Off Limits

After Everything

After everything happened I drove Sam home.
When I got to his house I practically dragged him up the stairs.
His face was a mess.
Bruises.
Cuts.
Blood.
Tears.
Everything.
I took peroxide and dabbed it on his face and I got no response.
I dabbed harder and I still got nothing.
I pressed my finger on a cut by his eye and he didn't move.
I started to cry thinking that he was dead.
It could be possible after getting such a beating like that.
I fell to the floor in tears and curled up into a ball.
A ball holding my tiny frail shaking sick body.
As I was slowly drifting off to sleep I hear him shift his body and he groaned in agonizing pain.
He woke up and I hugged him tight. He hugged me and told me to lay down next to him.
He put on Aladdin.
I used to watch Aladdin with Sierra Cam and dad all the time when I was younger.
A tear went down my cheek and Sam wiped it off.
"I love you baby girl."
He whispered as we both slowly drifted off into a deep deep sleep.

I woke up in an unfamiliar place. It smelt like dirty boy.
Yuck!
Cams room used to smell like that.

Oh... Cameron. I forgot he had beaten his best friend because of me. I'm such a bad person.
Sam is gonna have so many marks. And they'll last forever.
I sat up with aching pain in my back and my shoulder. I had a huge bruise in my lower thigh and I whimpered.
In an instant, Sam jumped up as soon as I made a sound.
"Oh my god baby are you ok?! What happened?! Do I need to call the hospital?! Nate can drive us he's right downstairs!"
I sighed in relief a little knowing that he was there.
"Babe, I'm fine. It just hurts."
I showed him the big bruise on my thigh.
"Oh. Can I calm down now?"
He gave me an innocent look.
"Yes baby, you can calm down now."
I closed my eyes gently since I was tired.
"Ok good. Do you want me to give you a massage? My sist- wait. Did you just call me babe?"
He gave me a confused but sweet look.
"Yes babe. I called you baby too."
I giggled at his comment.
"Oh. Well, where do you want me to start the massage?"
He looked up an down my body.
"Umm. My thigh hurts the most. I want to be able to walk around the house."
I laughed knowing I shouldn't have.
"Ok. Let me get next to you."
He squished himself next to my body.
"Ok."
When he sat down he told me to turn to my side. It hurt but I did.
He softly caressed the bruise then made circles on it with his thumb.
Then he went deep.
He used his first three fingers and pushed hard just to get the blood moving. I whimpered in pain and he backed off.
"Baby I'm sorry I didn't mean it."
His gentle hands left my body and I felt cold.
"No baby, it's ok. It felt good. It only hurt a little bit."
I said reassuringly.
"Ok. Do you want me to continue?"
He laid down on my chest and wrapped his arm around my waist.
"Yes please. I want it to all go away."
I intertwined my fingers with his.
"Ok. Anything to keep you safe and in my arms."
He then kissed me long but soft.
It was beautiful.
This is why I've always loved him. He seemed like a bad boy around his friends but he was actually the nicest kindest person you could ever meet.
I love him more than I've ever loved anyone.

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"Baby? Baby? Ugh. Haha c'mon baby wake up."
He laughed and shook me softly.
"Huh cameron? Is that you?"
I sat up with my lazy eyes shut.
"No baby. It's sammy. You've been asleep for 4 hours. You need to get up."
He continued to laugh like the air head he is.
"Sammy why can't we just stay in bed all day? You'll be with me and you'll know that I'm safe and under good protection."
I begged and cuddle into his bare chest.
"Ok fine. We'll stay in bed today. But tomorrow I am gonna help you walk again. I don't want you to end up like my sister. I want you to still have a so called 'childhood'. But just for today. Ok?"
He kissed my cheek and nuzzled his nose into mine.
"Alright baby."
I feel back onto the pillow.
"Okay. Good night."
He hugged me and bit my cheek.
"Goodnight."
I cuddled into him.
"I love you."
He said quietly trying to hide the words.
"I love you more."
I said louder.
After a short silence, all I heard was-
"Impossible."
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