Hey everyone here is chapter 9.

I hope you all like it.

Woo! I am so HAPPY! We had a basketball game today and we won 36 to 9. Yay!

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Chapter 9: The Beach (part 1)

The first week of school was finally over and Tammy couldn't be more happier. She liked school but it was good to finally get a day off to hang out with Brooke and the others. She had gotten permission to try and get Sam to come with them but of course she said no. Tammy knew that Sam had said she didn't want to go because if she had then Brooke would see her bruises for sure and her secret would be blown. That was exactly why Tammy had tried to make her go in the first place. Well that and she wanted to spend time with Sam. For the last couple of days she had been avoiding her and it was starting to tick her off.

"So you ready for a whole day of fun?" asked Brooke excited.

Brooke was glad that they were going to the beach. It would give her time to get to know Tammy better. It had been one week since she had moved in and Brooke couldn't imagine not knowing her. Tammy had been on edge for the past fee days because Sam had been avoiding her and lying to her. It was good to get a day that they could just relax. Tammy had been spending the last few days hanging out with Alex and Layden. They were at the house everyday and it was kind of like they lived there but Brooke didn't mind. She thought that they were good kids and good influences on Tammy. And she could even see that Tammy and Layden had crushes on each other. She didn't worry too much but she knew that if they ever decided to start dating she knew that that would change.

"Yeah." said Tammy happily.

"Do you have everything packed? Sunscreen? Towel? Insulin?" asked Brooke.

"Yeeesss Brooke. Gosh I am not two years old you know." Tammy practically whined.

"Shush." said Brooke, "I worry okay, sue me."

"I just might." joked Tammy.

Tammy got her bag and went out to the car. Tammy had made a mix tape for the ride to the beach on her iPod. She and Brooke were carpooling with Haley, Nathan, and Jamie. Quinn, Clay, and the twins were driving in another car. Tammy had met them a few days ago and thought that they were all pretty cool. Nathan was even helping her train for basketball season. She had decided to go out for the team and needed to practice if she was going to make the cuts which Brooke was sure that she would. Brooke said that once she made the team that she would be going to every single one of Tammy's games. It felt good that Tammy would have someone their rooting for her unlike she had ever had before.

Brooke put her bag in the trunk and got in the car. She started it and they began to drive. It was still a little dark out considering that it was only five in the morning. Tammy wasn't that tired. She connected her iPod to the radio.

"So what shall we listen to?" asked Tammy.

"I don't know. You pick." said Brooke.

Tammy searched her iPod for the perfect song. She didn't really have beach songs but had one song that was pretty close.

"I got the perfect song." said Tammy.

"Okay lets hear it." said Brooke

Tammy pressed play and the song California gurls by Katy Perry came on.

"Tammy you do realize that we live in North Carolina, right?" said Brooke

"What's your point?" asked Tammy, "It was the only 'beachyish' song I had."

"Beachyish?" laughed Brooke.

Tammy made a face and Brooke just shook her head. Tammy looked out the window. After a while of watching the trees pass by and listening to so Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne silently, she began to get sleepy. Soon enough she was out. Brooke looked over to her and smiled. She knew that Tammy was exhausted no matter how much she tried to deny it. She hadn't really been sleeping that well and she still wouldn't sleep in Sam's room but Brooke had an idea to change that.

When Brooke got to Haley's she got out of the car deciding to knock on the door rather then beep the horn so she wouldn't have to wake Tammy up. She walked up to the door and knocked.

"Mama someone's at the door!" Brooke heard Jamie yelling.

Haley opened the door.

"Aunt Brooke!" yelled Jamie as he ran to give her a hug.

"Hey buddy. Wow no floaties this year." said Brooke.

"Nope. I know how to swim now so mama says I don't need them." said Jamie proudly.

"Where's Tammy?" asked Haley.

"In the car sleeping. I didn't want to wake her up." said Brooke.

"Can we go to the beach now?" asked Jamie excited.

"Yes." said Haley.

Haley, Jamie, Nathan, and Brooke got all the stuff together and took it to the car. Nathan had the cooler and he and Haley had gotten food ready the night before. Jamie got in the back seat and buckled up in the middle. Nate didn't know that Tammy sleeping. He took the bag of ice and threw it on the floor to break it apart.

(Flashback)

Tammy hid in the back of closet praying that her foster dad wouldn't find her. She was in trouble. She had forgot to vacuum the floor and now he was going to get her. Tammy wished that Sam was there. Sam was at school which was where she was supposed to be also. Her foster dad had ordered her to stay home until she finished all of her chores and that they better have been done before he got home. Tammy had tried her best but she could only do so much so fast.

She had been just about to get the vacuum out when she heard the front door open. Her foster dad had come home early.

"Tamara Walker! You get in here this instant!" yelled he foster Dad.

Tammy had panicked. She ran to her room and hid in the closet behind all of the boxes and coats. She held her knees to her chest and starred at the closed door. She could hear her foster dad throwing things and yelling. She picked her teddy bear up from the floor. She would hide him there so her foster dad couldn't break it.

