The Same

Chapter 9

{Sam's POV}

I had never seen her like this. She had always been this amazing, perfect girl with a perfect life for the short while I had known her. But I guess I really didn't know her. I knew of her only what I thought I did, and what a mistake I had made.

As she continued, I realized that nobody had a perfect life. April in particular. But I still loved her, maybe even a little more. I felt nothing but love for her, and I knew I had to make her feel it. I kept my arms around her as she spoke.

"My parents were screaming, and they called 911 quickly, but by the time they had gotten there, I knew it was too late. I knew it, but I refused to believe that I would never see my sister again. Her smiling face, always looking out for me, and I still think about how different it would have been if maybe I had looked out for her a little more, if I had kept her from going into the creek..."

She paused and I looked over to see tears streaming down her face. I hugged her closer.

"April, you did what you had to. You didn't try to keep her from going into the creek, but you didn't think she would drown. None of this is your fault. None of it," I whispered.

She collapsed into sobs once again, and I held her tightly. I didn't know what to say.

"After that day, my parents just...fell apart," she explained in between sobs. My dad started drinking and yelling at everything, and the my mom started drinking too, and then one day I woke up to her screaming something, and then a car started in the driveway and..."

I could tell she wanted to keep talking, but she couldn't stop the tears pouring down her face like small waterfalls.

"Then it was just me and my dad, but he didn't have my mom to scream at anymore, so he used me instead. He had always had a temper, but without my sister there, he was just... broken. And he didn't know what to do, what to feel, and I came to the conclusion that he just decided to feel nothing at all.

"So I started going to school again, but the bruises were noticable, and one day I was picked up from school in a police car instead of a school bus. They took me to an adoption center. I lived there for a few weeks before I was put into foster care. My new family was nice, but they weren't my family. I guess I just decided if I couldn't have my family, I didn't want one at all.

"So I started complaining, even running, my way out of every foster home I was put into. I've been to so many, I just lost count. I've spent almost my whole life trying not to be a part of anything, of anyone, always pushing people away, running away and... I'm just tired." She finished and glanced up at me.

"April... I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to." She looked at me then through her tears. Really looked at me, and I looked right back into her beautiful eyes.

"I've never told anyone this before, and I didn't think I wanted to but... Sam, I didn't realize how much I needed a friend like you. Someone who could just sit and listen to me like this. I'm so lucky to have met you. Since my sister, nobody has ever made me feel... wanted. Important... but here you are. And you did just that without having to say a word. Thank you. Thank you so much."

"April... I... I love you," the words were out of my mouth before I could stop them, but she didn't even flinch.

"I love you too Samuel Joseph Woolf."

We stared at each other for what seemed like hours until I realized her lips were on mine. My stomach filled with butterflies as I realized what was happening.

When we finally pulled away, she was smiling. I couldn't help but smile back.

"I really do love you, April Waxler," I grinned.

With a laugh, she stood and helped me up.

"Good."

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