Friends who care
Chapter 2: The next morning
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The next morning, Blaine, Jeff and Nick woke up to find that Sam wasn't in his bed or anywhere in the dorm room they shared, Blaine started to panic, what if Sam ran off? His mind was put to rest when the smell of pancakes came wafting up the stairs from the dorm kitchen.
The boys made their way slowly down the stairs and into the kitchen, Sam was, in fact, standing by the stove with a plate that had a MASSIVE pile of pancakes on the counter next to him, he seemed fine now but his eyes were still red from crying the night before.
"Hey guys" said Sam as he flipped another pancake and looked over his shoulder to smile at his roommates. "I made pancakes if you want some"
"Thanks Sam" Jeff and Nick chorused in unision as they grabbed a plate each and loaded them with pancakes.
"Someone seems happy this morning" said Blaine as he got the orange juice out of the fridge and he and Sam sat down at the table, getting a few pancakes for themselves.
"Yeah, I just need to get rid of the raccoon eyes!" said Sam as Jeff burst into laughter.
"You better do that before class" said Jeff as he tried to bring his laughter to a halt.
Breakfast went by in a lot of chatter and laughter from all four boys, before they headed off for the first class of the day, English (Eww!) Sam went to the bathroom and came back looking as if last night's events never happened.
But that afternoon, during free period, Sam was passing the drama club, they were rehearsing for Dalton Academy's all boys version of 'Wicked' from Broadway, two boys were singing 'For Good' as a duet, Micheal was doing Elphaba's part and Reed was doing Glinda's part.
(Elphaba):
I'm limited
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
For both of us - now it's up to you...
(Glinda):
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
(Elphaba):
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made from what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
(Glinda):
Because I knew you
(Both):
I have been changed for good
(Elphaba):
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for
(Glinda):
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
(Both):
And none of it seems to matter anymore
(Glinda):
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
(Elphaba):
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood
(Both):
Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better
(Glinda):
And because I knew you...
(Elphaba):
Because I knew you...
(Both):
Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good...
Sam felt the tears welling up in his eyes, this song reminded him so much of his mom... He turned and ran, he ran as far away as he could get from the drama room, ran outside and made the long walk to the flower shop and brought a bouquet of white lilies for his mom and then Sam made his way to the cemetery. Meanwhile, the other members of the Warblers were waiting patiently for Sam to show up to rehearsal, Wes sent Blaine, Jeff and Nick out to look for Sam and find out where the hell he was. They had searched campus for hours, they thought that he'd be in the gym but Sam was nowhere to be seen. Next, they went to the local coffee shop where everyone in Dalton hung out, Blaine walked up to the counter and asked Anna, the hot waitress who worked there, if she'd seen Sam.
"Excuse me, Anna, have you seen Sam? He's six foot tall, has blonde hair and green eyes and he's wearing a Dalton Academy uniform" Blaine pointed to his uniform to gesture what he was talking about, Anna just shook her head and smiled sweetly at the boys.
"No, I haven't seen him since last Saturday, sorry boys" said Anna as she smiled at the boys and continued doing her job.
"Where else do you think Sam might be?" asked Nick, all three boys thought for a minute before it hit Blaine.
"I know! Follow me!" said Blaine as Nick and Jeff hurried out of the coffee shop after him, wondering where he was leading them to. Ten minutes later, Sam wasn't at the park like Blaine thought he'd be, all three boys were making their way back to Dalton when they passed the cemetery, Blaine stopped when he saw a very familiar boy who looked exactly like Sam standing by a grave, he watched for a few minutes, Sam set the flowers in front of the grave before kneeling down and silently read the inscription.
Here lies the body of Mary Rose Evans
16th Febuary 1974-12th October 2007
Beloved daughter, wife, sister and mother.
You will always be in our hearts.
Sam let out a shaky breath as he let the tears fall from his eyes, Blaine, Jeff and Nick walked into the cemetery and Blaine placed his hand on Sam's shoulder, trying to get Sam to notice him and it worked. Sam stood up quickly and Blaine embraced him into a tight hug before all four of them headed back to Dalton to talk in their room. Once the boys got back to their room, Blaine, Nick and Jeff sat down on Blaine's bed, opposite to where Sam was sitting on his bed, Jeff was the first to speak.
"What's wrong, Sam?" asked Jeff as his eyes darted to Nick, who started to talk next.
"Yeah Sam, you were fine this morning but this afternoon, we've noticed that your mood has changed automatically" said Nick as he took Sam's hand and squeezed it gently. Sam took a deep breath and started to explain about how he passed the drama club and how Micheal and Reed were singing 'For Good' from Wicked, his mom's favorite musical and by the end of his story, tears were spilling out of his eyes and Blaine moved to sit down next to him, throwing his arms around Sam's shoulders in the progress.