A/N: So I didn't update last week at all because my second semester started so I was busy getting used to my new classes, but I managed to get this chapter written in between classes today. I hope you like it and this chapter is written a little differently, but I got from a reviewer about showing what happened to Sam in the basement and this is what they had come up with.
Chapter Thirty-Four: Give me something to believe in
Julian walks into Brooke's hospital room in his bloody clothes. Brooke is shocked when she spots him.
"Julian, what happened? Are you hurt?"
Julian shakes his head and slowly walks around the room. He didn't understand how things got so out of hand. Seeing his daughter on the ground and tied in a chair nearly broke him. Seeing Melissa standing over her had angered him. He didn't know how his life became such a mess. The only good part, to him, was Sam and Brooke. Now Sam was in surgery and Brooke was lying in a hospital bed injured.
"Julian Baker, you tell me what is going on right now! I can't get out of this bed."
Julian stops walking around and looks at the blood on his hands. There was just so much blood, his daughter's blood.
"So much blood," Julian whispers. "I've never seen that much blood before. In movies sure. Hell, I've worked with it, but never in my life have I seen that much real blood before."
Brooke was getting worried now. She had never seen Julian like this and she didn't know what to do about it, so, she just talked.
"Julian, take a breath and look at me." Brooke sees Julian eyeing her. "Whose blood is on your hands and all over your clothes?"
"Sam's. I found her."
Brooke winces in pain as she sits up straighter.
"Where is she? Is she okay?"
"She's in surgery. Melissa's dead and a detective was shot."
Julian continues to stare at his hands. He quickly stands up to head to Brooke's bathroom.
"I need to wash my hands."
Brooke felt helpless just sitting on the hospital bed. On one hand, Melissa was dead, but on the other hand, Samantha, the girl she thought of as her daughter was in surgery trying to hold onto her life.
Growing up, Brooke had never gone to church. Her family wasn't religious. All Brooke knew were the basics of what God was and what he does. Brooke never felt the need to believe in God then, but she does now.
-What's Left of Me-
"Hang another unit of blood!"
"Doctor Hart, what's going on?" an intern from across the surgical room says
"Help me out here people. I can't find the bleeder."
The sound that no surgeon wants to heat comes from the machine.
"Damn it, get me a crash cart!"
The patient is quickly prepared.
"Paddles. Charge to 300, ready, 1, 2, and 3 clear!"
Doctor Hart places paddles on patient and shocks them. Doctor looks up at the monitor and breathes a sigh of relief.
"Alright Samantha, stay with me."
Sam groans in pain as she opens her eye. Lying in this position was hell on her shoulder.
"There you are, Sammy girl," Melissa says with a cackle.
"You were supposed to kill me."
Melissa leaned down and looked at Sam who was still tied to the chair and lying on her side.
"I changed my mind. I wanted to keep you alive a little longer."
"Goodie," Sam groans sarcastically. "You should just kill me."
Melissa kicks Sam in the stomach and Sam cries out.
"Shut up!"
-What's Left of Me-
"I got you some coffee."
Peyton looks up at Lucas and smiles as she takes the cup from him. If anyone hated hospitals it would be Peyton. She's been in the hospital so many times it's like it's a second home for her.
The first time she was in the hospital was her birth.
The second time, she had gotten a severe case of the chicken pox when she was five and had to be hospitalized.
The third time was when she was eight. Her mother had died.
The fourth time, Lucas was in a car accident.
The fifth time, Nathan had been in an accident.
And many more times after that, but now here she was because Sam and her best friend where in the hospital and she knew they needed her support.
"They're going to be fine Peyton," Lucas reassures his girl.
"You don't know that Lucas. Sam was shot and drugged for two days. Who knows what that did to her system? Who knows if she will even make it out of surgery?"
"Peyton, you can't think like that. You have to believe that there are higher powers out there that will save Sam."
Peyton turns to Lucas with an unrecognizable expression.
"Can you honestly believe that? Is that what you told yourself when you were waiting on news about Keith?"
Lucas shakes his head.
"No, but that was only because he had been pronounced dead on arrival. That's what I thought of when you were in surgery. I had to believe in something Peyton, otherwise I would've had a breakdown."
"We all would have."
Peyton and Lucas turn to see Haley walking towards them. Haley takes a seat next to Peyton.
"Is there any news?"
Peyton shakes her head.
"I don't know and I can't get a hold of Kadyn either. Julian talked to her last and told her about Sam, but other than that I have no idea where she is or what she's doing."
"She's probably talking to her daughter. Sam's best friend and cousin," Haley responds.
"How do you know so much about Sam's life?" Peyton asks with a slight smile.
"She tells me things," Haley smiles back. "I told Jamie that I would call him when I had any news."
"No news, sorry."
Haley nods her head and looks around the waiting room. God she hated hospitals.
