When I laid eyes on her (girlxgirl)

8. Almost perfect night

Sammie's POV

After dinner I decided I didn't want this night to end, and by the look on Nichole's face she didn't want it to either. So I decided to take her out to a place I like to go to. "Why are you bringing her here? Because I want to. But you never do this because of one reason. Yes I know but shut up please!" I finally pull up to the river smiling and I shut off the car. "What are we doing here?" Nichole asked with a confused look. "Come on I'll show you why" I smiled and I got out of the car. I took her hand walking down the small path to the edge of the water. There was just enough light to see around us from the big bright moon. I climb up on a rock and I help her up as well and we both take a seat. "Wow this is so beautiful" her words made me happy. I smile taking her hand in mine intertwining them. "I know right? The way the moon reflects off the water as the small waves pass by. It's beautiful just like you". I giggle as I watch her blush "well thank you" I just nod. We sat there for a few minutes with no talking, it wasn't awkward it was peaceful. The silence was finally broken when the question came up. "So why did you bring me here?" I take a deep breath looking out at the water. "When I was little and my dad was around he always brought me here. It was where we would always end up taking walks which landed us right here. It was the place we always came to so we could hit a few golf balls. There's hundreds of them out there. But this was our go to spot when we felt like getting out of the house. Everyone that lives here knows about this spot, but this spot holds a special place in my heart for me and him". I feel her grip tighten on my hand. "Way to go dummy you know what's coming next. Yeah I know but it's okay. Are you sure about this. Yes". I felt the warm wetness run down my cheeks. Oh no not now, I can't cry now!
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Nichole's POV

After Sammie told me why she loves coming here so much it had me thinking. She also said when her dad was around, I wonder what she meant. Maybe I shouldn't even ask. I looked over at her and from the moon light I could tell she was silently crying. Maybe if I ask her that will make her feel a little better by talking about it. Or maybe it won't. It's worth a shot. "If you don't mind me asking, what happened to your dad?" She squeezed my hand even more. She took a deep breath "my dad passed away when I was 12. I could remember It as if it happened yesterday. I was sleeping in bed with my mom that night. Yeah crazy I know for a 12 year old to be sleeping with their mom but it was storming out bad. I always hated the storms." She chuckled a little and continued. "In the middle of the night I was woken up by mom and she thought there was a fire in the house. So we went and searched the house but found nothing. When I went to step on the stairs in our enclosed porch to go outside I stopped. I looked at my mom and said what about the garage. So we continued down the stairs, opened the garage door and we saw my dads car sitting there". She took a deep breath tears threatening to fall. I felt so bad for her, I wanted to cry for her. she sighed and continued "we walked in the garage and there he was just sitting there as if he was sleeping. We opened the door and my mom tried waking him. But nothing happened. So I tried. I kept shaking him telling him come on daddy lets go up to bed. My dad worked a long day that day so I thought he was just tired. When I realized he wasn't moving or making a sound my heart dropped. I jumped in the car and gave my dad Cpr trying to save him. My dad was gone. There was no saving him. I tried my hardest. But I received nothing. He was lifeless". By now tears are streaming down my face. Feeling sorry for her that she tried her best to bring her father back. I squeezed her hand and pulled her into a tight hug for as of now she is crying harder. We sat like that what seemed for hours. I finally spoke "I am so sorry about your dad. You shouldn't have gone through that at a young age." She just nods "well I guess I better get you home it's almost 1:30am" she completely changed the subject. My heart went out to her and I wish I could take her pain away.
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We drove back to my house hand in hand, which made us both feel a little better. When we pulled up to the house I noticed he was home. Great not what I needed right now, now I'm really in for it. "Well I had good time tonight. And thank you for listening to me and holding me when I needed it the most." I just smile "I had a good time too. And I'm here if you ever need me." I kissed her softly on the lips and I got out walking up to my door. I waved goodbye and she drove off. Now here comes the fun part trying to sneak into the house after 2am. I unlock the door opening it slowly, and I take off my shoes so I don't make to much noise. I walk in on my tip toes, slowly shutting the door and I head for the stairs. Just as I make it to the middle of the stairs I hear his heavy footsteps. Shit now there's no way out of this. "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!" His words booming through the house that slurred. He's drunk now I'm in for it. I turn around " I was out with a friend she needed me and it was a spur of the moment." His eyes burned into mine as he pointed a finger in front of him. I took a deep breath and I walked down slowly, already I knew what was about to happen. Just as both my feet were planted in front of him I was knocked to the floor. He punched me on the side of the face, his ring cutting my cheek. " I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO BE IN THIS HOUSE BY 11." I feel a forceful blow to my ribs as I curl up in pain. The beating goes on for about 10 minutes till he finally walks away. I find enough strength in me to crawl my way up the stairs and to my room. Gasping for air I climb on to my bed, not even bothering to get changed. And I thought tonight was going to end perfectly. Well it almost did. I cry myself to sleep letting the darkness take over me.
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Hey guys so sorry I haven't updated. But I was really thinking about changing the first chapter just a little bit but not to sure. Let me know what you guys think of the story so far!