All I Need: A Racetrack Higgins Fanfiction

Chapter 14: Uninvited Guests.

This was it. Time for my plan to be put into action. Sure it wasn't very well thought out and could possibly ruin what little friendship me and Race have left, but what could go wrong? Who am I kidding, this would never work.

"You ok, Sam?" Ross asks, snapping me out of my thought.

"What? Oh, yeah I'm fine."

I was fine. But right when I walked into Medda's theater, all I could think about was Race. I remembered how much he liked this place. I can feel myself wanting to cry, but I wasn't about to let myself.

"Ross," I say. "Why don't you see if you can find Les?"

"I spent the whole day with him!" Ross pouts.

"Would you rather go home?"

"Oh look, I see him over there!" Ross says, running off.

I look around the theatre, remembering the fun times Race and I had spent here before all this drama started. A mixture of sadness and hurt courses through my vanes, and I don't know why?

"Where is Max? He should be here by now," I think to myself. I walk outside, hoping to find him there. But, I find something much worse.

When I step outside, I'm greeted by Max kissing another girl and, judging by her fancy dress, she doesn't need to sell papes to survive. But, I don't feel my heart break like when I see Race kiss Cat, I feel betrayed.

"How could you?!" I yell as I run up to Max.

Max pulls away. "Sam! It's not what you think!"

I slap him, tears of anger running down my face. "I trusted you! Do you know how hard it is for me to trust people now?! And you're making out with some rich girl?!"

The girl smiles sarcastically. "Elizabeth Van Wyck," she explains holding out her hand. "My father is the mayor."

I clinch my fists to my sides. "I can't believe you would play me like this."

"Sam, let me explain," Max says, oddly calm. "You see, my father saw you and me outside his work. He told me that it's not good for the family image for me to be with...a street rat. So he arranged for me to go one a date with Elizabeth. I was going to go in and help you but-"

"But you got caught up kissing a rich girl," I say, trying my best to hold back my anger. "Sorry that you had to deal with a street rat so long. Don't worry, you won't have to anymore." I turn to Elizabeth. "You two have fun."

I run back inside, ignoring Max's calling. I don't understand. Why am I not sad? Sure I feel betrayed, but why am I not crying. Why do I feel...relieved?

"I need to find Ross. We have to go home," I think to myself. I start walking around the crowded theater, quickly realizing that this would be a lot harder than I thought. "I can't even find Cat or Race. They probably are in Harlem or back at the lodging house making out," I think. I start shaking my head, trying to get the thought out of my head. "Sam stop! You're just-," I'm snapped out of my thought as I hear Jacks voice cat through the crowed.

"Cheese it! It's the Bulls!"

"Ross," I think out loud. I fight through the crowed that's heading to the door. "Ross! Ross!" I frantically search for him. Any sign of him. "Ross! Where are you?!"

"Sam help!" I hear Ross yell from the back of the theatre.

I push through the crowed heading to the back of the theatre. "This can't be happening. Not again. I can't go through this again," I think. "This has to be a dream!"

"Sam! Help!"

I break though the last of the crowed, to find Morris holding my little brother.

"Morris! Let him go! He didn't do anything wrong!" I yell as I start to run up to him.

"Oh, no you don't sweet face," Oscar says as he steps in front of his brother.

"Let my brother go! He didn't do anything!" I say trying to push past him.

Oscar pushes me to the ground. "Your brothers time in jail long over due sweet cheeks. You remember? He stole all that money from the distribution center."

I wince and feel a sharp pain in my wrist. "It wasn't his fault! It was mine! I didn't make enough money for food that night and he was hungry!" I glare up at Oscar. "I did what you asked. I gave you half my earning for half the year to get him out! Why do you want him back?!"

Oscar laughs before pulling me up from the floor and pulling my hands behind my back, keeping a hard grip on my hurt wrist, before whispering in my ear. "Guess that deal expired."

I look over my shoulder and narrow my eyes at him. "You rat!"

Oscar smirks. "Maybe. But, you get to watch him get sent off."

"Sam don't let them take me!" Ross yells as Morris starts dragging him away.

"No! No Ross!!" I yell trying to pull away from Oscars grip.

"Sam!"

I turn to Oscar. "Oscar please! I'll do anything! I'll give you half my earnings again! I'll kiss you! I'll date you! Let him go!"

Oscar laughs a bit. "Watching this is better than anything you could give me."

I turn around. "Ross!!!"

"Sam!! Help me!!"

I struggle as tears run down my face. "He is all I have!!"

"Sam!!" I could hear Ross yell for help as he gets thrown in the police carriage and taken to the refuge.

Once he is out of sight, Oscar throws me back on the ground. "Shame. He is so young too." He gets on one knee before getting in my face and smirking. "And it is all your fault. You couldn't even protect your brother, and now you've lost everything."

I push him to the side as I stand up and run out of the now empty theatre. Oscar was right, I couldn't protect the only family I had left. I have nothing and nobody left, not even Max.

I run to the rooftop, my eyes stinging with tears. I climb up to the top and roll into a ball I the corner, holding my wrist.

"I'm so sorry Ross," I mumble between tears. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you."

(Hey guys! So I am aware that there are not a lot of you, but I really want your thoughts on the story. Is it good, bad? I would really appreciate it. Also, shout out to my friend BatXxGirl for being such a loyal reader and, my best friend/sister.💖)