"Wha-what is that?" Sawyer asked nervously.
Justin looked at her and laughed at her naiveté, "Soy chill out. It's just a pill, it's meant to relax you."
Sawyer thought of her dad and how mad he would be, "is it like a drug?"
"It's a pill dude. Do you want it or not?"
Sawyer hesitated, "umm yeah sure."
She didn't want to seem weak in front of Justin.
"Hell yeah!" Justin said, handing it over. Sawyer slowly took it and swallowed. He relaxed on his seat and she mimicked him waiting for the pill to kick in.
Gradually it took effect. Nothing mattered any longer. Her muscles were relaxed as well as her mind. They stayed in his car and talked about whatever came to mind. Sawyer even spilled about Sam.
"So you're like cousins with Sam right?" he asked
"Yeah dude we are." She said lackadaisically
He smiled, realizing he could get her to say anything, but he wouldn't go too far,
"So, like, how does that work, you're not even related."
"Well by blood, no. But her mom and my mom are best friends, they're like sisters. And her mom adopted her like a year ago or something."
"Oh that's cool. Haha, I can't imagine anyone adopting Sam at this age and she's so crazy."
Sawyer turned to look at him, "She's actually really nice Justin."
He stared back at her, "I bet she's not as nice you. Not nearly as pretty either." He crooned.
She blushed, "Shut up." She said playfully.
Slowly he pulled in for a kiss. Sawyer kissed him back. Their moment was interrupted by the bell.
"Shit. That's the bell for fourth period. I missed three classes!"
He rubbed her arm, "Soy chillax. As long as you're in your dad's office for lunch, it's all good."
She bit her lip and laid back in the chair, "Yeah, you're right. Hey, can I have another pill. I think it's wearing off."
Justin was surprised, "Uhh yeah sure!"
They continued to talk about nothing and everything. Until they knew the intimate details of each other's lives. They finally stopped as the lunch bell rang.
Sawyer sighed, "I gotta go with my dad. Do you think he'll tell that I took those pills?"
Justin thought for a second, "Maybe. But he'll just think you're tired. Don't say anything too stupid either."
She nodded, "I gotta go. Thanks for helping me relax."
Sawyer walked to her dad's office. She took a deep breath before opening the door. Lucas looked up at her, "Hey Soy!" he said gleefully.
She frowned, "Hey."
Lucas noticed the intentional frown and curtness. He cleared his throat, "Alright. I know you're mad. Just try and make the best of it."
"Yeah well, whatever dude." She plopped onto the couch.
Lucas swallowed, "Sawyer, do not push your luck right now. I'm not in the mood. I am not your dude. Thin ice Sawyer. Thin ice."
He sounded really serious, "Sorry dad." She looked down nervously.
He stared at her and shook his head, "Where's your lunch?"
Sawyer had forgotten to get lunch, "Oh umm I'm not hungry."
"Soy, you need food before you take your medicine."
"Fine, I'll go get some now."
He stopped her, "No it's okay. I'll give you some of mine. I had some donuts from the lounge anyways."
She picked at the food, and eventually Lucas gave up on making her eat more. She took her medicine and went back to the couch.
"Are you tired Sawyer?" Lucas asked concerned… "It might be your blood pressure."
Sawyer rolled her eyes, "Not tired, just…relaxed."
He lifted his eyebrow, "What the hell does that mean?"
"Nothing dad, chill…damn."
Lucas was growing increasingly frustrated, he longed for the girl of just four months ago, who would never dream of acting like this.
"Sawyer, I swear, that language."
She giggled and closed her eyes, "Alright, I'll stop geez."
Lucas felt overwhelmed. They weren't getting through to her. He needed to talk with Peyton.
… … … …
Brooke walked out of her meeting and went straight to the couch where Sam should've been. She frowned when she noticed the absence.
"Umm where's my daughter?" She asked the receptionist.
The receptionist looked at her, "Look, I tried stopping her, but she just left. Told me to tell you she went for a walk, and that she doesn't need a babysitter. Sorry mam."
Brooke bit her lip, "First of all, not a mam. Second of all, thanks for trying, I guess."
She gathered her things and walked out hurriedly, "Damn it Sam." she said to herself.
She called Sam's cellphone, but got no answer. This made her blood boil even more.
But when she took a moment to think she knew where Sam would be.
Brooke drove to the park and walked into the backwoods where an abandoned old bench stood. When it came into sight, she found a downcast Sam slowly ripping a leaf. She half-smiled and went to sit next to her. Quietly she took her seat. Sam didn't turn to look at her.
"So you thought it best to just leave." Brooke said staring at the trees.
"I didn't want to stay." Sam said throwing the small leaf pieces onto the floor and grabbing another to rip up.
"You disobeyed me."
"Sorry master."
Brooke looked at her, "Hey." She said with warning. "Watch it."
Sam kept on ripping the leaf and said nothing.
Brooke wasn't getting anywhere, "Sam, drop the leaf and look at me."
She did as she was told, she really wasn't in the mood to be defiant. Sam was just…sad.
"I'm sorry I couldn't take you home. You have to understand this was important. Sam, you can't just run away when something doesn't go your way." She said hoarsely.
