I dare you- Shinedown

FYI theres a dream sequence in this chapter

SPOV

"Whoa Freddie!" I gasped and stepped back. "No. Why, do you always do this to me? I don't want to be trapped. I don't want you to be trapped." I said then ran.

"Sam!" He yelled running after me but I was too fast. "Sam!"

I couldn't. This was all just to fast. I can't fall. I can't breathe. I turn down an alley when the opportunity presented itself. The dirty dumpster next to me made me gag and soon I was hurling what little content of my stomach resided into the disgusting green metal tub.

I walked on hoping for a clean fresh wave of air to hit me and make me feel less nauseous and dizzy.

Marry Freddie? Destroy his life? Be trapped for life? Give up on life? Now there's an option. Oh wait. Dear Mommy Benson already choose it so if I do it I'll ruin Freddie's life for sure. Take a life? I can't care for it. I don't want it.

One thing I was sure of. This baby could not be a good thing. Already it's making me choose way more than my capabilities.

FPOV

"God Dammit, Benson!" I yelled kicking the car which proceeded a round of cuss words for the pain in my throbbing foot.

Alright Freddie. I thought as I got in the car. Pull yourself together. She just needs time to herself. Maybe you came on too strong. I know she loves me. I can feel it. I can feel her near me, even though she's far away. Why?

The hours slowly ticked by. Until it was late. I took up a habit of going over to Carly's every few hours to check up.

"She's not here. No she hasn't called. I'm sure she's fine." became a string of words Carly and Spencer could now recite backward.

"Carly you know her best. Does she expect me to believe I was the only one to fall?"

"Freddie go home. Please stop worrying. It only makes the situation worse."

"Does she!"

"No Freddie. You and I both know she loves you. You frightened her as hard as that is to believe."

SPOV

Two days wandering the streets. Sleeping in alleys and scouting the streets for change is how I spent them.

I walk back to the doctors now that I've made up my mind.

Walking right past the desk ladies and the nurses all telling me to stop I walk right into the room where the doctor is examining a patient."I want an abortion. Now." I say void of all emotion.

"Miss you can't be in here."

"Dammit all. Get it out of me now or I'll do it my self." I say with frustration and anger building holding a scalpel.

"Miss."

"Get it out! Get it out!" I scream. "It's taking over!"

"Alright! Calm down." the doctor said shining a bright light in my eyes.

"Miss have you taken any drugs?"

"I don't know. But I can't do this. I can't breathe. Get me out of here."

"Nurse! Take her to Emergency. Believe she's having hallucinations"

"No. Get it out." I swung.

"Mam! Calm down!"

FPOV

"I'm sorry. Call me. Least let me know your safe." I say when I call her leaving a voice mail.

It had been 3 days since I'd heard from Sam. Not a clue to where she is, how she is. All I know is she's gone. What is there to do?

When my phone goes off I quickly answer it hoping for it to be Sam. "Hello?"

"Hello. Freddie Benson?"

"Yes."

"This is Seattle Hospital. We have a Miss Puckett here. Your listed recently as her significant other. We were unsure to call you."

"Is she alright?"

"Sir. Could you please come to the hospital so a doctor could explain."

What normally would be a twenty minute drive took 5. Please let her be alright. Let the baby be fine. Please God. I can't lose her too.

"Samantha Puckett?" I demanded as I walked up to the counter.

"Who are you?" the nurse receptionist said as she click clacked on the keyboard.

"I'm her fiance. Now which room is she in!" I said striding for the door.

"Doctor!" she yelled. And pressed the button to let me through.

"You must be Mr. Benson. I'm Dr. Lembck." the doc said running after me.

"Where is she?" I asked calmly but irritated all the same.

"Mr. Benson. Few things you should know first, before I take you to see her. Walk with me."

I was infuriated that they weren't taking me to her but I followed him.

"Samantha is in a delicate situation at the moment and so is the fetus."

"What happened?"

"She had high levels of hallucinogens her system."

"You mean like Cocaine and LSD?"

"Yes. Were you aware that she was using?"

"No. She disappeared 3 days ago. I've been trying to find her. It's possible she got it on the streets right?"

"Possible, likely even. But why would she do this? Right now shes unconscious in intensive care."

"Stress" I say automatically. "I asked her to marry her almost immediately after we found out she was pregnant. She's not sure what she want's to do with the child."

