Chapter 5: iNo Christmas

A devastated Sam Puckett was sat in her and Freddie's apartment staring down at their Daughters first ever school photo that had just come through the post. It was Christmas Eve and Ally was still missing. Six days she had been gone and they hadn't even got a step closer in finding her.

Sam and Freddie weren't bothered with Christmas this year; they were both more focused with bringing their little girl home. They had their tree up, but only because Mrs. Benson forced them to put it up. She claimed that it will help them get into the Christmas spirit and would generally make them feel better in themselves. She was wrong though because as soon as Sam saw Ally's 'Babies first Christmas' bauble she broke down in tears. Her heart broke even more. It was just another painful reminder that her little girl had been taken by the most evil women known to mankind.

As soon as it came to putting the star on top of the tree it reminded Freddie that over the past few years he would lift Ally onto his shoulders so she could put the star on the top. This weakened him; his happy memories with Ally were making him even sadder. As much as Freddie wanted to cry, he knew that he had to stay strong for Sam and Ally. Instead he placed the star on the table waiting for his little girl to put it on the top of the tree, but she wasn't around to do it.

As Sam continued to stare at Ally's school photo she didn't notice that Carly had walked in.

"Hey" Carly called cheerily.

"Oh hi, I didn't notice you there" Sam replied. She was happy that Carly had come to visit but if Sam was honest she would rather be alone.

"Is Freddie home?" Carly asked her.

"No he's gone to the police station to see if there have been any updates" Sam replied.

"Good because I'm just on my way to the mall, I still don't have Freddie's Christmas present; I don't know what to get him this year." Carly told her. "Can you give me an idea please?" Carly asked.

"Oh gee, I don't know, maybe his daughter back" Sam suggested.

"Sam what's a matter?" Carly then asked.

"What's a matter?" Sam repeated as she stood up. "My Daughter is missing that is what the matter is. It seems like the only people that are still trying to find her are me and Freddie. Mrs. Benson made us put up this stupid tree and all your worried about is finding a Christmas present for Freddie" Sam yelled.

"Were not doing Christmas this year" Sam simply told her.

"Sam you can't forget about Christmas and we haven't stopped trying to find Ally. We just all have over parts of life that we have to get on with. Ally's been missing for six days Sam and nobody has got any closer to finding her. You need to accept the fact that you might not find her" Carly told her.

"Might not find her" Sam repeated. "How dare you say that to me" Sam yelled at her. "I am going to find her" she then said.

"Sam listen to me, you need to accept the fact that you might not find Ally" Carly told Sam again.

"I don't like you very much right now" Sam shouted as she made her way over to the front door. "You get out of my apartment right now" She yelled as she opened the front door. "Get out! Get out! Right now!" Sam screamed at Carly once again, not noticing Freddie at the other side of the door.

"Hey, what's going on?" Freddie asked as he saw his wife getting worked up.

"Get Carly out" Sam yelled.

"Carly I think you better leave" Freddie told her as he placed a comforting arm around his wife. Calmly Carly took a quiet exit out of the Benson household.

As Sam collapsed into the arms of Freddie, he sat them both down on the couch so he could see what was wrong with her.

"What happened baby?" Freddie asked her as he held her tightly in his arms.

"She said we might not find Ally" Sam told him.

Sam then felt Freddie's whole body tense up. Freddie was actually disgusted that Carly would say something like that to Sam. Carly didn't have the right to and there was no need for it.

"Don't take any notice of what Carly has to say Sam, she didn't have the right to say it and she doesn't have a clue what were going through. We are going to find Ally Sam" Freddie told her.

"What if Carly's right? What if we don't find her?" Sam asked.

"I don't even want to think about that" Freddie told her.

….

"It's Christmas tomorrow. Can I go home for that?" Ally asked her Grandmother.

"No, most defiantly not" Pam replied.

"Is Santa Clause coming here for me?" Ally asked her.

"Well if your Mommy doesn't know where you are, I don't see how she's going to be able to tell Santa where you are" Pam told her.

Pam was debating with the fact whether or not to tell Ally that Santa Clause wasn't real but for some strange reason she felt something in her heart, which was telling her not to.

"The elves might tell him" Suggested ally.

"I don't think so" Pam said disagreeing as she got the joy she wanted watching the sadness on Ally's face.

Ally might not be getting any presents tomorrow but Sam would defiantly be getting one shortly, even though it wouldn't be from Santa…

….

When Sam and Freddie woke up on Christmas morning they both layed there in bed not knowing what to do with themselves.

"Merry Christmas" Sam said.

"Merry Christmas" Freddie replied.

"It's not very merry" Sam mentioned.

"Not at all" Freddie answered.

"You know all this week when Ally's presents have been arriving that I ordered I've actually been wrapping them up. I just really thought she would be home for Christmas" Sam explained to him.

"I think we all did" Freddie told her as he pulled Sam closer to him for a comforting cuddle.

That was when there was a knock at the door and Freddie got up to answer it.

"Hey, come on in" Freddie greeted Melanie when he answered the door.

"Thanks, is Sam up?" She asked him.

"She's awake but I don't think she'll bother getting up today" He told her. "Are you going to Carly's today?" He asked.

"No I'm not in the Christmas mood this year either and I heard about their little fight. I can't believe Carly said that to Sam" Melanie told him.

"No me neither" Freddie agreed.

After hearing the sound of her Sisters voice Sam got up to go and say hello to Melanie.

"Hey Mel" Sam said.

"Hey Sammy" Mel replied as she pulled her into a warming hug. "This is from Lewburt; it arrived at like 2am this morning apparently. I think he thought I was you" Melanie explained.

It was a big brown envelope with the words 'Merry Christmas' written on the front of it. As Sam opened the envelope she pulled out a giant picture of Ally tied to a chair, crying with cuts and bruises all down her face. The picture broke Sam's heart even more; she knew her child was being hurt. As Sam looked at the picture more closely only one thing was on her mind.

"OMG, I know where Ally is" She exclaimed…

A/N: So what do you think? Please review it only seems to be the same 3 people reviewing now and I'm afraid people have stopped reading. Should I continue?