I know this took awhile to get up, but I did not know how to start this. Now that I have, updates should be happening faster. This is a sequel to I Promise.

Enjoy!

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Five days

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5 days. That is how long it has been since Freddie and I rescued Carly and I almost died. It is strange to think about. That I almost died, it brings back all the emotion I was feeling in that moment. I ended up getting 12 stitches for my forehead, my upper body is also wrapped up because of the intense bruising on my stomach and back. I did not break any bones so that's good. I ended up sleeping in the hospital for two days straight just out of pure exhaustion. When I woke up, I saw Carly sitting right next to me, holding my hand. It was 11am on Tuesday, so I knew she skipped school. The cut on Carly's eyebrow has almost healed and her few bruises are fading, Freddie… well nerd boy did not even get hurt, so hooray for him, and Spencer was released from police custody; slowly things are going back to normal. We haven't even spoken about the whole ordeal yet. Everyone has been putting it off, even me. It is painful to look back sometimes, but I know we need to talk about it, I want to know more.

I'm lying here on Carly's couch, I haven't been able to sleep well since I got out of the hospital. I don't know why, I guess I'm still not believing that the men are gone for good. I just keep expecting them to barge in and ruin everything again. Carly keeps asking if I want to sleep in her room, but I always say I'm fine on the couch. I know Carly has forgiven me, she forgave me the second I showed up at that window, but I can't forgive myself. I was sleeping on this couch when Carly first got kidnapped, now I feel that I need to be here watching the door. I set my phone to it's highest volume, just in case. I guess I have gotten a little paranoid, but I just don't want anything like this to happen again.

"Morin Sam" Spencer says, walking into the kitchen.

"Hey Spence" I say.

"You are awake early for being Sam and all" He says.

"Couldn't sleep" I say. I know Carly and Spencer are getting concerned with me not sleeping and everything, but I'm fine.

"Hey, you're up" I hear Carly say coming down the stairs.

"Yup" I say and begin to lift myself from the couch. I start to feel some pain because of how sore and stiff my back is. I slowly make my way towards the kitchen. I slowly sit down on the chair and take deep breaths.

"You okay?" Carly asks.

"Fine, just hurts still" I say.

"Yea, well the doctor said it will take a few weeks before the bruises heal completely, but the pain should become less each day." Spencer says, placing a plate full of pancakes and bacon on the table. Thanks for the update Spencer, as if I haven't heard the doctor myself, but I can't snap at him when he just put a giant plate of food in front of me.

"I don't like waiting" I say and start stuffing my face with bacon.

"Well it looks like the only thing that hasn't changed is your appetite Sam." Carly jokes. Its true. Actually I think l have been more in these past few days than I have ever been. I hear the door open and close. I don't turn around, too busy eating.

"Hey Freddie" Carly says.

"Morning Carly, Morin Sam" Freddie says.

"Sup Fredd-o?" I ask. Things have gotten different between me and Freddie. I haven't insulted him in awhile, he looks at me more now, in a way that he has never looked at me before; I've noticed. He saved my life and I showed him my softer side. I don't know if he thinks I'm weak now or what, but I'm still always going to be better than him.

"Nothing, just that my house is like a prison now." He says.

"Your mom still on heavy duty grounding mode?" Carly asks.

"Yes! She hardly let's me out of her sight and makes me check-in with her every 30 minutes!" Freddie says taking some pancakes. Man, I thought Freddie's mom was crazy before, but now she is insane. Though I don't blame her. I mean Freddie and I did break some laws, we "ran away", and put ourselves in dangerous situations, any parent would worry. Even Spencer has been more of a protective guardian lately. Cause that's what parents do right? My mom hasn't called once. I try not to let it get to me. I don't care is what I tell everyone, but I do. I know I will always have Spencer, Carly, and Freddie as my family, but a mother or a sibling are connected with you. I just want that connection, you know?

"She is just feeling worried" Carly says.

"I wish she wouldn't feel anything at all" Freddie says.

"No you don't" I say. They turn silent knowing I'm referring to my mom. I need to change the subject. "Speaking of feelings…… How were you Carly?"

"I'm doing great Sam" She says happily.

"No- no I mean how were you. You know when you were with those men?" I ask. Once again everything falls silent, I hear Carly sigh, and Freddie begins to say "Sam---", but I interrupt him.

"What? We need to talk about it someday." I say getting angry that they just want to ignore what happened.

"No" Carly says, "It is over now, we can just move on."

"Move on? We can't just move on! We haven't even talked about anything for the past three days and you cannot 'move on' unless YOU are completely over it, that you have accepted it. It is not like we are just going to forget any of this happened." I say.

"There is nothing to talk about." Carly says.

"How can you say that! Carly, we can't just forget this. I want to know what happened with you, if Freddie and I were close to finding you earlier, did you try to get away?, were you still mad at me?, did you blame me because I know I did. You all are thinking about how painful it is to look back, but it is going to be a heck of a lot harder to move on if we don't." I am angry, but not yelling. I stand up because I cannot sit here and watch them ignore this. I block out the pain that I get from standing up too fast. I turn around and walk up the stairs, keeping my face in a disappointed look; not showing them the pain. I get out of sight and let of a sigh of relief. These stairs are killing me, I should have taken the elevator. I reach the iCarly studio and slowly crash down on a beanbag. It is not the most comfortable position, due to how sore I am, but I don't care. I close my eyes. I feel like I have been lying here for hours, but when I look at the clock it has only been ten minutes.

"Hey" I turn slightly to see Freddie walk in.

"Hey" I say back, not really interested in talking with him.

"Sam….." He sighs.

"I know, I shouldn't have yelled at Carly like that, it was not fair…."

"No. You are right. We all need to talk about this…" He says. Finally someone who agrees with me, "but you need to understand how much this hurts Carly." At that moment I jump up from the beanbag and shout, "What about how much this has hurt me! How much this is still hurting me and it will keep hurting me for weeks, every time I move. I don't regret anything that we did to find Carly. It is just that Carly has been acting different around me now and I think she is blaming herself, which she shouldn't do. So I know if we just sit and talk, we can joke and laugh about everything. We can start over." I say, not even realizing the pain coursing through me. I can tell Freddie senses the pain I'm in because he gently grabs my hand and leads me to a normal chair.

"You should rest and sit on a chair that supports your back." He says.

"Yea, whatever." I quietly say. This does feel better than the beanbag though.

"If you want to talk, you can always talk to me." He says.

"Yea, but you were with me when we were trying to find Carly, I want to know Carly's side of the story." I say.

"And I want to know your's" Carly says walking into the room.

"What?" I say.

"I want to hear your's and Freddie's adventurous story and you are right, we have to talk about this." She says. Good, this is going to be entertaining. I know it.

"Okay, let's begin." I say. Freddie and Carly pull chairs around me. This is going to be an interesting day.

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I hope you enjoyed it. It wasn't that much, but it was just to get started. Next chapter will begin flashbacks and every character's reaction.

~J