Sam:

"What's up?" I ask putting my arm around Grace's shoulder, smiling friendly at John.

"I've met you. At the bookstore. I was with Olivia and we saw you guys outside." He pointed at Sam recognizing him.

"We were just talking abo-" Grace added but John cut her off.

"She was just telling me about how she wants to end it with you, she said that you just bringing her down." We both stared at him in shock. "Just trying to make it easier on her."

"John, STOP. I won't go out with you tonight, sorry." His face fell. My heart skipped a beat, "I'm going somewhere with Sam tonight."

"Oh." Awkward silence.

"Alright Grace, your bell's about to ring so I'll should be going now." I broke in. She nodded softly and I kissed her forehead and set off into the parking lot.

Grace:

I continued to stare at John awkwardly until the bell rang, you could see his concentration on Sam's wavering figure in the parking lot and as soon as the door shut to my car John's eyes whipped back to me, "where are you going tonight?"

"Nowhere."

"How long have you been going out?" Rapid fire questions. Creep.

"About six months maybe more."

"How often do you see each other?"

"Why?"

"Just asking."

"Everyday." I said it slowly, suspicious.

"Do you love him?"

"JOHN!"

"Have you slept with him?"

"Leave me alone." I started to power walk away toward the entrance.

He came after me, catching up slowly. He called my name after me, "GRACE!" His blonde hair flew in the breeze and he stepped right over the flowers I dropped.

"GET AWAY!" I started to jog which turned into a run. He caught up momentarily and grabbed my arm but I pulled out and made a break for it. I turned the corner and looked both ways in the hallway. I sprinted for the girls bathroom but not fast enough because John saw the door close behind me with my hair. He screeched to a stop and banged on the door yelling my name and asking me questions only to get no answer. I zipped open my backpack and pulled out my phone. One bar. Good enough. I dialed Sam's number and it rang three times before he picked up.

"Hey."

"Sam, I need your help." I whispered into the phone.

"I'll be right there, where are you?"

"The girls bathroom on the right." I heard the roar of the engine making a sharp left turn and then another before he hung up. I Just had to sit tight.

Sam:

I screeched into the school parking lot, sliding while the tires left marks on the road. I found a parking spot and just rammed the car in it and sprinted out through the asphalt. Its hot. I pulled open the double doors and slid through the main wing before taking a right. The halls were pretty much empty and I could find them easily when I heard John's voice calling her name loudly getting angrier and angrier with each round. It has only been seven minutes since she called.

I snuck behind John and remembered snapping chicken bones with Beck. I drew my outstretched hand over my shoulder diagonally and brought it down on this one spot in the crook of his neck and shoulder. Immediately knocked out on the floor unconscious. "Grace?" I called in sweetly.

"Sam?"

"Can I come in?" I stepped over the limp body and placed a hand on the door.

"The unlocked it and I came in to see her sitting on the closed toilet with tears running down her face. She wiped them away not trying to hide them and held out her arms for a hug. I complied. More tears came out in the curve of my shoulder. I took her bag in my hand and took her to the car. I knew I shouldn't ask what happened just yet. I just held her hand tightly and drove home in silence.

Grace:

At home I felt a lot better than I did twenty minutes ago my waterworks had turned into tearless sobs which had just morphed into content silence. Sam came into the living room with coffee and leaned over to hand me a mug. He put a gentle hand on my knee and grinned at me I smiled back. "Thanks."

"No problem. Are you okay? Did he hit you at all?"

"No." He sighed relief.

"I see you're better than before, do you still want to go out tonight, it's still only one o'clock we have five hours." "Yeah, I'm up to it." I pulled myself off the couch and headed toward my room or our room. I jumped in the shower and felt my worries slowly wash away. Then I heard the door click open and tensed up until I realized it was Sam. I figure was just a shadow through the curtain as I was to him. Just a shadow.