Daily Updates

From: Alice Mobaidin alicemob@access5.digex.net
Subject: GH: Update for Tuesday, May 23
Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 21:30:45 -0400

This is my very first update...I'm shaking like a leaf...I've dreamed
about this day my whole life...Please, please, please be gentle and try
and respect me in the morning...

                    GENERAL HOSPITAL

                  Tuesday May 23, 1995

Finally we've started another day.  That day after the big shootup lasted
what, a week and a half?  Well anyway, here goes:

I.  What Goes Around Comes Around

II.  Review and Reflection

III.  True Friends

I.  WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

The day starts with normal morning pandemonium in Felicia's apartment.
Maxie's trying to get ready for school, having trouble getting dressed,
finding her lunch, etc.  Little Georgie had a bad night and is still
screaming.  Felicia shows a bit of real life stuff with how mornings are
in a "normal" home.  Once Maxie goes off to school and Georgie calms
down, Felicia falls on the couch and wonders why it feels like midnight
already.
Soon, Tony stops by all cheerful.  He fawns over the baby, offers
babysitting help.  They chitchat and start bonding.  Neither is going to
Lois and Ned's wedding; they were worried about Robin and the shootout.
Tony is just Mr. Wonderful as he offers to help Felicia around the house
in any way he can.  All smiles on this front.
Meanwhile, Bobbie stops in Kevin's office to fill him in on the failed
sexual encounter.  Tony just wasn't up to the task.  Kevin tries to come
up with reasons why Tony couldn't - maybe the anniversary of BJ's death
was too traumatic; maybe after such a long period of abstinence the
little fellows just plain forgot how...  Bobbie says, "I wasn't looking
for the Fourth of July," she really just wanted to be held.
Bobbie describes the relationship as having a glass wall between them.
Things were uneasy, they hadn't discussed the matter.  Bobbie is sure
Tony feels just as bad. (Scene Description: While Bobbie was somberly
describing this sad state of affairs to Kevin, we were switched to Tony
and Felicia laughing and having a great time together...)
Kevin's advice is to take things slow.  Later, Bobbie and Tony run into
each other at GH and she asks if he'd be willing to add an extra therapy
session.  He is busy, says no.  He basically brushes her off.

II.  REVIEW AND REFLECTION

Luke wakens from a cramped and uncomfortable night on the couch.  Foster
has claimed about 2/3 of the couch as his.  Laura comes downstaires
looking sad.  They have an uncomfortable conversation saying how odd it
is in this situation.  Should Luke stay for breakfast?  No.  Too much
like old times.  The decision is give Laura room and time.
Lucky comes downstaires and hopes his father's presence means his parents
are working things out.  Luke says no, but assures his son there is a
nonverbal bond between Mom and Dad.  Laura is edgy because of all the
guns.  Luke describes the relationship as "inevitable" and tries to
assure Lucky this will all blow over.  Mom just needs some time.
Luke goes to GH to visit Mike and talk.  Over ice cream he tells Mike
Laura threw him out.  Mike feels confident they will work it all out.
Mike tells Luke about Brenda's recent visit and her questions about
Sonny's involvement in organized crime.  He tells Luke he just played
dumb.  Mike wants Luke to really try to save his marriage; Mike now has
serious regrets about walking out on his family (and isn't it about time?).
Justus stops by to see if Laura is OK.  Mary Mae filled him in and he
offers any help he can provide.  Justus is suspicious of Sonny.  Laura
explains Luke and Sonny are very similar; they march to the same
drummer.  Laura admits having wonderful adventures with Luke but the
children have slowed her taste for adventure.  Laura knows Luke loves her
and he loves the kids.  Laura has that age old quandry: can't live with
the man, can't live without him.

III.  TRUE FRIENDS

Stone and Robin are in his hospital room.  Alan comes in (Finally a
doctor wearing a white jacket; so reassuring...).  Stone is really
feeling the effects of the AZT.  Once again they wonder if there was a
mistake, could the lab have screwed up?  Robin wonders how the disease
could have progressed so far in such a short time.  Alan says he's got a
particularly virulent strain of the virus.  After checking the bullet
wound in Stone's leg, Alan says he's going to release him.
Stone immediately panics.  He now has to face the world and worries about
being rejected, outcast, etc.  He's sure everyone will shun him once they
find out he has AIDS.
Robin and Stone head over to Sonny's apartment.  After leaving him in
Sonny's hands, Robin stops at the Outback to see Mac.  Mac is supportive
but makes it clear they need to talk about Robin getting mixed up in a
shootout.  He talks about how young people think they're immortal.  Robin
may be young, but she's sure learning about mortality...
Back at Sonny's, Harry is reporting that Scully's mignons were wiped out
and all is looking well.  When Stone and Robin arrive, Harry departs.
Sonny thanks Robin for taking care of Stone.  Once Robin leaves Sonny
talks to Stone, thinking he freaked out because of the impending mob
shootout.  Sonny still has no idea why Stone was acting crazy.  Sonny
tries to reassure Stone it's alright, everyone gets scared now and then.
Stone bursts into tears and after some difficulty admits to Sonny he has
AIDS.  Sonny is barely able to speak coherently but manages a few
questions along the lines of, "you were just tested recently," and "we'll
get a second opinion."  Anything to grasp at a hope it's not as bad as it
sounds.  Stone assures Sonny it's true and he does have advanced AIDS.
Stone asks Sonny not to tell Brenda.  He then offers to move out.  Sonny
probably doesn't want someone with this awful disease living with him.
Sonny says absolutely not.  Stone will stay there.  Sonny tells Stone he
loves him and they hug.  (What a guy!!  That Sonny is just all heart!)

That's all she wrote.

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        Alice Mobaidin                      "The struggle to maintain
                                             my own individuality and
                                             freedom was always more
                                             important to me than the
                                             wildest love affairs"
                                               -Emma Goldman
                                                circa 1900
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