-What's Left of Me-
"She's flat lining. Damn it Samantha. Get me the crash cart and charge to 300. Clear!"
Doctor Hart looks up at the monitor and sighs.
"Charge to 360."
"Charged!"
"Clear!"
Julian slowly walks down the stairs to the basement in the house that Melissa used to talk about. He had been surprised when he had first met Melissa and she had said that she lived a few miles out of Tree Hill despite living in California for a few years. Julian stops when he hears the voices or rather his daughter's pleas.
"Just kill me. Just kill me, please," Sam pleads. "I can't take it anymore. I can't t-think!"
Melissa takes a glance towards the stairs and chuckles. She knew someone was standing on the stairs. Melissa heads over to the cupboard and pulls out a gun.
"Come on out, whoever you are."
Sam opens her eyes when she spots someone step foot at the end of the stairs.
"Daddy!" Sam cries.
"Samantha!"
Julian rushes forward, but the sound of a gun clicking makes him stop.
"Take one more step and I shoot her," Melissa warns.
Julian freezes.
"Daddy, don't listen to her, get me out of here. She's crazy."
Julian glances at his daughter and back at Melissa or rather the gun in her hands. Making a split decision, Julian decides to go for it. He takes a step towards Sam, but the gun goes off and Sam let's out an ear piercing scream. Melissa had shot her in the leg.
"I told you not to move," Melissa says slowly.
Melissa turns to the gun towards Julian.
"FREEZE!"
Melissa had been to wrapped up with Julian and Sam that she hadn't noticed a detective make their way downstairs.
"Make one step and I shoot her again!"
Sam whimpered.
"You're not getting out of this Melissa. It's time to give it up."
Melissa shrugs her shoulders.
"I figure either way I won't get out of this so why not hurt a few people in the process," Melissa takes another shot at Sam hoping to hit her, but not really being sure.
The detective takes his shot the same time that Melissa points the gun at him. Bullets whiz through the air and both fall to the ground.
"Charge again!"
"Clear!"
Doctor Hart shocks Sam and looks back at the monitor. It was still flat line.
"What's your plan Doctor Hart?"
Doctor Hart looks at everyone in the room and then down at Sam. He shakes his head and sighs.
"I'm calling it."
"Samantha, what are you doing?"
Sam turns around and shrugs her shoulders.
"I don't know."
"You should be back there. Why are you hiding in here?"
"It's easier. I was such a mess and here I don't feel like that."
"Samantha, you are stuck between life and death, you're not supposed to feel anything. It helps with the transition."
Sam raises an eyebrow at the woman standing next to her.
"Why can't I stay?"
"You don't belong here."
Sam glares at the woman.
"Neither do you!"
The woman purses her lips and nods her head.
"But I'm not the one who is stuck. I've made my peace and I'm better for it. I just worry about you. Samantha Baker, you do not belong here so let go and be free."
"I'm scared," Sam cries.
The woman wraps Sam up in her arms and rubs her back soothingly.
"I know, sweetie, but I have it on good authority that you are going to be just fine."
Sam pulls away confused.
"What's your authority?"
The woman grins.
"I can't tell you that. Now, wake up sweetie. Everyone's worried about you."
"I miss you, mom."
"I miss you, too, but I'm never far away. All you have to do is think about me and I'm there. Now wake up!"
-What's Left of Me-
Sam's open slowly and moves her head to the side.
"Julian, she's awake."
Julian moves from the window and looks at her daughter.
"Hey baby, how are you feeling?"
"Like I was shot," Sam whispers. Sam looks towards Brooke who had been released from the hospital a few days ago. "You're alive. That's good."
Brooke smiles and moves a few pieces of Sam's hair away from her face.
"Yeah, I'm doing fine."
Julian sits down on the edge of Sam's hospital bed carefully.
"Honey, what do you remember?"
Sam tries to think about it, but just gives up.
"I can't remember anything. How long was I out for?"
Julian looks at Brooke who nods her head. Julian turns to his daughter.
"When you were in surgery there were a few complications and your heart stopped a few times. The EMT's missed the bullet wound to your upper chest. The doctors found out as soon as you were in surgery. You lost a lot of blood, but the doctors managed to save you. You've been unconscious for three days. We were starting to get worried."
"I'm tired," Sam says before closing her eyes again.
Soon a soft snore was heard in the room. Julian turns his attention to Brooke.
"She's okay."
Brooke smiles.
"She's okay."
"What happens next?" Julian asks Brooke.
Brooke thought that was a really good question.
What happens next?
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. This story is coming to an end soon so I'm happy that you have all decided to take this journey with me.
Despite all the promises that I have made I have a new story, but get this, it's NOT One Tree Hill, crazy right? Actually it's the story idea that I have had on my profile for awhile and I decided to sit down and actually write it…so for all you Life Unexpected fans out there you should really check it out…it's entitled Life is Beautiful.