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Chapter 8: The morning after

Brooke had sat by Tammy's bed all night. She had wanted to make sure that she was okay. Tammy had been tossing and turning all through the night but still had not woken up and Brooke was a little worried. She looked at the clock and it was seven in the morning. She contemplated on whether or not she should send Tammy to school or not. She wanted to let Tammy rest. She had had a rough night and they both had a lot to talk about. Brooke wasn't as mad as she had been the previous night. She was just scared. She didn't want Tammy to ever run off like that again. Tammy wasn't dumb she knew exactly what she was doing when she left without her meds.

Tammy began to stir. When she opened her eyes she got scared. She began to freak out and pulled her knees to her chest sitting with her back against the backboard. Brooke was at her side in a heartbeat.

"Where am I?" asked Tammy scared.

"It's okay Tammy. You're safe. You're home." said Brooke.

Tammy was quiet. She put her face in her arms as the tears began to fall. She had been terrified the night before. But when Sam, Brooke, Layden, and Alex had showed up she knew that she was going to be okay. That guy had reminded her of her foster dad. She didn't remember a lot of the previous night but she did remember him.

Brooke saw Tammy begin to cry and she tried to hug her. Tammy moved away. She stood up.

"You should have left me there." said Tammy angrily.

"Tammy you were in trouble." said Brooke.

"I don't want to be here. I hate you." said Tammy, "That's why I left."

"That's not a reason Tammy. Why are you mad at me and Sam? Why did you run off?" asked Brooke.

"Because." said Tammy.

"Because why?" asked Brooke impatiently.

"BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME. ALL YOU WANTED WAS FOR SAM TO COME BACK!" yelled Tammy beginning to cry again.

Brooke went over to Tammy. Tammy went to turn away from her but this time Brooke grabbed her and pulled her into a hug. At first Tammy tried to get away but Brooke held onto her as she settled. She hugged Brooke back crying into her shoulder. Brooke rubbed her back lightly as she began to calm down.

When Brooke was sure that Tammy had calmed down enough she let her go. She led Tammy back to the bed and they both sat down.

"You were ignoring me." said Tammy, "I felt that because Tammy was back it would mean you didn't want me anymore. I don't want to feel like the third wheel Brooke. I don't want to stay here if you're not even going to pay attention to me. I only came to Tree Hill to find Sam anyway."

"Tammy I'm sorry that I was ignoring you but you need to listen to me for a second. I just was happy to see Sam after so long. I did not mean to make you feel like I don't care about you because that is not true at all." said Brooke.

"I'm sorry fro running off." said Tammy.

"I know but Tammy even if you were mad at me and Sam, which you still haven't told me why Sam, why would you do that to yourself. You could have died from not taking your medicine and going to that party Tammy, especially alone." said Brooke.

"I know I messed up. I payed for it though." said Tammy.

"What? Tammy that part wasn't your fault. He was a creep." said Brooke.

Tammy shuddered at the memory. She kept replaying when Layden had knocked that guy out. She had to thank him when she got to school. He had saved her and so did Alex. She was happy to have two good friends like them. She also had to apologize for being such a bitch when they were just trying to look out for her.

"So why are you mad at Sam?" asked Brooke.

"Because she is hiding something Brooke. She isn't happy with Rebecca I know that for certain. Sam tries to stay strong for everyone. She won't tell us if something is wrong with her because she won't want us to worry. But I know that something is going on with her." said Tammy.

"I tried to ask her but she wouldn't talk to me. She just said she had to leave." said Brooke.

"Sam has never been one to involve other people in her problems." said Tammy.

"So you really are Sam's sister?" asked Brooke.

"Yes I am. She was the first person that ever cared about me. I was trying to protect her so I never told her. I regretted it but I thought I was doing the right thing. I have spent the last two years looking for her. I found out that you were fostering her and came to Tree Hill. I didn't know that she wasn't with you anymore until Jamie told me." said Tammy.

Suddenly the alarm clock went off. Tammy looked over at the alarm clock.

"Well I should start getting ready for school." said Tammy.

