Sam opened he r heart to Aidan and him to her as well. He had never had anyone to talk to or anything to say since the death of his cousin, Katie. She died in a car accident a year before and it had never occurred to Aidan that he would ever need a friend more than Katie. After they were well acquainted, Sam asked about everything; mainly his family.

Once, Sam had walked into her house to find Richard and Anna arguing over Samara. Sam quickly pulled the phone jack from the wall and carried it away whilst they were yelling. They didn't notice her as she scurried back to her spot in the barn.

Hurt by their words she dialed the phone.

"Hello?" asked the woman on the other end.

"Uh, hi, may I speak with Aidan, please?" Sam asked.

"May I ask who's calling?"

"Samara."

"Aidan! Samara is on the phone and would like to speak with you!" the woman called.

"Hey Sam!" said Aidan excitedly.

"Listen, Aidan, they were yelling about me again. Said we would have to go away, said I was driving them crazy and that I needed to be disposed of. I---I don't know what to do! Luckily as they were yelling I could pull the phone from the wall. But I am so scared!" She stopped, waiting for Aidan's reply.

"Run away; come to Seattle. We could keep you here, with us, they'll never find you with us."

"Alright, but I don't know how to get there. I've never left before. And you have to ask your mum." Sam began piling her things; she loved most, on the floor in front of her.

"Rachel," she heard him call. "Do you think Sam could stay with us a while?"

"Sure, honey; why? What's wrong?" she heard the woman's voice once more.

"She's having some problems with her family," Aidan told his mother.

"We'll leave in five minutes."

"Thanks Rachel," Sam said into the phone and clicked the receiver.

Just then, Richard came into the barn, yelling at Sam.

"You cause so much trouble, Samara! We never should have brought you home! My wife is going insane because of you!" He began to climb the ladder to the loft, something shinning in his hand. "You were all she ever wanted, a little girl." Sam now noticed that what he held in his hand was a bent piece of metal. He raised his arm and brought the metal down hard on her flesh.

Sam fell to the floor, blood gushing from the side of her face, closed her eyes, so Richard Morgan would leave. But before he climbed back down the ladder, he pulled the telephone from Sam's bed and the cord from the wall.

As soon as she was sure he was gone, she gathered he things and walked out of the barn. Rachel was outside in her car. Sam ran to the car and around to the left side and climbed into the back seat, just as Anna Morgan came out onto the porch steps.

Rachel sped away. "Hi, Sam, we are happy to have you with us and happy we could help." Rachel smiled at Sam. Sam turned her head to look at Rachel through the rear view mirror. "What happen?" she asked, inquiring about the left side of Sam's face.

So on the way to Aidan's house, she told them of all that happened that afternoon. Rachel and Aidan helped her to her new room, for a while at least.

The poor girl was treated like a rat in her own home. How sad…..Oh well, please review. xD