Freddie
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I look out side my window and see the rain come down hard. I throw on my gray hoodie over my red shirt. I walk out of my apartment door and head over to the elevator. I am meeting up with the AV guys to see a Midnight Horror Movie at LMC movie theatre. I'm about to press the elevator door when I hear crying from down the hall. I walk over to the fire-escape and I see Sam sitting on the balcony. Her curly hair drenched sticking it's self to her back and the light blue lace dress that she is wearing clings to her body. She sits in the fetal position crying. I knock on the window. She turns her head and her mascara trickles down her cheek. I take a step on to the balcony and sit next to her. I notice her red high tops and that the dress has elbow length sleeves. I couldn't have cared less about the rain.
" You okay?" I ask in concern.
" Do I look okay Benson?" She asks back showing the stupidity of my question.
" What happened?" I ask lightly.
" Remember how I got a date with Ethan Roberts tonight?" She says. I nod my head in remembrance. " Well, he blew me off. I sat in the Groovy Smoothies for two hours just waiting for him to show up! T-Bo told me I had to go cause they were closing up. For two hours I waited! Five smoothies I drank! An hour I have been here! Crying!" She looks into my eyes.
I press my thumb against her cheek and wipe away the mascara. I move her hair from her face.
" Why didn't you go to Carly's?" I ask.
" Cause Carly is on a date with Shane." She replies. Thunder crashes down and Sam moves closer to me.
" Come on. Let's get inside." I say. I stand up and put my hand out but she doesn't take it. She just sits and stares. I take a seat on the window ledge and watch her continue to stare at nothing. I look into the hallway only for a few seconds and I find Sam standing over the railing holding on and looking down. All I can see is her back.
" Sam!" I scream jumping out of my seat.
" I swear I'll do it. If you take one more step." Sam says.
" Why are you doing this?" I yell with concern.
" No one loves me. No one! They all love Carly! She's little miss perfect! No one loves me!" She yells with tears shedding.
" A lot of people love you!"
" No they don't! They love Carly! Like you love Carly!"
" I don't love Carly anymore!" Sam turns her head to look at me.
" Now please turn around." I say softly. She turns her head away from me. I take one step closer and she lets go with one hand.
" Sam please don't!" I yell.
" No one loves me." She repeats.
" I love you." I say loudly. Just like that another piece of thunder crashes and Sam gets surprised. She falls but grabs on to the railings.
" Sam. Don't let go!" I yell.
" Why the hell would I let go!" Sam yells once again showing the redundancy of my choice of words. I put my hands through the railings and grab her wrists and help her pull her self up. Once her feet were on the balcony edge, I wrapped my arms around her waist and picked her up over the railing. I hold her close to me.
" I love you too." Sam says. I lift up her chin with my finger and I kiss her lightly on the lips. I look into her eyes.
" I will always love you." I say. Sam smiles and kisses me back.
