Sam & Mel | Family Drama
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xp_logsMel finally learns about the situation between Sam and Paige.
Sam didn't even really wait for Mel to respond when she opened her door, just walked forward until he could faceplant directly into her mattress. He let out a full body sigh and then mumbled into the comforter. "Hi."
Mel closed the laptop open on her desk and sat down in the chair. She poked his calf with her socked foot. “You alright there Sammy?”
"Everythin's fucked." He mumbled, before turning his face towards her. "Went too long without an issue I guess. Universe had to come along n' fuck me over."
“M’sure it ain’t all bad. What’s got ya in such a state?” She crossed her legs and scooted a little closer. There hadn't been any life altering catastrophes as of late so far as she’d heard.
"It was supposed to be a good thing." He mumbled. "But I got into college."
Jumping on the bed to give him a hug, Mel squealed, “Oh ma goodness Sam congratulations! Where are ya goin’? M’so proud of you!” She paused and frowned. “Why’re ya all upset then? This is huge!”
"I told Paigey....an' it didn't go well." He muttered, holding her tightly, clearly more to comfort himself than to hug her back. "Apparently I'm some kinda hypocrite who don't- I don't even know. She's mad at me cause I asked if it were alright we go to the same school....cause you know how she gets when I get close and now she's done yelled at me 'bout how actually I'm the weird one cause I thought she'd know things about me and-" Tears were streaming down his face now. "-and she's all mad-like cause I had to change and grow up too fast like that was somethin' I wanted."
“You got into Columbia? Fer engineering I’m guessing.” He always liked the science stuff that she and Jay were no good at. Mel stroked his hair soothingly. “They’d a been fools t’not accept ya…..”
It took a minute for her to process the second half of what he said. “That ain’t right of her t’say, even with how Paige is. She never had much time to pay attention to anythin’ ‘cept her books.”
“Yeah, engineerin’.” Sam said, pulling her closer. “She had time…. She coulda made time she just…. Chose not to…..I don’- I don’ know why I thought she’d…it was stupid.”
“No, it ain’t stupid. Yer right. She don’t know how lucky she’s been t’have you as an older brother,” she said soothingly. It was never fun to see Sam so distraught, and Mel tried her best to be comforting. “What exactly was she saying?”
"That I shut 'er out, that it was somehow my fault fer not bein her brother no more cause someone had to pay the bills......that if I wanted her to care about me I shoulda raised her better..." His voice was small. "Maybe she's right an' the problem is that I didn't raise her. The rest of ya turned out fine."
“Oh Sammy. You know she woulda never let ya do that.” There was no winning in this argument and it made Mel upset that Paige would even bring it up.
"That doesn't change the fact that my- our sister only knows things about me outta guilt." Sam whispered. "It's stupid. I knew- I shoulda managed my expectations goin' in. I guess- I guess I just thought that maybe she'd actually....know me after all these years..."
Mel hugged him tight and rubbed his back, all motions she had learned from him growing up. “It ain’t yer fault. That’s a right awful thing to realize an’ ya ain’t to blame fer bein’ upset.” With Jono in the mix now, she hardly saw Paige half as much. It was no doubt Sam was seeing her even less.
Though she was trying to stay calm for her brother, inside she was fuming.
"I jus' - I don' get it Mel." He sniffled. "I don' - it's one thing - I get it, not wantin' to think about that house. I get it- but I just can't- I can't imagine removing myself from kin like that? I left an' I still tried to be part of it....I jus' I don' get it."
“That’s Paige’s t’figure out, ain’t it. You don’t need to be worryin’ about the way she is, should be startin’ t’get ready for school! Ya can’t let her…. deal bring you down. It’s a real big thing you’ve done, an- and I know Daddy would be so proud of you.”
Sam hugged her tighter at those words, nearly crushing her against his chest. "Thank you." He whispered. "I really needed to hear that."
It was getting hard to breathe at this point, but Mel didn’t complain. “I mean it. Now, ya want some food? I can order us in some Thai.”
