Dark Waters

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Cam's POV

Life has a way of slapping you so hard and make you believe that you are the cause of your headache. If someone told me nine years ago that while I was partying away and getting angry with my parents and fucking around that my best friend was deeply in love with me and was even pregnant for her brother or father and would give birth to the baby that she named after me, if someone told me that I would be standing at the gravestone of this said child with her picture tucked in my wallet and ask for forgiveness, I would have called them mad but here I was, staring at her gravestone and just wishing, just wishing.
"You must be Cameron", an old lady approached me, on her arm was a little boy who looked apprehensive. I nodded my head and then wondered where she knew my name from.
"How did you know my name?", I questioned her and she chuckled and started walking towards an old looking house. My feet just followed her, sensing no dangers around her. She ushered me to her little sitting area and offered me tea, which I took from her.
"You fit her description", she smiled warmly while patting the little boys head, encouraging him to eat the food she placed before him. She looked up and saw my confused expression.
"Sarah. She talks about you a whole lot. The night she brought her bloodied baby here she kept calling and wishing you were here. Horrible night I tell you", she looked sad at that moment. That news tugged at my heartstrings, in a very painful way.
"She was a broken child who came to bury her dead child. She had asked me for a razor and shaved the girls head before Harry dug her a grave. She kept wondering how you will react when you found out. I'm guessing that you didn't handle it well", she smiled at me again and I nodded.
"Young love. Always clueless and stupid but it is love"
"I panicked and blamed myself for not being there for her. It would have been easier if I paid attention"
"Would it?", She tilted her head and studied me.
"Yes it would have been. I would have known and done something about it maybe she wouldn't have gotten pregnant or maybe we could have saved the child. She doesn't deserve such cruelty", I mumbled.
"But you didn't", she mused.
"No"
"You can still do that now", she pressed on.
"How? I cannot raise the child and I certainly cannot return the hands of time and undo every harm that was done to her"
"You can help her to heal, you can give her a family, you can give her you. She still has another Cameron to hold onto, don't let her lose you too", she patted my back before turning to convince the little boy to eat his vegetables. I stared at him and imagined what Cameron will look like, what she would be doing by now, I was sure that I would have loved the hell out of that child.
I thanked her and walked out of the cemetery, a resolution in my mind that I will make sure that I gave her everything that she lost, even more.
It had been one week since my visit to the hospital and Rachel was able to get my sentence on time so that the Jameson's prosecution can start and as expected they did rope themselves in when Bradley had visited Sarah and threatened her, his ass was arrested that same day.
I drove into the family home and went to my room to get rid of the disguise that I had been using since I was allegedly sentenced to ten years and whatever the judge had to say to me, whom I later understood to be Rachel's tutor and knew what's up.
"Yo dude what's good?", Drew walked in and plopped her ass on the bed and I shrugged. She sighed and eyed me closely.
"You know, you look like shit right now", she mused.
Typical Drew and not knowing what to say in such situations so forgive her for whatever comes out of her mouth, I chuckled and sat down.
"It's alright Drew, I know you don't know what to say now", I laughed and this time she sighed.
"You are right I don't know and it's fucked up, it's just......", She sighed again.
"Who is the girl?", I grinned at her. I have been in a relationship for a short while but I have learnt a whole lot in this short while so I know when someone is dying inside because of a person that they love.
"Caroline", she mumbled and my eyes damn near popped out of their sockets.
"As in....."
"Yes, our Caroline", she sighed again.
That explained why she got so drunk at the club and was throwing evil glares at Jase who was dancing with Caroline at that time, she looks for every reason not to be in the same place with her at the same time and they don't seem to agree on anything.
"Man that's fucked up", I mumbled. Caroline is as straight as a ruler so you can see why that was fucked up. She sighed and looked so lost at that point, the worst thing that could happen to a gay person is falling for a straight person, shit is fucked up as hell.

She followed me to the field where I went to have some peace of mind and away from the one person I had come to love so much.
"Cammy c'mon, you are overreacting right now", she groaned and I saw red, she is lucky I never hit girls because my hands are literally shaking at that stupid statement.
"Claire I caught you with Joey, balls deep inside of you and you have the guts to tell me that I am overreacting, just how stupid are you?", I sneer at her and she only rolls her eyes. What happened to the sweet innocent girl that I fell in love with?
"I needed a dick", she states as if we are talking about the weather.
"Wow just wow, so all these months you have been fucking him?"
"Cammy you know this is a phase. Who the fuck wants to be with a girl?"
"You have been straight all along", it was a statement and it was hurting so much.
"I.....see.."
"Just answer the damn question Claire, have you been straight all this while?",
"Yes", she mumbled and crossed her hand over her chest.
"And you dated me because?"
"Because I was curious, I needed to know what the fuss was all about and you and I know that this is a phase and deep down, you need a real dick. We were just having fun", she snapped at me.

A knock was heard and I asked whoever it was to come in and Legend walked in.
"Yo C, you gotta see this"
I followed him immediately to the sitting area were Jase, Nova, Dexter and Chucky where gathered around Markus who was bent over a laptop.
"Markus here found those videos", Nova patted the young boy's shoulder and he handed me the laptop where I could see images of a young Sarah being tied up to a bedpost and.......... You know what I am talking about.
"This is all we need to put those bastards away forever", Jase patted my back and I returned to my room and silently cried myself to sleep.

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SARAH'S POV

"Mama let's play", she tugged on my hand and I ruffled her wild hair before letting her lead me into a deserted park, it was perfect just for us. I missed this, missed having my little girl in my arms and I never wanted to leave her again. I looked at her bouncing around with so much energy and I felt myself smiling widely.
"Mama you caying?", She asked in her little baby voice and her usual way of mispronouncing words and touched my cheeks where indeed there was tears. I shook my head and took her little hands in mine.
"I am happy baby"
She tilted her head to study me before she crawled into my laps and sighed.
"Love you Mama", she mumbled before falling asleep, me following her soon.

🥺🥺 She will be fine.