Just figure I would warn you for next chapter It's going to be very gory for those with weak stomach I will do a summary at the end of next chapter so you don't you know. Also I'm waiting on a rendering video for the song I Co-wrote for this series. Love you all. Enjoy!

A New life

Chapter: 5

Bentley took Sam and I back to my house. He pulled up to the chipped painted gray building. We got out of the car. Sam and I got our stuff out and shut the doors.

"You sure you don't want me to stick around?"

Yeah I am sure," I replied.

"Ok then," He put the car in gear.

"Tell everyone that I am ok and that I love them."

"Sure, have a nice day you two." Bentley used the throttle control on his steering wheel to drive down the street made a left-hand turn disappearing behind a the row of houses. I turned to Sam.

"Welcome to your new home." I smiled.

"It looks kind of small." I gave her the biggest REALLY face ever. "Oh I'm just kidding." She began to laugh. "I'm more grateful than that." I started laughing a little too. She then stopped. "Anyway it's a nice place to call my home."

"OK, let's go check out the carnage." (Referring to the break in and assault that happened.)

"Hmm," she nodded her head. We walked through the brown metal door of the two story building. We climbed thirteen steps. to my green door.

"Welcome home Sam." I opened the door to my living room. I walked in but then I noticed Sam didn't follow. I turned to see her hesitating at the door. "What's wrong?" She didn't answer. I offered my hand. She seemed to come out of trance then, and accepted my hand.

"Thank you." She spoke so softly that I could barely hear her.

"You're welcome." I whispered back. I gently pulled her in.

""It's been so long since I had a real place to call my own. This feeling, I have in my chest it's weird." She put her left hand to her chest. "It feels uneasy."

"You're just nervous. It's a natural, in fact most people feel this way when they're in a unfamiliar place."I assured her everything was fine. "Come on I will show you to your bedroom."We walked about four meters past the first door on the right which was my bedroom and came to a second door. "This is your room." I grabbed the brass knob and turned it clockwise and opened the door. The room was painted a light blue with a white shaggy carpet. The furniture included : A brown desk with a mirror, an eight drawer dresser, a huge closet, a single sized bed with pink bedspread. and two pillows.

I turned to see her overwhelming happy face.

"I...I love it!" She hugged me tightly.

"I'm glad you do." I accepted the hug.

Sniffle, sniffle

I looked down slightly to her face. She was crying.

"Thank you, thank you." She hugged me tighter.

"You're welcome." I then broke the hug. "Put your stuff away and then were going to go shopping, Ok?" I smiled.

"Sure , but I only have a little money."

"That's fine." I gave her the envelope back that she gave me at the hospital. "Consider it a welcome home present."

"Are yo..." I put my index finger to my mouth.

"I'm not only your friend, but now I am also your mom." SHe nodded in response. "Let me know when you're ready."

"Ok, thanks again for everything. I'll try to be the best adopted step daughter ever."

"You're welcome and I know you will be." I walked out of her new room shutting the door behind me. I walked to my kitchen where I was last at and it was a mess my chairs all over the place, the table on its' side my bag was on the floor next to the fridge my cane near the living room's second entrance.

Forty-five minutes later

The kitchen was all clean. All of the chairs and the table were where they belonged. "Well that's finally done."

Sigh

I heard the door open to Sam's bedroom. moments later she came around the corner feeling lost. "You ok?"

"Yeah I just feel a little lost not knowing where everything is yet. Oh by the way I ready to go shopping."

"Ok, cool let me just find my phone." By chance have you seen it any where?"

"No sorry I've been in my room the entire time packing."

"Ok I will check my bedroom then. Have a seat here while I go to find it."

"Sure thing mom." Her voice struck a chord with me.

'Mom' that has a nice ring to it. I then headed for my bedroom. I opened the door and to my amazement my phone was on charge next to my bed on the side table. There was a note next to the black device. I walked over and picked up the piece of paper.

It it read, "Hey foxy lady I am the one who found you and brought you to the hospital. By the way sorry for leaving you at the hospital doors." That son of a bitch did what? "I didn't want to look suspicious to any of the nurses. Anyway I took the gem for safe keeping and left your phone on the charger for when you get back. Also I saw the note on the floor about some riddle." It was a straightforward note. "Send me a message or call when you get back, so we can make this gem our big score. Signed the Big D." Well at least that's one thing I don't have to worry about. I walked back out into the kitchen.

"Ok Sam Let's go."

A few hours later. At the shopping district after lots of cloths and computer shopping.

"This was fun wasn't it?" I asked Sam.

"Yeah it was. I'm so happy with all my stuff." She smiled as we made our way back to the car.

Buzz, buzz My phone vibrated.

I looked at my phone it read, 'One new message from unknown.' We got in my car with all our bags in the trunk. I opened the message. 'It's time for you to meet the past & future. Go to the Tower of London tonight at midnight. A gift will be waiting for you there at a bench across the road. Signed J. R. C.' My eyes opened wide.

"Sam I got some work to do tonight so I'm not going to be home till very late ok?"

"Ok, but mom you haven't told me what you do for a living." I looked at my watch it was 22:00.

"I will when I get back." I drove her home, she got out of the car, got all 5 of the bags from the trunk. I quickly wrote my dad's number on a piece of paper. I leaned out of my window and gave it to her. "If I'm not back by morning call this ok?"

"What's wrong?" She began to worry.

"It's nothing hopefully but please go inside hun."

"OK," Her eyes glanced down.

"I love you." I tried to quickly comfort her.

"Love you to." She replied softly then went into the apartment.

"Good now I know that she's safe." I reached into the back seat and brought my cane up to the passenger side. "OK let's go meet the 'past and future.'"

So are you guys excited for next chapter? I tried to make things a lot more interesting at the end here so it wasn't as boring. Now for some of your questions.

The song will be up later. Goodnight I am tired.

Till next time: Stu Braxton