AND HERE IT IS CHAPTER 22…
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS…..
WILL SAM LIVE?
WILL SHE DIE?
WILL EVERBODY GET THEIR HAPPY ENDING…?
I BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHAPTER….
HAVEN'T REALLY DECIDED YET…
ENJOY….
THIS IS FOR every single person whose read and reviewed…
SONG: Hallelujah by none other than Kate Voegele…Mia (I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG)
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You are strong part 2
Brookes P.O.V
I could hear the sirens getting closer and closer. But the closer they got the farther Sam was slipping away. I had her hand in mine. She was cold so I held her close to try and warm her. She was unconscious and barely breathing but she looked like she was sleeping. She was so innocent. Her hand began to slip from mine as I felt her breathing slow. I felt so helpless.
I took a quick glance at Jack who was sitting in the corner starring at X's body. I wondered if it was good that I was happy he was dead. He'd hurt too many people. And now he could be the reason that I lose my baby girl. I hate him even more then I did when he attacked me. But I can't let this get too me right now. My heart suddenly drops when I realize that Sam isn't breathing.
"Sam!!" I yell unsure of what to do.
What the hell am I doing? Yelling at her won't help.
Suddenly I hear the sirens right outside the door. The door slams open and police flood in. They have their guns drawn and I'm pissed because they should've been her ten minutes ago. Sam would have a better chance. The paramedics are now at my side.
"Miss we need to take her." said the paramedic.
All I can do is kiss Sam's forehead and move out of the way so that the paramedics can do their job. I feel absolutely numb and I don't even notice that stain on my shirt that came from Sam's blood. I don't care about the damn shirt anyway. I watch as they move Sam's limp body onto a stretcher. They connect a monitor to her and I don't know what comes over me but I suddenly feel the need to protect Sam as if she's in danger.
I look at the monitor that looks like its registering Brooke's heart rate and it's a strait line. NO!! She can't be dead they have to help her. One of the paramedics rushes over with a portable crash cart. They cut Sam's blouse and place pads on her chest.
"Charging at 200 joules…." I hear the paramedic say, "....And clear."
I watch as Sam's body jolts up. I begin to cry silently. The monitor line spikes but returns to a strait line soon after. The paramedics just stare at the monitor.
"You can't just stare!!" I yell, "You have to save her! Please, you have to."
No one answers me so I figure I'm going to have to so this myself because there's no way in hell I'm letting her die. But as just as I reach Sam a cop grabs me.
"NO!! Get off of me." I yell, "She needs me."
"Time of death…" I hear a paramedic say.
I've heard there was a secret chord
David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
Suddenly I collapse to the ground in tears. She's gone it's my fault. I promised to protect her and I failed.
Well it goes like this:
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Suddenly there was a beep and I look up. The monitor line was spiking. Her heart is beating. She's still alive. Thank god.
"Okay we need to get her to the hospital right away." said the paramedic.
One of the paramedics comes over to me. The cop releases me but stands close by. I don't understand why though. I'm not going to hurt anyone. But I thought I just lost my daughter, how can I stay calm? The paramedic places one hand on my shoulder.
"Her pulse is faint but its there. I'm not going to lie to you. She's already lost a lot of blood and she'll need a transfusion." started the paramedic.
"She's A positive." I inform him.
He shakes his head as if he already knew that.
"Your daughter was out for a while so there is still a chance that she won't make it but if she does we still have to make sure there's no effects of being cut off from oxygen so long. It's going to be a rough night." the paramedic tells me.
I just shake my head and say thank you. He informs me that I can't go in the ambulance with Sam and I'll have to drive myself. It makes me furious but I don't show it. I don't have the energy.
As they begin to ready Sam to take her to the hospital I walk over to Jack who is talking to the police. He looks like he's not even their mentally and keeps giving the cops yes or no answers, nothing more.
"Hey Jack." I say in a low voice.
The officer walks away. Jack doesn't say anything.
"Jack you know that you had to, right?" I ask.
He shakes his head weakly.
"Jack you saved my life…."
"But I couldn't save Sam. She's going to die. I'm responsible for killing my best friend."
"NO JACK!! You didn't do anything to hurt Sam. Your brother shot her not you. Look, she needs us right now. If Sam is going to die…." I choke over the words, "…She'd want us there to say goodbye."
"Can we go?"
"Of course…."
After I tell a cop to shove it when he asks me for my statement because all I give a damn about is Sam, we get in my car and drive to the hospital. To my surprise everyone is still there.
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Third person P.O.V
Everyone was now in the ER waiting room. A doctor told them that if they were going to stay for Peyton and Lucas they'd have to stay there.