Sam sighed, there was so much she wanted to say, "I won't do it again."
"I know you won't. Next time you'll face consequences, not just a talk."
Sam shrugged and sat back onto the bench.
Brooke knew she wasn't okay, "Do you want to talk about your nightmare sweetie?"
Sam was glad Brooke asked her, she nodded her head, holding back tears.
"I-I dreamed about that guy in Rebecca's house. He-ummm-he got on top of me and then said I was a slut and a whore."
Her tears streamed on her face, Brooke wiped them away.
"Come here Sam." She coaxed her.
Sam laid her head on her lap and continued,
"He got shot and fell on top of me. I couldn't breathe and the same guy was behind me at the same time calling me names…I was so scared mom!"
Brooke combed through her hair, "That'll never happen to you Sammy, next time me or Julian will be right there."
Sam nodded, resisting the urge to suck her thumb, "Mommy…I, I was so scared he was gonna rape me. What if Jack hadn't come?"
Brooke stopped and lifted Sam up. She looked so weak, so small, "Baby, don't you ever think like that! That man deserves to rot in hell, and Jack saving you was supposed to happen, so there's no point in thinking otherwise. If you start thinking about it, I want you to come talk to me or Julian. Okay Sammy?"
Sam laid back down on her lap, "Okay mom."
Brooke's phone rang, she wasn't planning on picking up but Sam wanted her to, "Pick it up mom."
Sam started to play with the hem of Brooke's skirt, while Brooke2 combed through Sam's hair. She listened intently to Brooke's voice while on the phone with her assistant. She knew her mother had left work to come and get her. Sam appreciated the gesture.
Later on Brooke and Sam went to Peyton's. Sam was glad, school was almost over because she wanted to talk with Sawyer.
"Hey B. Davis. Hey kiddo." Peyton said as she welcomed them in.
Brooke and Peyton sat down.
"I'm just gonna wait for Sawyer in her room." Sam said.
"Umm Sammy hold on a sec. Couldya come here?" Peyton asked.
Sam slowly walked towards them, "Umm what's up Peyton?"
She smiled and grabbed Sam's hand, "Thank you for taking care of my baby."
Sam blushed, "It's no problem Aunt Peyton. I mean she could've taken care of herself. I was probably just overkill." Sam said hoping that Peyton would believe her.
Peyton shook her head knowing better, "Sam you knew she needed you there kiddo. I don't know what would've happened to Soy if you didn't take her outta there. So thanks."
Sam nodded. She let her go and Sam went to Sawyer's room.
Brooke grabbed Peyton's hand, "How's Sawyer holding up P?"
"I made her quit cheerleading."
Brooke frowned, "Whoah."
Peyton shrugged, "My daughter is not going to be a part of that. I love her too much to have her getting drunk on weekends."
"Well have you told her that? Or did you just order her."
She hesitated, "I'm planning on talking to her today. She's been ignoring us all weekend….but tell me how's Sam doing? She whispered the last part.
Brooke was about to speak when the front door flew open and a defiant Sawyer stalked through with a furious Lucas behind her.
"It's no big deal dad! You're so ANNOYING!" She yelled.
Lucas slammed the door shut, "YES IT IS! What the hell were you doing!?" he exclaimed.
Peyton stood up, "What's going on?" she said confused.
Lucas fumed, "Why don't you ask our darling daughter."
Peyton turned to look at Sawyer, "Sawyer what did you do?"
"I skipped some classes mom. Tell him it's not that serious!"
Lucas shook his head, "NO, you missed FOUR classes. That's half the day Sawyer!"
Peyton took a deep breath, "Soy what were you doing during that time?"
Sawyer gesticulated wildly, Nothing okay?! Damn! Dad was treating me like a baby. You're fucking pissed at me. I had to quit cheerleading. Sam wasn't at school. I don't know, class just wasn't appealing. OKAY?! Are both of you happy now?!"
Peyton felt a pang of guilt, but she shook it away, "Don't you dare yell right now. You have no right."
"Yeah, I have no rights! This house sucks!"
"Go to your room!" Lucas and Peyton yelled simultaneously.
"UUUUGGGHHH!" Sawyer yelled and stomped to her room, slamming her door in the process.
Lucas sat down and massaged his temples, "Peyton I'm really lost here."
Peyton sat by him and she looked to Brooke for an answer. She hesitated, "Guys, Sam, well Sam skips class a lot. And I'm not condoning it, but at least you know why she did it. It's better to have a reason, then no reason."
Peyton thought for a moment, "It's just been one thing after another."
Brooke smiled sympathetically at her friends, "I think I should go so you two can talk. I'll get Sam."
Lucas stopped her, "No wait! Stay. Let Sam and Sawyer talk, because she certainly hasn't talked to us."
Brooke sat back down, "There's been a lot of times where I just wanted to kick Sam's ass, trust me. But sometimes it's worth sitting down and hearing them out for a second."
Peyton sighed, "I guess we haven't done that."
"Sawyer is such a sweet girl, but she's growing up. These things are going to happen."
