iAm Not Afraid

Chapter 21: Miracle Worker

(Sam and Freddie get lost in an underground maze. During their adventure, they find this super medicine called Quick-a-Heal, which heals injuries instantly, no matter how severe, with no side effects. They just recently escaped and met up with Pam, Sam's mom. On the other hand, Carly committed suicide twice, once being at Bushwell Plaza, jumping off the tenth floor, and once while in the hospital, after she was revived. She was rushed into the ER. Carly does this because the two agents who were assigned to find Sam and Freddie pronounced the two teens dead. This led Carly to believe that they are dead and that living was not worth it anymore. Mrs. Benson uses the chip in Freddie's head to locate Sam and Freddie. Mrs. Benson leaves the hospital to pick them up at the Groovy Smoothies.)

Mrs. Benson wove through the traffic of Seattle. She had never driven so fast in her life. This was probably the first time she has ever speeded in her life. But Freddie was more important than a stupid speeding ticket.

Mrs. Benson kept an eye on the remote control to make sure Freddie was still at the Groovy Smoothies. He was there until five minutes later. He started to move away from it slowly. Mrs. Benson panicked. Then, she had a sudden urge to call Pam. They exchanged numbers. That's why

Mrs. Benson was gone. She spent time with Pam. She quickly dialed Pam's cell number.

"Y'ellow?" Pam answered.

"Oh thank goodness you answered!" Mrs. Benson exclaimed.

"Oh hey Marissa, how're you?"

"I'm fine, listen, are you at the Groovy Smoothies?"

"Hey, good guess! We were about to leave!"

"We?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell ya! Our littler babies are back! Isn't it great?"

Mrs. Benson took a sigh of relief. "Is my Freddie okay?" She almost

broke down.

"He's fine, in fact, I just fed him."

"What did you feed him?" Mrs. Benson asked.

"Dog food."

"Pam!"

"Relax, gosh, just trying to make you laugh!"

"Well, now's not a good time to laugh. Carly is in the hospital and is very ill, physically, and well...mentally. Tell Sam and Freddie, but don't rush it."

"Okay, I gotcha," Pam said.

"I'll be there in about five," Mrs. Benson said. "Please keep my baby Freddie safe!"

"Don't worry, your pet is fine!" Pam laughed.

"Pam!"

"Okay! Gosh! See ya in a bit." Then Pam hung up.

"Who was that?" Sam asked when Pam hung up.

"Oh, it was lover boy's mommy," Pam said, pointing at Freddie.

"Lover boy?" Freddie asked.

"I know you be kissin' and crushin' on my Sam!" Pam exclaimed. Freddie

blushed. Sam blushed even more.

"What did she say?" Freddie asked.

"She said she was gonna pick us up," Pam replied. "She also said something about Carly and how she is very sick and she's in the hospital or something."

"What?" Sam and Freddie burst out. "Why?"

Pam shrugged. "No clue."

All of a sudden, a car parks right in front of them. The window rolls down and reveals Mrs. Benson.

"Hop in!" she exclaimed. Freddie took shotgun, while Sam and Pam took the back.

"Mom!" Freddie yelled. He hugged his mom and let out a few tears.

"Oh Freddie! Oh, you have no idea how good it feels to hug you again!" Mrs. Benson exclaimed.

"Can we please have a family reunion later, Carly is in the hospital!" Sam said.

"Right, buckle in!" Mrs. Benson said. They drove off.

"Why is Carly in the hospital?" Sam asked.

"She committed suicide!" Mrs. Benson replies.

"What?" Sam, Pam, and Freddie yelled.

"Why?" Freddie asked.

"She was really depressed about you guys being lost. Also, these two agents who work for the FBI declared you two dead because they had no other choice," Mrs. Benson explained.

"Well, those agents are stupid!" Sam and Freddie yelled.

"How is she now?" Pam asked.

"When I left, she was conscious," Mrs. Benson said. "But I recently got a call from Spencer telling me to meet him at the ER when I pick you up. He sounded sad and distressed, so assume the worst."

"How did you know we were back?" Freddie asked.

"Uhh...maternal instincts," Mrs. Benson said. Freddie bought it. Mrs. Benson discreetly hid the remote control.

They arrived at the hospital and parked to closest spot to the entrance. They hurried into the ER. They spotted Spencer sitting in the waiting room.

"Spencer!" Sam exclaimed. She hugged him. Spencer hugged back lazily. Freddie gave him a hug too.

"What happened to Carly?" Freddie asked.

"She killed herself twice," Spencer said. Then, he told them everything that happened during the time Sam and Freddie was lost.

"So that's what happened, eh?" Sam said, her head hanging.

"What are they doing now?" Freddie asked.

"No clue," Spencer said. "But she's dead."

They all felt downhearted. It killed Sam and Freddie that they knew it was their fault that this happened. Even more so with Sam, because she is the one who stepped into the alley and persisted to go in.

"We need a miracle," Pam said.

Sam's eyes widened. "Oh my gosh, that's it!"

"What?" Freddie asked.

"Quick-a-Heal!" Sam yelled. Everybody perked up.

"Yeah, that could work!" Freddie asked.

"Wait, what's this Zap-a-Recovery and what does it do?" Spencer asked.

"It's Quick-a-Heal, and it heals any kind of physical illness instantly," Sam explained. "With no side-effects."

"Sounds too good to be true," Spencer said.

"We've tried it before ourselves!" Freddie exclaimed.

"It works like charm!" Sam exclaimed.

"So where is it?" Mrs. Benson asked.

"Jet has it," Sam said looking around for him. "Where's Jet?"

"Shoot!" Freddie shouted, slamming a fist on his arm rest. "We forgot about Jet! He's probably still at the Groovy Smoothies!"

"Darn it!" Sam shouted. They sighed heavily. Sam let her head hang.

Freddie sat back and breathed. Mrs. Benson gasped. Pam slid down along the wall until her butt hit the ground. Spencer covered his eyes and groaned.

All of a sudden, a faint bark entered their ears. Sam's ears perked up.

"Jet?" she said. All of a sudden, out of pure one hundred percent luck, Jet comes rushing in through the door with the plastic bag in his mouth.

"Yes!" Freddie yelled. He got the bag and searched through it.

"Jet's such a smart dog!" Sam exclaimed. "He followed us here all the

way from the Groovy Smoothies!"

"Got it!" Freddie exclaimed, holding up the minuscule bottle of magic medicine.

"Are you sure this'll work?" Spencer asked, a bit of hope in his eyes.

"It should work as long as she is still alive," Freddie said.

"But how're you going give the medicine to her?" Mrs. Benson asked. "As far as I know, teenagers are the last thing they need in an ER except of that teenager is the patient!"

Sam and Freddie looked at each other and nodded. "By force," they said in unison.

A/N: Hey guys, I'm back! So sorry I haven't updated in a while. I provided a longer summary for people who don't remember what happened at the previous chapters of the story at the top. Long story short, I lost my iPod touch, which had chapter 21 and 22 done! I went to Plan B immediately and borrowed my brother's iPod touch, but he got it taken away. So, having no Plan C, I waited until he got his iPod back, which was Wednesday last week. I'll try to update once a week, since I will be writing during the week. I'm so sorry, again, for making you guys wait. Please enjoy!