"Yer the best." Sam mumbled. "Yes please."
Sam didn't even really wait for Mel to respond when she opened her door, just walked forward until he could faceplant directly into her mattress. He let out a full body sigh and then mumbled into the comforter. "Hi."
Mel closed the laptop open on her desk and sat down in the chair. She poked his calf with her socked foot. “You alright there Sammy?”
"Everythin's fucked." He mumbled, before turning his face towards her. "Went too long without an issue I guess. Universe had to come along n' fuck me over."
“M’sure it ain’t all bad. What’s got ya in such a state?” She crossed her legs and scooted a little closer. There hadn't been any life altering catastrophes as of late so far as she’d heard.
"It was supposed to be a good thing." He mumbled. "But I got into college."
Jumping on the bed to give him a hug, Mel squealed, “Oh ma goodness Sam congratulations! Where are ya goin’? M’so proud of you!” She paused and frowned. “Why’re ya all upset then? This is huge!”
"I told Paigey....an' it didn't go well." He muttered, holding her tightly, clearly more to comfort himself than to hug her back. "Apparently I'm some kinda hypocrite who don't- I don't even know. She's mad at me cause I asked if it were alright we go to the same school....cause you know how she gets when I get close and now she's done yelled at me 'bout how actually I'm the weird one cause I thought she'd know things about me and-" Tears were streaming down his face now. "-and she's all mad-like cause I had to change and grow up too fast like that was somethin' I wanted."
“You got into Columbia? Fer engineering I’m guessing.” He always liked the science stuff that she and Jay were no good at. Mel stroked his hair soothingly. “They’d a been fools t’not accept ya…..”
It took a minute for her to process the second half of what he said. “That ain’t right of her t’say, even with how Paige is. She never had much time to pay attention to anythin’ ‘cept her books.”
“Yeah, engineerin’.” Sam said, pulling her closer. “She had time…. She coulda made time she just…. Chose not to…..I don’- I don’ know why I thought she’d…it was stupid.”
“No, it ain’t stupid. Yer right. She don’t know how lucky she’s been t’have you as an older brother,” she said soothingly. It was never fun to see Sam so distraught, and Mel tried her best to be comforting. “What exactly was she saying?”
"That I shut 'er out, that it was somehow my fault fer not bein her brother no more cause someone had to pay the bills......that if I wanted her to care about me I shoulda raised her better..." His voice was small. "Maybe she's right an' the problem is that I didn't raise her. The rest of ya turned out fine."
“Oh Sammy. You know she woulda never let ya do that.” There was no winning in this argument and it made Mel upset that Paige would even bring it up.
"That doesn't change the fact that my- our sister only knows things about me outta guilt." Sam whispered. "It's stupid. I knew- I shoulda managed my expectations goin' in. I guess- I guess I just thought that maybe she'd actually....know me after all these years..."
Mel hugged him tight and rubbed his back, all motions she had learned from him growing up. “It ain’t yer fault. That’s a right awful thing to realize an’ ya ain’t to blame fer bein’ upset.” With Jono in the mix now, she hardly saw Paige half as much. It was no doubt Sam was seeing her even less.
Though she was trying to stay calm for her brother, inside she was fuming.
"I jus' - I don' get it Mel." He sniffled. "I don' - it's one thing - I get it, not wantin' to think about that house. I get it- but I just can't- I can't imagine removing myself from kin like that? I left an' I still tried to be part of it....I jus' I don' get it."
“That’s Paige’s t’figure out, ain’t it. You don’t need to be worryin’ about the way she is, should be startin’ t’get ready for school! Ya can’t let her…. deal bring you down. It’s a real big thing you’ve done, an- and I know Daddy would be so proud of you.”
Sam hugged her tighter at those words, nearly crushing her against his chest. "Thank you." He whispered. "I really needed to hear that."
It was getting hard to breathe at this point, but Mel didn’t complain. “I mean it. Now, ya want some food? I can order us in some Thai.”
"Yer the best." Sam mumbled. "Yes please."