"Tammy you good for nothing piece of crap if you don't get out here right now so help me? I will give you the worst beating of your life." she heard him yell.

Tammy covered her ears. She didn't want to hear him. She tried to think about a nicer place and pretend she was there and not there. She pretended that she was on at the basketball courts with Sam and no one else was around, just them two. She tried to hold onto that and not think about the banging her foster dad was doing on the walls.

Suddenly there was a loud crashing noise and Tammy covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming. She felt the tears begin to fall. She was terrified. She knew that he would find her and when he did she was screwed.

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"Hey Sam where is that little friend of yours?" asked Sam's friend Amber.

"I don't know she was supposed to be at school. Maybe she got sick and is in the nurse." said Sam.

"No I just came from there. Katie and I were playing soccer in gym and she rolled her ankle while trying to kick the ball." Amber explained.

Sam hadn't heard a word that she said after the fact that Tammy wasn't in the nurse. If she wasn't at the nurse and she wasn't around the school yard that only meant one other possible place. Her house. The realization hit her like a ton of bricks.

"Oh no." said Sam

"It's okay she's fine. The nurse gave her ice and told her to walk on crutches for today." replied Amber.

"That's great. Amber I have to go. Can you cover for me?" asked Sam.

"Well, yeah but where are you going?" asked Amber.

"Home for a second. I need to get something really important but I will be back I promise." said Sam.

"Okay." said Amber, "Oh and I know you are lying. Just get Tammy and get back here as quick as you can and don't do anything stupid.. He can't get her here. I'll stall as long as possible."

Sam was shock. She couldn't figure out how Amber could possibly know about Tammy's foster dad abusing her. Tammy was afraid to tell anyone. She didn't even like to talk about it with Sam that much and Sam witnessed it herself sometimes.

"How did you...?" asked Sam.

"She's my friend too Sam. I've seen the bruises." said Amber, "Just go and get her before anything bad happens. You're all she has Sam."

"Thanks Amber I owe you one." said Sam.

Sam ran in the direction of Tammy's house. All she could think about was getting to Tammy before anything happened to her. She was running as fast as she could. All she needed was for Tammy to hang on just a little longer so that she could get there. She had to stop at her house first to get something for her to protect both Tammy and herself. If she went in there unarmed she would be no help to Tammy whatsoever. She needed to stay strong and protect her sister.

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Tammy heard her door begin to open. She kept her hand on her mouth and the teddy bear in front of her face. She was hyperventilating and she didn't want him to hear her. If he did then her cover would be blown. She could hear his footsteps right outside the door and his angry breathing sent chills down her spine.

"Come out come out wherever you are." he taunted her.

Tammy just starred at the door. It was almost as if Tammy thought that if she was to stare hard enough then her closet door wouldn't open but she knew that that was wrong. He was going to find her just like he always did and she was going to get hurt. She wished that Sam was there with her.

"If you come out now I won't hurt you." she heard him say.

LIAR! Tammy knew that he was lying through his teeth. He was just trying to get her to come out of her hiding place but she wouldn't. She wasn't going to let him lure her out. She was smarter than him, way smarter. But sadly she wasn't strong enough to keep him away from her. If she was then she would have made her stop herself.

Suddenly the closet door was thrown open and her foster dad moved the boxes out of the way, throwing them around her room violently. Tammy tried to move back as far as she could but she was backed up against the wall. He grabbed her and threw her on her room floor. Tammy began to cry.

"So you wanted to play games with me?" he asked her angrily.

"No!" Tammy cried, "Please don't hurt me. I'm sorry."

"Sorry isn't going to help you Tammy. And neither is Sam."

He went grabbed Tammy by the collar of her shirt and lifted her up. Tammy bit him.

"Ahh you little bitch!" he yelled letting her go.

Before Tammy had a chance to run away he slapped her strait across the face and pushed her against the wall. Tammy fell to the floor. Her foster dad towered over her as she laid curled up on the floor shaking. She knew what was coming.

He began to kick her over and over again. Tammy cried and begged for him to stop but he was trying to teach her a lesson. He though she needed to be put in her place. She needed to learn discipline. He soon began to stomp on her. Tammy was on the verge of passing out from the pain.

Suddenly there was a loud noise. The last thing Tammy saw before everything went black was Sam, pointing a gun at he foster dad.

Tammy opened her eyes quickly and began to scream. Everyone looked at her. Brooke rushed to Tammy's side and opened the door. Tammy was breathing heavy and tears were running down her face.

"Easy. Calm down baby." said Brooke.

Tammy closed her eyes and tried to calm down. Brooke stroked her hair. Tammy tried hard to shake the memory. That was one of the worst days ever. That was the day that she had almost died. It was also the day the Sam had made the phone call to social services after calling the cops on my foster dad. She had shot him in the leg but hadn't killed him. She wasn't a murderer and she knew that. There were more important things in life that him. That was why she had been so emotional when Brooke had almost shot X. She knew what it would have done. It would have took Brooke away from her and left her all alone. Sam didn't want to lose Brooke, her mom.

