Worthy, Part 39

Abigail is lying on the bed in her room at the Caine residence. Toward the end of the previous week, Alyssa invited Abigail and Genevieve out to her house to hear what Steven concluded regarding custody of the embryos in deep freeze in Massachusetts. At that time, Alyssa offered to let Abigail and Genevieve stay … Continue reading Worthy, Part 39

Worthy, Part 28

Abigail receives a call from her aunt Rosalind, requesting a meeting that afternoon. Rosalind has just completed her latest treatment for cancer and sounds a bit subdued on the phone, but assures Abigail she's doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Rhiannon has been keeping Abigail up-to-date on the course of treatment … Continue reading Worthy, Part 28

Worthy, Part 27

Several weeks after her appointment with her doctor, Rosalind lets Rhiannon and Abigail know she's been diagnosed with stomach cancer, which has spread. She's chosen to treat it aggressively, so while she's undergoing treatment, Genevieve stays with Abigail. Ever since the Duchards moved in with Abigail and her mother when Abigail was thirteen, she's come … Continue reading Worthy, Part 27

Worthy, Part 26

A few months after starting with BioGen Labs, Abigail gets permission to conduct a small project investigating her family's DNA heritage, in particular the female side. She's noted the prevalence of cancer in her mother's family and wants to see if she can isolate the markers for it. Kyle agrees, as long as it does … Continue reading Worthy, Part 26

Worthy, Part 23

As Abigail nears graduation, she becomes more apprehensive about her plans for afterward. She's all but completely decided she'll head back to Seattle, and there's a genetics lab there which she interviewed with at a career fair who's expressed an interest in having her work for them. She does not look forward to leaving behind … Continue reading Worthy, Part 23