Dolan Dreaming

Chapter 7

Wait what?! Cameron? Their sister? I grabbed her arm and pulled her in.
Grayson had a panicked look and he whispered "Oh my god," before he ran off to get Mom and Dad. Ethan and I helped her walk to the stairs and she collapsed.
"Ethan?" She whispered grabbing Ethan's arm.
"Cam I'm here... stay awake Cameron. What happened?! Who did this?! Cameron?!" Ethan yelled, his voice cracking. Her eyes started to close.
"Mason..." She whispered before she went unconscious. That name clicked. Everything clicked. Mason. I started breathing heavily.
"Mason?! Mason! I-I remember!" I said hyperventilating. I heard heavy footsteps coming down and I moved out of the way for Grayson, Mom, and Dad. I started stumbling and leaning on Ethan. All my memories were flooding in. Every single one of them and it was too much.
"Masons my ex-boyfriend! I-he used to hit me. He hit me! He cheated on me! I-i....Ethan," I couldn't finish before my memories overcame my consciousness.
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I woke up with a terrible headache. I turned my head slowly and saw Cam. I looked around and realized I was in Grayson's room. I slowly sat up and looked back at Cam. She was still asleep. I got up and stumbled out to the hall.
"Ethan? Grayson?" I asked weakly. At the same time Ethan and Grayson both walked out. Once I saw them I walked back into Gray's room and sat down, my head pounding. Ethan and Gray quickly sat on both sides of me.
"Ash are you okay? Are you hurt?" Ethan asked worriedly. I just stared at the ground.
"You can tell us," Grayson whispered,
"anything."
"Did you hear what I said before..." I whispered still not making eye contact.
Ethan and Grayson looked at each other and answered at the same time.
"Yea."
"What does he still want from me... he's the one that cheated on me," I said with frustration in my voice.
"This is all my fault! God I got Cameron beat up," I said about to cry.
"No," I heard from behind me. We all turned around to see Cam awake. Grayson and Ethan both got up and kneeled next to her.
"Cam... what happened?" Ethan asked.
"Yea I thought you weren't supposed to be back until tomorrow?" Grayson asked in confusion.
"Mom and Dad wanted a surprise," she answered with a small smile.
"What-what about Mason?" I asked nervously since it was my first time meeting her. I definitely did not think it was going to be like this.
"Huh?" She asked with her eyebrows raised.
"Um, before you...fell asleep," I said carefully choosing my words, "you mentioned Mason?"
"Oh, I remember now. Sophia was driving me, Andrea, and Caitlin back home. Since Andrea lives a few blocks away, I wanted to walk home from there when we got to her house. This guy started following me and I tried to get away. And he mentioned you! He mentioned Ash too!" She said with her eyes wide.
"He was young looking, right?" I asked already knowing the answer.
"Yea, your age," she said her eyes roaming over Ethan, Grayson, and I.
"Keep going," Gray urged, "so I can find this guy and beat his guts." I giggled slightly and looked back at Cameron to continue.
"Anyway, he caught me and started hitting me in the face, stomach. He was holding my arm really hard," She said as she raised up her sleeve revealing a purple bruise on her wrist. I secretly cringed in my mind.
"After he was done, he said, Ash will get the message," Cameron said with fear in her voice. I swallowed. I don't know I think it just happens to people when they're scared.
"Yea, I do..." I answered looking at the wall. They all looked at me expecting me to say something, but I didn't even make eye contact. I had a strange feeling in my gut and checked my .phone.
Mason-
Park. Now.
I got up and walked downstairs without saying anything. I walked out the door and started crying. I sat down on the front step and started talking to the sky.
"What am I supposed to do?" I whispered looking up. I'm afraid to meet Mason by myself. I mean look what he did to Cameron! But I don't want any of the twins getting hurt either...especially Ethan. I've caused so much trouble for this family.
"I'm coming with you to meet him," I heard Ethan say sternly. I turned around and could see from his face that he wasn't going to change his mind.
"How did you-"
"It's only been a day Ash, but I know you," Ethan said proudly.
