Hey everybody.

Here is chapter 17. Sorry it took so long. I was sick and stuff but now I have more time to write and lots of ideas so I should be writing a lot more now.

I hope you all like it.

Chapter 17: Twist of fate

Tammy didn't know how long she had been sitting in the bathroom. She took her cellphone out of her pocket and looked at the time. It was two o'clock. She was amazed that so much time had gone by and no one had come looking for her. She didn't really care though. She was had just finished the bottle of vodka and was more drunk than she had ever been in her life. She had never managed to drink the whole bottle before.

Suddenly she heard the bathroom door opened and something in the back of her mind to her to hide the bottle fast. The message never got to her hands because she could barely move. She started to feel really sick and began to shake. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as she passed out. Her head fell against the stall wall. The bottle slowly slid out of her hand as she fell unconscious and it rolled out of the stall.

"Tammy are you in here?" called Sam

When Tammy had not come to Haley's class she had set out to find Sam. Brooke had told her that she had dropped of Sam and Tammy so she knew that the teen had skipped. Sam had been surprised when Haley had told her about Tammy cutting and said that she would help look for her. The first people she had went to were Layden and Alex. They had said that they hadn't seen her since she had said that she was going to talk to Haley.

Alex had also said that Tammy had been acting really weird the last time they saw her. Sam had asked if they knew any place she would go and Alex had told her that the last time she was stressed she had hid out in the girl's bathroom for a while. Sam decided to give it a shot. Alex and Tammy had said they would check the River Court. Joey was also helping to look for Tammy but since he had never seen her before he decided to stick with Sam and was waiting outside the bathroom.

The bottle rolled out of Tammy's stall and hit Sam's foot. She picked up the bottle and read the label.

"Vodka?" questioned Sam slightly.

Suddenly she looked at the stall it had rolled out. When Tammy was younger she used to drink vodka continually when she was having problems. She used to drink until she couldn't drink anymore. Sam had found her passed out of throwing up numerous times. It had been the most scariest thing ever. Sam had tried to get her to stop over and over and she had after Sam threatened to tell he social worker and never talk to her again. She had thought that Tammy had stopped for good.

"Tammy? Are you in there?" asked Sam as she banged on the stall.

Sam got no answer. She continued to bang and call out Tammy's name but still got no response. Dozens of thoughts were going though her head and none of them were good. She knew that it had to be Tammy. The stentch of Vodka had filled the bathroom by now and Sam had to use every bit of strngth to not hurl all over the floor.

"Tammy OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!" yelled Sam as she banged louder.

Her fists were hurting like crazy. She stopped banging. The fear that Tammy was passed out behind the locked stall doors was getting worse and worse. Sam got down on the floor and looked under the stall. She saw Tammy sitting unconscious on top of the closed toilet.

"JOEY!" yelled Sam.

Joey, who had been standing outside of the bathroom waiting for Sam, heard Sam yell for him and ran into the girls bathroom. He saw Sam on the floor. She looked panicked.

"I need you to get Haley. Tell her I think Tammy has alcohol poisoning and she's unconscious. Hurry please!" pleaded Sam.

Joey ran out of the bathroom. Sam crawled into the stall and stood up. She grabbed Tammy's cellphone off of the floor and dialed 911. She waited impatiently for an operator to pick up. It took all but three seconds for a voice to appear on the other line.

"Yes! I need an ambulance at Tree Hill High. I think my sister had alcohol poisoning. She drank a whole bottle of vodka and is unconscious. She's really pale and her breathing is slow." explained Sam quickly, "PLEASE HURRY!"

Sam shut the phone and put in in her pocket. She then put her full attention on Tammy. Her lips were terrifyingly white as was her pale complexion. She almost looked Dead. No. Sam tried to shake off the thought. She was not going to let her sister die!

"Tammy honey wake up. C'mon!" begged Sam.

Sam tried slapping Tammy's face. It had no effect on her whatsoever. Sam unlocked the stall door. She opened it all the way and dragged Tammy out of the stall. She laid her on the bathroom floor and turned her on her side. She had tears streaming down her face and they kept blurring her vision. She held onto Tammy as she turned on the cold water. She grabbed the vodka bottle and rinsed it quickly. She filled the bottle with cold water and poured it on Tammy's hair then on her face cautiously.

Tammy was still not awake.

"WAKE UP! PLEASE TAMMY DON'T DO THIS TO ME! DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME! I NEED YOU!" she yelled as the tears fell faster and faster.

