Life As We Know It

Chapter 4

It felt like forever as Liz waited and waited for Sam to pick up the phone. As each ring went by Liz got more worried. Finally, Sam picked up the phone but didn't say anything. Liz could hear him breathing.

"Sam? What's going on?" Liz spit out.

Sam didn't say anything but this time she could hear him sniffling.

"Babe, you're freaking me out! Are you okay?" She was full in full out panic mode now.

"No I'm not." Sam finally got out.

"I'm coming over right now."

"No, don't." Liz could tell that something wasn't right.

"Why?" She questioned.

"Liz, the bank came," He took a deep breath, "they took our house. They just came and kicked us out. We got to pack up a couple things but they've locked us out of our house."

"What?! Why?" Liz couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"I guess my dad lost his job a couple months ago and my parents were behind on paying the house payment, so they came by and took our house from us."

"Where are you right now?"

"My parents took Stevie, Stacy and I to a motel. I guess that's where we will be staying for a while." Sam sighed.

"What motel? I'm coming over."

"You don't have to do that. Just go to school and I'll see you when you get out."

"Screw school Sam! You need me and I wouldn't be able to focus knowing what's going on with you, I'm coming over whether you like it or not." Liz didn't care if she missed school, being there for Sam was more important.

"Okay." Sam's voice cracked. Liz knew that he was crying. He told her where he was and they hung up.

Liz didn't care what she looked like, she threw her wet hair into a bun and put on her sweats, a hoodie and left.

TIME SKIP

Liz pulled up to the motel and got out of the car. Sam walked out of the room they were staying in and waited for her on the porch. She ran up to him and he wrapped his arms around her. They sat there holding each other and Liz felt Sam shaking. It broke her heart to watch the one she loved going through such a hard time. He didn't deserve this.

Sam didn't want Liz to see him cry so he just stood there holding her until he could compose himself. Finally, he pulled away and grabbed her hand.

"You doing okay?" Liz asked and immediately regretted that cause she knew he wasn't.

"Better now that you're here." He let out a deep breath.

"Where's Stevie and Stacy?"

"They're inside watching TV. They don't understand what's going on."

"Are your parents okay?"

"They're a mess. They went down to the bank to see if they could do anything to get the house back. Then they are both going out job hunting."

"Do you wanna go inside?"

"Not really, I just wanna sit out here for a little while longer."

That was fine with Liz. They sat down holding hands in silence when all the sudden Sam starting telling her how it all went down that morning.

"I was still sleeping when all the sudden there was banging on the front door. I heard my dad get up and get it so I just rolled over. Then my mom came in crying and told me to get up and pack a couple bags of clothes and pack a bag of things that I couldn't live without. So, I packed most of my shirts, jackets and pants. I grabbed my computer, phone charger, some pictures, my guitar and a couple other things. My mom told me to go help Stevie pack his bags while she helped Stacy and once we had everything we were all waiting in the living room. I called you then and you didn't answer,"