"You can't leave yet Cam you just got here." "Sammie you know I don't talk about stuff." She opened the basement door but Sam slammed it shut and put his arms above her shoulders, she was trapped.
"Cam I am your best friend. We've been through too much for you to just walk out. Now you have a huge bruise near you breast. I saw it when you fixed your ponytail. What guy hurt you Camie?" Camie turned her head to the side. Silence. "I can't tell you Sam." "It was him, wasn't it? Did you tell Kassie? She can help you."
Sam pulled her face to look at him. "I can't lose her Sam. I-I can't. She's my only family",she said softly. She was trying not to cry in front of him . It'd happened before but she didn't want to cry again. "Cam. I'm your family too."
She broke. She started crying and he wrapped his arms around her. The smell of citrus started to comfort her. She tried to talk again but nothing came out.
"I don't know what it's like to lose everyone I love. But Camie I need you to be strong for me. I love you so much Cam and I can't lose you. I need you Cam and I promise you that you will always have me. Even if they make you move thousands of miles away. I'll always be here for you."
He started to cry, he had never cried in front of her. He had always been the strong one. Something else he had never done before was kiss her. She wanted to give him something to remember her by. She touched her lips to his and tangled her fingers in his hair.
They stopped crying and she felt better. But it wasn't over. Sam walked over to the couch with his hand in hers and they just sat there. His arms wrapped around her. Comforting her. Protecting her.