Peyton sat on Lucas's lap, "Baby, calm down. We'll get through it. She's just being a teenage girl." She whispered reassuring him and herself.
Brooke sat there awkwardly.
… … … …
Sawyer slammed the door and was about to fling herself on the bed but Sam stopped her.
"Whoa dude. What the hell happened?" Sam asked her.
Sawyers eyes widened and she flung herself onto Sam, hugging her, "They suck Sam!"
"Who sucks?" she asked.
"My parents."
Sam sighed and Sawyer let her go, "What did you really do when you skipped class?"
Sawyer grinned, "I spent it with Justin…in his car!"
Sam smiled, excited for her, "No way?! What'd you guys do. You better not have done the deed!"
"What?! No! We, well, he gave me something to relax."
Sam's smiled waned, "Soy that sounds dangerous. What was it?"
Sawyer got up and began changing into something more comfortable, "I don't know it was some type of pill. But anyways the school called my dad. It sucked."
Sam furrowed her eyebrows, "That sounds like drugs Soy."
"How would you know!?" She said defensively.
Sam gave her an "are you kidding me" look, "Because I've been around drugs for most of my life."
Sawyer felt stupid, "Oh…right."
"Look Soy, it might not be that bad, but those types of pills get you sucked into worse drugs pretty quick. It happened to my mom, and to lots of friends."
Sawyer laid on her bed, "Chill out Sam. It was just to destress. Not a big deal. You have to promise not to tell my parents though."
Sam didn't want to.
"Sam!"
"Alright, alright. Damn."
Sawyer looked at her, "I'm sorry about that whole party drama. It's all my fault, we wouldn't be in this mess, and you wouldn't have…" She didn't want to say the rest. Luckily Sam jumped in, "It's alright Soy. I would've gone to my mom's sooner or later. Don't blame yourself."
Sawyer smiled weakly, "Thanks Sammy."
Sam was religiously checking her phone and Sawyer noticed, "Why do you keep looking at your phone like a crazy person?"
Sam laughed, "Shut up dude! Jack wants me to come over today. He said he was gonna text me when he gets home."
Sawyer grinned maniacally.
"What's wrong with you?" Sam asked.
She kept on smiling, "You know his foster parents aren't home today."
Sam knew where she was going, "So?"
Sawyer nudged her, "Sooooo, you guys might you know…"
Sam felt a little nervous at the thought. Jack would never initiate anything like that, unless he was sure. Was he?...She wasn't sure if they were even ready for that.
Sam thought and it did make sense, "I don't know. Probably not. That's kinda weird."
Sawyer nodded in agreement, "Yeah I know. But you and Jack have a freaky bond, I wouldn't be surprised."
Sam stayed quiet. Her phone vibrated. She checked the text and sure enough it was Jack.
Hey Sammy. I'm home. Can you come over?
"Go, Sam, go!" Sawyer told her.
Sam got up and went towards Brooke.
"Hey Brooke?" she asked
She turned to look at her daughter, "What's up sweetie?"
"Can I go to Jack's house?"
Brooke frowned, "Sam you know you're grounded."
Sam had forgotten about that. She looked at Peyton, who was smiling at her sympathetically. Maybe if she played the disappointed card, Peyton would persuade her mom.
"Hey Mom?" Sam asked again.
"What now?" Brooke asked.
"Can you remind me why I'm grounded again?"
Brooke rolled her eyes, "Because you snuck out. Simple as that."
"But Moooommm. Come on, please? I really want Jack."
She sat down on the couch looking dejected. Slyly she saw Peyton whisper something in Brooke's ear.
Brooke stared at Sam, "Fine. Ask Julian. If he lets you go, then I'll let you go."
Sam scoffed. That wouldn't be easy.
"Fine." She said determined.
Brooke smiled as she watched Sam go outside and sit on the steps trying to figure out how to convince Julian.
Brooke turned to Peyton, "P. I should go. But talk to you daughter, please."
Peyton gave her a hug, "I will. Let's just hope she wants to talk to me."
Brooke went out, "What'd he say?" she asked.
Sam smiled, "He said yes."
"So if I call him right now and I ask him, he'll say that he told you yes?" she said skeptically.
Sam showed her the text, to Brooke's great surprise. But what she didn't know was that Sam had Sawyer send the text and she just changed the name to "Julian" on her phone.
"So am I driving you there?" she said unenthusiastically.
"No it's close by. I'll walk. His parents will take me home." She added the parents part to make Brooke feel better.
"Alright. Home by 7:30. If you're late, your ass isn't leaving the house." She said as she got into her car. Sam watched her leave.
As she walked towards Jack's house, she felt a knot in her stomach form. Today there was a chance that she would have sex with Jack. Real sex between her and the guy she loved.
Hey Guys! Have a Happy Thanksgiving! So the story's drama will pick up! There's gonna be some good stuff. Just stick with me and keep reviewing! Not sure if you guys are liking it or not. Maybe you want a new direction? Be honest! But please, write something. I haven't been feeling up to much lately (I go through my depressed phases) but your comments and views really make me feel good. So thank you!...sorry for that TMI blurb of sadness but it's serious and I thought you should know. But I really love you guys! :p