Sam

by charmedgal005

Neerly ten years after Project Christmas, Irina took the project in her own direction, causing one teen to get caught unaware in the middle of an international scramble to catch her before the unthinkable happens.

12. Aunt Irina

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Sydney allowed herself to shut her eyes, and relax.  The hospital was the last place she wanted to be at that second, but it was the first time in several weeks, that Sydney was all alone, and had down time.

A soft knock came at the door. Sydney looked up, and Vaughn entered the room.  "She still hasn't woken up yet?  Has she?"

"No."

"How is she?"

"The doctor said that if we had come much later, Samantha could be in serious trouble, or dead.  But it looks like she's going to pull through just fine.  The tears on her throat will make it so she won't be able to talk much for a couple of days while it heals, and she has to be left here for a couple of days.  And the doctor wants her in mandatory psych evaluations."

"Even though it wasn't suicide."

"It's obvious that she hasn't been doing well since the shooting."

"Did you talk to the doctor about the records?"  Vaughn checked. "We can't have the press find out about her parents. It might look suspicious if it says that her mother forced the pills on her."

"Yeah.  It's being taken care of."  Sydney replied.

Vaughn came further into the room, and sat down in the window next to Sydney's chair.  "Are you mad at me Sydney?"

Sydney looked up at Vaughn.  "No."  She replied.  "You were doing your job.  I understand why you had to do that.  I'm just frustrated that you would think I was playing another side."

"Sydney."  Vaughn started.

"Just because I was doing my job, protecting a girl who has been through a lot, you assumed that I was playing the other side."

"I said no such thing."

"Yes you did."

"Sydney, I swear upon my love to you, I never thought you were a traitor.  All I asked is what game you were playing."

"Same thing."  Sydney hissed.

Vaughn went to retort to his girlfriend, but a friendly face looked in on them.  "Sorry if I'm disturbing anything."  Weiss said.

"Actually."  Vaughn started.

Sydney quickly shot out her hand to stop Vaughn from continuing on.  Immediately, he tensed up and glared at Sydney, but Sydney's fierce stare over powered him, and she felt him relax. "You're not."  Sydney assured.  Weiss looked at them, unsure of who to trust.  "Trust me, you're not interrupting anything.  What's up?"

"Good, because your parents are here Sydney."