The night before school started was dark, rainy, and lonely. Sammi was in her room with her radio blaring Breaking Benjamin when a creak roamed through the house and her head shot up, she glanced around her dark room and saw no sign of trespassers. She made her way out of her room and down the hall towards the stairs.
"You heard that too?" her brother Scott asked emerging from his room caring a baseball bat.
"What makes you think that?" she asked sarcastically.
"The fact that you have a skateboard in your hands." He said, she rolled my eyes
"Whatever." she said and walked off; she made her way through the kitchen and to the front door where she heard the noise once again. Her eyes scanned the front porch before she stepped a foot out the front door. She felt someone move in behind her, she turned and started to swing when she realized it was just Scott.
"You idiot, don't do that!" she screamed.
He muttered and apology and turned to the yard. Once he screamed she turned and saw Stiles hanging form the roof with his hands up begging for Scott to not hit him.
"What the hell are you doing with a bat?" Stiles screamed.
"I thought you were a predator." Scott said. Stiles rolled his eyes and looked over at her still wearing her pajama shorts and tank top, the skateboard still in her hand.
"Why hello, Sammi." He said letting his feet slip from the roof and falling in a bush. She rolled her eyes and walked back into the house.
"Don't kill my brother tonight Stiles." she said closing the door. She walked back up into her room closing her door. She crawled into bed ready to sleep since tomorrow was a 'big day'.
That night Sammi's dreams were full of memoires of the past, one moment she was in his arms, she felt so safe wrapped tight in his strong embrace he would whisper how much he loved her in my ear, his warm lips pressing softly against her own. Then the next he was standing in front of her a sad look on his face telling her he was leaving and they couldn't be together any longer then he got in his car and drove off, leaving Sammi crying in his yard.
Sammi hear a loud thud and shot up out of bed, once again she grabbed her skate board and d down the hall she went. Inside Scotts room he was standing covered in blood.
"What the hell happened?" She asked rushing over to him.
"A Wolf bit me." He said calmly.
"Scott there hasn't been wolves in Beacon Hills for years." Sammi told him.
"Well I heard it howling after it happened." He explained.
"Just make sure you clean that good and don't get any blood on the carpet, mom would flip shit if you did." She said and made her way out of the room.
Sammi rolled out of bed at six o'clock the next morning and walked into the bathroom, she turned on the shower and stepped inside as chill bumps covered her skin, the hot water rushed over her skin instantly warming her up, she washed her dark red hair and shaved her long tan legs before shutting off the water and stepping out of the shower. After she dried off she pulled a pair of black skinny jeans on with a purple tank top and a black shrug over it. She slipped on her purple high top Converses before grabbing her messenger bag and walking out of the door.
As Sammi entered the kitchen she saw Scott pouring himself a bowl of cereal.
"Hey," He said, "want some?"
"I'm good." She said with a disgusted look on her beautiful face. "So why did you go out last night?"
"Stiles said there was a dead body in the woods, so we went in search of it." He said like it was an everyday kind of thing.
"And?" she said wanting to know more.
"We found half of her." He said
"Her? Half?" She asked confused.
"Well I did." He concludes and walked out of the kitchen leaving his bowl on the counter. Sammi tossed his bowl in the sink and rushed out after him. She grabbed her skateboard and hopped on it trying to catch up to him.
Sammi wanted to know who this girl they found was, and why there was only half of her body in the woods. She was lost in her thoughts all the way to school. Once she finally got there she picked of the wore out skateboard and walked into the school in search of her locker.
As she threw her skateboard in the ugly blue locker her best friend, Monique Sawyer, came up behind her hugging her. Everyone seemed to not like Monique maybe it was because she and her brother, Boyd, were the only black kids in school. But she and Sammi were best friends, almost like sisters.
"Sammi!" She yelled "It's been like forever."
"It's been like twenty-four hours." Sammi said laughing.
"So? It's still been like forever." She said. The bell rang and everyone started to rush to their first period. The beginning of the day seemed to go so slow for Sammi. But then after she ate lunch the day seemed to fly by.
Lacrosse try outs were after school, and Sammi went with Monique Lydia, and the new girl, Allison to help cheer on Scott and Jackson. Scott was in the goal when the coach blew the whistle; he dropped his lacrosse stick and clutched his head as if he were in pain.
"Who is that guy?" Allison asked
"I don't know." Lydia said, even though they have been in the same class since kindergarten.
"That's my brother." Sammi said.
After they got back to tryouts Scott started catching every ball thrown at him. The four girls stood up and cheered when he caught the ball Jackson threw his way. Jackson glared in their direction and Lydia just gave him a look that told him he wasn't at his best.
"It was a hair on the body they found in the woods." Stiles told Scott after practice.
"So?" Scott asked.
"It was a wolf hair!" Stiles yelled.
"I told you!" Scott said, he was happy now that he knew he wasn't wrong.
"You guys need to stay out of police business." Sammi told the two "Not going to happen." Stiles said in a whatever voice, smirking.
"Whatever." Sammi said rolling her eyes.
"WE are going to find my inhaler; do you wanna come with us?" Scott asked.
"Hm, as much fun as that sounds, I would rather find a needle in a haystack." She said.
Sammi got on her skateboard and went off down the road. Three Days Grace was playing on her IPod as she rolled past big houses with swimming pools, she past the giant, terrify trees in the woods and finally got to her house. She picked up her skateboard and ran up the driveway. Jumping up the steps she opened the front door and walked into the house.
"Sam is that you?" her mom called from the kitchen.
"Yeah mom it's me." She called back walking in and sitting with her at the table. Her mom was in her usual blue scrubs she wore at the hospital, she was eating her lunch at three in the afternoon it was a bit odd for Sammi to see.
"I'm working late tonight, so you will have to make diner for you and your brother." She said standing up and putting her plate in the sink.
"Sure thing mom." Sammi sighed.
"Look I know I'm not home much and I am sorry about that, but I promise we will spend time together soon." She said. Sam's mom got her purse off the counter and picked up her car keys.
"Okay." She said and put her headphones back in her ears and walked upstairs.
Her mom was never around when she needed her, she was always at work and Sammi was always at school. But that was going to change soon because she would be graduating in a little over nine months.
As night fall started to settle in Sammi threw her clothes off and pulled on her short pajama shorts and tank top. She was brushing her hair when she heard Stiles and Scott arguing in the next room over.
"I swear it was Derek Hale." Stiles screamed. Sammi's eyes went wide.
"Stiles I have to get to work!" Scott yelled
"Fine I'll see you late." Stiles said and left.
Sammi pulled on her black Converse and opened the window. She climbed down the tree and made her way through the forest. As she walked through the trees the old burned house that held so many memories came into view.
The memories controlled her thoughts; she saw it all as though it was happening again. Laura and Sammi dancing in her room, the music so loud the walls were shaking. Derek's Uncle Peter telling her that everything would be okay after her parents split up. Sammi and Derek's first kiss under the tree where is family is now buried. As she was looking upon the house she saw flames burst through the roof. She heard people screaming as though it was happening all over again. She prayed to god that Derek and Laura were not in that house.
She took a deep breath as she walked out from the covers of the trees and slowly made her way across the yard and up the old burnt steps. She opened the door and stepped inside, it was like she could see Derek chasing her down the stairs like he did years ago after she found out about Kate Argent. It was like a ghost from her past.
She would be lying if she said she didn't miss him, because she did. Every day she would miss him more than the day before. She wished she could see him just one more time. She didn't even realize she was cry until a hand was whipping the tears away.
"Sammi what are you doing here?" a man's voice said.
