/Samantha/
When I turned around to look at where I generally sat in the bleachers, I was taken aback to see Blake sitting there, glaring angrily at me. He had a cut across the bridge of his nose, as well as a black eye. My heart stopped beating. I felt sick to my stomach, and the shaking in my hands made it impossible for me to turn away from him. He smiled at me, and it was a genuine smile, as if he was genuinely happy to see me. I slowly stood up, and as I did so, I noticed that he also stood up.
I continued to keep my gaze fixed on Blake as I moved forward toward the players' entrance. I was having trouble breathing, and as I rounded the curve to the entrance, I yanked open the door as rapidly as I could, then sprinted as swiftly as my legs would carry me and rushed into the guys' locker room. As I stormed into the room, the guys were milling about and the coach was yelling about something when I broke down in tears.
The trainer yelled at me while staring furious in my direction and asked, "What the heck are you doing here?"
Henry leaped to his feet and ran over to me, yanking me away from the door and shoving me behind him as he opened the door and looked out into the hallway with a terrible rage. I reached out and grabbed his hand, drawing him back to me so that I could envelop him in my embrace and prevent him from following Blake.
"You are an idiot and a f***ing asshole! I'll kill him, Samantha let me go "He said while gently attempting to remove my arms from their position around his waist. When he finally managed to tear me away from him and burst through the doors, the first thing he said was, "Jerry, take her."
"Henry! Please don't, we beg of you "I was upset and trying to go, but Jerry held me securely in his arms and prevented me from leaving. I turned my head to gaze at the instructor, "Please put a stop to it! He could get hurt "I pleaded while sobbing uncontrollably.
Jerry dragged me over to the bench and forced me to sit down just as the head coach and a large portion of the players stormed out of the room. Henry burst back into the room as I was sobbing on his shoulder and he comforted me.
After I stood up, he shook his head and said, "Samantha bear, he wasn't there." While he did so, he wrapped his arms more closely around me. As he ran his fingers over my hair, he said, "It's ok, everything's ok I promise."
When the coach and the rest of the team came back into the room, Henry was the first person the coach turned to. "Somebody needs to tell me what the heck is going on right now," he yelled while gazing at Henry. The coach inhaled deeply before shaking his head in exasperation "Shit! We have to get back on track "He motioned for the players to return to the field while waiving his hand.
Henry gave a small nod and shrugged before saying, "Okay, but you need to take me off; I can't leave Samantha."
The coach yelled at Henry, "Henry, I can't just take you off for God's sake," as he held his hands above his head in exasperation. He gave a shake of the head and took a few slow, deep breaths "Henry, do you take me seriously? Do you need help? "He said more quietly while staring at Henry with concern in his eyes.
He pulled his arms more around me and said, "Yes, it's serious; I need to call the police before I kill someone," before saying this.
As he returned to the playing field, he stated to Henry, "Calm down, I'm going to go re-start the game then I'll be back and we'll straighten this out ok, give me ten minutes at the most," before leaving the field.
He asked me this while gazing directly into my eyes, "It's okay Samantha, did he damage you?"
I responded by handing him my phone and stating, "No, he didn't hurt me; he sent me a text." After he received the message, I could see him making an effort to contain his fury. He contacted the authorities and made plans for them to arrive at my residence within the next hour.
We broke everything down for the authorities and got a restraining order against Blake. According to the terms of the order, he would be immediately arrested and taken into custody if he came within 100 yards of me again.
Henry was not happy about it at all, and he wanted something to be done about it right away; however, it seemed as though they needed to build a case first so that they could take him to court if he continued. The trip to Las Vegas was still scheduled to take place, and we had made plans with Daniel for him to pick us up in the minivan at 8:00 in the morning. This meant that we would arrive in Vegas at approximately 4:00 in the afternoon if we stopped for a few breaks along the way.
