Peggy at first didn’t know what to say. She was shocked to hear that her daughter could have been or is being abused. Peggy was known for not always being a very good parent, but at hearing that, she felt her maternal side come up to the surface and the urgent need to protect her daughter at any cost. Anger began to build at the thought of what Helena had might to endear.

„Give me his name“ Peggy demanded in a cold voice.

„His name is Ethan Kearney“

„You will hear from me as soon as I have something.“ Peggy wanted to hang up the phone, but at a second thought she put it back to her ear.

„Thank you very much“ and with that she closed her phone for good.

Bette looked at her phone for a few seconds. She could understand to good, as she was a mother herself, how scared Peggy must feel. She didn’t know what she would do, should Angelica get hurt like that. No woman should experience something so awful like this, because it was just the worst thing you could do to woman. Most of them never went back the way they used to be. They were scarred for life.

The fear she felt for Helena was unbearable and it was driving her crazy. She had felt a connection to Helena today she hadn’t felt since she met Tina. They hadn’t talked much, but it had not been necessary. They had spoken through soft touches and understanding looks. The image of Helena trying to cry out for help with her eyes was still vivid in her minds eye. She didn’t know how much Helena must be scared if she could almost not bear it to be alone right now.

She stood up from the couch she was sitting on, retrieved her purse and her car keys and left the house, driving straight away to the Planet. She hoped that somebody would be there.

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When she entered the Planet she spotted her friends right away sitting around a table. Alice, Shane, Tina and Kit were talking and laughing over something and Bette made her way quietly towards them. Shane was the first one to spot Bette approaching their table. Shane being Shane immediately saw the worried and tense look on her friends face.