"Are you sure? I mean you could stay home for today and we could hang out just you and me." said Brooke.

"No I have to go get that education right?" said Tammy with a smile, "Besides I need to talk to Layden and Alex and Sam."

"Tell Layden and Alex thanks for me okay." said Brooke, "Speaking of which. Is there anything I should be worried about with you and Layden?"

"No!. We are just friends sheesh. I just met the guy." said Tammy, "And besides if there was I would not be having this conversation with you. It's just not comfortable. So go."

"You're kicking me out." said Brooke pretending to be hurt.

"Just go. I have to get dressed before Haley gets here." laughed Tammy, "Oh which reminds me I have to talk to her too."

Tammy sighed.

"Yeah good luck with that." said Brooke.

Brooke left the room and Tammy got dressed. When she finished she went to the kitchen. Brooke was making coffee.

"Hey do you want me to make you something really quick for breakfast?" asked Brooke.

"No its okay. I am really not even that hungry." said Tammy, "I will wait until lunch. I have a granola bar in my bag if anything."

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Tammy took a deep breath and went to open the door. She saw Haley and looked down feeling guilty. But to her surprise instead of yelling Haley hugged her.

"If you ever ever do that again I will get Brooke to ground you for life. Do you hear me?" asked Haley.

"Yes Mrs. Scott." said Tammy smiling.

Haley rolled her eyes at Tammy. Tammy got her bag and began to walk out the door giving Brooke a hug before heading for the car. She got in the back with Jamie who turned away from her. Tammy was confused. She didn't understand why Jamie was so mad at her.

"What did I do?" asked Tammy.

"Why did you run off? That wasn't fair. I told you that Brooke and everyone was already having problems. Why would you go and practically get yourself killed? You had everyone worried." said Jamie.

"Jamie I'm sorry I didn't think. Its complicated." said Tammy.

"No it's not. You just make it complicated. You complain about wanting to find Sam and having a family or whatever and you go and pull this. Brooke was going crazy. My mom was too." said Jamie.

"Jamie you have to let me explain." said Tammy.

"What? There is nothing that you can say that will make what you did any better." said Jamie.

"Sam came to the house. Her and Brooke were talking. She was so caught up with Sam that it was like I wasn't even there. Jamie I feel like once, if ever, Sam comes back then that's it for me. I will be right back where I started from. It may not make what I did right but its the truth." said Tammy, "Not that you would understand."

Tammy got out of the car before Jamie could say anything. Brooke and Haley looked at her.

"Can you give me a ride?" Tammy asked Brooke.

"What happened?" asked Brooke.

"Apparently I did." said Tammy.

Jamie opened the car door. He regretted being so mean to Tammy when he hadn't even known the full story of what had happened. He was just fed up with everything too. Lately everyone was always sad or depressed. He just wanted everything to be back to normal. He wanted everyone to be happy again.

"Tammy I'm sorry." said Jamie.

"No okay. I am sick and tired of being blamed for everything! I hate it all. That's why I stopped swimming. I knew how okay. I just wanted it to stop. I'm sorry." said Tammy as she began to cry.

"Tammy..." said Brooke.

"Please don't. I'm going to walk to school. I will see you later." said Tammy.

Tammy turned and ran in the direction of the school. She could hear Brooke and Haley calling her name but she continued to run. When she got to school she saw Sam. She ran over to her. Sam turned to her. She had a cut on her lip and looked like she was in a large amount of pain. Tammy wiped her tears.

"Sam... What happened?" asked Tammy.

"I just fell. You know me. I'm such a klutz." said Sam smiling a little.

"You're lying to me again. This is why I am mad at you, because you won't talk to me. You won't let me help you like you always help me. You are so stubborn sometimes Sam. You're getting hurt and still you're covering up for her. I know that it was Rebecca, right?" said Tammy.

"You don't know what you're talking about." said Sam.

"Yes I do Sam. I am not a little kid anymore. I am not that little defenseless person. You can trust me. Or at least I though you could." said Tammy.

"What do you want from me Tammy?" Sam practically yelled.

