumatize you. I’m no doctor, but I could see you were too weak to know otherwise and I thought going along with it was the right thing to do.” He took a step toward her and she pulled herself back against the door trying to make herself smaller. He stood in his spot, not wanting to upset her any further.

“No.” She leaned her head against the bedroom door and sobbed. “No. No. No. No, I want Bo.”

“I know you do. I’m sorry Hope,” he said with sincere compassion, “but I’m all you’ve got right now.”

She took a halting breath, her heart beating like it was going to burst out of her chest. “What are you going to do to me?”

There was a long pause before he gently said, “Try to help you get your strength back, same as I’ve been doing since I brought you here four days ago.”

“You did?”

“Yes, that was me.”

“You pulled me out of the grass?”

“Yes. I told you. Don’t you remember?” She shook her head no. “It really was fate. I don’t know how I happened to find you but I heard about the bus crash on the radio. See, I’ve been keeping a low profile, so the Dimeras wouldn’t find me, but something told me to go down to the tracks—.”

Her head was swirling as she tried to digest his story. “The Dimeras? What have they got to do with anything?”

“They made me do things I didn’t want to do, Hope.”

“Like take advantage of me? Like try to kill me?”

“You already know that it was a doppleganger who tried to kill you,” he said with exasperation. He shook his head a looked away. “Geez I hate the word doppleganger. It sounds ludicrous.” Turning back to her, he said, “But then afterwards, they used mind control on me to try and get you back. It was experimental and apparently Andre also used it on Chad to make him think he had no affection for Abigail or their son. Not sure how that worked out.” He dropped to his knees and slowly crawled toward Hope.

“Don’t come any closer!”

[melly]

Hmmmm. Not sure how I feel about this....I always liked Hope and Aiden together but I’m not entirely sure I believe him.

[heroicmuse]

I hope this isn't another hallucination.

[André DiMera]

Well, this is an interesting turn of events. I wonder if this is really Aiden or another hallucination.

[fluffysmom]

It's not surprising that Hope is frightened to see Aiden. It's even worse after believing that she was with Bo.

[Kpatch]

Chapter 13b


Aiden dropped to his knees and slowly crawled toward Hope.

“Don’t come any closer!” She held up her palm and pulled back against the door but she was already pressed up against the door as far as she could be.

“Hope, I know you’re scared, but think about it. If I wanted to harm you, I’d have done it while you were unconscious. I had plenty of opportunities, but I have no intention of harming you. If I did, would I have spent every second of the past three days watching you to make sure you were still breathing? I’ve been working to get you healthy and strong again. That’s my goal. That’s all I want.”

Hope looked away and seemed to soften. She was tired and afraid she’d pass out. She really didn’t have any choice but to trust him — for now. “Could you … could you maybe help me back to bed?”

“Only if you promise not to scald me again.”

She smiled a small smile. “Sorry about that.”

“I’ll live.” He stood up and walked over to her, placing his arm behind her to support her, and holding her hand as he pulled her up. “You okay?”

“I think so,” she said as she let him help her back to bed.

“What were you in jail for?” he asked, changing the subject.

“Killing Stefano.”

“You know he’s not really dead,” he told her.

“He never is, but the courts only care that there was a dead body found, not who it is.” She pulled the blanket over her legs and he smoothed out the covers for her.

“There’s still some soup in the pot. Can I get you some?”

She nodded. Glancing at his chest, she said, “You should put some ice on that burn first though. And Neosporin if you have any.”

He looked down and touched his chest. “I will. I’ll be right back.”