Rendezvous: A Lost Chapter of Sam Drake

Chapter 28: The Wardrobe

The whole gang had finally made the move to our dream beach houses. Me, Sam, Evie, and Anderson lived just a few blocks away from Nate, Elena, and Cassie. Cassie was 13 and the twins were now 11. 11 years old!! Time sure flies. I got a call from Nate. 

"Hey, we're going out on the boat, if you wanna bring the kids, Cassie is coming. Sully should be in tonight, so I figured we'd meet at my house for a grill out."

"Yeah, sounds great! We'll get changed and meet ya down there." 

"We'll take the boat up to you guys and just dock beside your house. Uhm...so, Cassie found the keys to my wardrobe...with all of Mom's books and old journals and pictures from the hunting days." 

"Holy shit..what did she say??" 

"Well, I told her a little bit. She saw a picture of Me, You, and Elena from finding Sir Francis, so she's got some questions. I figured we could tell her a few stories." 

I smiled through the phone "Wow...kids are growing up so fast. I'd love to tell her everything I know." 

Nate laughed through the phone "I'm sure she'd love to hear it. She adores you and Sam. I'll see you in a bit." 

"Anderson!! Evie!!!" I called from downstairs. Evie had long black hair and glasses with fair skin. Her eyes were brown, and she had freckles across her face. She was my little rockstar. She was obsessed with music. She was the artsy one, for sure. She picked up instruments quickly and she had a beautiful voice. She was pretty outgoing, and she was definitely a spitting image of a younger me. She loved writing stories in her journal. She would write and write constantly. Anderson had light brown hair and hazel eyes. He was my trouble child. He was Sam all over. He was smart and history obsessed just like his father. He was always snooping around. He was also an over achiever. Any stunt he pulled yesterday; he did his best to top it today. The two of them were inseparable. The fed off of each other and complemented each other very well. Evie would skateboard with Andy and Andy would sing songs or play piano with Evie. Anything they learned, they begged Sam and I to watch their new tricks or hard rehearsed songs. They would share books and tell spooky stories late at night after we already told them to go to sleep. We knew they snuck around the house during the early hours of the night, but Sam and I both knew that having those experiences were important, so we usually let them roam. They ran down the stairs and I told them to get dressed for the boat. They excitedly ran back up to their rooms to change. Sam kissed my head as he came back from changing into a muscle tee and swim trunks. The kids ran back down with shorts and t-shirts on over their bathing suits, and we met Nate, Elena, and Cassie outside. Cassie ran out of the boat and up to me. "Aunt Sky!! You've gotta tell me about the-" I cut her off "I will!! I heard you were snooping around a little!!" She laughed "Just a little!!" She said pushing her glasses up her nose as her cheeks flushed red. "Hey, how about giving your Uncle Sam a hug, would ya?" She ran over to Sam and hugged him. Sam chuckled at her enthusiasm. Cassie and I sat at the back of the boat so we could talk. "Ok, but you can't tell your cousins just yet. I want Sam and I to tell them when they're a little older." She nodded and agreed "I won't speak a word!! I promise!!" I laughed "Okay, wow... where do I begin? Uhm, for me... this story started when I was doing some snooping of my own...I was on a rooftop in the orphanage, and I hadn't made any friends yet.. I saw this boy about my age sitting on the roof that night too. We ended up talking for a few hours and.. we became best friends." Sam interjected "Yes, and that boy was very, very, intelligent, and handsome, and god, he was hilarious!" I laughed "Yes, all of those things, of course. How could I forget?!" We laughed and I told Cassie the story of us. I told Cassie my narrative. The Lost Chapter of Sam Drake...