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Chapter 9

“What did you do after that?” Benny asked all his attention on Samantha now. This conversation didn’t sound great and it seemed like it was starting to get to the point of the story.

“I got scared. I told Milo I had to go. He looked sad to see me go, but I was freaked out.” Samantha said, her hands beginning to shake. She caught herself though, and placed them in her lap.

“That’s understandable. Matt seems like a dark person.” Benny observed.

“He is actually not always like that. He is really the joker of the family. I didn’t know that at the time though.”

“So he was just messing with you when he said Milo was trouble?”

“No. He was being serious then. Probably for once in his life.” Samantha chortled.

“Ok, you lost me. What did Matt mean?”

“He was just warning me. I see that now. But then, I didn’t know what to make of it. I went back to the house and sat up all night thinking. I didn’t know what to do next. I didn’t know who to trust. I was starting to lose it.” Samantha sighed.

Benny watched her and wished he could have helped her. He hated seeing her this vulnerable. But what could he do?

“I probably would of come home the next day if it weren’t for Bapi.” Samantha said with a small smile.

“What did he do?” Benny asked.

“He bought me a house for my birthday.” Her smile growing bigger.

“He bought you a house?”

“Yeah. It was a tiny little thing that was just outside of town, but I loved it. He said it was because I was now a lady. Even though I was already of age for like a year.” She snorted. “He said he bought it for me so I could have my own space, which a growing lady needs. I couldn’t believe he would do that for me. So I stayed in Greece.”

“You’re spoiled.” Benny teased.

“Shut up.” Samantha laughed. “It took me a few weeks, but I was finally moved in. I had a place that I could call my own. It was about a half an hour drive to Gram and Bapi’s house, but I was content.”

“You didn’t speak to Milo at all while you were moving in?”

“He didn’t even know I was moving. I didn’t tell him.” She said, biting her lip. “I didn’t speak to him for like four months, until I found out he was going to Gram and Bapi’s house looking for me.”

“They didn’t tell him where you moved?” Benny asked.

“They told him I moved, but they didn’t feel it was their business to tell him where. When I went over for Christmas, they told me a boy kept coming to see me. I knew it was Milo, but I was still a little freaked about that day.”

“What did you do then?”

“I had to talk to him.”

“What did you tell him?”

Samantha sighed and looked out the window. “I told him to stop bugging Gram and Bapi.”

“What about you?”

“He wasn’t done with me apparently.” She smiled lightly.