Rumbling Waters Ranch

Chapter 5

Sorry for the short chapters guys!

I sat down at the dinner table the seat to the right of the end. James siting across from me and and Mason next to him and Carter at the other end. A girl I haven't seen around sits next to me and Sarah walks in with the food setting it all on the table and sitting down at the head. Everybody just kinda sits there in an awkward silence before Sarah pipes "Well dig in everyone I didn't make this food for nothing" she says and reaches for the garlic bread. As soon as those words were out of her mouth everybody lunges for food. The garlic bread gets snatched away and same with the spaghetti and corn and butter. Sarah sits there wide eyed an amused look in her eyes while watching the scene unfold. Everybody realizing whats going suddenly sets down the food and starts laughing. I don't though I sit there with my food and keep scooping and grabbing the food till I have what I want. All eyes turn to me and I shrug it off. What i'm hungry in my life everybody fights for what they get. I start eating and everyone goes silent and gets there food. Carter keeps glancing over at me and eventually he starts to get on my nerves. I turn my head to him and glare he keeps looking so eventually...... " What do you want Carter!". Sarah looks at me with a questioning glare. "He keeps staring at me" I murmur. James turns his head and gives ice cold glares to Carter. I fell eyes burning the side of my head and eventually Carter just says "Whats your deal Sam! Why are you here? Are you like jealous of me and Brittany or something? God get a life would ya. Oh wait I remember you killed-".. "ENOUGH. God dammit Carter I had a life and now i'm here. You honestly think i'm jealous of you and that slut! Wow must be desperate for looove. Oh hey you remember the Black Halo? Guess who you just messed with" I yelled almost screaming to him while standing up my hands on the table. I whipped out the folded up mask I always keep with me and threw it at him hitting him square in the chest. "Uh yeah right i'm sure you had a life and uh my life is great thank you very much. I can't believe your actually pretending to be the best and sexiest fighter in like the whole world. And i'm the desperate one" he scoffed sitting back in his chair. I rolled my eyes and walked to a drawer by the shelves close to the kitchen. I opened it and pulled out a pen and peace of paper. I put the cap back on the pen but took out a needle and pulled out the ink part of the pen. I taped the needle to the end of the pen. I took out another pen and drew my famous symbol on the paper- a pair of black wings with a halo over it. And folded up and taped it to the top of the pen. i could feel everyone watching me and moved carefully. I took out another mask and a black blindfold out of my pocket. I put on the mask took off my shirt so i only have my usual shorts and sports bra on and walked to the end of the table were Sarah was sitting with annoyance and confusion written all over her face. I quickly threw my dart I always keep these with me but they searched me and took them away before I came here. I hit my target straight in the arm. It his bicep and i quickly threw off my mask-too the ground- put my shirt on and walked outside. He whimpers and you could see my symbol sticking out. That's my trademark. I walked straight to the barn and down to the third aisle in he second barn and way back to the last stall on the right. Titan creeped into the light nostrils flaring to pick up my scent. "Hey boy" I murmured softly. Knowing my familiar smell he stuck his head over the door and nuzzled my stomach. I chuckled and slowly went to his stall door trying to open it. He saw where my hand was and quickly stepped back pinning his ears and baring his teeth. "Woah boy I won't hurt you I promise" He calmed a wee bit and I slowly moved my hand more toward the door. He let out a high pitched whinny. A warning to back off and leave his territory alone-or else. I brought back my hand and sighed sinking to the floor and leaning my back against the hay bale and the opposite wall of his stall. I pulled my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around them just studying the creature in front of me. He slinked back into the shadows and not too long after I felt a body sit down next to me. "So is it true your the Black Halo?" I heard Masons voice woven with excitement. And a wee bit of fear. I looked over at him and smiled " yeah, yeah I am or was any way". Sigh. I reached up and pushed my hand through my hair. "Mason!!" the call sounds distant but worried. Mason ducks down and drags me with my hand to what looks like an upstairs secret room. I actually got a look at his face and he looked to be about 7-8. We sat down in some cushioned chairs that were in there and Mason once again looked at me saying "You won't tell them i'm here right?". "Of course not. As long as you don't tell them i'm here" I respond. "Cross my heart and hope to die. Besides i'm supposed to be in my room" he says chuckling. "It is so easy to get out of there like come one people know who you take before you take them.". I laughed quietly though knowing this was true. "So how are you here" i asked trying to spark up conversation. "Well i'm not ashamed of it so here goes. My family was never the best. My parents were always out on trips for business never home a lot anyway. Workaholics. My only way to get noticed or have fun or do something then be babysat by the stupid nanny was to sneak out. I resorted to shoplifting. I thought that I could actually get something for myself other than just having it handed to me all the time ya know. I just get tired of it I want something of my own. So that's what happened But I got caught one time trying to escape a house that I had broken into. I struggled and managed to get one of the cops shot. My parents absolutely would not them take me so I got sent here for the rest of the summer" he said with mischief in his eyes. " Well sorry abut your parents I-". "Ya know I hate it when people say that. It happened it's over and i chose to do it so stop saying it its not your fault or anyone's." "Look Mason I know how it feels all right I got a lot of that and it just made it that much harder to deal with. Trust me I know" I said hugging him tight. He hugs me back almost clinging like i'm his life line. We let go and I was about to stand up and go but he gave me puppy dog eyes and pulled me back down. "just a little longer I want to feel like I have a real m- at least someone that won't leave at the first sign of weirdness or trouble". Those words were enough to make me love my life fell like i'm here for a reason. He has just shattered the ice and warmed me up again. I look at him lovingly. And sat back down on the floor with pillows and blankets around me. He comes and crawls on my lap laying his head on my chest.

