The Arising: Our Community

Chapter 29

SAM
PRESENT DAY

I slowly walked towards her grave. I saw the change in colour from green grass to brown dirt. I slowly knelt down next to her grave. There was a stone on it and carved in the stone was 'Hunter Rose, a loving wife and mother'.

I rested my hand on top of the grave and closed my eyes. I heard someone walking up behind me. They put their hand onto my shoulder.

"I know what you're going through, and it's hard to get through it. But I just wanted to thank you. For saving all of us from that place. You got us out of there, and there's nothing we could do to repay you. I'm sure Hunter would be very proud of what you did" Isabella said.

I didn't say anything. I just wanted to be alone. I needed time to reflect on what happened. I need time to morn her. I didn't even look at her. I kept my eyes closed trying not to think about the past.

"I'm sorry" Isabella said.

I heard her slowly walk away. All that was going through my head was flashbacks of her and I together. I was disrupted by someone. I turned around and saw Jeremy walking up behind me. I quickly got up and pushed him hard. He fell over and I jumped on top of him and held his collar tightly. I looked closer and realised it wasn't Jeremy. It was a new person I've never seen before.

"Calm down. It's ok" The man said.

I slowly got up.

"Sorry. I thought you were someone else" I said as tears ran down my face.

"It's ok buddy. You saved my wife and daughter. No matter what you did I would still see you as a hero. Well unless you killed them. But that's not the point. The point is that you couldn't save Hunter, no one could of saved her. She traded her life so the baby could live. She loved you, and she probably wouldn't want you to be like this. She would want you to be strong for Megan and the baby. You've got to be what she wants you to be" The man said.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"I'm Paul" The man responded.

I sat back down at her grave.

"Well Paul. I need some time alone. Tell the rest I'm fine and just to leave me alone" I said.

"Ok" Paul said quietly.

I heard him walking away, and all I could hear was a few people talking. The whole community was pretty much quiet. I finally got my wish and nobody came up to me. But I could tell a lot of people were staring at me. All of a sudden I felt like I needed revenge for her death. I felt like no matter what I need to kill the person who did this. I stood up slowly and walked towards the prison. The guard at the time was Cooper. I walked up to him and looked straight into his eyes.

"I want the keys" I said in a demanding voice.

He looked shocked and scared all in one look as he slowly gave me the keys. I snatched them from his hands and walked inside. I saw Lauren stand up.

"Sam! You're alive!" Lauren said.

I ignored her and opened up Jeremy's cell.

"Sam. You're back. Nice to see you again" he said.

I grabbed him by his arm and dragged him out of the cell. I could tell he wasn't feed much because he was skinny and weak. I threw him forward and punched him as hard as I could into his face. He let out a smile. I punched him again. Again. Again. Again. Again. Again. Again. Again. His face slowly turned into a face of pain. His teeth were flying out of his mouth one by one, sometimes two or three would come out. My hands were hurting, but I kept punching him. I think after the eighth or so punch he died, but I kept going. His face was getting caved in more and more as I kept punching.

I began to punch him with both my hands over and over again. You could hardly even tell who he was anymore. Someone grabbed me so I would stop but I pushed them back and kept punching Jeremy. I then stopped. I looked up at the sky and took three deep breaths in and out. I looked down and saw his face completely caved in. I could see pieces of his brain scattered all over the place. His eyes were mushed up with parts of his bone all cracked into small and large pieces. His nose wasn't even in the position anymore it was where his forehead would be. I completely tore him apart. I looked down at my hands and saw that most of them were broken. Bits of bone and teeth were stuck in them.

I slowly looked up and saw everyone around me in a circle. A few were just looking at him dead on the floor but one or two vomited. The rest were all looking at me. Someone came up behind me and put both of their hands onto my back.

"It's done now Sam. Come on" Gabriella said.

I pushed her away and took out my gun. I aimed it at everyone slowly turning around to see if anyone was trying to come up behind me.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN FUCKING TELL ME WHAT TO DO! I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT! I WANT TO KILL EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS! EVERYONE! SO STEP FORWARD IF YOU HELPED JEREMY WITH HIS LITTLE FUCKING PLAN!" I yelled.

All I could think in my head was that I was going crazy. I have changed a lot.

"I CAN'T LIVE WITH OUT HER! I CAN'T STAND NOT SEEING HER EVERYDAY! IT WAS ALL OF YOUR GUYS JOBS TO KEEP HER SAFE! WHY DIDN'T YOU KEEP HER SAFE?! WHY?!" I yelled dropping my gun as I fell to my knees

"Sam come on. Please calm down. She died during childbirth. Nobody killed her" Gabriella said.

I picked up my gun and everyone stepped back. I put the barrel to my head.

"No!" Gabriella yelled.

She jumped for the gun and grabbed it. My hands started to hurt a lot. My adrenaline was over and it hurt like hell.

I stood up holding my right hand which was hurting the most.

"I need to be with her. I want to see her again. Please let me see her again. Plea..." I said as I fell to the ground.

I blacked out and all I could remember was Gabriella and a few others rushing over to me. For some reason they still wanted to help me. When all I wanted to do was see her again.

I woke up later at night. Nobody was around me. Everyone must of been asleep. I quietly got out of bed and slowly walked towards Hunters grave. I laid down on top of it and curled up into a ball. I rested my head down and closed my eyes. It's like I could hear her again as I heard a voice inside my head say 'I love you' it was probably just me.

"I love you more" I said.

'No I love you more' the voice said in my head.

"I love you more. I love you... more. No I love you more" I said to myself.

I don't think I remember much but I said that all night nonstop. I didn't sleep. I stayed up till the next day saying the same thing over and over again.

"Please let me see you" I said.

"I need to see you again. I need to die. I want to die" I said.