"Samson!" Julian yelled
Sam moaned and got up from her bed. She opened the door and stuck her head out, "What?!" She yelled annoyed.
"We're going to Haley's house. Everyone's gonna be there. Get ready."
She opened her door further, "Umm I was gonna ask if I could go to Jack's house today."
She needed to be with Jack, especially with X on the loose.
Just as she said this Brooke entered.
"You're grounded. You're coming with us." She said tersely as she went into the kitchen.
Sam blinked angrily, "Come on, Please!" She whined, "I really need to be there for him."
Julian looked at Brooke who responded with a simple "No."
Sam's eyes welled up with angry tears, "What the hell! You're not even looking at me, how can you just say no!"
Brooke was about to say something but Julian intervened,
"Alright! Sam, give your mom and me a sec okay?"
"ugh FINE." Sam said, storming off to her room.
Brooke shook her head in disapproval at Sam's outburst.
Julian stared at her in disbelief and put his hands on his shoulders, "What's wrong Brooke?" He asked gently.
She stared at him, "Nothing's wrong. She's grounded and that's that. I'm done spoiling her."
"Babe." He said, "You haven't talked to her this whole week, except to order her around. You didn't even look at her right now. Don't you think tough Brook can ease up a bit?"
Brooke sighed, "She needs to learn to come to us and not the other way around. We can't beg for her to talk to us anymore…it hasn't been working."
He thought a bit, "I get it Brooke, I do. But, we can't ignore her either. She's still our daughter. I know all those insults really hurt you, but we hurt the ones we love. You want to know why?"
"Why?" she said unamused.
"Because we know no matter how bad we hurt them, they'll always be there for us, and they'll never give up on us. That's exactly how Sam feels about you."
His words fell on her heavily.
"How about we let her go, but one of us goes with her?" He offered.
She rolled her eyes, "Fine. I guess it'll work."
"Alright. Let me go talk to her."
She grabbed his arm, "No…I'll go."
She went to her room and he smiled. It was his plan all along.
Sam was at her desk writing. Brooke cleared her throat.
Sam turned around and frowned at her mother's sight.
"Samantha." Brooke said.
Sam took out her earphones "Oh God. What now?" She asked annoyed "Look, I'm sorry for asking to go to Jack's and for yelling okay?" She said thinking she was in further trouble.
Brooke felt guilty that she had all of a sudden become a bearer of ONLY bad news for her daughter.
"You're not in trouble Sam, but thanks for apologizing." She said uneasy. They hadn't talked since their fight. Emotions were still tense.
Brooke sat on the bed and patted it. Sam was hesitant but she sat down by her mom and drew up her knees and hugged them.
"Look Sam you're grounded and you know that. Why does Jack need you?"
Sam debated on whether or not to tell Brooke the truth.
"The clock's ticking Sam." Brooke said.
"Umm he's just been going through a lot. Foster kid stuff." She mumbled.
Brooke narrowed her eyes, finding her response hard to believe.
"You can only go if I go with you." She finally said.
Sam's mind went to X and the potential of him finding all three of them together.
"No!" She yelled too soon, "I mean, umm, can Julian come instead?"
Brooke frowned and sighed, "Fine. He'll go with you."
They looked at each other momentarily unsure of what to do next. Brooke got up and smoothed her skirt. "Okay I'll tell him then."
"Wait Brooke!" Sam said. She wanted to apologize for everything, but all that came out was, "Thank you."
Brooke smiled and kissed her forehead, "No Problem Sammy."
"Damn it!" Sam said to herself.
… … … …
Brooke knocked on the door. Haley opened it smiling
"Where's Sam and Julian?" She asked.
"Julian is chaperoning Sam and Jack. Apparently he really needed her."
Haley gave her a sympathetic smile and let her in. She had to tell Brooke about Sam skipping class, but figured now was not a good time.
"B. Davis!" Peyton yelled gleefully.
"P. Sawyer!" Brooke returned the emotion.
Sawyer came running with Jamie chasing her from behind.
"WHOAH!" Haley exclaimed picking Jamie up.
"Leave your cousin alone little crazy thing. Go with your dad" She said sending him off with a small pat on his behind.
"Aunt Brooke, where's Sam?" Sawyer asked winded from all the running. She felt like she hadn't talked to Sam in ages.
"She's with Jack sweetie. I'm sorry." Brooke said.
Sawyer shrugged, "Oh. That's fine. I'll see her tomorrow anyways."
Peyton watched as Sawyer went off back outside. Brooke noticed Peyton's expression.
"You alright Peyton?" She asked.
Peyton smiled, "Yeah. I just, I just want to protect her and keep her with me at all times ya know?" Brooke nodded knowingly. Peyton continued, "But that's impossible, so it's nice to have her here right now. Like a family."
Brooke knew exactly what she meant, but felt a little jealous that Sawyer was at least here.
Haley smiled at both her friends knowing that she'd be in her position in a few years. "How about we go outside with the boys. Nathan has a special bbq recipe, or so he claims." She said rolling her eyes.
Brooke laughed, "Alright, enough moping. Let's go."
Peyton smiled, but inside knew she needed to talk to Brooke about Sawyer and her "allergies." It just didn't sit well with her.