"Jamie what are you doing." Haley asks as she sees Jamie pressing random buttons on the soda machine.
Nathan had given him soda for the first time and now he wouldn't sleep. He looked at Haley and smiled.
"Mama can I have more?" he asks innocently.
"No Jamie… It's bad enough you already had some." she says glaring at Nathan who looks away and begins to whistle.
Mia and Julian laugh.
Haley smiles and rolls her eyes. She looks towards the door and her heart stops. She sees Sam being run in on a gurney. Her left side is covered in blood. She stands up causing everyone to look her way.
"Hales what is it?" asked Nathan standing up.
Haley points to Sam. Everyone has shocked expressions. For a second they all forget that there is a five year old also looking towards Sam. That is until he takes off running towards Sam.
"JAMIE!!" yells Haley and quickly runs after him.
Everyone else follows.
Jamie runs after Sam and the paramedics.
Oh baby I have been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know I used to live alone before I knew you
He stops when the paramedics bring Sam into a room. They begin to connect wires to Sam Jamie thinks that their hurting Sam. He goes over and licks a doctor.
"Leave Sam alone!!" he yells.
"Where did this kid come from?" asked the doctor.
Suddenly Haley, Nathan, Mia, and Julian are at the door. Haley rushes and picks up Jamie.
Everyone looks at Sam then at the doctor for an explanation. The doctor takes them into the hallway. Haley sets Jamie on the floor who hugs Haley's leg.
"Are you her family?" asked the doctor.
"I'm her aunt Haley; this is her uncle Nathan, Cousin Jamie, best friend Mia, and her mother's boyfriend Julian. What happened to her?" said Haley.
"Well she was shot. …"
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
"We need to get her into surgery to stop the hem urging. She's touch and go. She went into B-fib twice already. Were going to do the best we can but it doesn't look good. Now I need you all to go to the waiting room. I realize that this is hard to take in but you have to let me do my job." said the doctor.
"Where's her mother?" asked Nathan.
"I'm not sure I'll send one of the paramedics over. I think she was there when they arrived at her house." said the doctor.
"Doc you can't let her die." stated Julian.
He just shook his head and went back into the room leaving everyone practically in tears. As they slowly make there way to the waiting room they see Brooke and Jack. Her shirt was stained with blood and she was crying.
"Brooke!!" said Haley.
Brooke got up and hugged Haley. She began to sob harder. Haley was crying now too.
As was Mia and Jamie. Jamie didn't really understand what was going on but he knew that Sam was hurt. He knew that somebody had had tried to kill her like they did to Quinn. He just hoped it didn't end the same way.
Brooke cried until she couldn't cry anymore. Then she sat. Haley put her arm around her and Nathan had Jamie.
"What happened?" asked Haley.
"She had a nightmare and when she woke up she was terrified. She started saying that she didn't deserve me and that she was weak. I told her that those things were absolute lies. Well we both ended up crying." said Brooke giving a weak smile to Jamie who was reaching for Brooke's hand, "She went to wash her face and get some water. All of a sudden I heard her scream. I ran to check on her and she said that X was in the house. AT first I thought that she was seeing things but then I saw him too. We were going to run but he shot her. She fell to the ground. I tried to stop the blood with a cloth but it was too much. He kept saying that he was doing me a favor that I didn't want her I didn't love her.'
'He yelled at me t tell her that. But I couldn't, I wouldn't. That was a lie. I love her so much. He pointed the gun at me. He was about to shoot me when Jack showed up. He pointed a gun at X. X thought that Jack was bluffing so he pulled the safety and just as he was about to shoot me Jack shot him. He's dead." explained Brooke, "She wasn't breathing and her heart sopped beating. I lost her for a few minutes. Her heart was barely beating when they took her. "
Brooke wanted to cry again but she just didn't have the strength.
"She was going into surgery to stop the bleeding" said Mia as the tears rolled down her cheeks.
Julian put his arm around her.
"Haley she's going to die and it all my fault. I promised her that I'd never let him hurt her again. I couldn't save her Hales and now she's going to die." said Brooke.
"No Brooke, it is not your fault. You tried okay. You tried to protect her but these things happen and no one has control over them. Sam will be okay. She's strong just like her mother." reassured Brooke as well as herself and everyone around them.
Well there was a time when you let me know
what's really going on below
but now you never show that to me do you
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"Hey Jack, how are you holding up?" asked Julian.
"Okay." said Jack truthfully, "I know I had to but he was my brother. It's going to hurt for a while but I'll be okay."
"You're a strong kid Jack." said Julian.
