Chapter 2:
It was a few hours after Sam's party had ended all the guests had went home Julian and Sam sat on the couch watching the newest episode of Sam's favorite show Saved by the Bell, when Sam suddenly grabbed the remote and turned the TV off. Sam turned to her father to ask "what was up with you tonight? You seemed very distant." "Nothing Sam, everything is fine." "Dad, stop lying to me, I know you better than this." "Oh alright, your birthday is very emotional for me and I tried to not let it get to me while everyone was here but I guess that didn't work for me huh?" He looked up at Sam as she shook her head. He reached for his daughter and pulled her close to him thanking God everyday that he had a good job at the publishing company and his amazing daughter. Everything was perfect if you ask him, he loved his life just him and Sam but he knew she wanted a mother and it killed him knowing how much she hurt thinking her mother betrayed her.
A few minutes in her fathers arms had made her tired so she said her goodnight to her father and went upstairs to bed. Sam laid in bed for what seemed like forever. As she laid there waiting for sleep to take over she thought about her mother. What would she be like? Would she like me? What's it like to have a mother? All of my friends have mothers, why can't I? and the question that bothered her most, Why did she leave me, Did she not love me?
Sam knew she was loved by her Father Aunts, Uncle and Grandparents but she always wondered what it would be like to be loved by a mother. She wanted a mother so badly that every time her father dated someone she would hope and pray that this one would be the one that would finally be the one to stay forever. Time and time again she was disappointed.
As Sam finally drifted off to sleep, her thoughts of her mother continued into her dreams.
~ Sam enters the house after a long day at school "Mom, where are you." "I'm in the kitchen sweetheart." Sam races in the kitchen to hug her mother, she squeezes her mother as hard as she could. "Sam honey is everything okay?" "Yeah mom everything is fine I just missed you today any I never want to leave you again." "Sam you have to go to school tomorrow." "But mom they are so mean to me." "Who's mean to you baby girl?" "Everyone mom, its because I said at show and tell that me mommy was a princess and they didn't believe me." "Its okay honey, not everyone is going to believe you but you, daddy and I know the truth that is all that matters." "Okay mommy." "Its time to go get cleaned up for supper, okay." Sam hugged her mother and quickly ran toward her bathroom to was up. By the time she was back to the kitchen her father was home and helping in the kitchen. "Daddy!" Sam exclaimed as she entered the kitchen. "Hello my favorite little girl." "Daddy I'm your only little girl." "Well, that may be but you are still my favorite." Sam smiled at both of her parents~
Sam's dream slowly faded away as she rolled over to look at the clock 2:30AM, She sighed as she rolled back over and when to sleep with a smile on her face.