Dark Destiny
Chapter 1
Second Beginnings
*John*
It's been almost a month since I saved Sam from Caleb. She's been seeing Kevin for counseling, trying to help her deal with everything he did to her. I walk through the front door of the Metro Court hotel and over to the elevator. After everything, Sam wanted to get out of the pent house for a while so she and Danny have been staying here for the past couple of weeks. I've been grasping on the fact that Sam never regained some of the memories from her tragic experience. Including the fact that she and Caleb… made love. I could never come to the terms to tell her the truth. After all there's no reason to add anymore scars when he already gave her so many. The elevator doors open and I step in.
I patiently wait as it slowly takes me up to the top floor. My mind goes blank as I stare vaguely into space. I swear this elevator couldn't get any slower. I slide my hands in my pockets and let out a long breath. Oddly my hand touches something. I grab it and pull it out of my right pocket. My heart stops when I see what it is. The door opens and I quickly shove it back in my pocket.
I walk down the hall to Sam's room and knock. She opens the door and attempts to smile. "Hey" she says calmly. I skip the pointless hello and jump straight to the point. "How are you doing?" I invite myself in. She closes the door. "Ok I guess. I talked to Kevin today." I watch her and realize she won't keep look me in the eye. "And?" She walks over to the couch and signals me to take a seat with her.
"So we talked about what happened with…" she freezes. "You don't have to…" Sam interrupts me. "No. No. I can't just hide from this. We talked about what happened with… Caleb. And we talked about you." "Wait. Did you mention the word vampire in any way?" "Of course not! He's already had enough of that craziness with poor Lucy. He doesn't need to know that part. All he knows is Caleb somehow turned up alive and kidnapped me and took you hostage." I think for a second then ask her to continue.
"First of all Kevin said that it's normal for a person who was kidnapped to have nightmares, flashbacks, and even hallucinations of the event. He also said that I should embrace the bad memories no matter how scarring." "So it can help you move on." She stares at the ground. "Yep." I can tell there's still something she's not saying. "Why do I think there's something more to this?" Sam looks me in the eyes. "Because Kevin told me something."
My eyes are locked on hers as I wait for her to finish her sentence. "He told me to stay away from you."