Fixing You Up-Chapter 2
There were no words to describe how shocked, angry and confused Danny felt. He couldn't believe that Sam, his independent, headstrong, tough best friend was raped by her own boyfriend and kicked her out of her own house. And to top it all off, he even left her with a baby.
"Wha—… I… oh, Sam… How?" Danny managed to stutter out the word "how" as a whisper. Sam gave him a 'look'.
"He raped me, remember?" she said with one eyebrow raised. Danny shook his head.
"I know that… how?" Danny said as he felt shivers run down his spine when she mentioned the word "rape".
"Oh I don't know, let's see, when a man gets horny, he takes of his pants then—" Sam was cut off by Danny placing a hand on her mouth.
"I didn't mean it like that!" he exclaimed with a horrified expression on his face making Sam chuckle darkly. "I meant, how did it happen?"
"Um…" Sam hesitantly began. Danny noticed this and began to feel bad about asking her.
"If you can't tell me, its fine." Danny said. Sam took a deep breath and shook her head.
"No it's okay… well, it happened like this," she began. "Months ago, when we moved in together, we were still happy. I mean, we didn't fight or anything like that. But one day, we argued and he slapped me. I got angry and yelled at him. He apologized to me countless times, so I decided to give him another chance,"
Danny opened his mouth to say something but Sam cut him off.
"I know, stupid move, I realized that, okay?" Sam said with an annoyed tone. Danny quickly shut his mouth.
"Anyway, after another month, he did the same. I yelled at him and he yelled back. I kept yelling at him some… 'Vulgar' words until he punched me on the stomach." Sam said while avoiding Danny's eyes which were dangerously green at the moment.
"After that, he yanked me up to our bedroom, I struggled but he only held me tighter to the point that my circulation was cut off. He then threw me on the bed and… well… you know the rest…" Sam said as a tear fell down her face. She quickly wiped it off before continuing.
"The following days after that, I began to throw up. At first I thought it was something I ate, but when it continued for days, I became scared. I did my best to hide this from him because if he knew, who knows what he'll do. Then one morning after I threw up again, something inside me clicked and I went out to buy a pregnancy test. I took it and it was positive. I'm pregnant." Sam said as she placed a hand on the small bump on her abdomen. Danny gave her a small, sad smile which she returned before continuing her story.
"I didn't want him to hurt my baby so I decided to hide it until I had a plan for escape. But one morning, he caught me throwing up on the kitchen sink. He yanked my hair back and yelled at me. It turns out that he saw me throw up several times and that he can't stand to have me in 'his' house, so he kicked me out. It's a good thing I had my wallet with me so I was able to buy myself some food the entire week I was in the streets."
Danny once again opened his mouth but Sam held a finger on his lips.
"Let me finish, okay?" she asked. Danny just nodded.
"After I run out of money, I knew it was time for some help. And the first person that came into my mind was you… I went to Fenton Works and asked your parents if you were there. Your parents were very shocked to see me but didn't show such emotion. Anyway, they said that you no longer lived with them but they gave me your address. I said thanks before making my way towards your house. I rang the doorbell, at first I was about to just turn away but you opened the door suddenly. So we talked, I cried and well, here we are." Sam finished as she looked at the ground with a few more tears on her face.
"Sam… oh my… I… Sam…" Danny whispered as he took her hands in his. Sam just shook her head.
"Please don't pity me, Danny. I don't people to pity me." she said with a small smile.
"I know that, but Sam… a week, on the streets?" Danny practically yelled. Sam flinched and avoided his gaze.
"Sam, why didn't you tell me right away?" Danny asked with his tone much softer. Sam played with the hem of her shirt.
"I… I left my phone." Sam whispered.
"But, you could have gone to my parents sooner! One week, Sam? Are you insane?" Danny exclaimed. Sam cast him an angry look.
"Do you think this is easy for me? I was kicked out of my own house with very little money. I was pregnant and homeless! The only thing in my mind was to find food and maybe a place to stay in order for me to live! And I'm telling you, it was not easy considering the past 'events'!" Sam yelled as she stood up with her arms flailing in the air. Danny at first was shock at the action before he was overcome with guilt. He stood up and embraced her.
"I know, I'm sorry, Sam. It's just that, anything would have happened to you out there. You mentioned that you needed a place to stay, right?" Danny asked making Sam nod. "Then stay here. In my house." He said smiling. Sam looked hesitant.
"Danny, listen, I—"
"No, Sam. You listen. I know you're Ms. Independent and strong but, Sam, being strong doesn't mean that you won't accept help from others. Being strong means that admitting to yourself that you need help and accept the help they're offering you. You need to take care of yourself, Sam. Please, you need to stay. Fine, don't think that you're doing this for me or for yourself, but do this for your baby." Danny said as he pointed at her abdomen. Sam slowly placed a hand on it before nodding her head slowly then embracing Danny.
"Thank you…" she whispered. Danny smiled and hugged her back.
"Hey, that's what best friends are for, right?" he asked although the word "best friend" pained him. Sam pulled away and smiled before she yawned. Danny grinned before leading Sam to a room.
"You need to rest. I'll lend you some clothes." He said as he ushered Sam into her room before proceeding to his own. He took out a small black shirt of his and some sweatpants. He made his way towards her room and gave her the clothes. Sam smiled before going in the bathroom to change. When she was done, she proceeded to her bed where Danny was sitting and climbed into the covers.
"We'll get you stuff tomorrow." Danny said quietly as he stroked her hair. Sam nodded before yawning again and closing her eyes. Danny smiled before kissing her forehead and making his way towards the door. When he got there, he looked back at her and smiled.
"Good night, Sam" he whispered as he closed the door.
So? How was it? Are they in character? Or a bit OOC? Please do tell me because I would like to make them as in character as possible.