The pain was debilitating. Her eyes watered, blurring her vision. Her entire body ached from the shaking. Sam's mouth was so dry her tongue stuck to the roof. She couldn't think, the pain was so great. It encompassed her entire being. She could barely hear with the blood pounding through her ears.
How long she simply laid there, too consumed to move, Sam had no way to tell. The seconds stretched into their own eternities. She whimpered involuntarily, without even the energy to try and stifle the sound. All she wanted was for it to end.
"Tell me I'm doing the right thing."
Even muffled through the bathroom door Sam heard the words quite clearly. The desperation in them almost equaled the desperation she felt.
"I wasn't sure what to do."
The rest drowned out as Sam's heart began to beat even faster. She had to move, that's all her brain could decipher from the words. Shaky hands pushed her to a sitting position, and the shift in altitude almost caused her to pass out. Panting heavily, Sam tried to gather herself enough to stand.
Sam teetered to the door, barely keeping her wobbling legs beneath her. Somehow she had the presence of mind to take the keys and other items resting on top of the worn nightstand. She opened the door as quietly as possible, staggering out. She leaned heavily against the hood of the car, the world spinning wildly around her. It was a miracle that her groping hand finally found the car door. Sam fell into the seat.
Another small eternity passed as her shaking hand tried to fit the key into the ignition. She almost didn't notice when it finally did go in. When Sam finally started the car, she wasted no time in putting it into gear and peeling out. She saw Olivia rush out, screaming at the top of her lungs as she sped away.
She had no idea where she was, or where she was going, she simply went.
