~Connected Souls~

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*5 days later*

Nobody's pov

It has been 5days when Sam and Freddie haven't talked, though the two still get descriptions of each other. Sam was mostly at home overthinking on why she couldn't say it back to Freddie, on the other hand Freddie was avoiding questions from Carly and his mother. It would be hard to avoid each other since they go to school together and have the same classes together. They have an iCarly rehearsal today, so they have no choice but to interact with each other. 

Freddie just received a vmail that he was declined acceptance in the camp he had been dying to get into, although he was over qualified for the offer. 

*An hour later*

Sam walks in the iCarly studio with her headphones on, connected to her phone. It was a way for her to not really interact with Freddie. Carly felt the tension, she hid one of the beanbags so two was left. "Sam, Freddie can you come here. We need to talk about some iCarly segments" Carly told them, Freddie sat on a beanbag although Sam didn't hear her since she had her headphones on, Carly went to Sam and took out her headphones, "Sam, time to talk about iCarly" she implied, Sam nods then Carly sat on her beanbag. "Yikes, there's only two beanbags Sam, I lost the other one. Guess you have to sit on the same beanbag as Freddie"  she said, Sam shrugged it and sat beside Freddie, though it was still a bit awkward. "Okay, I just needed to release some tension between you two. Freddie how was your application to the camp you wanted to go to?" Carly asked, Sam frowned of regret. "I didn't get in.. I just don't understand how they wouldn't accept me, I mean I'm the tech producer of iCarly, I get straight A's.." he gets cut off, "Don't bother it.. it's their loss" Sam uttered, Carly remembered and she frowned at herself for asking Freddie. "Uh, let's just rehearse for iCarly" she changed the subject.

*Meanwhile with Mrs. Benson*

I wonder why Freddie didn't get into the New Electronics, Research and Development camp? He's qualified, sorry.. I mean over qualified! He has gotten straight A's in school, he's the tech producer of iCarly, he's in the AV club. Something is up and I need to know what happened to his application, it would have been a free pass in the camp since he's over qualified. I'll have to do what is right and hack into his application to see what went wrong. Where'd you think Freddie got his tech smarts? Certainly not his father, *sigh* bless his soul. 

*iCarly studio*

"Okay, so in this segment.. Sam, you might not like this but Freddie has to yank our ponytails again" Carly informed Sam, she scrunched her face. "It's a violation, and I speak for every girl. It's a violation to yank and girl's ponytail, or their hair in general" Sam implied, "True" Carly nods, "Come on. I'll ask questions on who knows me best then whoever wins, I'll do what they say for two days" Freddie said, "Fine, whatever. So-" Sam get's cut off by the elevator dinging and an angry Mrs. Benson. She walks in with Freddie's application papers, Sam and Carly look at each other, petrified. "Samantha Puckett, how could you do this to my son?!" Mrs. Benson yelled, "Mom what's going on?" Freddie asked, the three stood up. "I just found out the reason you didn't get into the camp you wanted to go to was because of her" Mrs. Benson points at Sam, Freddie looks back at Sam then back to his mother, "What?" he tilts his head a bit, "Just look at all the outragous things you put in your application!" Mrs. Benson hands him his paper, "Freddie fish tickler Benson?" he scrunched his nose, "Just look what you put under hobbies" Mrs. Benson points at the hobbies part, "Robbing banks, Pointing at clouds, collecting poop, and Eating raw fish" Freddie furrows his brows, "I didn't write this on my application" he added, "Well someone did" Mrs. Benson gestures to Sam. Carly ran downstairs since she also got a call from Spencer that he accidentally started a fire in the bathroom.

