Moonlight Secrets

Summer Part 2

You and Sam have been at the beach resort for a week so far, all Sam has done is drink.

"We may as well have gone to a frat party." You remarked sadly.

Sam looks up at you laughing "Quit whinging, it's summer."

"Whatever, I'm gonna hit the beach." You snap at him. You head down to the beach, finding a place to sit, you stare out to the ocean. 'this is peaceful.' You hear someone approach you.

"Sam not with you?" The voice chuckles.

"Zack! What are you doing here?" You stare at Zack in shock.

"Sam invited me." He explained.

"It's good to see you." You wrap him tightly in a hug.

"Sam is drinking." Your tone sad.

"Why?" Zack gasps.

"Did you not hear what happened to Nate's dad?" You asked him.

"No." Zack looks at you, his expression somewhat confused.

"He killed Nate's dad." Your voice a whisper so no one else at the beach can hear you. Zack stares at you in horror. "Now he's acting like nothing happened and Nate won't talk to me." You sigh.

"I'll try talking some sense into Sam." Zack gave you a reassuring smile, you lead him to Sam. You head to the beach house with Zack but Sam isn't there.

"He's not here!" You worry about where he could have gone.

"Any idea where we will find him?" Zack asks.

"We could try the local bar, gimme five I'm gonna change and we can head over there." You disappear for a few minutes changing out of your swimsuit and into your usual ripped jeans and flannel shirt, when you return Zack is pacing the Livingroom.

"Why are you pacing?" You ask Zack.

"I'm just worried abut Sam I've never seen him like this." He explains.

You and Zack head to the local bar to see if Sam is actually there. You spot some messy brown hair and a face smushed into the table.

"Sam?" You call out sadly.

"Olivia, Zack!" Sam bolts upright and beams at you.

"What are you doing man?" Zack gives Sam a disappointed look.

"What do you mean?" Sam questions.

"Bro, you're wasted in the middle of the day." Zack explains calmly.

"Nah, I bumped into a friend from school, she will be back in a minute." Sam smiles in the direction his friend went. As you take a seat opposite Sam, Madison walks out, smirking.

"What are you doing here?" You gasp at Madison.

"It's the biggest teen trip spot, I came with Taylor and Brianna, but I ditched them for Sam." She smiles

"Dude what about Tara?" Zack snaps at Sam. You all head back to the beach house, Sam and Madison decide to head to the beach to continue to hang out.

"Zack maybe we should talk alone for a moment." You pull Sam into the beach house.

"Tara and Sam broke up when Tara left for college, she moved to a whole other state." You explain to Zack.

"Oh, I thought they were end game." Zack replied shocked.

"No, ever since Sam killed Nate's dad, he's been different, like he's better than everyone else." You remark.

"What do you mean?" Zack asks, confused.

"I've already said too much, I wouldn't want Taylor finding out." You reply sassily.

"That was once and I'm sorry again." Zack replies, his voice filled with guilt.

"How am I meant to trust you again?" You ask him.

"Let me prove it." Zack smiles, he grabs your arm and you head back to Sam.

Before you can continue the conversation Taylor and Brianna appear.

"What's the freak doing here?" Taylor smirks.

"Taylor be nice, her friends just moved away." Madison scolded Taylor.

You stand there shocked at Madison dismissing Taylors comment as opposed to joining in with the bullying.

"When did you care about the freak?" Brianna nods in your direction.

"When I started dating Sam." Madison remarked, her tone harsher than before.

"Woah, woah when did this happen?" You ask stunned.

"We've been mmeeting up here for the past few days, it happened yesterday." Madison explains.

"Oh, well I'm glad Sam has someone." You smile at Madison.

"Look I wanted to apologise for School, I'm trying to be a better person going forward." Madison smiles at you shyly.

"sure thanks Madison." You smile back at her.

"Maybe we could double date." Madison bounced on the spot.

"That would require me to have a date." You laugh.

"I thought you were dating Nate, where is he?" Madison asks.

"Oh, no we were never dating." You clear up the misunderstanding.

"Oh, I thought...never mind, maybe another time." Madison smiles.

"Sure." You respond.

"I'm gonna hit the clubs, you want to come?" She beams at you.

"I'm okay, maybe another time. I should be getting home." Madison nods in response and you head back inside the beach house.

Zack spends the next few days with you at the beach house, Sam hasn't been back for three days.

"I hope Sam is okay." You remark sadly.

"I'm sure he's fine, when do you guys leave?" Zack asks.

"Tomorrow, it's been a crappy summer if I'm honest." You smile.

"Summer isn't over yet, there's plenty of time to make memories." Zack gives you a hopeful smile. You nod in reply, he looks at you, his eyes filled with sympathy "How's your mom, last I heard she was ill."

"She was fine when we left her." You reply smiling. Sam comes stumbling back in.

"Sup, losers?" His speech is slurred and he's stumbling everywhere.

"you're drunk." You remark, clearly not impressed by Sam's behaviour.

"So?" Sam snaps.

"I'm worried about you." You explained.

"Why, because you have no friends to get drunk with?" Sam smirks.

"I'm tired of you treating me like a child." You yell, you're tired of his crap.

"Then stop acting like such a brat!" Sam's words pierce your heart.

"Sam, I lost my best friend because of you!" Your voice breaks a little at the thought of Nate not speaking to you anymore.

"You lost Nate because he's a jerk, he only cares about himself!" Sam screams at you.

"Maybe you should look in the mirror!" You hiss at him.

"I told mom this was a bad idea." Sam muttered.

You feel tears building. "If it was such a bad idea why can't I stay with mom?" You sob.

"She's working overtime, she wants me to take you to college." Sam explained. "If it makes you feel any better Zack can stay too." He added.

"Sure, fine." You snapped.

"That works for me, I'll take Olivia to college since we are attending the same one." Zack smiles. The rest of the day passes, the next day you head for your flight home.