Ch. 6 - Changes
From the moment Laura noticed Sam standing on her front porch her heart had not stopped racing. Just those adorable boyish features and that sincere stare was enough to make Laura do whatever he asked of her, except open that door and speak to him.
“Laura?” Sam asked, knocking again. She spun around instantly slamming her body against the door to face the opposite way.
“Laura, please. Please, let me in!” he shouted, mimicking her actions. She was silent. Finally she turned around to see if he was still there, and he was. He had turned around once more to face her, his beautiful eyes bore into hers, and she had no choice but to give in to him.
She opened the door and stepped outside shutting the door behind her.
“You decided to come out,” Sam said, glad that she had come out.
“Yeah, um………hi,” she said awkwardly.
“Hey, we need to talk.”
“Yeah, I know. Come with me,” she said, grabbing his hand and dragging him down the steps.
“Where are we going?”
“For a walk,” she said kissing him quickly, and dragging him along with her.
“Okay!” he said smiling.
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After about half an hour of walking around the block, Sam stopped Laura.
“Laura. You have to tell me right now.”
Laura didn’t need to ask what Sam meant by that. It was what she was freaking out about. It was the thing she couldn’t consult anyone else about. Sam was all she had. She kept allowing other things to come in the way, but all she truly needed was him. She just had to let him in.
“Alright. Let’s sit down,” Laura said, leading him to a nearby bench. Sam’s eyes were intense and caring. You could tell so easily with one glance that he truly wanted to make all her fears go away.
“Sam!” she said crying on his shoulder. He brought her back up to her earlier position.
“Laura, I know you’re in pain, but I have comforted you above and beyond, and you still haven’t told me. It would ease your suffering so much if you’d just tell me.”
In that instant Laura knew what she had to do. She had never felt more convicted in her entire life. She had seen the care and devotion in Sam’s eyes before, but this was different. Nothing held her back now. She wasn’t sure what had held her back before, maybe fear, or guilt, or something else. She wasn’t sure. But it was gone, and she was filled with such a confidence that couldn’t be matched ever.
She gazed deeply into his eyes and said, “Okay, I’ll tell you.”
This time she meant it.
“Laura?” Sam asked, knocking again. She spun around instantly slamming her body against the door to face the opposite way.
“Laura, please. Please, let me in!” he shouted, mimicking her actions. She was silent. Finally she turned around to see if he was still there, and he was. He had turned around once more to face her, his beautiful eyes bore into hers, and she had no choice but to give in to him.
She opened the door and stepped outside shutting the door behind her.
“You decided to come out,” Sam said, glad that she had come out.
“Yeah, um………hi,” she said awkwardly.
“Hey, we need to talk.”
“Yeah, I know. Come with me,” she said, grabbing his hand and dragging him down the steps.
“Where are we going?”
“For a walk,” she said kissing him quickly, and dragging him along with her.
“Okay!” he said smiling.
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After about half an hour of walking around the block, Sam stopped Laura.
“Laura. You have to tell me right now.”
Laura didn’t need to ask what Sam meant by that. It was what she was freaking out about. It was the thing she couldn’t consult anyone else about. Sam was all she had. She kept allowing other things to come in the way, but all she truly needed was him. She just had to let him in.
“Alright. Let’s sit down,” Laura said, leading him to a nearby bench. Sam’s eyes were intense and caring. You could tell so easily with one glance that he truly wanted to make all her fears go away.
“Sam!” she said crying on his shoulder. He brought her back up to her earlier position.
“Laura, I know you’re in pain, but I have comforted you above and beyond, and you still haven’t told me. It would ease your suffering so much if you’d just tell me.”
In that instant Laura knew what she had to do. She had never felt more convicted in her entire life. She had seen the care and devotion in Sam’s eyes before, but this was different. Nothing held her back now. She wasn’t sure what had held her back before, maybe fear, or guilt, or something else. She wasn’t sure. But it was gone, and she was filled with such a confidence that couldn’t be matched ever.
She gazed deeply into his eyes and said, “Okay, I’ll tell you.”
This time she meant it.