TWENTY-FOUR

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"MOM! Mom!" Caroline continued to shout and move her mom as suddenly doors bursted open and Sam rushed in.

Relief swirled through her body as Sam ran up towards where Liz was laying. He looked at the woman with furrowed eyebrows as Caroline stood up suddenly and ran to the kitchen. "Come on, Liz. It's not that bad," Sam mused while taking her head into his hands and raising it a bit.

Caroline rushed back to them with a needle. "What are you-"

The blonde didn't say anything else as she jabbed the needle into her own neck and drew some blood out with a groan as Sam watched with wide eyes. "Here! Jab it into her heart," Caroline ordered as she fell onto her knees while holding onto her neck. Somehow that move made her a bit weak as Sam took the needle and plunged it into Liz's chest, straight into her heart. "Mom? Mom."

Caroline removed her hand off of her neck which had already healed and looked at Liz, who was still not responding. "Come on, wake up! Did you miss her heart?!"

"I didn't."

"You have to wake up, mom!" Caroline mused as Sam saw tears in her eyes. Crying was new to Sam but he already understood what pain felt like. "You have to see me graduate!"

Caroline checked Liz's pulse again. "I swear we could just- I swear I'll get you out of this town, and find you a nice man, and..."

Sam stared at Caroline. He saw how much Liz meant to her and how bad it would be if she'd loose Liz. He felt the same way about Caroline. Caroline began to sob as she raised her eyes at Sam's conflicted figure. "Sam..."

Suddenly, Liz opened her eyes and started to cough loudly, taking aback both Caroline and Sam. "Mom!" Caroline shouted it in relief and pain as Liz sat up with Sam's help. "Are you okay?"

Liz managed to nod as Caroline glanced at Sam with a laugh which was filled with relief and hysteria. Caroline hugged her mom as Sam moved away before he stood up.

Sam then understood it was Silas who did this to Liz. Anger took over as Sam started to head towards the door. "Wait, Sam!" Caroline pulled away from her mother as he stopped at the open door to face her. Probably one last time. "Can we... Can we talk?"

He wanted to laugh and go out, to just forget he ever cared for Caroline. But he nodded his head and closed the door.

After putting Liz to sleep, Caroline went down the stairs to see that Sam was gone. She sighed and looked down.

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