From Knives to Pens

From Knives to Pens - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37 Andy’s POV:

With Willow in the shower, I take this opportunity to talk to Sammi about what’s been worrying me. We stand in Willow’s bedroom and I see Sammi taking in Willow’s poster collection.

“Sammi… do you think me and Willow are drifting apart?” I ask her quietly. Sammi turns around to face me, shocked.

“Why the hell would you say that?” Sammi replies sounding appalled. “From what I’ve seen you're pretty cosy.”

I know what Sammi’s hinting at, our time in the park. Back then everything felt perfect. Willow and I were together, kissing, and everything felt right. But now it feels as if that never happened.  Willow’s just as distant as she was before.

“We were.” I say sinking onto Willow’s bed. Sammi sighs and sits next to me.

“She’s going through an unbearably tough time.” She answers.

“She’s acting strange Sammi… the pain and stress is really getting to her. I wish I could take it all away for her.” I say, my voice laced with pain. Whatever Sammi says, Willow is slipping away from me.

“You can’t blame her Andy, she doesn’t have any family around her to support her.” Sammi answers, wisely.

“She has us! I wish she would stop pushing us away, we all care for her so much.” I say, frustrated. I run a hand through my still wet hair from my shower.

Sammi looks at me surprised. “We’re not her family Andy, no matter how hard we try to act like one. We’re all close and we may feel like a family but Willow won’t see it like that. She hasn’t known us all that long but we’re all so close we see it as a family. Me, you, the band… we’ve been a family since we first met but Willow’s just come into the picture. Right now she needs her real family, she needs her Dad, her brother but both of them aren’t here. Jinxx is trying to work with Zack but I don’t think he’s going to have much success.” Sammi looks away, thinking. “Has Willow ever mentioned any grandparents, aunts or uncles?”

I cast my mind back through all the time me and Willow have spent together. After a moment I shake my head not recalling anything.

“Well I guess there’s nothing we can do but be there for her. Jake and CC are coming down soon so that will hopefully lighten things up.”

I nod hopeful. We’re silent for a moment and I notice that the shower has stopped running. I rise from the bed and open Willow’s bedroom door. Peering out into the hallway I don’t see Willow. I look further down the hall and notice the door to the master bedroom being shut, whereas I could have sworn it was open when I left the bathroom.

Quietly, I make my way down the hallway to the closed door. Putting to my ear to it, I listen for any sign that Willow is in there. After a moment I hear quiet sobs through the door.

My heart aches for her as I hear her cry. Footsteps sound behind me and I look around to find Sammi standing a metre behind me.

Is she okay? Sammi mouths to me. I shake my head. Sammi looks sad and comes to stand next to me at the door. It feels wrong to me, listening to Willow cry and not do anything to help her.

Hesitantly I reach my hand out and grasp the door handle. Before I can open the door however, Sammi whacks my hand off. I look up at her questioningly.