Sam's Adjustment

Chapter Description: Kicked out of her mom's home, Sam goes to the one person who will take her in. However, things don't go as smoothly as she likes as her cousin lays down some ground rules that Sam doesn't think are necessary.

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Sam stepped out of the cab and manhandled her suitcase out behind her. She had just used the last of her money to get a ride across town to Jade’s house. When she had asked for a place to say Jade had been quick to agree and gave out her address. Sam hadn’t expected what she was now looking at.

As a kid Jade had lived with her parents in a house that was similar to Sam and her mother’s. Jade’s parents had tragically died in a car accident a few years before and had bequeathed a large inheritance to their only daughter. Since then Jade had invested and had grown her wealth impressively.

Sam started pulling her suitcase down the long drive. She was exhausted after the last few hours and she was looking forward to finally getting to sit down. Thanks to her very small size Sam’s legs had to work harder to get places so even though she had got a taxi most of the way it still left her out of breath as she pulled her suitcase up the steps of the large porch.

Not able to reach the doorbell Sam knocked as loudly as she could and hoped that would be enough. She heard hurried footsteps and a second later the door opened. Sam didn’t get a chance to say anything or even look at Jade as the person inside hurried out and knelt down in front of her. Sam dropped the handle of her suitcase as she was enveloped in a tight hug.

“Sam, are you alright?” Jade said quickly, “I’ve been so worried since you called. Did you get here OK? There were no problems?”

“I’m OK.” Sam said. Her voice was a little strained from how tightly her cousin was squeezing her.

“Good, well, come on in.” Jade said as she let go of Sam and took the suitcase, “You have to tell me what happened.”

Jade’s home was big. Sam, being very small, thought most places were big but this house was truly huge. She felt like just going from one room to another was going to leave her out of breath. She looked around at the walls where expensive looking abstract paintings were hung between lights that stuck out from the walls. Everything was very clean, she couldn’t believe Jade could possibly do all the cleaning herself since the place was just so big. With her wealth it was much more likely she had a small army of cleaners.

“Come sit down.” Jade said as they walked over to a large kitchen table, “Do you need some help?”

“I’m fine.” Sam replied quickly.

If there was one thing Sam hated it was being helped. She supposed it was the good nature of most people that they saw someone as small as she was and instinctively wanted to help her but she resented it. She had never liked her size being an impediment to anything and so, instead of accepting help, she sat her suitcase on its side and awkwardly climbed up into the chair.

“So… tell me everything.” Jade said.

Sam explained about her failure at university and the argument that followed. She tried to emphasise as often as possible that it wasn’t her fault, that she had been sabotaged growing up by her mother and the sudden freedom had messed with her head. Jade sat quietly and simply listened until Sam was finally done. She had got rather carried away and started ranting.

“Well, you’re welcome to stay here.” Jade said, “But there are rules.”

“Of course, and thank you.” Sam replied.

“OK, well this isn’t going to be a permanent arrangement. You can stay here as long as you need but I expect you to look for alternatives.” Jade said, “Since you’re no longer at college you’ll need to get a job and once you’ve saved up enough you’ll be able to rent somewhere.”

Sam’s smile faltered. Whilst she didn’t want to impose on her cousin forever she didn’t think her childhood friend would make that so clear. She started to feel like she wasn’t as welcome as she had hoped she would be. She couldn’t tell if Jade was deliberately trying to make her feel like a burden. Sam couldn’t argue that it wasn’t fair though, after all if the roles were reversed she would’ve been just as clear that she wasn’t putting her cousin up forever.

“Sure.” Sam nodded slowly, “I’ll do my best.”

“Great!” Jade smiled, “I’ll show you your room.”

Jade stood up and Sam slipped off her chair in response. Being so much smaller she had to be careful of the drop to the ground. She went to take her suitcase but Jade beat her to the punch. Jade lifted the bag with ease and started walking down the hallway, Sam had to walk quickly to keep up.

“Whilst you’re here you are welcome to eat and drink whatever you like.” Jade said as they approached the stairs, “I want you to treat my home as your home.”

Sam didn’t respond though she was heartened by Jade’s words. She was having to work hard to keep up with her cousin and she didn’t have the breath spare to talk, she had never been the most athletic even as a child. When they came to the bottom of the stairs she looked up and sighed. Jade was already making her way up.

After taking a second to catch her breath Sam started climbing. She had to use her hands as well as feet to get up the large steps. Jade seemed not to notice the struggling as she walked up without issue. Sam was often jealous of how easy these things were for bigger people, there were so many things that were extra difficult because of her small size and she felt most people didn’t understand that.