James took me aside first thing in the morning while Henry was packing the van with all of our belongings. James gave me an envelope and said, "Samantha, I know you won't actually get to bet in the casino's or anything because you're not old enough, but here," as he handed it to me. "Samantha, I know you won't actually get to bet in the casino's or anything because you' When I opened it, I was shocked to see that it was stuffed with money; my first thought was, "Why the heck is he giving me money?"
"What is it, James?" I used the word surprised.
"There's $1,000 dollars in there for you to have fun with ok, lets call it an early Christmas present but don't tell Mom ok?" he said with a big smile, oh my God is he serious? he laughed. "There's $1,000 dollars in there for you to have fun with ok, lets call it an early Christmas present but don't tell Mom ok?"
"Are you kidding me, James?" I inquired while still in a state of disbelief, and when he responded affirmatively, I gave him a bear hug, laughed, and then kissed him on the cheek. I said to him while I was hugging him tightly, "You know you are the best stepfather in the world."
He gave me a grin and replied, "I do now that you've told me," while kissing the top of my head.
I stepped back and added, "Well, I'm very sorry I've never told you that before but I mean it honestly," before continuing my retreat.
"I know you do kiddo, and you're the best stepdaughter in the world and I'm sorry I've never told you before," he said as he took the envelope from me and pushed it into the pocket of my jacket as my mother entered the room.
"I'm sorry I've never told you before."
She questioned while pulling me into another hug, "Hey, what's going on in here?" Just then, Henry strolled in the front door. He had packed all of our bags into the minivan, and we were all set to leave. I was so giddy with enthusiasm that I was virtually bouncing up and down.
I gave them one last peck on the cheek and then said, "Okay, well, I'll see you all on Monday afternoon."
James went to Henry and said, "I know I don't have to ask you, but take care of her for me, ok?" as he shook Henry's hand. Henry just smiled and drew me into an embrace. James: "I know I don't have to ask you, but take care of her for me, ok?"
"Always," he said as he pulled me towards the entrance of the building.
As soon as we climbed into the van, my level of excitement skyrocketed to the point where I was unable to sit still. Henry will have the entire weekend to himself, along with gambling machines, hotel rooms, and freedom from his parents. This vacation was shaping up to be a blast!
We tried to pass the time by singing and playing games, but in the end, the boys ended up talking about football while the girls sat in the back talking about clothes and the boys. Because the drive was so lengthy, we tried to sing and play games to pass the time.
Susan winked at everyone and stated, "So I'm definitely going to try for Jerry this weekend," as she continued her statement.
I couldn't help but laugh and shake my head at her, because what I knew about Susan was that she enjoyed having sex quite a bit. However, she was incapable of committing to anything, and as a result, she had never been in a serious relationship before. She was well-liked by the men due to this factor, but she wasn't a slut in any sense of the word. She was also much liked by the females at school as well as by the boys because she was truly a decent person, in contrast to girls like Zo who were giving it away in an attempt to attract a boy because of how he looks or his status.
"Going to make an effort for Jerry? I mean, he looks at you ALL THE TIME; haven't the two of you hooked up at least three times by this point? Surely you don't need to put in a lot of effort to get his attention." I inquired while giving her the evil eye.
"Hmm yeah, I don't usually go back for seconds but he does this amazing thing with his hands it's wow, it really is awesome," she said with a sigh as she gazed lustfully at the back of Jerry's head. "Hmm yeah, I don't usually go back for seconds but he does this amazing thing with his hands it's wow, it really is awesome."
When she asked, "Well, do you think you could get him to teach Daniel?" all of the other females laughed at her. Claire mumbled while displaying an animated expression.
She addressed the question with her eyebrows arched in a questioning manner. "I could ask him if you want to, what about you Samantha, does Henry need any help in that department?" I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the absurdity of the suggestion that Henry could possibly require assistance with something of the sort.
As soon as I was able to speak again, I gave a curt nod and replied, "No, absolutely not, but thank you for the offer." When I winked at them, they all gazed at me in wonder.