Chapter 6. New Beginnings

Sam's POV

I was going to live with my grandma Trina. May was going to come too. I would be out of hospital in the next few weeks but I was going to have to take things slowly. At least we wouldn't be in any danger from our father anymore.

"Sam! Sam!" May screamed as she came running towards me. The doctors hadn't allowed her to come and see me since I had been admitted.

"Careful." I said as she tried to climb on the bed to give me a cuddle. "I have missed you so much."

I placed my bruised arm around her shoulders. It was the only part of my body that had escaped serious injury. She was smiling and chattering away, clearly having missed me as much as I had missed her. I moved my eyes up to look at my nan. She always made me smile. She was a nurse so I knew I would be in safe hands when I got home.

"Oh Sam. I feel so bad, now knowing how long this has been happening to you. I can't believe I never noticed anything. I feel so stupid!"

"Don't worry nan. You were never to know, were you. I couldn't tell anyone. He threatened to break my neck right in half if I even told May."

She came over and gave me a hug and I wished I could move to cry into her shoulder. The tears started to come thick and fast which made May start as well. Nan wiped them away with the sleeve of her St. John's uniform. She had obviously been out somewhere today.

"Come on then Sam. Let's get you home and into a more comfortable place hey." Trina said as she put Sam into the wheelchair she would be needing for the next few weeks.

The doctor gave a final review to Sam's notes before giving her the discharge papers.

"You will need to come back once a week for check-ups, but, other than that, you should be perfectly fine." the doctor said before smiling at her and leaving.

Trina pushed Sam from the ward and into the carpark.

"Let's go and begin a new life hey Sam. You'll be fine living with me. Not really sure why they won't let me do the check-ups but oh well. Guess it's for the best."

Trina and Sam arrived home at the farm, stopping to say hello to Peter on the way down the track. When they got indoors, Trina helped Sam to settle in to the front room, on the sofa with the grey and white cat called Smurf before going to get her a drink and some lunch.

"Granddad!" Sam said, delighted as Peter walked into the room.

"How are you then my little princess?" he asked before going to sit down on the chair next to her.

"I'm fine granddad. How are you?"

"Well, you don't look very fine. You look a bit rough if I'm totally honest. I'm just a bit tired out. All this farming to do and all that."

Trina walked in and joined the conversation. They talked happily for a while before Sam began to drift off to sleep. Then Trina went to get May from school.