A/N: Hola readers! Welcome to this lovely Tuesday afternoon viewing of a little thing I'd like to call chapter 16. I've got some good news as to where this story is headed, but I'll wait until your finished reading. Go on then, read it! Don't just stare at the pretty words, read the chapter all ready:
Chapter 16
She was floating in a world of darkness. She tried to scream but nothing came out. Her mind was
racing, where was she? what happened? where was Freddie? With out warning, she felt herself falling
quickly downwards
. She tried again to scream, but again no sound would escape her throat. She felt
herself hit the ground with a dull thump, and her whole body went numb. She panicked when she tried
to move and found that her body wouldn't respond. What was happening to her? she thought.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed in front of her. She soundlessly gasped when an all to familiar figure
appeared before her. The light around him disappeared leaving Oliver Cambridge standing in front of
the shocked girl. "Sam," He said, his voice sounding like a far away echo. "She's here with you." He
said simply, his voice straining. "You've got to find her before its too late." He began to fade, his voice
carrying long after he disappeared, "Charlotte is still with you..."
"Sam?" She heard her name being called, sounding miles away. "Sam?" It said again, sounding closer than before. "SAM!" The voice screamed, defiantly closer than it had been. She snapped open her eyes and blinked against the bright lights.
"W-what?" She managed to say, relieved that her voice hadn't really disappeared. As she became more awake, she realized that she wasn't alone. Freddie was standing beside her, a worried expression etched on his face. "F-Freddie?" She croaked, her throat feeling scratchy and raw. His face lit up in relief.
"Sam! Your awake! How are you feeling? Can I get you anything? What happened?" He asked, firing questions at her.
"Freddie, calm down!" Sam hissed, irritated at his nervousness. "What happened?" She asked, trying her best not to sound irritated. Freddie shrugged,
"I don't know, all they said was that you passed out." He said, "They also said something about Emma being allergic to nuts..." He trailed off, hoping for her to pick it up and explain. She looked away nervously, fidgeting with the white hospital sheet. "Sam, can you tell me what happened?" He tried again, moving to sit on the edge of the bed. Sam continued to fidget nervously, when the hospital room door burst open. A red in the face Carly walked in the room, looking angrier than she had ever been.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS SAM?" She screamed, "I LEAVE YOU WITH HER FOR ONE DAY, AND YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?" She continued to rant, throwing her arms in the air. Freddie stood up and walked towards the angry women slowly.
"Carly, calm down. She didn't know-" Carly cut him off, throwing an angry fist in his face.
"DON'T YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN, SHE ALMOST KILLED MY DAUGHTER!" Carly continued to scream, shaking violently. She pushed past Freddie and stomped towards Sam. "HOW DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE YOUR OWN KID? YOU CAN'T EVEN WATCH MINE FOR A DAY!" She ranted, her nose only centimeter's away from Sam's. Sam's eyes filled with tears. Carly was right, how is she going to handle her own kid for eighteen years?
"I-I don't know!" She cried, tears spilling down her face. Freddie stepped in and pushed Carly away,
"Don't you yell at her. YOUR the one that left her with us. YOU let her walk up to our apartment alone, and YOU are the one that didn't even tell us that she couldn't have nuts. you just barge in after TEN FREAKIN YEARS and expect us to know everything about YOUR kid." He said furiously, feeling himself shake with rage. Carly backed away slowly.
"Freddie I'm-I didn't mean-its just-" She stammered, her own eyes threatening to spill over. "I was so scared, she's my only kid and-and..." She trailed off, breaking down into sobs. "I'm sorry." she gasped, her hands covering her face. He reached out to hug his old friend, but she flinched away from him. "I-I've done enough. I'm sorry, I'll get Emma and we'll leave you alone." She said, reaching for the doorknob.
"Carly don't-" Freddie started, but she had already left the room. Freddie turned towards Sam, who had been laying quiet since Carly's rampage. "Sam, honey are you OK?" He asked, worried that she seemed to be spacing out. Her tear filled eye's met his,
"How can I handle being alone with a baby?" She asked, tears flowing down her face. "And what about Charlotte? How can we handle two kids?" She sobbed, her eyes rimmed with red. Without thinking, Freddie snapped. This was just to much, how could she still think that they were going to get her back?
"Sam, YOU NEED TO GIVE THIS UP. CHARLOTTE IS DEAD. SHE DIED. SHE IS NOT COMING BACK!" He started, his voice rising.
"Freddie don't-" She started, shocked by his outburst. He continued to rant,
"NO SAM, JUST LISTIN FOR ONCE." He cried, his voice filled with anger and sadness. "I'VE TRIED SAM, I'VE TRIED TO BE PATIENT AND WAIT FOR YOU TO GIVE THIS UP. YOU DON'T THINK THAT I WANT TO HAVE HER BACK? YOU DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE GOTTEN A CHANCE TO HOLD HER AND WATCH HER GROW UP? SAM FACE THE TRUTH, SHE. IS. GONE." He hissed, his face turning bright red. He threw open the door and stomped out, leaving Sam in shock.
The nurse woke up with a start. "What happened?" She asked, sitting up in the chair. She was supposed to be watching the little girl that hit her head. She looked around the small room, her eyes falling on the empty bed. But, where was the girl? She stood up quickly, "Where did you go?" She asked, scratching her head. She tried to remember what had happened before she fell asleep. Had the girl gone home? She stood up from her chair and ran out of the room, towards the big desk that sat in the middle of the waiting room. "Marcia, where did the child that was in that room go?" She asked, leaning over the desk. Marcia looked confused for a second.
"I don't know, she should still be in there. Did her uncle go home?" She asked, flipping through her notebook. Realization hit the nurse, a man had come in last night, claiming to be the little girl's uncle. He had given the nurse a fresh cup of coffee, telling her she would need it to stay awake. He had also handed the girl a sippy cup full of juice. The nurse gasped, she must have fallen asleep after that, because she couldn't remember anything after that until she woke up. "
Marcia, call the police." She said, running back towards the room.
"Hurry up would you?" The man asked, pulling the little girl by her arm. "Don't you want to see your mother?" The little girl tried to keep up. She knew that if she didn't do what he said, he would poke or pinch her sharply. Her mommy's friend loved to pinch her and make her squeal. She was happy to be finally going home, but she was still sleepy from her late night with the nurse.
After the friendly nurse had fallen asleep, the man had picked her up and thrown her over his shoulder, covering her with his big coat. "We're getting out of here kid." He said, leaving the room. She must have fallen asleep sometime after that, because she remembered waking up when he set her down and made her walk. She didn't know if she was supposed to be leaving yet, but she did know she really wanted to see her mommy. And if following her friend was going to get her there, then that's what she was going to do.
"Are we really going to see mommy?" She asked, trailing behind the man. He looked back her quickly,
"Yeah, sure." He said, "Now just hurry up."
A/N: Are we finished reading yet? Good, now on to my news:
I've got the rest of the story pretty much planned out (Yes, its true. I have been making up most of this story as it goes along...) I'm currently writing chapter 22, and plan to go up to about 29 maybe 30. So while you all are back here putting 2+2 together, I'm at my "Happy place" wrapping things up a bit :)
Unfortunatly though, I'm going to be writing with a broken heart for a while, Yup, I got my first broken heart today :( Don't worry though, I promise to remain faithful to you all and work on finishing my writing and updating :)
So until Friday, REVIEW PLEaSE! I realized that I seem to get more reviews when I get all beg-E on you all, but As you probably can guess, I'm not in the best of moods to beg, So I'll just say: review PLEASE!