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Sam POV

Sookie's been gone for too long. She only told me that she's going to get her cellphone. I hope she's not hiding anything else from me. I can sense that she heard something around the bar and I know she's just making an excuse when she told me she's getting her cellphone. I hope she didn't meet the vampire outside and get herself in trouble.

His been going in his bar for the past two weeks now. I knew his new in town but I didn't pay too much attention to him when he goes here. His just another costumer to me. But tonight was different. I saw how that vampire looks at Sookie. And the polite manners weren't a normal vampire character at all. Maybe I should check on her now, 15 minutes had past. As I was contemplating if I should go and check on Sookie, I heard a thud noise. I felt myself panicked. Since his a shifter, he has a very good sense of hearing, so it seems like his the only one who heard the noise. The remaining patrons still remain doing what their doing, chatting, drinking and watching some game on TV that hangs on top of the bar. They act like they didn't hear anything out of the ordinary at all. Sam really wanted to check on Sookie now. But his the only one left to tend the bar so he dials Sookie's phone, and it just ring and ring but she didn't answer and just went to her voicemail . "Fuck, fuck, fuck". I know she's just making an excuse. I need to get out of here now, Jason's going to kill me if something happens to Sookie" Sam thought.

I headed to the backdoor and went outside to the employee parking lot, to look for Sookie, not caring that I'm leaving the bar without anybody to tend it. I look around and didn't see anybody outside. Sookie's nowhere to be found. I dial her cellphone once more, but she didn't answer and I heard her cellphone still ringing inside her car. "Double Fuck" she didn't bring it wherever the hell she might be right now. I need someone to tend the bar if I'm going to find Sookie. I called Terry and ask him to come early and to watch the bar till closing. Terry was the one usually help him in closing and cleaning the bar. He lives not far from Merlottes, about 10 minutes away. Terry probably senses the panic and agitation in his voice and immediately agreed to it. Now he has to go back inside and wait for Terry to arrive.

His getting more agitated by the minute, while waiting for Terry to arrive. As soon as he heard Terry's tires rolling in the parking lot he quickly move on foot and meet him outside. He informed Terry that he has to leave, so just close the bar after, and to not ask questions and he'll just explain it tomorrow.

Terry was shocked finding Sam outside already waiting for him. He can clearly tell that he was in a bad mood and in a hurry. So as soon as Sam informs him what to do. Sam takes his leave without even acknowledging his response.

Sam runs and sniffs his surrounding. He moved forward to the back of his trailer and immediately shifts to his animal form to perceive Sookie's scent better. While following her scent he got directed in an abandon lot surrounded by woods. As he got closer, his nostrils got hit by the powerful scent of burning corpse and rubber. When he reaches the lot he saw a car that was clearly burning and also saw the burning human form inside. He quickly changes back to his human form. He walks, look around and sniff the air .He suddenly stop in his tracks. His body went stiffed. He smelled the distinctive scent of the Rattray's!?, Sookie and a vampire. He can also smell the unmistakable smell of fresh blood. Sookie's blood. His head went spinning trying to process what had happen there. He's knees went weak and gave out causing him to drop to his knees. One thing is for sure the burning humans inside was the Rattray's. What had happen here? And why is there a strong scent of Sookie's blood here? Why did she go here? And where is she? Did the vampire take her? Sam went pale as realization hit him. Did the vampire took Sookie so he can turn her?

Sam's mind and body is in a complete traumatic condition thinking the possibility of it. He remained kneeling down there for he doesn't know how long. He couldn't accept this possibility. So he made an intense effort to recompose himself and hope that he can still locate where the vampire took Sookie.

He went for 5 hours looking around for Sookie but couldn't find her. Sam felt so drain and almost resign. His hope in finding Sookie alive was wearing thin. It was 6 o'clock in the morning now. The sun hasn't come up yet, but it's definitely been a very long hours had past. Sam must do the inevitable now and call Sookie's brother and sister and inform them. He knows that Sookie's brother will definitely kill him. Although Sam is without a doubt stronger, he felt like he probably wouldn't give a fight if Jason decided to kill him. He was the one to blame after all. If he didn't ask Sookie to help him in his bar she will probably still be….abruptly he stop in his thinking. He smelled the unmistakable scent of Sookie's blood. He went running to his front porch. And there he saw her, on the hammock, outside his front porch. He immediately checks her pulse. She's still alive. She was unconscious, with bruises and covered with dried blood on her clothes, but not her skin.? Hmmmmmmmm…???.And she smells weird? What is that scent? He thought. It's the "Vampire". The scent of the vampire was all over her. What did that fucking vampire do to her? Sam couldn't comprehend what happened to Sookie. He has too many questions going thru his mind, but it will have to wait until Sookie regain conciousness so she can give him some answers. Right now he needs to take her to the hospital. He gently carried her to his truck and lay her on the back sit and drove to the nearest hospital.

He reach the hospital and carried Sookie in. Everybody's attention turn on him as soon as they saw the bloody Sookie that he was carrying.

"Oh my God!" The admittance clerk at the front desk blurted out after seeing a battered and blood soak Sookie. She immediately pushes a button and asks for nurse technicians on the line and to bring a stretcher at the front desk. The technicians came with a stretcher and they immediately place Sookie in it and roll her to the emergency room. The clerk turns back his attention to Sam. She asks:

"Sir I need you to fill out some admittance form. Are you a relative of the patient?" she asks while handing him some paper works.

"No. My name is Sam Merlotte. I'm a friend of hers". Sam informed her.

"Ok I need you to fill out the basic stuff that you know. Do you know any relative that we can contact for her?

"I have her brother and sister's cellphone number. I'm going to call them now."Sam dials Jason's number. It went directly to his voicemail box. Sam left a message.

"Hey Jason its Sam. Something happened to Sookie. We're at St. Therese Hospital right now. Please call me back as soon as you hear this message". Then he hangs up and tried Lyzel's cellphone. It also went to her voicemail. He repeats the message that he left for Jason. He went and finishes the paperwork and went back to the desk clerk.

"Here's the paperwork and also I've tried her brother and sister's number but they didn't answer, so I just left a message for them to call me back but I also write their numbers on the contact list so you can try them later if you must. When do you think I can see the patient? Sam asks certainly worried of Sookie.

"I'm Sorry Mr…..?"

"Merlotte. But please call me Sam."

"Ok . I'm sorry Sam, but I need you to stay in the waiting area for now. The doctors are still checking her up. We will inform you when the doctors have any information available to share. Please have a sit over there."

Sam felt drained and seated on the waiting area and waited for the clerk to inform him of Sookie's condition. While he awaits, he thought of any possible scenario of what had happen to her. He knows that the vampire was involved but what exactly was his part? One obvious reason if his around these humans is to feed. Inexplicable Sookie has injuries but alive. Clearly there's really bad happened to her. So if the vampire was involved so how did Sookie survive? How did she end up in his front porch? This is not good. Supe is involved so any investigation in this will lead them to nothing. They wouldn't find any evidence that a vampire was even present there? Only Supe's will know. And that will be really bad for Sookie. He has to make a decision now, on how much to tell anybody.