Chapter 7. Will it Ever be Over?
"Thank god that's all over." Sam sighed as she walked out of the hospital from her last physio session.
"You did very well to recover so quickly Sam. You can finally get back to school. At least your friends came over to give you the work. I know how much you hate doing nothing." Trina said to Sam.
"Let's get back home now nan. I have to decide what to wear for my recovery party tonight." Sam smiled before getting into the passenger side of her nan's car.
"We'll get back to the farm and your granddad will have to look after you from tomorrow. I have to go back to work tomorrow but I'm sure you'll be fine back at school. Just take it slow ok. No rushing things ok. Don't worry if you're a bit slow to get back on your feet. Everything will get back to normal soon enough."
"Yes nurse Barrow." Sam replied, calling her nan by her nurse's name. Trina was her mum's mum and had never got married to Peter but they were in love and had had a child together. Then things went a bit wrong. Trina became very ill and lost her fertility so any hopes of a larger family were soon destroyed. They were happy together anyway.
"Don't get cocky now little miss. What exactly do you plan to do in your future?"
"Be a doctor in the army and marry another handsome doctor who is a bit older than me. Why?"
"Sounds good my girl. I wish I had been this far planned ahead at your age. Then maybe, I would have had a better future."
"Nan, your job is great! You get to look after so many people."
"Alright then. Let's go pick May up and get you girls home."
Trina drove to May and Sam's school to pick up the younger of the two.
"Sam! You're coming home today!" May cried as she rushed to the car. "I've really missed you!"
"Nan and granddad have been looking after you fine, haven't they?"
"Yeah. I'm just so happy to see you. I really need to talk to you in a bit."
"Fine."
Back at the farm, May pulled Sam up to their shared room.
"What do you want to talk about?"
May started crying before Sam managed to coax the story out of her.
"It's this older boy. He's in the sixth form. He's hurting me Sam. Really hurting me."
"Why haven't you told nan about this May? How long has it been happening?"
"It's been happening since I went up to the high school a month ago. I couldn't tell nan about it. I was too scared. I didn't know how to tell her." May cried.
"Oh May! You need to stop this. How is he hurting you? Is it like dad did to Jenny then me?"
May nodded her head in dismay before bursting into tears again.
"This is going to stop happening to you. I promise I will sort it out."
"He-He's going t-to c-come here l-later for m-me. W-what will I-I do?"
"I'll come with you and sort it all out."
"But he'll do it to you. You can't let someone do this to you again after you have only just recovered."
"I don't care. As your older sister, it's my job to protect you. I can't let this happen to you May. I won't let this happen to you."
"Sam no! Please don't do this!" May cried.
There was a knocking on the door.
"Who is it?" Sam asked.
"It's Trina. What's all the crying for?"
"May's just happy to have me back. That's all."
"Ok. I'll leave you two to talk for a bit. Your friends will be here in just under an hour Sam. You'd both better get ready soon."