The bathroom door flew open and Haley was at Sam's side in a heartbeat. She looked down at the sight of Tammy passed out and her heart broke. She had come to see the girl as a niece and her love her so much. Seeing her so vulnerable and sickly was too much. She looked at Sam who was still shaking Tammy and begging her to wake up. She remembered when she was in high school and had gone to a party where a girl ended up in the same situation as Tammy.

She stood up and washed her hand quickly.

"What are you doing?" asked Sam.

"We need to make her throw up. They're going to pump her stomach at the hospital but if we wait that long then she's going to die. I need you to get behind her and if she starts to choke you have to bang on her back. Can you do that for me?" asked Haley.

Sam just nodded. Haley took two fingers and put them down Tammy's throat. She started to gag hard . Haley took her fingers out of Tammy's mouth. Suddenly Tammy began to choke. Sam became really scared but tried to control herself enough to hit Tammy's back until she began to throw up.

"There you go Tammy let it out." said Haley as she rubbed Tammy's back.

Sam let out a sigh of relief and kissed Tammy's forehead. She was drifting in and out of consciousness and Haley knew that she would probably pass out again because the amount of vodka she had drank. She was okay for now but was nowhere near out of the woods.

The paramedics arrived about five minutes after. Joey entered right behind them and hugged Sam tight. Haley and Sam moved out of the way so that they could do their work but remained as close as possible.

"How did this happen?" asked one of the paramedics.

"She drank a whole bottle of vodka. I don't know in how much time but no one had seen her since about 8 30 this morning. I believe that she just passed out when I came looking for her which was about twenty minutes ago." said Sam.

"I induced her to vomit once. She was conscious for a few minutes but passed out again thirty seconds ago." explained Haley.

The paramedics lifted Tammy onto a stretcher.

"We are taking her to Tree Hill general. You can meet us there." said the paramedic before wheeling Sam outside and lifting her into the back of the ambulance.

Sam was in tears. Haley took her into her arms and held her tight. She rubbed her back trying to calm her down. She looked at Joey who just nodded sympathetically. He hated seeing Sam in so much pain. It reminded him of when she was with Rebecca. He had tried so hard to convince her to call Brooke and even threatened to tell Haley about the abuse but she wouldn't let him. He wished that he had just gone through with it but he was too scared of loosing her. Then she would've had no one.

"Oh no!" said Sam suddenly.

"What's wrong?" asked Joey.

"Mom." said Sam.

Brooke stood in her kitchen. It was almost three o'clock and she knew that Tammy and Sam would be home any minute. She was looking forward to meeting Joey. Of course she was going to interrogate him because she needed to know that he was good enough for Sam. She was half surprised when the kitchen phone rang.

She picked it up thinking that it was probably Haley saying that she was on her way. The smile on her face quickly disappeared when she heard Sam crying on the other line. She was suddenly filled with concern and fear.

"Sam" said Brooke, "What's wrong?"

"It's Tammy." said Sam, "She's being taken to the hospital."

Brooke's heart suddenly dropped into her stomach. Her first thought was that Tammy had forgotten to take her medicine again but that was quickly ruled out because she had made sure that Sam took it before she left to school in the morning.

"What! Is she okay? What happened!" asked Brooke frantically.

Sam was in hysterics. Haley took the phone from her and began to talk to Brooke.

"Brooke just meet us at the hospital okay. We are on our way there now. I called Quinn and she is going to meet us there also. It's not good." said Haley calmly.

Haley hung up the phone. Brooke was panicking. She didn't know what to do. Tammy was hurt, her daughter was hurt, and she was scared out of her mind. She knew that she wouldn't be able to drive to the hospital in her condition. She got out her cellphone and dialed the first person that she could think of. The phone rang a few times.

"C'mon pick up!" yelled Sam desperately into the phone.

"Brooke?" appeared a voice.

"Julian I need you." said Brooke.

After Julian and Brooke had decided to take some time off he had gone to Los Angeles for about four months but returned shortly after. He had rented a condo outside of Tree Hill and told Peyton that he was willing to wait for Brooke because she was worth it. He loved her and when she was ready for him he would be there for her because there was no one else in the world he would rather give his heart too.

"I'll be right there." said Julian.

Julian took all but ten minutes to get to Brooke's house. She opened the door and broke down in his arms. Julian's heart broke as he watched the woman he loved in so much pain.