Sam had the face of regret, "I-It was four months ago, before we started going out" she admitted it, "Going to that camp was a dream of mine, and it would've helped me get into the college I wanted. How could you do this to me?!" Freddie exclaimed, "I was mad at you.." Sam replied while fiddling with her fingers, "For what?!" Freddie asked, "I asked you what time it was and you said.. I don't know" she answered, Freddie let out a sigh of anger, "So just because I didn't know what time it was, you ruined my chance to do something amazing that could've changed my whole life!" he yelled at her, she flinched a bit. "I'm sorry, come on.. dont be mad at mama.." Sam was stroking his cheek, he jerked her wrist away. "You know, these past few days.. I feel like you don't love me. You just kiss me and hug me, i-is that it? Is that who I just am to you? And I've never even heard you say you love me! You know what? Maybe I you were right! That night at prom, when you said you weren't perfect. You were right about that, you aren't perfect at all. It's like I'm falling out of love for you, maybe I just said those things because you had a dress on and I felt like you were Carly-" he get's cut off by Mrs. Benson, she thought he was maybe getting a bit out of hand, "Son-" although, Freddie continued. "I don't even know what possessed me to fall for you. M-maybe it's the fact that we're just soulmates and that's it. This.. what you did to my application, shows that you never cared for me. All I can say is, we're over." he implied with a firm voice. Carly heard everything from the staircase. Sam furrowed her brows in sadness, regret, disappointment, and her eyes went dark. From a light blue to a blue-grey shade. She was holding back tears, choking them down, she did.. successfully.

"I love you.... is that what you wanted to hear from me?" she asked. Mrs. Benson's brows raised, she actually said it. Freddie crossed his arms, "Not anymore" he implied. She just nodded and took her headphones, jacket, and phone then left. She passed by Carly at the staircase, "Sam..." she hugged her bestfriend, who was now in tears. "See, this is why I don't fall inlove with someone. I knew this would end fast, gosh fucking damnit.. Carly.. I-I don't think I'l be in the next iCarly" Sam implied and continued to the bathroom and locked it. Carly ran to the bathroom door, "Sam open up.. if you need a shoulder to cry on I coul-" she gets cut off, "I-I don't need one. I just needed to waz" Sam implied, then opened the door. Still in tears, darkened eyes, brows furrowed in sadness. To make it easier, it isn't the Sam you see alot. "It hurts and I don't fucking know why it hurts this much! Ugh! I'm an idiot to warm up to someone even if I knew it wouldn't last long! Atleast I said I love him.. but it was the wrong timing. I'm an idiot that I even.. *sigh* nevermind" she left the Shay's apartment, the door closed behind her. Spencer heard everything but he didn't want to bother in this difficult and stressful moment for everyone.

Sam's pov

Why couldn't I have went back in time to fix that mistake I did! That selfish petty mistake! I loved him.. and it hurts... so much. I didn't expect it to hurt this much when I knew it wasn't going to last long. Why didn't I say I love you sooner? I was an idiot to think this was going to be a good relationship! I was an idiot to.. to.. t-to write him a song other than just tell him I love him. Cliché I know but it was the only way I could've said it to him faster. I hate myself for this.

*Back at the Shay's apartment*

Nobody's pov

Freddie already left, but Mrs. Benson stayed in the studio to just take in what just happened. She went down to see Carly on the couch drawing a face on a grapefruit, "How is Sam doing?" Mrs. Benson asked, she really felt pity on Sam by just the look on her face awhile ago, and she saw her eyes darken. "Well... it isn't the Sam you see alot. She cried, alot. Locked herself in the bathroom for a bit, called herself an idiot for not telling Freddie she loved him earlier. She was about to say something else but she stormed off" Carly answered, Mrs. Benson frowned.. "It's rare for Sam to cry. If you see her cry, then it tears her apart inside. The only time I've ever seen her cry was two years ago when we both had a fight, but.. that was only a tear shed. I have never in my life seen her cry that much till now" Carly implied, she sighed then opened her laptop to post an update on the iCarly website saying that they'll have to delay the webshow a bit.

Mrs. Benson went off, "I should go talk to Freddie.." she uttered, "Please do. This break up, broke Sam" Carly said.

~To Be Continued~