Heal my Heart

Chapter 41 - Departure

"I hate seeing you go..." Sam signed slowly.

They were now alone in their bedroom for the night and Sam clearly didn't like the idea of Grizz leaving for the woods.

"I know, love. But I gotta do this. You know it's best if I'm with them. Here, Kelly has medical supplies and everything but if someone gets injured in the woods, there'll be absolutely nothing to help them. At least if I'm with them, I'll be able to keep them safer." he signed as best as he could with a tender smile.

"I know, I know. But still...Promise me to be extra careful out there. I need you to come back home safely." he sobbed a bit.

"I promise I'll be super careful, love. There's so much waiting for me here, I can't risk it." he smiled widely to his lover.

"Do you know how long you'll be gone?" Sam asked worriedly.

"I don't really know. Probably just a week, two at the most."

"I'm gonna miss you so much..."

"You too, love. But it's alright, we only leave in two weeks, so we're fine for now." he kissed him.

Sam felt as if those were the fastest two weeks ever. They tried to spend as much time as possible together but even though, he felt this wouldn't be near enough for him to hold onto for the next week. Allie had advanced the day of departure and seemed extremely impatient for their companions to go on their adventure. She also began spending more and more time with Campbell, slowly raising suspicion.

The awaited day of departure came and Sam was completely heartbroken. He didn't know if he'd ever see his lover again or if he'd make it out of the woods safely and that freaked the shit out of him. The previous night, Sam had made love to him passionately, as if it was the last time they'd taste each other's body.

"Hey, love." Grizz pulled him out of his sad thoughts.

"It's gonna be alright, Sam. I'm gonna come back safely and we'll just continue loving each other for the next hundred years, okay?" he said gently to him, lifting his chin up.

"Okay...Have a safe trip, then." he smiled as best as he could with tears in his blue eyes.

"I love you, Sam."

"I love you too, hun."

They kissed deeply and the adventurer left him with a wide reassuring smile. As soon as Grizz's hand had left his, Sam felt empty. As if an immense void was now digging in his heart. He didn't understand why but he sensed something bad would happen.

"I'm just being paranoid..." he thought to himself.

Allie watched the whole scene from afar, feeling ashamed to be the one to separate the cute couple for her own political goals.

"It's fine, he'll just come back safely." she thought, feeling a little bad for doing this to her friend.

During the day, Campbell asked everyone to gather at the church in the evening. Sam didn't like that...Campbell had never been a timid child but only brought attention on him when he was planning something bad and this meeting didn't reassure him at all.

"Campbell? Why the fuck are we all here?" Allie asked him with a puzzled look.

"Just step back, Allie, that's not your call." he answered coldly.

"Good evening everyone! Thank you for coming even though I was the one to ask you to come." Campbell spoke up.

The crowd was silent and listened to him carefully.