The next day, Freddie and his dad went to the park. His dad just sat on the bench reading the newspaper while Freddie searched around for Sammy. He looked everywhere, but couldn't find her. After a while, Freddie gave up and sunk down onto the sand. He sighed in disappointment. Then someone tapped his arm. Freddie turned around to see Sammy smiling at him.

"Sammy! I thought you wouldn't come!" Freddie said happily.

"And why not? We are friends right?" Sammy said. She sat down next to Freddie. He smiled at her. Then they started making a sandcastle. They laughed and threw sand at each other from time to time.

Freddie then saw his dad walking with a lady he'd never seen before. They were laughing and holding hands. Freddie was confused. Why would his dad do that? Sammy noticed Freddie's expression.

"What's wrong?" Sammy asked. Freddie sighed.

"Well my parents are getting a divorce" he said.

"A divorce? Really?" Freddie nodded his head.

"Yup." He explained how his mom and dad just don't get along anymore. "And my mom is going to Washington to do work while my dad is going to stay here. If they get a divorce, I think my mom is going to stay there permanently."

"Washington? That's far away."

"I know. I wanted to stay with my dad, but now I'm not sure." Sammy scooted closer to Freddie.

"Well who takes care of you?"

"Mom."

"Who feeds you?"

"Mom."

"Who makes sure that you take your bath?"

"Mom."

"Who takes you to school?"

"Mom."

"Who loves you?" Freddie thought hard on this one. He knew that both his parents loved him so much, but he barely felt that certain love from his dad. Even if his dad is cooler and his mom is a freak, he really felt that special love from his mom.

"My mom." Freddie said. Sammy smiled. "So I guess I'm going to stay with my mom."

"I guess." She smirked. The rest of the day, they created their sandcastle. They thought it was a masterpiece, even if it was just a lump of sand with leaves on top and twigs sticking at the side. To their eyes, it was great.

By noon time, Sammy and Freddie were walking around the park just laughing and talking about funny things that happen at their schools. Then, they started holding hands without even knowing it.

Sammy and Freddie were sitting on the grass, looking at the sunset. They were still holding hands and smiling. Freddie got up. He knew that his dad will be looking for him pretty soon. Sammy got up behind him and looked at him.

"What's up?" She asked. Freddie sighed.

"I don't think I'll ever see you again." he said. Sammy frowned.

"Why?"

"Because my parents are getting a divorce and I'm going with my mom to Washington."

"When?"

"Soon." Sammy frowned even more. Freddie looked at her face and held her hand tightly. "I'm going to miss you. I like you…a lot." Sammy blushed and smiled.

"I like you a lot too." Then, without thinking, Freddie kissed Sammy. She gasped when Freddie pulled back. Freddie and Sammy started blushing.

"Freddie! We gotta go home now!" Mr. Benson called. Freddie didn't want to go home, but he knew that he had to. He got up and smiled at Sammy.

"Bye Sammy! I'll see you tomorrow!" Freddie waved. Sammy smiled at him, she couldn't wait until tomorrow.

Once Freddie got home, his mom started yelling at his dad. "Where have you been?! It's 5:00! You got me worried sick! I thought Freddie was a goner! Where did you take him?!" Mrs. Benson yelled.

"We were just at the park!" Mr. Benson yelled back.

"O, I don't think you were just at the park! Did you leave Freddie all by himself?!"

"He's eight years old, he could take care of himself!"

"He's just eight! You have to watch him! Are you just going to leave him when I go to Washington?!"

"That's it! You are getting out of my house tomorrow!" Mr. Benson then walked out of the house and slammed the door behind him. Freddie looked mournfully at his mom who was bursting into tears. Freddie walked up to her.

"Don't worry mom, where ever you go, I'll come with you." Freddie said. Mrs. Benson hugged Freddie tightly.

The next day was the day that he was going to leave forever. Freddie wanted to say goodbye to Sammy though. He would just be bummed out if he didn't. Mrs. Benson already packed all their stuff but their flight was just in a couple of hours. Freddie just had a limited time to say goodbye to his friend.

Freddie finally found Sammy in the sandbox making a fort. He smiled and ran up to her.

"Sammy!" he exclaimed

"Freddie!" Sammy yelled back smiling. Freddie wasn't smiling though. He hugged her while Sammy awkwardly patted his back. "What's up?"

"I'm leaving today." Sammy pulled back.

"What?!" She started crying. "You're leaving today?! We just became friends…"

"Don't cry. I promise that we will always stay friends. And I promise that the next time we see each other, you are going to be my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?" Freddie nodded his head and smiled. He wiped Sammy's tears away.

"Yup, girlfriend. I promise not like another girl besides you." Sammy smiled and hugged Freddie.

"Promise?" she asked one more time.

"Promise." Freddie said.

Carly was smiling while Sam was looking at the floor. Freddie couldn't see her face since her hair was covering it. He just ended his story.

"That was so sweet!" Carly said.

"Yeah, too bad I won't see her ever again." Freddie said.

"Wait, didn't you break her promise?"

"Please Carly, we were eight. That Sammy girl probably forgot about me." Sam started crying.

"Sam what's wrong?" Carly asked. Sam didn't answer though, she was already running out of the room. Freddie looked at Sam confused. Did I say something wrong? he wondered.

Sam was outside of the apartment and was clutching her chest. I can't believe he remembers the story but he doesn't remember me! she thought. Sam was almost as devastated as the time when she and Freddie met again.

"Okay class, this is Freddie Benson." Sam immediately looked up and smiled. She definitely remembered Freddie Benson, even after three years. Freddie made his way and sat in front of Sam. She was going to tap him on the shoulder but he started looking at Carly. He had that love strucked expression on his face. Sam froze and decided to talk to him later.

When the bell rang, Sam went up to Freddie. "Hi Freddie" she said excitedly. Freddie looked at her kindly.

"Hi, and you are?" he asked. Sam felt like her heart stopped beating.

"Uh, I'm Sam." Sam said confused. Freddie nodded his head.

"Well nice to meet you Sam." Then Freddie walked towards Carly. "Hi, I'm Freddie."

"Uh, I'm Carly." Carly smiled. Freddie had that loves trucked face again and Sam felt as if she was tearing up inside.

Sam quickly wiped her tears away. She needed to be strong, she needed to forget and move on. She will not ever forgive Freddie though.

"A promise is a promise Freddie. And you broke that promise." Sam whispered sadly.