Iwonder

Freddie: Night 2

Freddie's POV:

I run out of Carly's apartment. How could Sam say all of that about me? Am I really that bad? Does she hate me that much?

I go out on the fire escape to think. I open my laptop and pull up Pearflix to watch Girly Cow. I start to watch, but my mind isn't focused on the show at all.

I hear a voice calling my name inside the building. It's Sam.

"Sam, what are you doing?" I ask.

"I've been looking everywhere for you, dork!" She yells.

She tussles my hair and I back away saying "Stop! Why are you looking for me? You rejected my offer and basically told me you hate me."

She says, "Freddie I didn't mean to hurt you. I really just didn't want to burden you and your mom can go a bit crazy." She starts crying.

"Whats wrong?" I ask.

"It is just... my mom is always on my case and she always tells me I will never amount to anything. I feel like a constant burden and I just didn't want to be a burden to you. I didn't think you liked me or even wanted me around" she says.

I grab her and wrap my arms around her pulling her close. "It's ok" I whisper, "Everything is going to be ok."

I continue "Why don't you stay here for the night. We can watch a movie or you can just hang in my room by yourself if you want to be alone."

"Ok" she sheepishly replies.

"and Sam..." I say "I don't hate you. I just thought that I bothered you and that you were annoyed by me. I just have always felt like you don't want me around, you constantly hit me and call me names."

We go inside the building and start walking towards my apartment. "Freddie I don't hate you. I guess I just let my frustration out on you. I didn't know it bothered you or came off that way. I mean't it as friendly bickering not hatred. I'm sorry" She says.

Sam is being vulnerable, in fact I have never seen her be this vulnerable before.

I open the door to my apartment. She continues "what is your mom going to say about me staying here?"

"She is gone taking care of my Aunt Susan. She got this horrible rash that spread from her arms down to her thighs" I reply.

She laughs and we walk inside. I continue "do you want to take a shower? it's been a long day and I know the warm water comforts you and calms your nerves."

"Yes, but I don't have any other clothes," she replies.

I toss her one of my t-shirts, it's green with Kermit the Frog on it and it says awesome meter and the needle on the meter points alway to the left for totally awesome and a pair of grey sweats.

"Really Freddie!" she says while laughing at the shirt.

The outfit Freddie gives to Sam:

She goes into the shower and I decide to go ahead and set up the sofa bed either for me or for her. I'll let her sleep in my bed if she wants and I'll take the sofa bed. I don't mind and I know she doesn't get much comfortable sleep at home being on an old mattress that's hard as a rock.

I pull out the couch and drape the sheets over the sofa bed. I grab some pillows and blankets from my bed and also toss them on to the couch. I make some popcorn and grab the pint of cookies and cream ice cream I hide from my mom at the bottom of the freezer. It's hidden under the flea medicine and vegetables. Mom always says "a growing boy needs his vegetables" and oh it makes me cringe.

I grab two spoons and I put all of this on the coffee table for when Sam gets out of the shower. I go to my room and change into a blue sweatshirt and an old pair of sweat pants.

Freddie's outfit:

I go back into the kitchen and pour us two cups of Coke and then I go and wait for Sam on the couch. 

She walks out in only the t-shirt and I can't help but blush. "Sorry" she says "I get hot when I sleep." 

"It's fine. You look kinda cute in my shirt," I say. Did I just say that out loud. Sam's going to know that I like her if I keep slipping up like that. 

I toss her the ice cream and a spoon. "So do you want to watch a movie or do you want to just be by yourself... or?" I say. "Yeah... can we watch a movie, but nothing scary," she replies. She gets under the blankets and starts eating the ice cream. 

"I know the perfect movie," I say as I get up and walk towards the entertainment center. I look through the movies on the shelf until I find it, Grown Ups the perfect movie. It is a comedy so it is sure to make her laugh and everyone loves Adam Sandler. "Found it!" I shout. She just looks at me and laughs. I put it in to the DVD player and press play. 

I sit all the way on the right side of the fold out and she is on the far left side. We awkwardly watch the movie. I hear her laugh during the movie but I don't look over. She moves closer trying to pull the blankets higher up on her. I move closer helping her move the blankets. We sit next to each other awkwardly. 

I see the stress rise in her body. Something is bothering her. She lies back on the couch trying to get comfortable. I grab her hand and she tenses. I scoot closer to her and hug her trying to calm her down. Her body relaxes into mine and I lay back next to her. She lays her head on my chest and we fall asleep.

I hope you enjoy this chapter. Please leave comments on what you like or what you would like to see happen. Thanks!