"Well all that makes perfect sense. All she's done is murmur 'stupid Benson' 'Alice' and 'cant keep it'. When she came in she screamed she wanted to get an abortion but we thought that being on drugs wasn't in the right mind to decide such a serious thing." He said and stopped. "Maybe the two of you could discuss it since your already here. I believe she'll need to stay a few days."

Hearing the name Alice bugged me. I hadn't talked to Alice since Canada. Did Sam even know about Alice? "Thank you doctor."

SPOV

"That's right. Run. Run far and fast from the only man that ever gave a shit about you."Alice said.

"You can't be here. I killed you. You were dead. I saw you." I panicked.

"You saw me laying the floor bleeding in places that would kill any human." She said and paused."Maybe I'm not human. Maybe I'm just a figment of your imagination. Or maybe. I'm a witch." she cackled.

"What do you want from me Alice? Haven't I suffered enough torture from you?"

"Ah my dear, naive Sammy." She said with an evil glare in her eyes. "When will you learn that that is my purpose. Just to make your life a living hell. Now, Who should I kill this time?"

My hands held my stomach as she spoke.

"Well, Well. Whats this?" she said as her eyes darted to my hands. Her face contorted with an evil smile that made me wanna vomit. "Sam! You realize what you've gotten your self into."

"NO!" I yelled as I ran straight at her. Poof

"Now Sam do you really think I'm just gonna let you trample over my plans to destroy you?"

Poof. The scene changed to a hospital room and a bunch of doctors and nurses screaming and hollering. Freddie is tied in the corner. Forced to watch the whole scene.

"Somebody help me!" I saw myself yell as I try to flail my restricted arms. I saw my body being stretched at the stomach. I saw it ripping. I could feel it scratching. I was screaming for them to get it out of me. But none did anything. That's when it hit me. The nurses and doctors are all Alice. She turns to me and says , "Hello, let me introduce you to the characters in the show. This terrified woman giving birth to the demon child is Samantha Puckett. The horrified man in the corner here," She says pinching his cheek, "is none other than your fiance."

"And I?" All of them turn to me. "I am your worst nightmare."

"It's not a Demon child. He or she-" I said then gasped in pain as I clutched my stomach. "Its not going to be born."

"Oh so you want an abortion. Well I can handle that for you." she says pulling out this vacuum.

"Not that way!"

"But that's the way it's done."

"Then it lives. Your not touching this baby!" I yell

"How are you going to stop me. You can barely stand." She smiled. "Paint me on canvas so I become
what you could never be."

"She doesn't have to be able to stand to protect you." Freddie said breaking his bonds.

"Freddie No!" I reach for him.

"Sam, I can do this." He says before kissing me quickly.

Alice gets thrill out of his courage and says, "One says yes, one says no. Decide Sam- which voice in your head you can keep alive."

"If it means protecting this thing's life then it will be done. I dare you to tell me to walk through fire. Wear my soul and call me a liar. I dare you to tell me to walk through fire. I dare you to tell me. I dare you to." Freddie said with authority

"I dare you!" She spoke and a fire appeared.

"If I win you disappear!"He said.

"Till I can think of a new plan."

Freddie walked into the fire. The flames licked his skin and a searing pain over came the both of us.

He could do this. He can defeat her. Prove her wrong. She stared in disbelief.

When he got to the end I fell to my knees shaking with pain. I could only say 3 words. "Now your turn."

And so she went into the flames. We watched as they consumed her.

As the flames died and my beautiful forest returned. I was about to stand up when Freddie said, "Sam. Your bleeding." a darkness fell upon the scene and an wave pain seared my stomach.

FPOV

When ever she awoke she was in hysterics. "I lost it. It's gone. She took it."

The doctors did so many test to prove to her it was there. When She saw me and balled even more. We were there for 3 more days before the hysterics died off.

"Freddie." She spoke softly taking my hand.

Relieved that she was awake and not balling, I was going to tell her how sorry I was but she cut me off.

"Freddie. Don't. Just answer me a few questions. Do they know how the baby is?"

"As far as they can tell the baby is fine. Sam do you remember what happened to you?"

"That I was stupid and did some drugs. Which I hope ill never do again. Even in madness, I know you still believe that you and me are going to make it. If you could tell me with certainty no matter what happens you'll still love me, then yes. I will marry you."

"I will love you even after death. I will always protect you. I dare you to tell me to walk through fire,
wear my soul and call me a liar. I dare you to."

"I know you would if I asked you. But I would never ask that from you."

Well this is a strange turn of events.

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