"Thanks." said Jack.
Jamie was finally asleep. He was lying on the sofa with his head on Haley's leg as she lightly stroked his hair. She knew that he was confused and sad. He looked up to Sam like a big sister. Haley prayed that this wouldn't end up like the Quinn incident again. There had been enough funerals already in Tree Hill. So many loved ones lost and they could never come back.
Mia was leaning on Brooke's shoulder. She was trying to both comfort Brooke as well as herself. She was scared. She didn't want to lose Sam. She loved her like a sister. Sam was the closest person to her age so she could relate to her more. She couldn't imagine what she would do if Sam died.
Nathan had volunteered to go and tell Luke and Peyton what happened to Sam. He wasn't looking forward to this at all.
Lucas was sitting beside Peyton's bed. She was holding Sawyer in her arms, who was still asleep. Both of them looked up as Nathan entered the room. There smiles disappeared as soon as they saw Nate's expression.
"What's wrong." asked Lucas.
"Sam…she was shot…" said Nathan.
And remember when I moved in you
the holy dove was moving too
and every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
"What? How? Where's Brooke? Is Sam going to be okay?" asked Peyton nervously.
"X got away from the cops and came after her and Brooke. He shot her when they tried to get away. Jack saved Brooke's life because X was going to shoot her. She's fine though. X is dead. Sam's in surgery right now and no one knows how she is. The doctor says it doesn't look good. Brooke's in the waiting room. She's barely keeping it together." explained Nathan with the short version.
Peyton couldn't believe her ears. Sam couldn't be dying. She just couldn't. Everyone loved her so much. She had to fight. Peyton felt the tears begin to fall.
"Please god….Please let Sam live…She needs us and we need her. We are a family now. It's not her time yet. She's too young." prayed Peyton.
If she couldn't help Sam she had to talk to the one person that could. She began to remember all the good times she had had with Sam and the tears turned to sobs. She cried for Sam who was hanging onto life by a thread and for Brooke who she knew was practically dying. Peyton knew that if she was only Sam's "Aunt" and she felt the way she did that Brooke, being Sam's mother, was feeling three hundred times worse. Sam was her baby girl after all, blood or not.
Luke didn't know how to react. Picturing Sam without her being her sarcastic witty self was hard. Picturing her hurt, and dying, was even harder. He was filled with anger. He didn't understand how someone could want to do that to Sam. She'd never even done anything to X. He was the one that attacked Brooke and tried to kill her and Sam. She had no fault.
Lucas wanted to believe that everything was going to be okay but a part of him felt otherwise. Sam had been through so much in her life. Maybe this was just the last straw. He knew that the only thing that they all could do was confide in each other, hope for the best, and wait.
He hated waiting…
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"Family of Samantha Walker." a doctor said coming into the waiting room.
Everyone stood.
"I'm her mother. Is Sam okay?" Brooke asked.
"Well she went into cardiac arrest while we were in surgery for the fourth time. We managed to get her pulse back and strong enough to continue. The bullet hit her side then hit the kidney. Thankfully it was only a graze and we were able to repair the damage. The surgery was a success. She lost a lot of blood and we've begun a transfusion. We had to put her on a ventilator though because she isn't able to breath on her own at the moment and still hasn't regained consciousness. We think that there may have been damage done because of the lack of oxygen. Her stats are low and she's barely holding on. We aren't sure if she'll make it through the night. Were giving her till dawn and if anything hasn't improved I think that it would be best to say your goodbye's." said the doctor.
Brooke suddenly went numb as did everyone else.
"Can I see her?" asked Brooke.
"Ma'am I don't think that you should see her like this." said the doctor.
"Please!! I need to be with her." said Brooke as she burst into tears.
"Miss…I…"
Julian reached for Brooke. Brooke pushed him away.
"NO!!! I want to see her, NOW!! Do you hear me?! NOW!!", yelled Brooke as the tears continued to fall.
"Okay…" said the doctor.
Well maybe there is a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
Brooke followed the doctor to Sam's room. She steeped into the room and looked at Sam. She had a tube in her throat connected to a machine. It was breathing for her. Sam looked so peaceful. Brooke slowly walked to a chair. She pulled it close to the bed and sat. She took Sam's hand.
"Hey Sam it's mom." said Brooke fighting the new flood of tears.
Sam didn't make any movement. She was so still. Brooke could see how pale she was. She saw the death in her colorless cheeks. This was it wasn't it. Sam was going to die.
"Baby you got to fight this okay. I know your really tired baby but you have to hang on just a little bit longer." added Brooke, "Sam you mean the world to me and without you I won't be able to live. You have so much that you still need to do."
