Hold my Hand

Chapter 4

P.O.V

Seth

You know that moment when you realize your whole life's about to change.

Its like your hit in the head with a hammer and when you come to you suddenly realize that you've been missing something in your life.

My moment was when Sam flinched from my touch. I had felt physical pain that she would flinch away from me. It was weird how before she came I never wanted contact with anyone. I am loner, I like my damn space. I find it ironic that the one girl I wouldn't mind sharing my space with was scared of touch. Ain't that just a kick in the balls.

Even stranger than me wanting to share my space and actually be in a relationship is the fact that I still wanted her. Even knowing she probably wouldn't be able to handle my touch. Talking to her in class kind of sealed the deal. She was everything I'd ever want in a woman, plus she was sassy underneath all the shyness. I wanted her badly and what I wanted I usually got.

I was shocked when she told me she gets panic attacks from touch, but I tried to cover it up knowing it was too early to ask questions. I was prepared to take this slow. The plan was simple; get to know Sam, then make her mine.

I had no doubt she would fight me every step of the way. The way she tried to ignore me in class irritated the shit out of me. I know she wasn't afraid of my appearance, the whole time she was checking me out in the hall I didn't once see a trace of fear or intimidation only embarrassment from being caught staring.

I know I should probably let her go, we were still young and the way my thoughts were headed this was going to be a forever kind of thing. But I was too hard headed and stubborn to let her go. I don't like living with regrets, and if I were to let her slip away without even trying that'd be a hell of a regret.

I now sit on a bench in the concourse waiting for the lunch period to start. I had just got out of Caculus and my last two blocks were open after lunch. Open blocks was the best thing about being a senior, basically if you had met all your credits to graduate you only had to show up for half a day. The way this school worked you had A days and B days, each day you had different classes. Today was an A day so my classes were Creative writing and Caculus then my opens. Tomorrow I'd have Government and Gym then my opens. So my day ended after second period. Usually I would just go home for lunch since I didn't have to be back here at all today.

However today I was going to lunch so I could see Sam before I went home. I didn't get much time to talk to her before, or even ask where she was from. I wanted to at least find out that before I headed home.

I was still sitting on the bench when I heard Her laugh. I looked through the mess of students till I found Sam standing with Chloe Baker, who was my next door neighbor. Chloe seemed like a good influence she was friendly and very bubbly, I was glad she made friends with Sam. I stood up to walk over to them when I noticed Travis Meyer making a beeline toward them, his eyes on Sam. Travis was a nice enough guy from what I've heard. He was on the cross country team and was good friends with Chloe. I don't think he'd ever been in trouble, but if he didn't get his eyes off my woman his ass was about to meet trouble. My long legs had me across the room in no time, standing directly behind Sam I fought the urge to wrap my arms around her to let Travis know to back the fuck off. So I settled with my good old death glare instead.

"I'm Travis you must be the new girl?" He said smiling at her with a wink, making me grind my teeth. Apparently he was too foucsed on my girl because he hadn't noticed me yet. The only one who had was Chloe, who had a oh shits about to go down look on her face.

Finally deciding to make my presence known I spoke before Sam could. "Her name is Sam, Travis."

Sam jumped at hearing my voice behind her. She turned toward me slightly so she could see me but she didn't move away, which helped ease my irrational anger a bit.