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CW: Deleted Scenes
When Sam met Christopher
After her breakup with Danny, Sam tries to distract herself by throwing herself into her environmentalism, but during one of her protests, she meets a young man who might be more than meets the eye.
January 28th
About 2 weeks before the events of Cupid's Wrath
"LET THE OAK TREE BE! LET THE OAK TREE BE!..."A large crowd of protesters chanted as they held signs and surrounded the tree in order to prevent the constructions workers who were becoming irritated.
"Come on people, we're just doing our job, don't make this any harder than it has to be..."One of the workers shouted but the crowd wasn't dissuaded.
"Get lost you anti-environmentalist trash..."One of the protester snapped.
"Why you..."He hissed at the hippie who was still protesting.
"LET THE OAK TREE BE! LET THE OAK TREE BE!..."The protesters continued.
"Come on, this is for the new fountain..."The other, more calm worker said, trying to reason with them but was met with the same results.
"As if...There is no way we're going to sit back and watch you tear down an innocent tree just to add a stupid fountain we don't need..."The leader of the protesters shouted as she emerged from the crowd to glare head on at the construction workers.
"Listen here Missy, this construction project was approved months ago by the town council and you're interfering with our schedule..."One of the men shouted but Sam just glared.
"Don't remind me..."The young protester thought in annoyance as she thought of a certain teen mayor who likely didn't read the find print when he allowed such a deal.
"As citizens of this town, we reserve the right to protest where we see fit and my name is not "Missy" it's Sam..."The girl shouted back while her fellow protesters continued with their chant.
"LET THE OAK TREE BE! LET THE OAK TREE BE!…."Sam shouted loudly while her fellow nature lovers repeated with much vigor.
The protest continued for hours until the construction workers gave up and left but reminded them that there will be legal actions.
"That's it, run away you tree murderers!..."One of the more hardcore protesters shouted while the others cheered but Sam remained silent.
"They'll be back..."She reminded them as she and her fellow protesters continued to stay in place.
Samantha Leah Manson, more commonly known as Sam Manson was not in a good mood lately. It's been over a week since her breakup with Danny and despite the fact that it was mutual, it still hurt and she still needed time before she could bear to face him again.
She knew it had to be done but she still didn't like it and when she heard about the news that the oak tree was going to be cut down, she found her nature lover coming out and she did what any other true environmental activist would do in that situation.
Protest.
She was still angry at Tucker for legalizing such an act and gave him an earful but Tucker reminded her that just yelling at him won't change things, that if she really wanted the tree safe, then she needed to convince the town council and that included getting supporters and at least 150 signatures within a month.
And Sam Manson never backed down from a challenge, especially when her love for nature was on the line. It didn't take her long to rally supporters but so far she only had about half the signatures she needed to put an end to this madness.
But she wasn't afraid, she still had time and she was making her message loud and clear to the rest of the town.
No one messed with nature when she was around.
Soon it was getting late but Sam Manson was still at the park, trying to get as many signatures as she could before her "curfew". It was part of her agreement with her parents that they wouldn't interfere with her protesting so long as she came back before dark. It was bothersome but it was better than the alternative of them trying to discourage her.
Anyway, she stood by the park entrance, holding out her clipboard for the signatures she needed to end this madness, often asking people to sign for her cause, only to be either ignored or rebuffed.
Apparently the life of a tree wasn't that important to them.
"Can't they see what they are throwing away?...'Sam thought somberly as she stood by the entrance.
She soon saw a middle aged, balding guy come up and she knew to work her magic.
"Excuse me sir, could you please sign this petition against cutting down the old oak tree in the park?..."Sam asked diplomatically only to be blatantly ignored by the man.
Okay...Now she was getting mad.
"You could at least give me an answer!...'Sam shouted, feeling so angry and frustrated with all of this, though the man just continued like he didn't hear her, which irritated her even more.
'Jerk..."Sam muttered under her breath, wondering just how many self centered, wasteful people lived in this town.
"I'll say..."She suddenly heard and turned around a guy around her age approach her.
Sam looked up to see a tall blonde guy with green eyes who was wearing a simple green hoodie and jeans.
"Even if he doesn't get with the cause, that's no excuse to act like you don't exist..."He said with his arms crossed as he approached the goth.
"Do I know you?..."Sam asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No but you're Sam Manson right? The girl that's been all over the non-ghostly news lately?..."The guy asked and Sam nodded.
"Yes, that's me..."Sam answered to the boy who smiled.
"My name is Christopher Morgan, I wanted to know if you needed some extra help from a fellow tree hugger ..."Christopher said, surprising the goth in the process.
"May I?..."He asked and Sam realized he was gesturing to her clipboard. Christopher soon signed it and handed it back to the goth who was smiling now.
"Thank you Christopher, you're support is greatly appreciated…"Sam said to the boy who smiled.
