"Im fine I think. I dunno what happened. It all just spiralled out of control. I just didn't know where else to go. Its so good to see you Seth I've missed you so much!."
Ryan walked back into the room with a bowl with warm water and handed it to Seth.
Seth cleaned up Sam's cuts on her head and face. She was bruised all over and had some pretty deep cuts.
"I think we should get some of these checked out." Seth commented
"No please they will be fine" Sam replied quickly.
"But Sam they will get infected and..."
"Please Seth" Sam gave Seth the same puppy dogface that had stuck in his memory for a while.
"Oh Sam this is Ryan, Ryan this is Sam she used to live here about a year ago."
"Nice to meet you" Ryan nodded his head and smiled hopelessly at her.
"Hey not really the best way to meet someone" Sam laughed but Seth and Ryan didn't think ti was funny.
"Mum and Dad aren't here at the moment. Ummm can you take off your top I know that sounds strange but I know you have a top underneath I can see it so yeh I need to make sure you don't have any cuts on your back or whatever." Seth looked a little embarrassed in saying this but Ryan agreed she look pretty beat up.
"NO!" She shouted but not to forcefully.
Ryan and Seth looked at each other in surprised.
"Sorry but I don't think I have anything anywhere else. Thanks Seth." Sam looked at Ryan.
Ryan saw her holding her arm. Like she was in pain.
Seth and Ryan walked into the kitchen.
"Well?" Ryan Asked Seth.
"Sam, a little like you really. Bad child hood, Bad relationships with guys and has just got over drinking and drug problems. Its been really hard for her. She turned up at dads firm just like you one day. Dad felt sorry for her brought her home and bobs your uncle!" Seth smiled a little.
"Ok then anything I can do to help?" Ryan asked.
"She will need as many friends as she can get and I really think you two would be able to relate. Also she might need somewhere to sleep. Like the pool house." Seth looked at Ryan.
"Sure whatever it takes to help her." Ryan walked back into the room with a glass of water for sam.
"Hey, Here you go" Ryan said and passed sam the water.
"Thanks, Ryan" Sam held the water and Ryan noticed she was shaking.
"You ok?" Ryan asked and pulled over a cover for her.
"Yeh just...doesn't matter. So you live here now?" Sam asked hoping to get off the subject of her.
"Yeh have for a while now" Ryan didn't really know what else to say.
"Your lucky. The Cohans are the best people you will every meet. They helped me through..." She stoped as though she wasn't sure whether to tell him or not.
"Seth, Ryan we're home" Kirsten's voice was heard from the front door.
Seth walked in the lounge room just as Kirsten and Sandy walked in.
"Seth whats goin on here?" Sandy asked as he couldn't see sams face cause Ryan was in the way, the only things he could see was a towel that was drenched in blood.
Ryan moved out of Sandy's view and stood by Seth.
"Sam!?" Sandy and Kirsten both said in surprise.
"Hey" Sam said and stood up. As she did she swayed a little.
They hugged for a while and exchanged looks.
'What are you doing here? Are ok? Let me see that" Sandy inspected a cut that was quite deep below Sams eye.
"Well I got into a bit of trouble, infact a lot of trouble." Sam looked up at sandy and gave him an I-don't-wanna-talk-about-it look and sandy refrained from asking anymore for now.
"Well suppose we should get the pool house ready with a spare mattress, Sandy help me please!" Kirsten looked at him as to say we need to talk about this.
Sandy, Seth and Kirsten left to set up the pool house. Ryan stood there for a moment not knowing what to do.
Sam was still swaying slightly then all of a sudden she dropped to the floor again. Ryan bent down and lifted her back onto the couch.
Sam' opened her eyes slightly and looked totally out of it.
"Tell Seth that im sorry" Sam looked at Ryan in the eyes and fell asleep.