Mason

Part 6: Lazy Day 2

I wake up in  the bed alone again. I find clothes on the foot of Masons bed, I put them on and go into the bathroom. I wash my face and brush my teeth, looking at my hair, I take a closer look seeing bags under my eyes, I couldn't bother to brush my hair. I walk out and slip on my low-top converse, going outside, I see Lance and Trisha cuddling against each other

"Em?" Trisha says as I'm about to go outside

"Yes?" I ask

"Are you okay?" She asks

"Yeah, I'm great." I smile faintly and walk out. I explore more of the garden this time finding frangipani's, I bend down and touch the soft peddles. I laid in the grass and looked up at the sky

•Flashback•

"Look at that cloud, daddy!" My five year old tiny voice yells, pointing at a cloud shaped like a heart

"What shape is that?" My Dad asks laying next to me on the grass

"It's a heart." My past self says

"That's right!" He says getting up

"Dad, please don't go." I beg holding his leg

"Emma!" (Also in present time/ an echo)

•End of Flashback•

"Emma!" Someone kicks me gently

"What?" I ask looking at Lance

"You looked like you were dead." He said

"I'm fine." I say pushing my hair back with my hand

"I'm sorry he did that to you." He said

"What are you talking about?" I furrow my eyebrows, he points to my neck "it doesn't matter." I say putting my hand over it so he won't see, I don't make eye contact which is for the best

"Me and Trisha heard you guys fight." He said

"Okay?" I say

"We know he through you against the wall." He said

"Stop it Lance." I say

"Emma, I just want to say I'm sorry." He said

"I know." I say not looking at him

"He was out with another girl last night, he was drunk." He said

"I don't care." I sigh "why should I care?" I ask "we don't even like each other, okay?"

"Okay." He says silently and leaves

~

Being outside for at least one hour, someone else approaches me while I have my eyes shut closed. I feel there hand get close to me

"Don't touch me." I say looking at Dave

"What happened to your neck?" He asked. I turned over on my side not looking at him "The silent treatment, nice." He said

"Im just ignoring that question." I say

"Mason's home." He says and that's when I turn to him

"Dave, this is not home. My home is probably far away from here." I say turning back

"You want me to get him for you?" He asked

"No, I just want to be left alone." I say

•flashback•

"Come on Em, I know you can kick harder!" My dad said as my 14 year old self kicked the padding on his hands hard
"No Em, you're doing it wrong." He sighs