"You're welcome but that's not just why I'm here...I came to join your protest..."He said to the goth who was pleasantly surprised to say the least.
"You are..."She said to the boy who nodded.
"Yeah...I heard about what you were doing here, about your protest and I thought it was unfair that this town would throw the away the life of our plantae brethren just for some fancy decorations..."He said with some disgust in his tone.
"Well I'm glad to find another nature lover..."Sam said happily, though she wondered why he was so unfamiliar, she knew he was still likely in high school but she never seen him before.
"I'm sorry but where exactly are you from? I don't think I've seen you around school..."Sam asked the blonde boy.
"I'm from Elmerton High..."He answered to the goth girl.
"So...Anything ya need me to do?...'He asked the goth girl who shrugged in response.
"Just the fact that you came all this way to fight for what's right is helping but I could use an extra hand at getting more signature...'Sam answered to the boy who looked interested.
"How many do we need?..."He asked her.
"We need 150 signatures and so far I only have about 70 and the deadline is in two weeks...'Sam answered with confidence, no hint that she was nervous about failing, just that she was stating some simple facts.
Christopher smirked when he heard that and Sam wondered what he could be thinking.
"So you need about 80 signatures huh? And here I thought this was gonna be hard..."He said with a smirk and took the clipboard and soon spotted a couple approaching the park.
"Allow me..."He said with a smirk as he approached the two while Sam watched, wondering how this will turn out for him.
"Excuse me, sir and ma'am, could you please lend your support by signing this petition against the blatant deforestation within the town's local park?...'Christopher said to the two with a polite smile.
"Uh...It's just that we're..."The man started but Christopher stopped him.
"Please sir, as I am sure you both already realize that tree's and other forms of plants are the source of our oxygen and just one full grown tree generates a rather large amount of it, so by cutting down said tree, you are taking away a significant source of what keeps us living and breathing..."He said both dramatically but cheekily to the two who were now paying more attention.
"Really?..."The woman asked in a worried tone and Sam was watching with interest.
"Why yes, it's even been stated that a single mature tree can absorb carbon dioxide at a rate of 48 lbs a year and release enough oxygen back into the atmosphere to support 2 human beings, which is why we cannot sit back and watch one of mother nature's gift to man be destroyed..."He said dramatically to the two who were now putty in his hand.
The couple soon signed the petition before leaving and Sam could only watch in amazement.
'Wow...He's good..."Sam thought impressed as the boy walked back to her with a grin.
"So what'cha think?.."He asked to the goth girl who rolled her eyes.
"Blatant deforestation"...Seriously?..."Sam asked but couldn't hide the grin forming from her face.
"It's not like I was lying or anything…."He said with a shrug. "Besides not only would chopping the tree down would result in that, but it would also mean homelessness for the bluebirds that rest of the second branch and the squirrel family that lives within the trunk..."Christopher said seriously.
"You've seen them?..."Sam asked curiously to the boy who nodded.
"I sometimes like coming to this park, Elmerton isn't exactly all that "privileged" compared to the big city..."He said with air quotes, like he meant the opposite.
Christopher stayed around and within an hour, managed to get 10 more signatures and Sam was grinning widely as more and more people were getting aware.
"Are you serious?...'A little old lady asked in a worried tone while Christopher was working his charm.
"Very serious man, and only the support of a kindly woman like you could prevent the loss of one of our plantae brethren..."He said to the woman who soon signed the petition and left while Christopher kept grinning to the goth.
"I gotta say, you don't waste time, you managed to get a dozen signatures on your first day...'Sam said as she eyed the clipboard.
"That's nothing, just wait till tomorrow and I'll get the rest in one day, two days tops..."He said with an air of confidence.
"If you can pull that off, then I'll be impressed...'Sam said with her arms crossed while she shook her head as his boasting but considering the fact that he managed to get a dozen signatures in an hour, he might be able to surprise her.
Usually Sam would get annoyed with this kind of cocky attitude but despite it being against goth norm, she found it a bit amusing, it reminded her a bit of Tucker and Danny would get...The thought of Danny brought some melancholies but she shook it off.
"Anyway Christopher, thanks for helping, and remember to be here by 6:00am, remember nature lovers never rest….'She said half seriously, half jokingly to the boy who nodded.
"I'll be here Sam, count on that..."He said to the goth.
Soon the two teens parted ways and for once in over a week, Sam didn't feel completely gloomy and melancholy...though she believed it was because of the success she had today.
"At least something went right today, at this rate, the town council won't have any choice but to accept our petition...'Sam thought determined as left the area as her curfew was in 20 minutes.
Despite being a goth and usually not one to be so optimistic, but Sam had a feeling that tomorrow might be promising, especially with the help of her latest recruit who seemed to be more than meets the eye.
-To be continued-
Next time on CW: Deleted Scenes
Tucker and Jazz
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