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I woke up warm and happy the next morning. Sitting up I look around. Wtf am I doing here. And then it all rushes back last night mason everything. I turn my head to find no Mason. He's gone! I quickly get up and rush to the secret door opening it and and sneaking out of the barn and quickly rushing to the house. As soon as I walked in I was stopped by a blood boiling sight. There was James pushed up against the wall with Brittany. As soon as he heard me he turned his head and rushed to say something but i was already out the door. I walked into the other barn trying to take my mind off of the latest events by looking at all of the horses and reading there name plates. I walk back to the tack room to get a good look at that beautiful saddle I saw the other day. I was nearly there when I heard little screams. Mason!! I quickly hurried to the sounds coming to a wash stall with cement walls and no one around. I walked in only to find Carter with a raised hand and Mason laying on the ground cowering into the corner. I quickly took out my phone while rushing to mason and took pictures to show Sarah. I grabbed Carters arm and shoved behind his back shoving him into the opposite wall. I guess I couldn't really do much damage not with Mason there no. I picked up Mason and and turned back to find Carter standing there with a red face and eyes raging with anger. He had had about enough of me. He raised a fist and I immediately put down Mason and shoved him to the other wall making sure he wouldn't get hurt. Just in time too. Seconds later I was punched in the stomach and jaw. I fell and he kicked me in the side several times. I turned my face toward the corner. And felt a sharp wack across my back. I screamed in pain and shoved myself inside the corner causing a sharp burning pain to run through my whole body. Another whack. AAAAAH. Wait I know that sound. A whip the dick is using a whip. That Dick is using a fucking whip. I moved and inch. Another whack. I sobbed. "stooooooop" I screamed. I looked down. So much blood i'm sitting in a pool of blood-my blood. I heard footsteps but by then I couldn't feel anything. I sat there motionless-it hurt to much to move. My eyes deep pits of nothingness. I heard shouting and sirens but it all seemed distant. 

I felt little hands on my arm. Shaking me trying to wake me up. Something clicked in my brain Mason. My eyes snapped open and I saw white. I turned my head to the right to find James slouching in a chair sleeping I guessed. I tried to sit up but the simple movement shot pain through my nerves. I cried out in pain. Mason started crying hugging me with little arms I wrapped my arms around him and tried to pull him on the bed as best I could. James was there instantly pulling Mason from me. He kicked when he felt the hands and I heard a groan. James let Mason go and he crawled the rest of the way up to me on the bed. i held him tight on the opposite side of where James was so he couldn't grab him again. "Get out of here I don't want to talk to you ever again just go." I said in a deathly calm and low voice. "Please just let me explain it's not what yo-". I laughed darkly "isn't that what everyone says".