Tammy had been so mad at Sam in the beginning. She had felt like Sam abandoned her. She was too young to understand that Sam had only done what she did to protect her because she loved her. It wasn't at all because she had done something wrong or that Sam wanted to get rid of her. Sam had wished everyday that her little sister was safe and she was always with her though not physically.

"You okay?" asked Brooke a little worried looking at Tammy's face.

Tammy just shook her head. She didn't have the energy to talk at the moment. Brooke wiped away a tear. She hugged Tammy. Tammy took in Brooke's embrace. She felt better knowing that Brooke was there to make all the bad go away. Tammy knew that Brooke couldn't change what happened to her or deal with the after affects that she herself had delt with but she could help with the rough spots and bad days.

Nathan and Haley finished loading the stuff into the trunk and got in the car. Nathan felt bad for scaring Tammy. He hadn't meant to make her flip out. He knew that Tammy had had a rough past and was mentally kicking himself for what had just happened.

"Tammy I am so sorry." apologized Nathan.

Brooke let go of Tammy.

"It's okay. It wasn't your fault trust me." Tammy reassured him with a small smile.

"Are you sure your okay?" asked Haley.

"Yeah I am fine. Can we just go? Please. I want to be at the beach already." said Tammy trying to sound as happy as she could.

"Yeah sweetie." said Brooke.

Brooke walked around to the drivers side and got in the car. She looked over at Tammy then back at Haley who just shrugged. Brooke started the car and began to drive again.

When they got to the beach it was already bright and sunny. Quinn, Clay, and the twins had arrived earlier and were already set up. Tammy had felt better once they arrived. They all got out of the car and Tammy smelt the fresh air. She loved the smell of the ocean. It was so calming. She went to the back of Brooke's car and got her stuff out. Once everyone had their things they all walked onto the beach and looked around for Quinn.

"There." said Jamie happily pointing to where the twins were trying to build a sand castle.

"Race you." challenged Tammy happily.

"You're on." Jamie accepted.

With that Tammy and Jamie were off. Tammy didn't go too fast so that she wouldn't make Jamie feel bad. She won by barely only a foot. When they got there they dropped to the floor laughing. The twins looked up at Sam and smiled widely. They ran to her and jumped on top of her. Tammy laughed. The twins really liked Tammy. They still remembered Sam though barely and thought that Tammy was a lot like her. They didn't understand the whole situation and just though that Sam was on a 'vacation'.

"No fair!" laughed Tammy, "There are two of you."

"C'mon guys let's let Tammy rest a little. She just got here." said Quinn.

"Oh man." said Seth as he and Kayla got off of Tammy.

They went back to trying to build their sand castle. Kayla laughed as Seth began to get frustrated because it looked more like a pile of sand then a castle. Seth began to pout and Clay went over to teach his kids how to do it the right way, with water, leading them over to the ocean with their buckets in their hands. Tammy stood up and dusted the sand off of her clothes.

"Thanks Quinn." said Tammy.

"No problem." said Quinn.

Once the others caught up everyone set up their stuff. They all took off of their covers and got in their bathing suits and put on their sunscreen. It was supposed to be really hot as they day went on. Tammy sat in her seat looking at the water. All she wanted at the moment was to jump in and swim around. Suddenly she remembered that she still hadn't told Brooke and Haley that she really did know how to swim. She had meant to but never really got around to it.

"I'm going to go in the water." said Tammy.

"Okay." said Brooke, "Not too far out though."

"I'm going too." said Jamie excited.

Jamie and Tammy walked over to the water. Tammy stuck her foot in and quickly took it back out.

"Wow that is cold." said Tammy.

"What's the matter walker? Can't deal with a little cold water." said Jamie.

Tammy picked Jamie up and threw him in the water. She then jumped in the water herself.

"Now what was that you were saying Scott?" said Tammy.

"So how was your ride?" asked Quinn smiling as she watched her husband and children trying to make the sand castle.

"It was good." said Brooke, "Long though."

"Well I'm just glad that were all here together and were going to have a lot of fun." said Haley.

"Cheers to that." said Nathan.

They all clanked their cans of coke together. None of them were going to drink today, not that they were really heavy drinkers. They wanted to spend the day with their families with no troubles. Brooke looked up to check on Tammy and Jamie. She saw Jamie at the shore putting shells in a bucket, his back to the ocean, but there was no sign of Tammy. Brooke stood up.

"Where's Tammy?" asked Brooke beginning to freak out.

Everyone looked around but couldn't see her. Brooke ran over to the water. not caring that it was cold.

"Tammy!" she began to yell, "Tammy where are you?"

Well there you go.

I hope you liked it.

Part two will be up soon.

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