Gift of Hope
Chapter 6 of my crossover story, enjoy.
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Chapter 6
Sam couldn't help but smile as she sat down, taking a break from the dancing, along with Beth and Hannah.
"Damn, that was good." Sam remarked, catching her breath.
Laughing Beth replied. "Yeah, tell me about it. Still can't believe how we've already adapted to this place."
Hannah also smiled. "Yeah, although, for some of us, there's still..."
She trailed off; Beth nodded sympathetically to her twin, knowing what she meant.
Sam however was confused. "What are you guys talking about?"
Hannah panicked and looked around, luckily Beth saw another way to interpret the situation as she witnessed yet another, thankfully verbal, altercation.
"It seems that Victoria Chase still isn't too pleased about Emily challenging her." She explained. "And you know Em, she's not gonna back down. Blackwell may well have a new Queen Bee by the end of the coming months."
Sam laughed and couldn't help but note Beth could have a point. 'Victoria better watch out, if she underestimates Em, it won't be pretty for her.'
Indeed, it was clear from Victoria's expression as Emily walked away that Emily had won yet another argument between them. It was then they saw Jess approaching, grinning.
"Hey guys." She greeted.
"Hi Jess." Sam greeted. "So, having fun?"
Jess nodded. "You bet, Mike's just getting the drinks then he'll be with us."
Sam nodded, spotting Emily and Josh also approaching them.
A short while later, as Mike joined them the group all sat, Emily and Jess notably staying as far away from each other as possible, catching their breath and enjoying their time at the party which was still going strong. However as time passed, Sam couldn't help but notice and began to grow concerned.
'Strange, it's been...I should maybe...' She wondered. "Guys, Ashley's been gone for too long, I'm gonna go look for her."
The others agreed, looking worried too as they realized the truth of her words.
"Do you, want us to…?" Josh began.
Sam shook her head. "It'll be fine."
So she detached herself from the group and headed outside. Almost at once she realized something was wrong.
"Ash!?" She called out, looking around.
No answer, and Ashley was nowhere to be seen. Sam knew Ashley had only stepped out to get some fresh air, she shouldn't have been gone long. It was then she found proof that she wasn't being paranoid, for there, lying on the ground, was Ashley's phone.
'Holy shit, Ash...she wouldn't just leave this behind...' Sam realized worriedly. 'Shit.'
She knew right away that something had happened to Ashley, she didn't even stop to think. She turned and hurried back into the hall, she needed to warn the others.
Looking around frantically Sam tried to think.
'C'mon, where could she be?'
"Sam..." Emily's voice cut into her thoughts. "You're absolutely sure Ashley is..."
She turned quickly. "Yes I'm sure, c'mon, think, would Ash just leave her phone lying behind like that?"
Emily sighed. "You're right, she wouldn't, but where would we even start looking?"
Sam didn't have an answer and that scared her. Nevertheless, it didn't stop her or the others. Emily had called Matt who had called Chris and together they arrived and were now starting to search for the missing girl.
"Guys, shouldn't we call the police, I mean…?" Chris began.
Josh shook his head. "I don't know, I mean, what if…?"
Matt sighed. "Guys, I get what you're saying, both of you, but we need to try and think...especially if Ashley is in danger. But if we get the police involved we have to know for certain."
They nodded, meanwhile Sam was still finding her thoughts in turmoil.
'We've gotta find her, where are you Ashley...I, I...' She fretted. 'Wait, when did I...'
She was startled to realize that she was somehow even more concerned than any of the others. She was surprised, wondering how she could be so worked up over Ashley's disappearance.
She also noted something else. 'I've, what is with me, thinking like this, this isn't the first time I've found myself thinking about Ashley, what am I even doing…?'
Shaking her head she fought to resume focus. Right now she had a more important task at hand than her own strange and admittedly frantic feelings.
Their panic lasted well into the morning; and they were indeed on the verge of calling the police. But at that moment, sunrise, as they reached the dorms, they were startled when they saw Ashley, lying outside her dorm room, out cold.
"Ash!" Sam cried.
They quickly hurried over to her and checked her. She didn't appear to be hurt, but something clearly had happened to her.
"Ashley, can you hear me?" Sam tried.
It was then Ashley groaned, her eyes fluttering open.
"Ash?" Jess gasped.
It was then the red-headed girl tensed, eyes wide. "What, what, where…?"
Sam did her best to calm her. "Ash whoa, it's okay, you're safe, you're with us, you're...in the dorm."
Ashley seemed to calm down, moving into a seated position as they helped her.
It was then Sam asked. "Ash, what happened to you?"
Her answer scared all of them.
"I...can't remember."
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.