Before going outside though, Haley grabbed Brooke's arm, "Can I talk to you really fast Brooke?"
"Sure" She said.
Haley took a deep breath, "Sam skipped class yesterday."
"Damn it!" Brooke said exasperated. "I'm up to HERE, Haley. That's it!"
Just then Brooke got a phone call.
"Hello" She said angrily.
Her eyes widened.
… … ….
Julian pulled up to Jack's driveway.
"Where are his parents?" He asked Sam.
"They're at work. And his sister has soccer practice." She responded.
Julian nodded and they both got off.
Sam knocked and Jack opened the door, he looked nervous.
"Uhh hey Sam. Hey Mr. Baker."
He gave them a look that alarmed Sam. Instantly she knew that X was in his house.
"What's wrong?" Julian asked completely unaware.
In a flash, Sam grabbed Jack's hand, but X came from the side of the door and grabbed him back , putting a gun to his head.
Sam ran in for Jack. Julian went in and grabbed Sam.
"BACK THE HELL OFF! Or I'll blow his head off!" X yelled in a crazed manner. His eyes look demented.
"Leave him the fuck ALONE" Sam yelled.
"Yell again Bitch!" X said.
"Let go of him!" She yelled once more.
"SAM!" Julian yelled authoritatively. He shook her, "Stop!"
"NO!" She yelled.
He shook her once more, "Damn it! I said STOP! STOP YELLING!"
She was taken aback, "You stay behind me and don't you dare move!" He moved her and tried to reason with X.
"Buddy, put the gun down come on." He pleaded.
X laughed and pressed the gun closer to Jack's head.
"Leave or I'll kill everyone!" He screamed.
Jack started crying, "Stop X! Come on, just take me! Please!"
Julian took a small step, "X come on. You don't want to do this. They're just kids."
Sam was crying from behind him.
"Well it's too late!" X yelled.
Out of pure instinct, Sam ran towards X, "Leave him alone!" She yelled.
It was all slow motion in Julian's eyes. He saw Sam run and avoid his grasp. He heard her yell desperately, and heard himself yell her name.
It was all slow motion. He saw the bullet fly and hit Sam. He watched as she fell on the floor and watched as the blood begin to flow. He heard Jack scream Sam's name and his futile effort to get out of X's grasp. He saw as X ran in fear with Jack in tow.
It was Sam's voice that broke him out of his trance.
"Julian. D-ddad." She said.
He knelt down and put pressure on the wound. The bullet lodged in her side. He called 911.
"It'll be okay Sam. I got you."
"Dad…daddy it hurts." She said weakly.
Julian brushed the hair past her face, "I know baby. I know. The ambulance is coming. Hold on for me okay." His tears started falling, "Hold on for me Samson please!" He said desperately.
"But it hurts" Her voice was becoming weaker.
Julian was beside himself, "Sammy you're tough! Can you be tough for just a little bit longer. Please sweetie, just a little bit longer."
"I want mom. Dad, I want mom." She said. Her eyelids started to flutter.
He grabbed her hands and kissed them over and over, "She'll be by your side when you wake up. I promise. But you have to hold on!" His words were hard to distinguish between his sobs.
"Mommy's coming?" She asked on the verge of unconsciousness.
"Yes! Yes!" He said desperately, "Hold on for mommy, Sammy. Hold on!"
She looked at him and everything went to black.
It was a daze. Julian was pushed away by an EMT and was pushed into an ambulance with Sam. He saw as they dashed to save her and stop the blood flow. They rushed her into the hospital. The doors flew open and she was taken into emergency surgery. Julian waited in the hospital lobby. Suddenly a gang of people got to the hospital. Julian stood up and Brooke ran into his arms.
They cried together. The gang sat down. Sawyer was in Peyton's arms. And Lucas had his head in his hands. Haley held a confused Jamie and Nathan held Haley.
"Julian what happened?" Brooke said in between tears.
Julian explained everything. X held Jack hostage. Julian tried to stop him, but Sam ran in and got shot. Now Jack was with X, and the police were going to question Julian later on.
The doctor came out. His face was grim.
"Family of Samantha Walker?" He asked.
They all stood up.
"We're the parents." Brooke said.
He nodded, "Well the bullet is deeply embedded. She's suffered a tremendous amount of blood loss. We can't dislodge the bullet because it is essentially preventing further blood loss."
"What does that mean? Is she, Is she goin to-" Brooke couldn't finish her sentence
Sawyer heard the doctor's news and got up to go to the restroom. Unbeknownst to her family she went to take some of her pills. It was the only way she could cope.
The doctor continued, "We can perform a very delicate surgery. The risks are great she can die. It's a 60-40 chance. BUT with success we can save her life. I assure you that she's in good hands. But we need your consent."
Brooke squeezed Julian's hand. He looked at her and then to the doctor, "Where do we sign?"…
Alright guys. It's been awhile! I just got done with finals, projects, and papers. The semester is over and I have a month free :D…but I need you to review in order for me to write! I'm so sorry it took me so long. I hop you liked this chapter. What do you guys think?
Ps. I know this chapter was Sam-centered, but Sawyer will definitely come on the scene!