Sam swore he would never go through it again. he would never let himself be weak or taken advantage of again. he didn't care if it meant not having friends. he didn't care if it meant pulling away from his brothers. and he especially didn't care if it meant never talking to the Novaks again. Gabriel didn't understand what happened, why his best friend had suddenly disappeared over the summer. he had tried to talk to the winchesters over the summer, but Dean more often than not was gone, and their older brother Michael refused to say anything. it was like Sam had just dropped off the face of the earth. now Sam had come back for school as if nothing had happened, except for the fact that when ever Gabriel tried to talk to him, he would go in the other direction. Gabriel was determined to understand the past, and Sam was determined to escape it. this story includes themes of Assult, Rape, Depression, and other triggering topics, some subtle and some shoved in your face.