By the time Sam got to the top of the stairs she was panting and had beads of sweat on her forehead. She paused and bent over as she took in deep breaths. When she looked up she saw a long row of doors but no Jade. Sam started making her way along the landing. She took a moment to cautiously poke her head through each door she passed to try and find her cousin. Sam didn’t find Jade in the first few rooms but she did find other people.

It appeared Jade used a cleaning or maid service and several of the rooms had people inside them. Sam wasn’t sure how to react when they looked up and saw her so she gave a shy little wave and hurried back to the landing. It was when she reached the last door that she could hear sound from within. Sam pushed the door open and saw Jade in the middle of a mostly bare room.

“It’s not much but it’s got everything you’ll need.” Jade said as she saw Sam walk in.

The room was very basic with just a foldout bed in the centre and some drawers against the wall. There was a mirror next to a closet and a desk with ample room for a laptop or whatever else Sam wanted to put on there. Despite how empty it was Sam had to admit it was spacious. This spare room was bigger than her previous bedroom at home.

“I’ll let you get settled in.” Jade said, “I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”

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The next couple of weeks were good for Sam. She felt quite free being away from her mother and any responsibilities. Jade had hired people who did a lot of the chores meaning Sam spent most of her time indulging in leisure. The only cloud on the horizon was Jade’s continuing insistence that Sam find work.

Sam didn’t really see any need to rush. Jade had more than enough to support them both and the allure of spending her days simply relaxing was difficult for Sam to ignore. In fact she used up a lot of time lying on the couch and watching television, occasionally getting up only when she had to answer the call of nature. Sam would sometimes use the computer to do a quick cursory search for work but it was really only for show. She felt she had earned a break after the trauma of being kicked out. If the need to find work simply wasn’t brought up for long enough she imagined Jade would eventually drop it.

Things came to a head one afternoon when Jade had walked in to see Sam splayed out on the couch surrounded by discarded snack wrappers and cans of soda. Sam looked away from the TV to see Jade staring down at her with her mouth compressed into a thin line and hands on her hips.

“Hey.” Sam said, “Something wrong?”

“How’s the job search going?” Jade asked tersely in response.

“Oh, you know how it is…” Sam replied vaguely, “The market’s really bad right now and…”

“Is that right?” Jade interrupted, “Because I just checked the computer’s browser history.”

Sam immediately looked guilty and she knew it. She looked away but the truth was there for all to see. It had been at least a week since she went on anything except social media, she had been caught in a lie.

“Listen…” Sam started.

“No, you listen.” Jade shook her head, “I asked you to do one thing when you started staying here. I said you needed to look for a job and then a place of your own.”

“But… why?” Sam asked as she sat up, “We’re friends, aren’t we? You have plenty of space and you’re clearly not hurting for money!”

“That is beside the point. I asked you to look for work and you told me you would. That was a lie.” Jade said simply.

“I’ve just been really stressed!” Sam argued back. She could feel her own emotions rising.

“Oh yeah, you really look stressed.” Jade replied sarcastically as she gestured to the snacks and television.

“You’re just… You’re just selfish!” Sam was getting angry now. The embarrassment of being caught in a lie along with feeling like she being given a raw deal was making Sam irrational.

“Selfish?” Jade raised her eyebrows, “And how am I being selfish exactly?”

“You have more than enough for the both of us!” Sam argued as she gestured around, “We could easily stay here together and have fun forever!”

“Maybe I don’t want to have you hanging around forever.” Jade replied, “Maybe I have plans to find a boyfriend one day. Plans that don’t involve a baby being in the picture.”

“A…” Sam’s eyes were wide and her mouth was hanging open. If there was one thing she hated more than anything else it was being called a baby. It had been a favourite taunt of her many bullies in school, “A… baby?”

Jade nodded her head. She wasn’t backing down and was, in fact, mirroring the small woman’s angry emotions. Sam was in shock, she had never heard Jade talk to her like this before.

“How else should I describe a girl who expects everything to be done for them and doesn’t contribute themselves?” Jade asked accusatorily, “You haven’t done any job searching since you got here!”

“You… You bitch!” Sam yelled, “You’re as bad as my mom! Just because you have all the money you need you think it’s easy for everybody else? You’re selfish and have more than enough to support me. You were supposed to be my friend!”

“I am your friend but you’re taking advantage of my hospitality.” Jade said. Whilst Sam was getting quickly emotional Jade’s voice had become eerily calm.

“Bitch!” Sam shouted again. It was a weak response but it was all she had and if she said much more she was sure she would burst into tears.

Sam slipped off the couch with her eyes watering. She was desperate not to start crying in front of Jade so she pushed past the taller woman’s legs and ran for the stairs. She paused only to shout some more angry expletives before she hurried up the tall steps as fast as her little legs would carry her.

“A bitch, am I?” Jade muttered, “Just like your mom? We’ll see about that…”

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