Strawberry

17.0 - Make Up

Parking Lot, 8:30pm

"sam! wait! please!"

violet yelled, as she ran after sam, eventually hugging her from the back, preventing her from walking further. "sam, i'm sorry."

"you betrayed me." violet shook her head, tearing up. "we didn't mean to! we wanted to protect you!" violet said, hugging her tighter.

"you lied to me." violet shook her head again. "please believe me, samantha. we wanted the best for you, i just wanted to do better."

"i trusted you." violet finally sobbed. "sam, please..not like this..not like this please..don't leave me like this..please..sam, i need you.."

"let me go." violet shook her head, sobbing into her jacket. "y-you'll leave.." sam lets go of her car door, sighing. "ari, let me go."

"no, sam..i know you'll leave." sam took a deep breath. "ari, do you trust me?" violet nodded. "okay. let me go then."

violet sniffles. "promise me you won't leave.." sam held her hands. "let me go, ari." violet sighs, finally letting go.

sam turns around, hugging violet properly as she sobbed into her shoulder. "nobody said anything about me leaving you."

"i'm so scared, sam..i'm so scared i'd lose you again.." violet grips her hoodie tightly, the fabric being bunched up in her fists.

"ari, i'm here, aren't i?" violet sniffles, looking up to meet sam's eyes. "sam, please don't hate us..we're sorry for unintentionally hurting you."

"i don't hate you..i could never." sam sighs, rubbing comforting circles on her back. "i'm just..i just felt betrayed.."

"please forgive us." sam cups violet's face. "i need time to process this, but rest assured all is forgiven. i hope you understand, this isn't easy for me too."

"i love you, sam. i love you so much.." violet tiptoes to kiss her, relaxing against her. "i love you too, ari. always. please don't cry."

sam wipes her tears as she pulled off, leaning against her car door. "can you stay over? please?" sam sighs once more. "okay."

"okay?" sam smiles a little, albeit small. "okay, i'll stay for tonight. i don't think i can go home anyway." violet smiles. "thank you, sam."

"don't worry your pretty little head about it." violet laughs, ruffling sam's hair. "you were just mad a minute ago, and now you're giddy."

"oh, but i am. i'm so mad at you, you won't believe." sam couldn't help but chuckle when violet had an unamused expression on her face.

"sam!" violet smacks the younger girl, causing her to yelp and hold her head. "ow, my braincells!" sam pouts as they reached the apartment.

as soon as violet opens the door, sam was immediately tackled into a group hug. "sammy, we're sorry, please forgive us.."

"all is forgiven. i guess i kinda overreacted too.." sam chuckles, hugging the girls. "now, please get off me, you're crushing me."

the girls scramble to get off, making sam smile again. "have you guys eaten?" the girls shook their heads. "are you staying over?"

"i don't think i can head home at this hour, i forgot to stop at the gas station earlier and i'm pretty sure my fuel is empty."

"oh! there's a gas station nearby. maybe we could try and drive there tomorrow morning?" maya said, and sam nods. "i guess that'll work."

"well? what now then?" aaliyah speaks up, and sam immediately smiles. "how bout i cook you all a meal, let's have a movie night and build forts?"

"sam, a genius as always!"