Chapter 9

Sam walked her normal distance from her bus stop to the ranch. She took a deep breath of the fresh air. Tonight Jake was due home. She couldn't say she was overly trilled but crap happens. And she was going to do everything she could to make everything non awkward as possible. And it just might kill her. But again she was ready to take the chance.

And then there was Darrell. What was she going to do about him? Shes never looked at him more than a friend. Maybe. But she doubted it.

Jake Ely walked towards his truck with the last of his bags. He tossed them in the back seat and closed the door. He walked around to the drivers side, got in and started the ignition. As he pulled out to the road, the one that would eventually take him home. He heard a song on the radio and grinned. He rememberd when Sam sang it when she was grooming Ace in the barn. 'Walking On Sunshine'. She didn't know that Jake was watching. Then he remembered something else. He dumped her. The worst part is that he did it for another girl. Her name was Anne. He thought they had something. But she had something alright. A boyfriend. She was just using Jake. The one time he puts his heart on his sleeve for a girl thats not Sam. And it ends like that. Typical woman.

But the worst part was he knew it was a stupid thing to do. And it prolly was just a reaction anyways. They very truth was he was scared. He loved Sam soo much. Thats not true. He loves Sam soo much. She was everything he wasn't. And he blew it because he didn't want to get hurt by Sam finding someone else. Typical Jake.

"How was your last day of school honey?" Gram asked Sam as she walked into the house. Fine she answered shortly. She was more confused then ever. "Jen called dear. She said to meet her at War Drum Flats in an hour. If you want to go I'd start now."

"Thanks Gram" Sam kissed her on the cheek and went to the barn, tacked up Ace and turned him towards the range. Sam looked down at what she was wearing. Her winter coat, underneath it was a long sleeved pale blue shirt with one sleeve cut off into a tank top. And her regular pair of jeans. She pushed Ace into a gallop. Her headaches were good lately. Very rare that she got them. But when she did, she couldn't even walk because they hit that hard. The emails from Jessica and Scott were always the same.

Sam,

Please, come in. Scott wants to do some more test. Just to be sure. I know you might be scared but please!

-Jessica.

Or,

Samantha, I hope that you will come back in soon. Even to the hospital in Darton. I'm on call every tuesdays, fridays and sundays. We should talk about this.

-Scott

She knew that they were worried. But also they really didn't care they were just doing there jobs. She should have never given out the address. But somehow she also felt stupid. She was just running away from her problems. She was taught not to do it. But then again she was also taught not to lie. She didn't acomplish that now did she?

"Hey girl!" Jen called from up ahead. She was smiling broadly sitting on top of Silly. "I thought you weren't going to show!"

"Naw! The bus was extra slow today." Sam said.

"Ohh, Ryan picked me up!" Jen squeked. "Isn't that so nice?"

"Yes! Congrats girl." Sam and Jen did there specail hand shake: shake, pull back and snap you fingers.

"You will never guess who asked me out today." Sam rode beside Jen.

"Who? I hope its not that guy from spanish..." Jen crinkled her nose. Sam swatted her arm.

"Jen! No it wasn't him. It was Darrell!" Sam said.

"No way! Are you going? Isn't it alittle quick after Jake?" Jen asked kinda excited, also concerned. "After all you guys were only on a break ya know?

"I'm not going to take it. I just wanted to tell you. And about Jake. Who gives a crap? I mean he broke up with me, prolly for a different girl. So what ever I dont care anymore. And truthfully I though you would have been on my side." With that Sam took off into a gallop. To home. She heard Jen yelling to her. And finally saying that she was just so STUBBORN!

Sam just kept running on Ace, knowing she over reacted she didn't want to turn back. For that reason. She was stubborn. Once she was home she saw that Ace had foam all over his mouth. She felt sorry for him and gave him a quick hug. Whispering an apology.

"Sam!" She heard Bryanna calling her from the house. Sam finished with Ace and went into the house.

"Yes?" Sam said.

"What do you think about this outfit for Cody?" She held up a 'Pooh Bear' drawing that was sowed on to a pale green shirt. To say the truth Sam thouht it was ugly.

"It will look great." She said instead. She wasn't in the mood to fight with some one else. She was going to go upstairs to her bedroom when she remembered she didn't put Ace's tack away. She sighed and headed back outside. She barley noticed Pepper in one of the rings with Ross. Sam groaned as another headache reached her. It was like it was spinning out of control everything felt dizzy and everything went black.

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"I'm home!" Jake went inside that night. Everyone was in the living room. They didn't look happy. In fact more like depressed. "Whats the matter?"

"Jake, honey." His mother's voice caught. "Sam is in the hospital."

"What? What happened is she ok? Was it that dang stallion?" Jake dropped his bags.

"No, Jake, they think Sam has cancer." And at that moment Jake felt sick.