A/N-I hope you guys really liked this story. Usually I give a heads up to when a story ends, but at the time I didn't know when this story would end. I do now and it ends with this chapter. I hope you enjoy.
It's been a long year
Since you've been gone
I've been alone here
I've grown old
I fall to pieces, I'm falling
Fell to pieces and I'm still falling
3 weeks have passed since the dinner at Brooke's and Brooke and Haley haven't spoken to Sam since. Brooke has been getting worried and so has Haley.
Haley and Brooke are sitting in Brooke's kitchen talking.
"Have you talked to Sam at all Brooke?" Haley asks in concern.
"No I haven't, but don't you see Sam at school?"
Haley looks away from Brooke and sighs.
"I haven't seen Sam at the school in over a month Brooke."
"How come you never told me that Haley?"
"Because I told Sam to tell you, I'm sorry Brooke. It's actually been a pattern since she left your house."
Brooke stood up from her chair and began to pace the kitchen.
"I'm freaking out. Sam missed our weekly calls and I mean I tried to talk to Rebecca, but she won't answer the damn phone and now I am freaking out Haley. What the hell do I do?"
"Brooke, I think Rebecca is hurting Sam."
Brooke stops pacing and looks at Haley in surprise.
"Why would you think that?" Brooke whispers.
"It fits. It all fits Brooke. The black eye, missing school and not returning your phone calls."
"It's my fault Haley. I shouldn't have let her leave. I'm a horrible person. Oh god, what am I going to do," Brooke cries out.
Haley wraps Brooke into a hug and kisses her forehead.
"It's not your fault Brooke. We all thought that Rebecca was a good person and maybe she is and I am hoping I am wrong."
"I have to go see her Haley. I have to find Sam."
"Call me when you find her okay?"
Brooke nods her head and leaves her house.
"Sam, you better be okay," Haley states before following Brooke out of the house.
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
I keep a journal of memories
I'm feeling lonely, I can't breathe
I fall to pieces, I'm falling
Fell to pieces and I'm still falling
At the Dennis household Sam is huddled up in a corner grabbing at her sides. Her face is bloodied and her ribs are broken. Sam could tell because it was hard for her to breath. Rebecca is walking through the house in a frantic mode and she is carrying a loaded gun. She hasn't found Sam yet and hopefully, Sam hopes…that she won't.
"Samantha, where the hell are you? Little girl, you are in trouble. You get us kicked out of this house. God you are such an idiot. So, glad that I got rid of you," Rebecca continues to rant when she hears a noise. A noise of a phone ringing. "Sam, your cell phone is ringing. Now where are you?"
Sam quickly shuts of her phone and looks at the ID and it says Brooke. Sam looks around the corner and notices Rebecca coming towards her. Sam stands up as best as she can and throws the phone at Rebecca and tries to run away, but Rebecca grabs Sam's hair and throws her to the ground. Sam hisses out in major pain.
"Stop please, you are hurting me," Sam cries out.
"Stop you're hurting me…I'll stop when I want to stop," Rebecca states as she kicks Sam hard in the stomach making Sam cough up blood.
Rebecca and Sam stop what they are doing when they hear yelling outside of the door.
"Sam, open baby, come on, let me in."
Rebecca looks down at Sam and smirks.
"Look who's here Samantha," Rebecca says as she walks over to the door and drags Brooke inside.
Brooke instantly sees Sam and rushes over to her.
"Sam, it's okay. I am going to get you out of here. I shouldn't have let you go in the first place."
Brooke turns around when she hears the noise of a gun click.
Brooke stands up and looks at Rebecca in the eye.
"Are you going to kill me because if you are I will make sure you die trying," Brooke spits back in anger.
Rebecca smirks at Brooke.
"That won't be necessary," Rebecca looks at Brooke and then to Sam. Before Brooke knows it the gun is on Sam and a shot rings out.
All the years I've tried
With more to go
Will the memories die
I'm waiting
Will I find you
Can I find you
We're falling down
I'm falling
Brooke quickly sits up in bed and all she hears is her heart beating faster and faster. She had to keep reminding herself that it was just a dream.
Brooke gets out of bed and walks into Sam's room. She sees Sam sleeping in her bed curled up in a ball. Brooke smiles at the picture she is seeing.
Brooke walks farther into the room and notices the writing on the wall.
There are no secrets in life…just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface.
And underneath it there was something new.
Samantha Walker- January 16th became Samantha Davis.
Sam opens up her eyes when she heard a noise. She sees her mother standing by the wall.
"What are you doing?" Sam whispers.
Brooke turns around and smiles.
"Reading your wall," Brooke says as she lies down next to her daughter.
Sam nods her head and scoots over in her bed.
"Sam, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure," Sam whispers.
"There are no secrets in life…just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface. What does it mean?"
Sam smiles at her mother and lays her head on her shoulder.
"That was when I realized that I loved you. But I was too afraid to say it to your face, so every time you read it I felt like I was saying it to you."
Brooke smiles and kisses her daughters forehead.
"I love you Samantha."
"I love you, too mom," Sam says before closing her eyes.
Brooke smiled and closed her eyes and this time she didn't have a nightmare about Sam. There was no reason to. Sam was hers and hers only. Nothing would change that not even the state of North Carolina or the city of Tree Hill. There was no need to fall to pieces.
A/N-That is no complete. I would like to thank all of the readers and reviewers of this story. I hope you liked how it ended. I hoped I did it justice. Review please.