"Brooke what's wrong? Is it Sam?" asked Julian suddenly.

"It's Tammy her sister. I don't know what happened but she's in the hospital. It's bad." cried Brooke.

"Sam has a sister?" said Julian surprised, "Okay c'mon I will give you a ride."

Brooke and Julian drove to the hospital. When Sam saw her mom she ran to her and wrapped her arms around her waist. Brooke hugged her daughter tight. She could feel Sam crying into her chest and she whispered soothing words and rubbed her back. Brooke guided Sam to the chairs next to Haley, Quinn, and Joey. She waited until Sam calmed down a little to pull away and wipe her tears away with her sleeve.

"She drank a whole bottle of vodka and I don't know why. I found her passed out in the girls bathroom. Haley had told me that she didn't show up for her class and I went looking for her. When I found her she was passed out. I told Joey to go and get Aunt Haley and I called the ambulance. I tried to wake her up but I couldn't. Then Haley came. She made Tammy throw up and she woke up for a little but passed out again then the paramedics took her away." explained Sam, "It was so scary."

"Why did she do it?" asked Brooke looking at Haley.

"We don't know." said Haley

"She used to do it when we were younger. When she was depressed about something but she stopped. I made her stop. She promised she would always talk to me." said Sam, "So why didn't she?"

"Samson this is not your fault." said Julian.

"I'm her big sister. I'm supposed to notice these things and I didn't. She lied straight to my face and I knew it. I should've pushed for her to tell me the truth. I just let it go and now she's in the hospital and could possible die." argued Sam.

"Sam there is no way that you could have known this would happen." Quinn tried to convince her.

After that everyone was quiet. The wait for the doctor seemed like forever. After about a hour Sam told Joey that he should go home and she would call him later to tell him how Tammy was. Joey wanted to protest but he knew that it was better if he didn't. Sam didn't need any more issues at that moment. He just kissed her on the cheek and said goodbye to everyone.

A half hour later the doctor came out.

"Family of Tammy Walker." he said.

Quinn, Sam, Haley, Julian, and Haley all stood up.

"Is she okay?" asked Sam first.

"Well she has alcohol poisoning Her Blood Alcohol Concentration level was .35. If you would have waited any longer or had not induced the vomiting she wouldn't have made it. We pumped her stomach and got her to rest. She is awake right now and asked to see her mother and sister so you two can see her in a minute. First of all I need to tell you that a psychologist will be coming to see Tammy in an hour. At her age we classify such severity of alcohol poising and the factor of this situation as a suicide attempt. I'm not saying that that is what Tammy was actually trying but she did get the vodka from your cabinet and I would strongly recommend getting rid of all alcohol substances in the house as well as pills to be safe." said the Doctor, "She was a very lucky kid this time."

Everyone was shocked at what they had heard the doctor say. Brooke and Sam followed the doctor to Sam's room. Tammy was connected to a heart monitor and an IV. The vodka had caused her blood pressure to plummet so she was extremely weak.

"Mom." said Tammy as she saw Sam and Brooke walk into her room.

Brooke felt her heart lift as Tammy called her Mom for the first time. She hated that it was under these circumstances though. She loved this little girl so much and she hated the thought of Tammy thinking about wanting to end her own life. She was so confused. Brooke sat beside Tammy's bed. As did Sam.

"Hey baby how are you feeling?" asked Brooke.

"Tired" said Tammy.

Tammy was feeling super guilty about what she had done. She hadn't meant for it to get so out of hand. She could see the worry in both Sam and Brooke's faces and it made the feeling that much worse. The doctor has told her that Sam had found her and that Haley had saved her life. It it wasn't for them she would be dead.

"I'm sorry." said Tammy.

"Why did you do it?" asked Brooke

"It's complicated." she said.

"You lied to me Tammy." stated Sam disappointed, "You said that you didn't drink anymore. You said that it was nothing."

"What was nothing?" asked Brooke.

"Sam stop!" warned Tammy.

Tammy didn't want Sam to tell Brooke. She just wanted it to go away. If Sam told Brooke then it would ruin everything.

"No Tammy you need to tell her whats going on right now!" yelled Sam standing up, "Tell her why you did it!"

"Sam SHUT UP!" Tammy yelled back.

"TELL ME WHAT!" Brooke yelled.

"I'M GAY!" shouted Tammy

There you go.

I hope you all liked it. Sorry again for taking so long.

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