A/N: Hey everyone, I loved reading your reviews to the first chapter and it made me want to write the next chapter straight away, so here goes, enjoy!

Chapter 2- iExplain

"She's dead" Sam murmured.

It was actually a lot harder then Sam thought it would be to say aloud. She could feel tears in her eyes and a sore lump in the back of her throat; she was determined not to cry though. Sam Puckett was not a crier and she certainly was not going to become one in front of Freddie Benson.

She wasn't sure whether Freddie was going to actually believe her, because she never really come to terms with Melanie's death until she said it aloud. Why would he believe her, he might just think this is another one of Sam's sick pranks to try to make Freddie look gullible. But Sam Puckett did know where to stop on some levels when it comes to her pranks, she would never fake someone's death. She knows that it's sick and uncalled for.

Freddie did believe her though; he could see it in her eyes that she was telling the truth. Her eyes told him a story, he could see right through them. He could see the pain, the sorrow and most of all confusion which confused him slightly.

"She's dead" Freddie repeated and Sam just nodded. It was hard for Freddie to take in, he couldn't imagine a young girl of his age dying out of nowhere, but sadly things like this happen.

"Sam I'm so sorry" he began but Sam just cut him right off.

"I don't need your pity" She snapped.

"Sam it's not pity" Freddie told her as he walked over and sat down next to her, she didn't respond though. "Look I know me and you don't have the best friendship but we are friends and I want to be here for you" He told her.

"You really see me as a friend Benson?" Sam asked.

"Yeh I do" He replied but this just left Sam with more confusion on her chest. She didn't respond and the room went silent for a moment.

"Sam how did Melanie die? Freddie asked carefully. He knew it would be a difficult question for her to answer, especially right now but if he was going to help her out then maybe he should know fully what exactly is going on.

"Erm I got a phone call this morning and it was a man, I can't exactly remember his name and he told me that my sister's school apartment got caught on fire during the night from some kitchen hazard or something. The four girls that lived there got trapped inside." Sam started to explain she had to pause for a moment to catch her breath. She had to stop her tears from falling, her eyes were starting to sting and the lump in the back of her throat was starting to burn as it got bigger. It was then she started to continue.

"People nearby could hear the girls screaming for help but everyone was so helpless, there was nothing they could do. The time the fire brigade got to the apartment the place was up in flames. Only three of the girls made it out of the fire alive and was rushed in to hospital. One of them died in hospital due to severe burning a few hours later, the other two are still fighting for their lives" Sam explained.

"I'm not sure if Melanie was the one that died in the fire or at the hospital later on but they need a family member to go to the morgue to identify her body and that's why I need you to drive me to New York" She added. By then Sam's heart was pounding out of her chest, it was aching and she didn't know how long she was going to be able to cope with all of this. She also had the idea in her head that Melanie could be alive and one of the girls fighting for her life in hospital and the hospital could have just got the four girls mixed up. Sam and Melanie were twins though; identical as well so Sam didn't think there could be a mix up. She could only hope.

"How did your Mom take it?" Freddie asked. He was quite surprised with how much Sam had told him already, she doesn't usually open up like this to anyone but he could see that all this had affected Sam. Sam was feeling vulnerable right now and really needed Freddie even though she would never admit it.

"My Mom doesn't know" Sam replied. Surprisingly Freddie was quite shocked about this; surely she should know that her own daughter has died.

"Don't you think you should tell her?" He asked.

"I can't" Sam replied.

"Sam that wasn't a suggestion, you need to tell your Mom, Melanie's her daughter" Freddie told her. "I can tell her with you if that would help." He suggested.

"Thanks but that wouldn't help either" She told him.

"Why not?" Freddie asked looking more confused than ever. It was then when Sam turned to look at Freddie, giving him eye contact for the first time since this conversation had started.

"Freddie were friends right?" She asked him. She needed to be able to trust him in order to tell him this next piece of information. She needed his reassurance.

"Yeh of course" he replied and that was when she knew that Freddie Benson was actually her friend.

"My Mom took off about four months ago" She told him and Freddie's eyes widened. "I don't know where she went, I don't know if she's ever coming back. I doubt she will and I've been living alone for the past few months. That's why I sold my car" Sam explained. "And most importantly that's why I need your help" She admitted as she looked away from him.

Freddie was quite surprised that she admitted it and so was Sam. It was one of those things that must of accidently rolled off of her tongue.

"Come on, were going on a road trip" Freddie told her.

"What, you're going to take me?" Sam asked.

"Yeh and it takes two days to drive there so the sooner we leave the better" He replied.

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