Destined Hearts

Chapter Twenty

"Love is a bitter pill to swallow, but in its center is the sweetness none can resist"

Streaming was a new normal for Samantha as she spent most of her time collaborating Leo and playing on the server he had made, her schedule was even popular as well since Samantha was on every day at the time that the world could see her and she was not suck on one game either as there was many multiplayer games that her and her friends would play together, but she never spent over the amount of time streaming either and kept a strict schedule one that allowed her not to play on weekends.

Another stroke of luck happened Vicky and Samantha found themselves two nights before the weekend of the planned 'date' they were speaking of the stream and how popular it had become, her friends supported her when they were not playing with her, bantered with her asked questions relating to whatever she was playing, teased her.

She had become accustomed to it and she enjoyed it not understanding her earlier reluctance.

Vicky "There is something you should know"

"Mn"

Vicky blew out a breath as she eyed her mother at the entrance of their home. She did not want to do this tonight but it had to be done, "Caitlyn is in hospital"

Samantha looked up the warm night turned cold, almost freezing "What happened?"

"Well," said Vicky wonder how much she should tell her "She was found in her home with her wrists cut and a note, she is fine though just in that kind of hospital"

Samantha knew what Vicky meant, her mother had been unstable since her partner had passed after that the abuse she had not known she was going through worsened, and Samantha had then just thought it was part of Caitlyn's illness.

"How do you know?" asked Samantha as she played with her mug, a smile that she was holding and fighting as the bubble of laughter crept from her chest.

"The hospital phoned Mike because according to the paper work that is filed you are still her emergency contact as well as her Custodian" said Vicky as she slid a little away from Samantha who looked like she was about to explode.

And explode she did but not as Vicky had thought, instead laughter rang out in the silent night but it was not the laughter the Vicky was used to, she had heard her sister's laughter, one of sorrow, one of happiness, shyness, cunningness but never this, it was as if all the pain in the world was screaming from this laughter all the anguish and rage, if she was honest this frightened her and rather wished that her sister would rather get angry.

Once the laughter died Samantha turned to Vicky her eyes reflect the same as her laughter "Let me guess they want me to discharge her and look after her, that is what Harper wants isn't it" Samantha's eyes narrowed more as she got up "they can keep her in a psychiatric ward for all I care" before walking back into her flat.

Samantha then picked up her phone and phoned the only person who had cared for her as a mother and no matter the time it was in Germany, she would pick up.

Matthew paced his small apartment as he looked at his laptop, he promised to give Samantha her space thus when RoyalPetal called him and told him the she was streaming, Matthew wanted to be there but then he remembered his promise, to give her the space she needed thus RoyalPetal become his mediator so that he could still watch her and be there but also be part of it even if it was through a third party.

However, this was not the reason for him pacing, stream after stream Matthew watched and saw that she was getting closer to the gamer called Leo and even collaborated with him, to everyone else it was easy senseless banter but Matthew could see the flirting intent behind it and wondered if Samantha was being intentional or was, she really that oblivious to it all.