And that was true. Sam should be out dating guys that Brooke didn't like because she knew that they were totally wrong for her, and because Brooke didn't want Sam to grow up. She should be learning how to drive and driving Brooke insane with her sarcastic remarks and misbehaving. She shouldn't be in a hospital bed fighting for her life. She just shouldn't be…
"You got to open those pretty eyes for me okay. You need to wake up right now Sam. I need you honey. You cannot die. It's not time for that yet, not even close to that time. So I'm begging you to please Sam, please don't give up. Remember that I told you that you are one of the strongest people I now. Well this is the time when you need to show it most."
Brooke burst into tears again as still there was no change with Sam.
"Sam I'm so, so sorry. I broke my promise. This is all my fault. I was supposed to protect you and I failed. But you've got to give me another chance. WAKE UP SAM!! PLEASE WAKE UP!!" cried Brooke.
Soon enough Brooke began to grow tired. She folded her arms, leaned on Sam's bed, and laid her head on her arms facing Sam. She cried herself to sleep.
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Sam could hear her mother's voice in the distance. She was yelling and crying. She knew that she had to fight this. She had to stay strong. But she felt so lost and tired. The bright light was calling her and a part of her was ready to quit. This was all too much for her. But then she began to think of what she would be leaving behind.
A mother who loved her to death, two aunts that would do anything for her, two uncles who would hurt anyone who tried to hurt her, two little cousin who one looked up to her more than anyone else and the other one which still had to grow up to get t know her, Julian always gave her support no matter how crazy something was and love her very much, and two best friends who she always laughed with and had fun with.
She knew that she couldn't leave all that behind after she'd only had it for a short time. She wanted to be with her mom. She knew that this was affecting her most and that her mother was blaming herself for something that wasn't even her fault. She had to wake up and tel her. She knew that she had to live.
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Sam slowly began to open her eyes. She looked at her mother who was sleeping beside her. She could see the tear stains. She knew that her mom had been going through hell. Sam reached for her mom's hand. She could see that the dreams that she was having were anything but pleasant. Once she touched her, she began to wake up.
Brooke suddenly awoke as she felt someone touch her hand. At first she thought it was Julian. She looked up to yell at him for no apparent reason when she saw Sam…awake. She suddenly broke out in tears.
Suddenly Sam began to cough. The tube was bothering her throat. Brooke got up and went to get Sam's doctor. He was amazed when he saw Sam awake. He knew that she must be one strong kid because everyone thought for sure that she wasn't going to make it. He went over to Sam's bed.
"Okay Samantha I need you to take a deep breath and blow as hard as you can okay." instructed the doctor.
Sam shook her head yes and took a deep breath. The doctor slowly took the tube out and Sam went into a coughing attack. Brooke patted her back until she calmed down.
"Okay I will tell the rest of your family who has been worried sick that you're okay. Sam you are honestly one strong kid don't ever forget that. I would advise you never to worry your mother like that again." said the doctor.
"I know." Sam said weakly.
The doctor left the room.
Suddenly Brooke pulled San into a hug. She began to cry.
"Mom don't cry." said Sam.
"Sam never ever scare me like that again. I thought I was going to lose you. I love you Sam so much. I'm so glad that you're okay. And I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you." cried Brooke.
"Mom stop. It's not your fault. I'm okay." said Sam.
"But Sam you weren't. I watched your heart rate drop and my heart broke. . Then the paramedics used the crash cart on you. Sam it was the scariest thing I ever had to see in my life, or feel for that matter. I thought you were dead and I hated myself for not being able to protect you. You shouldn't have been the one who got hurt." cried Brooke.
"Mom neither should you. It wasn't your fault. Stop blaming yourself. I remember that you were holding me and talking to me. Even though I felt as though I was dying, I felt safe. I always feel safe when I'm with you. I knew that I couldn't die and leave you here alone and hurt. You do protect me mom and you do a great job. But you can't protect me all the time. It's not possible." said Sam.
Sam and Brooke laid down on the hospital bed. Brooke kissed Sam's forehead. She was so happy to have her daughter back and Sam was happy to have her mother back. Before long both of them were asleep. They were safe now. And everything was the way it should be. It was time to try and heal and go on living life but this time not taking any moment for granted or any situation too seriously. Because when you reach the point in your life where it's all coming to an end you want to look back and say and be happy of what you accomplished not regretting what you didn't
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WELL THERE IT IS….
I'M GOING TO DO AN EPILOGUE OF LIKE 6 MONTHS IN ADVANCE AND THAT WILL BE IT FOR THIS FIC….
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=JASMINE