"Maybe not all of me," I said with a smirk.
"Just make out already," I heard Grayson laugh as he came out of the house.
"Oh my god," I muttered to myself.
"What was that babe?" Grayson said. I don't think he noticed Ethan glaring at him. I smiled slightly at that and decided to play along.
"Nothing babe, but I guess you're both coming aren't you," I laughed.
"Duh," Grayson said.
"The park?" I asked. Ethan flicked his head in the direction while Grayson walked ahead of us. I'm kind of glad he did so me and Ethan could talk alone.
"It was a just a joke Ethan," I giggled.
"Yea," Ethan replied with a small smile. Suddenly Grayson stopped, and we walked into him. We followed his eyes to who I think was Mason sitting on the park bench. I clenched my jaw and my heart started racing. I looked at the twins and I could tell their jaw was clenched too. I mean they could like cut Mason with their jaw pretty much. I took a deep breath and walked over to him with the twins. He looked up with a smirk but it immediately faded when he saw the twins. His eyes became squinty and he stood up straight. I swallowed.
"Mason," I greeted flatly.
"Hello Ash," He smiled creepily, "twins." The twins looked at each other like "wtf" and started shifting uncomfortably.
"What do you want," I said sternly. He smiled all innocently and replied, "Do you remember me from the hospital?"
"I remember everything," I said with a deeper voice. I don't know, I wanted to seem tougher.
"Remember what I said Ash? Do you?" He asked a bit angrily. I nodded my head and said, "And?" He got angrier and took a step forward.
"You don't belong with them," He said glaring at the twins.
"Leave her and us alone. Anyways, why would she want to go back to someone who abused her?" Grayson said with the smallest smirk I could barely tell. At that, Mason exploded. He was fast, but Ethan was faster. In midair of tackling Grayson, Ethan tackled Mason. Now things are getting interesting. Oops? Right when they hit the floor, Mason kicked Ethan off and Ethan grabbed his stomach in pain. Grayson was somehow already behind mason and he put him in a choke hold. He kicked his legs out from behind him and Mason's knees hit the floor. Suddenly Grayson yelled out.
"AHH!" My eyes widened and I looked at him urgently. Mason fell to the floor gasping for air.
"That was disgusting! God!" Grayson yelled backing up.
"What what?!" I asked confused.
"HE GRABBED MY BALLS!" Grayson yelled in disgust. I burst out laughing but immediately stopped when Grayson and Ethan glared at me. I walked over to Mason who was still on the floor and grabbed his hair. I started dragging him around like a puppet. I kicked him in the stomach and despite my aggressiveness, I didn't think I should do anymore. I leaned down to his ear and whispered, "I think you get the message." Grayson and Ethan were standing together with their arms crossed. They looked like models...that just got beat up. I walked quickly away from Mason. I don't know I kept thinking he would jump back up and attack. We started walking back home silently.
"That was nice," Ethan said smiling into the distance. I laughed slightly and said, "Yea, relieving."
"I still can't believe he grabbed my balls..." Grayson mumbled. Ethan and I burst out laughing at him.
"It couldn't have hurt that much," Ethan chuckled.
"Yea, there's not too much to hurt anyway," I smirked at my own joke. Ethan started screaming in Grayson's face while I was just laughing.
"Meanies," Grayson pouted pretending to cry.
"Aww Gray Gray I was just playing," I said talking like he was a puppy. I opened up his crossed arms and hugged him. He hugged me back and all of a sudden I couldn't breathe. Grayson was hugging me way too hard! I'm not kidding though my breathing is already messed up from the fire. I started hitting his back lightly to let go.
"Ahhh," He said relieved as he let go of me. I started breathing heavily and stumbling.
"Oh man Ash did I hug you that tight?" He said worried. I shook my head while still looking down.
"I'm okay," I said in between deep breaths. I felt someone's arms pull me up and I looked up to see Ethan smiling. I blushed and returned a cheeky smile. When we got home, we knew we were doomed. Mom was standing at the door with her arms crossed.