"I want you to talk to me!" Tammy yelled back.

Sam was quiet. She knew that she was hurting Tammy as well as herself by not saying anything but she just couldn't find the courage to tell her what was really going on though she already had a pretty good idea. Tammy wasn't stupid. She was one of the few people who could see right through her. She knew when Sam was hiding things from her or lying. It had been like that forever.

"You promised me that no matter what happened in our lives we would stick together." said Tammy, "Guess that's just another lie."

"Tammy I was what twelve when we said that." said Sam.

"So that makes it okay to go back on now?" asked Tammy, "I can't do this right now Sam. I just found you and I don't want to lose you. But it doesn't seem like you care about it that much."

"Tammy I..." said Sam.

"Just STOP!" said Tammy angrily.

Tammy walked away from Sam leaving her standing there alone and shocked. Tammy walked right past Alex and Layden and into the girls bathroom. Alex called Tammy's name but she didn't answer. Alex looked back at Layden confused and concerned.

"I'll go talk to her." said Alex.

"Okay class starts in five minutes." said Layden.

Alex walked into the bathroom. She looked under the stalls but didn't see Tammy until she got to the space after the last stall. Tammy was sitting against the wall crying. Alex went and sat beside her. She put her arm around Tammy. Tammy leaned her head on Alex's shoulder.

"What's wrong Tammy?" asked Alex.

"Everything is just so messed up. Sam's getting abused. Jamie acts like I am trying to ruin everyone's lives. Brooke just wants Sam back and I feel so confused and left out." said Tammy.

"None of that is you're fault first of all. Second, Jamie is just a little kid Tammy and from everything that you say has gone on with his family he is just alone. Third, you need to try and tell someone about Sam. She may not want to talk to you or say anything but you are her sister and she needs to be safe. And finally, Brooke loves you. You should have seen her yesterday. She was absolutely worried out of her mind, as was Sam. She loves both you and Sam the same but you have to cut her some slack. She hasn't seen Sam in how long?" asked Alex.

"Over a year." said Tammy.

"And she feels guilty about letting her go but that doesn't change how she feels about you. Plus you have to remember that Brooke is Sam's foster mom too." said Alex.

Tammy knew that what Alex was saying was true. It was just that this was the first time in a long time that she actually had someone who cared about her besides Sam. This was the first time she had a family.

"Alex I am so sorry that I was such a bitch to you and Layden. You guys were only trying to look out for me. I was just being really stubborn." said Tammy.

"It's okay Tammy. So are you okay though? I mean do you remember what happened?" asked Alex.

"Yes I do. And yeah I'm okay. Just wish I would have taken my meds before I left the house." said Tammy.

"Meds for what?" asked Alex.

"Diabetes." said Tammy.

"Oh." said Alex.

Tammy and Alex sat and talked for the whole period. When the bell rang they got up and walked out of the bathroom. They went by Layden's locker. He was putting his books away.

"Hey." said Layden.

"Hey." said Tammy smiling, "I just wanted to say thank you for last night. It meant a lot."

"No problem." said Layden, "What are friends for?"

Tammy hugged Layden. She wouldn't really admit it to anyone but she liked Layden. He was not like the other guys in school. He didn't act like he was the coolest person in the world or like he deserved for people to like and talk to him. He just acted like Layden and she loved that. She hoped that maybe one day they could go out or something. For now she was just happy to have him as a great friend.

"So your feeling better?" asked Layden.

"Yeah a lot better." said Tammy wrapping her arm around Alex's shoulder.

"Well we better get going or were going to be late. I will give you two the work you missed in lunch. And how about tomorrow you come to class?" teased Layden.

Alex and Tammy looked at each other.

"We'll think about it." said Alex as Tammy shook her head sarcastically.

Layden finished getting his stuff from his locker and then he, Tammy, and Alex walked to class. Tammy had a smile on her face. She felt a lot better and could finally see that she had nothing to worry about. She finally had a home with Brooke. And Jamie and Haley were like family to her. She also made a promise to herself. She was going to save Sam no matter what it took.

There you go chapter 7.

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