Running nightmare

Ch 2- Depression

After we watch the movie we go to our rooms. I wake up screaming and crying. Jack runs to my room to check if I'm ok. When he sees me balled up on the floor crying he pulls my head to his chest and hugs me. He finally just puts me in my bed and lays next to me.

"Nothing will hurt you ever again while I'm here." he tells me as he plays with my hair.

I fall asleep with my face buried in his chest. While he played with my hair.

The next day I sat and watched high school happen. People stared and whispered about me. Teachers treated me like I couldn't do anything for myself. The popular kids made out in the middle of the hallways. I went from class to class waiting for the end of the day.

After school ended I went and watched the team run. My heart ached to run. To feel my heart match my step. It killed me inside I realized I would never run again.

After practice Jack drove us home to the team shortly behind. After they all left I decided to talk to Jack.

JACK'S POV

She looked at me with her big eyes. they where constantly changing color. Right now the left was blue and the right green.

She told me she was scared. Her saying that hurt me I hate her feeling pain. She has already been through to much.

"So what you thinking about Sam?" I ask trying not to sound eager

"I'm not ever going to be able to run again. and everybody looks at me like I'm helpless. I don' know what to do. I feel worthless and....and."she said with pain on her face.

I stop her mid sentence "Sam you are not worthless. You can do so much.

I still believe in you."

"What about me running? I sat there and watched ya'll run. Every step had a meaning and a force behind it. I will never feel that again." She said sadly

"Sam you will be able to run again. All we have to do is buy that running prosthetic."

"I don't have twenty thousand dollars to buy one. We only got this one from that guys and our insurance working together. They both say sense I don't need a running prosthetic they don't have to cover one."she said with what used to be hope in her eyes drained. Filled with doubt.

"Well we will have to get the money ourself then." I say " In the mean time lets do our homework."

She lets out a sigh and pulls out her book bag.we work on our homework together. Every now and again I look over at her thinking about the night I let this happen to her. I also think about how beautiful she looked.

I had always saw her as a little sister. But had something changed? She was my best friend we where always together. She would pull me aside in the hallways just to say hi and remind me to smile.

We went to bed and I woke up to her screaming. I run to her room. she was in her bed shaking and mumbling to herself when I got there. I get in the bed next to her. Pulling her head to my chest I remind her that it was just a dream. I play with her hair and hold her against my chest. I stay awake until she stops shaking and she falls asleep.

I had a dream where I was running. No chasing a girl. she had beautiful blond hair and in running shorts. I hear her laugh and it makes me smile.

When she starts to turn around for me to see her face I wake up to Sam's alarm.

I wake her up and tell her to get ready for school. Except I cant get the girl from my dreams out of my head. I had felt so happy with her.

At school me and Sam meet up with the team in our normal spot. Through the day I see Sam but she seems not to be herself. Onetime I stop her in the hall to ask her whats wrong. She shrugs her shoulders and looks down and walks away.

At practice I beet Caleb for the second time this week. Ahfterwerds I meet Sam at my car and she tells me good job. She just doesn't seem herself. I hug her and ask whats wrong. She said she just had a bad day today. So I leave her alone and drive home. I let her go upstairs and I go talk to Brad her dad.

I go and find him in his office. Instead of knocking on the door and asking to come in. I open the door and begin to talk.

"There's something wrong with Sam. She is depressed or something I think I know how to fix it."

"ok what is your idea." he sais without hesitating

"We are going to get her to run again. we will tell doctors she's depressed. So they'll want to give her medicine. Instead we tell them to get her a running prosthetic. That she is depressed from not being able to run. That will make the insurance have to pay for it."

"It can't hurt to try. I am just wondering but when did you come up with a plan like that?" he asked with interest

"While I was running it's when I do me best thinking." I say then walk out

I walk to the apartment with a smile on my face. I sit next to Sam and put my arm around her. She looked at me like I was an alien. I smiled and decided to keep this a secret.

"Don't lose hope." I whisper in her ear

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AUTHERS NOTE

I hope you are enjoying the book so far I'm going to start uploading the book every Saturday. If you like it comment and include your name and I might include you in the story next chapter. Sorry for such short chapters lately ill make next chapter longer.