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Chapter 9: A Realization
One year and a half later...(In Flashback)
"Xavier?" I yelled, noticing the absence in the house. Me and him stayed at our parents' house because we had a family night like old times. I'd lived a happy life lately, though that would change greatly that moment. I had a boyfriend that I had been dating for a year and a half, and I had my family,of which I was close to.
I made my way out of the hallway then into the kitchen to see raw pancake batter in a pan, but the heat only a centimeter from being turned on. I looked around to see Xavier's, my brother, pills open and on the floor. He takes them because of his anger problems. "Xavier?! This isn't funny."
I continued into the living-room and dropped to my knees, seeing two corpses, one near the door and the other closer to the other hallway in their house.
I went to call the police to see that my phone was dead. I checked their pulses, and ran out of the house. This wasa the best way to get help; the house was near a traffic light and usually there was traffic.
Blood on my hands and tears in my eyes, I ran to the street. The street was jammed with cars so I went to the nearest car and knocked on the window.
The window rolled down to reveal-
Tommy?
"Sammy?" He asked
"Call-Call the police, two bodies and one missing. I've estimated from the warmth of the bodies that the time of death was about two hours ago."
"Alright. I'll call the police. Go and sit on the porch, I'll be there in a second."
I nodded my head and did as I was told. I took a deep breath and attempted to hold myself together, barely achieving my goal.
Late that day...
(3rd Person)
"How's she doing?" Thea asked, she had just dropped by Tommy's house, of which Sam was staying at tonight-she didn't want to be alone.
Yet she sat on his couch, staring forward with a blank face. "She was a mess at the scene but she hasn't said a word-or shed a tear-since." Tommy replied with a sigh. He gave Sam a glance. "I remember losing my mom, but this is ten times worse than that."
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Current day...
I paced through the lab at STAR Labs, thoughts racing as I had a conversation with myself inside my head.
When did this happen, anyways? It might've just been an over time thing, right?
It couldn't have been a spontaneous thing. It doesn't just happen overnight. That's not how it works. I ran my hand through my hair.
I need to talk to Iris. I didn't yesterday, I just used that as an excuse to evacuate the room.
"What are you thinking about?" I heard a voice behind me say.
I jumped but relaxed when I saw that it was Cisco. "What?"
"You seem to be thinking pretty intensely."
"Oh. I'm just...thinking..."
"I was actually thinking more of 'stressing'."
"Right." I mumbled. "I'll come back and practice later, I just-I have to go."
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I walked into Jitters and looked for Iris.
I found her and rushed to her.
"Want me to go on break?" She asked
"Yes. I want to talk to you about something."
Soon-
"So what's wrong?" She asked
"Wrong? I wouldn't say wrong. I'd say-"
"What's up?"
"Well, I realized something yesterday, and I guess I'm kind of freaking out but it also makes so much sense but I'm not ready for this yet."
"Ok, what happened?"
"I-" I sighed "I-"
"Hey," Barry's voice said suddenly. I looked over to see him walking up to us. "What's up?"
I cleared my throat. "I-um-Need to go practice...uh...piano." I stood up. I walked over and ordered a mocha to go, recieved my coffee, and left.
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"Tommy?" Sam whispered
"Yeah?" He gently replied
"I don't have a family anymore."
He noticed the pain in her voice "You've got me." He reached his hand out and held hers
"But what if I lose you too?" This time she had tears covering her eyes. "I don't want to lose you, Tommy."
"You won't, Sammy. I promise you, you will never lose me." He reached an arm out and leaned her into his chest where she finally broke into sobbing.
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A week later...
"What about I just move in?" Sam suggested, she had spent most nights at Tommy's, due to the fact she didn't want to be alone. She had started to be more herself, but only subtly and randomly.
He looked away from the TV and looked at her with a confused look, because of her random proposal. "That would be amazing." He whispered, kissing the top of her head.
"Hey Tommy?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you, you know that, right?"
"Yeah, I do. I love you too, Sammy." He replied, giving me a kiss.
"So, you do the work with moving me in, while I drink coffee, right?"
"Of course."
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Present Day...
I pulled five daggers out of the dummy, and put them in their places in the dagger box.
"Who was Tommy?" I heard a voice say from behind me. I turned around to see Caitlin
"I don't think anyone has ever just said 'hi'."
"I had a Fiance once, Ronnie. He died the day of the particle accelerator."
"Tommy-if he lived we would've been engaged now. He's the reason I moved here. Because he died. In some ways, I guess that's good. But, I miss him." I sighed "Literally all I have is Barry, West, and Iris."
I heard someones entry to the room. I looked over to see Barry.
"Am I intruding?" He asked
"No." Caitlin replied "I was just leaving. " And with that she left.
"So, uh, what brings you here, Barry?"
"Everyone is saying you've been acting weird today."
"Is that you implying a question?"
"Yes, I think."
"Well, I just realized something yesterday."
He looked over at me and we met eyes for a moment. "What did you realize?"
I looked away from him and took a deep breath, trying to word the sentence correctly in my head. "That I'm getting over my boyfriend from Starling; Tommy. And that I have feelings for someone else."
"Whoever this new guy is," He replied "He's lucky."
"Yeah, I guess."
all I have is Barry, West, and Iris."
I heard someones entry to the room. I looked over to see Barry.
"Am I intruding?" He asked,
"No." Caitlin replied "I was just leaving. " And with that she left.
"So, uh, what brings you here, Barry?"
"Everyone is saying you've been acting weird today."
"Is that you implying a question?"
"Yes, I think."
"Well, I just realized something yesterday."
He looked over at me and we met eyes for a moment. "What did you realize?"
I looked away from him and took a deep breath, trying to word the sentence correctly in my head. "That I'm getting over my boyfriend from Starling; Tommy. And that I have feelings for someone else."
"Whoever this new guy is," He replied "He's lucky."
"Yeah, I guess."
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