Face Down
An iCarly Story
Chapter 3
Written by: SlntLullaby
Inspiration: Face Down by: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
"Do you feel like a man, when you push her around? Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?"
Sam walked back to her house, trying not to think. When she got to her front door and put her hand on the knob, she was surprised to find it was open. Her mom wasn't home from work yet. She sighed, and walked inside. Her eyes widened and her heart slammed across her chest when she saw James standing in her living room, smirking.
"J- James? What are you… doing here?" she stuttered out.
"I can't just come over here to see my beautiful girlfriend?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Uh… I don't think that's why you're here," Sam said, dropping her backpack and keys on the floor. He walked over to her and put his hand on her arm.
"You're right," James whispered in her ear, slamming the door behind her shut. "It's not why I'm here," he finished. He grabbed her by the arm and spun her away from the door, and then threw her to the ground.
"James, stop!"
Freddie wrapped his arm around the rope of the tire swing in the park. Sam unfortunately wasn't there.
"Stupid Sam. What the hell is wrong with her? He's a fucking creep. How did she even get herself into this mess?" Freddie asked himself. He decided to read the note Sam had written. He gently unfolded it.
I'll be dead or seriously injured before anyone probably takes the time to read about my worthless life. Here, I'm going to confess everything.
1. Carly: You are a great friend, but you had to go and be so fucking perfect. You stole the only things that were mine. And maybe you didn't know that you stole some of them. But the most important thing to me that you stole was Freddie, and you knew that I loved him. I could keep going on and on, but there are too many things to list for you. But you still are my best friend.
2. Freddie: Plain and simple, I love you. I always have. I never even thought that I'd fall this in love. The sun can burn out, the stars can stop shining, the oceans can dry up, and the world can just stop existing, and I'll still love you. You were just too thickheaded to realize how I felt about you.
3. Spencer: I was confused about you for a really short period of time, because hey, you're cute. But I just love you as a big brother. You're always there for me, so thank you for that.
4. Melanie: I always say that I don't like you, because, well, it's the truth. You try too hard to be perfect, and better than me. But, you are my sister, and so I can't say that I hate you.
5. This confession is about me. None of you knew, but James abused me. I don't want him doing that to another girl, so whoever reads this, do something to him so he won't abuse anyone else.
6. James: You got your wish. Happy now?
Goodbye. Love to those who really cared about me. I don't really give a fuck about those of you who didn't.
-Sam Puckett
Freddie couldn't stand it. He absolutely loathed James now. He pulled out his phone to call James, but decided against it, because he knew that Sam would kill him if he started meddling in her business. He walked home to his apartment. When he got inside, his mom started asking him questions about where he had been. He ignored her, and went to his room and laid down on his bed, quickly falling asleep, thinking of Sam's note.
Sam sat slumped against the side of the staircase. James came over, kicked Sam in the side one final time, and then walked out the door. Once she heard the door slam shut, Sam pulled her cell phone out of her pocket, and called Freddie. When he didn't answer, she sighed, and called Carly. Carly answered on the second ring.
"Hey Sam, what's up?" Carly answered.
"Carly? I need help," Sam croaked out. Carly immediately became concerned by Sam's tone of voice.
"Sam! What happened? What's wrong?" Carly asked Sam. Sam sighed.
"Go get Freddie. He'll know what-" Sam said, but then she felt lightheaded, and she dropped her phone. Everything went black after that.
"Sam? Sam!" Carly cried out. She knew something was very wrong, so she opened her door, and ran across the hall, opening Freddie's as well. Mrs. Benson wasn't in the apartment.
"Freddie!" she called, and got no answer. She ran to his room, and opened his door, seeing him sleeping. "Freddie, wake up!" she screamed. Freddie's eyes opened slightly.
"Wha?" Freddie mumbled sleepily. Carly jumped on top of him and shook him until he was fully awake. "What the hell, Car?"
"Something's wrong with Sam! She just called me, and she sounded so broken. and she told me to go get you, and then she stopped answering!" Carly said hysterically. Freddie sat up quickly, and got out of bed, grabbing Carly's arm.
"Come on, let's go! She's probably at her house. I'll explain what's going on, on the way," he said, and ran out the door, with Carly behind him.