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I wanted to post this earlier but I must admit I was trying to buy some time.
Maybe I am kind of, sort of, a little bit stuck with the last chapter? I don't know how to finish it, but I'll figure it out.
Suggestions or ideas are more than welcome. I'll see if I can work with them.
I don't really like this chapter. It's not very exciting, sorry :(
To compensate this horrible chapter I promise I'l post another one tomorrow!
'I thought you'd brought me a smoothie?' Carly asked once they got in the kitchen.
'Oh, yeah, I got thirsty.' She replied sheepishly.
Carly rolled her eyes.
'Anyway, I thought you were gonna make me a chocolate cake? I could just go to your room, you know.' Sam smirked.
'Yes I am! Have a little patience.'
After a few minutes of complete silence, in which Carly was gathering the ingredients and Sam was sitting on the kitchen table watching Carly, she spoke: 'I'll find out, you know… Eventually.'
'I know.' Carly replied with her back turned on Sam.
'I just don't understand why you won't tell me. You're my best friend. You can tell me anything. I thought we promised no more secrets.'
'Oh man, she sounds truly hurt. What am I gonna do? I can't possibly tell her. It would freak her out and then I'll have no best friend.' Carly thought. She turned around to face Sam. She looked defeated. Her arms were hanging limp beside her and her eyes were cast to the floor. Guilt washed over Carly.
'Look, Sam.' She started. 'It's not that I don't want you to know, it's just… complicated.'
Sam didn't look up but just remained still.
'Sam, look at me. Please!' Carly begged. No reaction.
Carly took a step closer to Sam and put her hands on both her shoulders. 'Please Sammy?'
She rarely called Sam by that nickname. Only when she was either really excited or feeling extremely guilty. She knew Sam liked it when she called her that. Sam just had to forgive her now. Slowly Sam raised her head.
'It's okay Carls. I was just overreacting. You have every right not to tell me.'
'Thanks Sam. I really appreciate that.'
'Yeah yeah, now where's that chocolate cake you'd make me?' She tried to change the subject.
Carly chuckled. 'Alright I get it. Within an hour you'll have your chocolate cake.' She turned around to start mixing the ingredients. She heard Sam get up from the table and few seconds later the screams and yelling from the TV.
'Aren't you gonna help me?'
'Nah, I don't think I will. Shelby Marx is about to become champion again and I don't want to miss it. Besides, I think I'll leave you to it. See it as some sort of punishment.' She replied with a smirk and turned her attention back to the TV. Carly rolled her eyes.
About 15 minutes later, in which Sam had been randomly screaming at the TV (things like 'Yeah, kill her Shelby! Or 'She's a beast!') and Carly had mixed the ingredients, she noticed it had become awfully quiet on Sam's part. When she turned to look at Sam she almost fainted. Sam was gone! She was no longer sitting on the couch!
'Sam!' She screamed.
No reaction.
Carly immediately dropped everything she was holding and sprinted up the stairs. She slammed the door to her room open and looked around.
Nobody. It looked exactly the way she'd left it.
'If she's not here, then were is she?' Carly thought confused.
'Sam!' She screamed again.
'What's up, cupcake?' A voice behind her said.
Carly shrieked. 'Sam! Don't scare me like that!'
'Sorry. What are you doing up here anyway?'
'I was looking for you! You didn't reply when I called you so I assumed you had sneaked to my room.'
'Carly, I can't believe you think I'd actually do that!' Sam said with fake hurt.
Carly just raised an eyebrow.
'Alright, that is something I would do, but I was just in the bathroom.'
'Oh.' Carly felt pretty dumb at that moment. 'So, uhm, I'll just go back to the kitchen and finish the cake then.' She said awkwardly and walked away while Sam looked rather amused.
'Oh my God, that was so embarrassing!' Carly thought.
The moment Carly left, Sam sneaked in her room and closed the door behind her. She just had to know what Carly was hiding. Sure, she was her best friend and best friends don't pry in each other's life, but she was just too curious. Carly had never acted this way before, so skittish. Whatever it was, Sam just had to know.
'Alright, let's see what you're hiding Carly Shay.' She whispered and opened the closet. She found the box and pulled it out. She saw the books thrown in the box.
'Books? She's hiding books?'
She settled down on the ground and grabbed a random book from the box.
'Hmm, Sam & Carly 3. A photo book. That sounds interesting. Why won't she tell me she has made a photo book of us? It does explain her obsession with her camera, though.'
Sam carefully opened the book. She was immediately overwhelmed with pictures of herself.
'Whoa, that's a bit too much Mama.'
She skipped through the pages. 'Carly doesn't seem to be on any of them. Weird.'
She picked another book. Sam & Carly 1.
Again, this book contained a thousand pictures of Sam.
'Carly sure makes some weird photos and… Hold on… Is that a picture… Of a fork? It sure looks like one.' She took a closer look and noticed there was a description underneath the picture.
It said: Fork Sam ate her birthday cake with.
'Okay, that's kinda weird, and, are those, little hearts on the I's? I think I've seen enough.' She said and closed the book to choose the next one.
'Sam & Carly 5. Seems like this is the last one.'
Just like the other ones, this one was full of pictures. Most of them contained Sam.
'Luckily, she hasn't any more of those weird pictures like the fork pic.'
She looked at a few pictures.
Hey, those pictures must have been taken today when I was eating soup. She must have seen me and took some pictures of me when I was asleep. I can't believe she actually did that!' Sam said surprised.
She was about to flip the page when she saw a small description underneath the picture.
'Sam fallen asleep while she was eating soup. She's soo cute!.' She read out loud.
'Whoa, Carly must really like me. I'd almost think she has a bit more than friendship on her mind.' She said while skipping to the last page. 'Too bad Carly's as straight as a…' Sam trailed of because what she saw on the last page left her completely in shock . What she saw was a large drawing of two girls, a blond and a brunette, sitting on the couch. The brunette, supposedly Carly, was sitting on the blond girl's lap, Sam's lap. Their lips were locked in a passionate kiss. On the background were red and pink hearts and above the drawing was a tittle: The Perfect Picture.
Her heart took a big leap and she suddenly felt very light-headed.
'Oh, maybe she does have more than friendship on her mind. Well, I can give her what she want… Me.' She said with a huge grin.
I can have so much fun with this and by the end of the day I'll have Carly as my girl. A win-win situation. This is gonna be fantastic, but first I have to hide these books again.'
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