Deception **ON HOLD**

chapter ten(EDITED)

  I open my eyes quickly and immediately regret it as they close shut. I don't remember anything after my tenth drink.
  I reach over to the night side and grab the medicine that I knew was there and swallowed it completely. After a few minutes of laying in silence and not moving my head felt better.
  I sit up and look around. Bryce and Beth are passed out in the other bed while everyone else was spread out all on the floor. I giggle and then regret it grabbing my head.
  I realize that Mason is not here and start panicking. I grab my shoes throwing them on quickly just throwing my laces into the boots not tying them. I grab my phone and one of the room keys before rushing out of the door.
  I run all over the hotel looking for him worried that sometime last night he got super drunk and wander off. Finally I head up to the rooftop garden and see him there. He has his head in his hands like he is crying or something.
  I sigh in relief and he tenses knowing I'm behind him. I bend down in front of him, "are you okay Mason?" He shakes his head no before punching the ground with one hand.
  " I was so scared that what happened last time we all got drunk would happen this time. I didn't get drunk or even drink because I was so scared." he says finally after silence.
  I wrap my arms around him reassuring him over and over. "It is okay. I'm fine and so are you." I tell him.
  After a while they stand and Mason grabs my chin kissing me more passionately than ever before. After our kiss we sit in chairs to watch the sun rise.
  After hearing my stomach Mason suggests we head back down and order breakfast to our rooms. By the time breakfast came, I had a shirt and was dressed in comfortable pjs.
  Everyone slowly wakes up to the smell of breakfast. As we eat we decide to stay in for today and watch christmas.movies.
  After everyone finishes eating and the plates are set outside they all settle down on the beds for a movie. I head into the little attached living room and pull out the decorations for the tree we got yesterday.
  Then I find the ones Ree had made for us.
  Then I find the ones Hale's made for us.
  As we sort those into the correct boxes to be put on the tree the others come in obviously finished with their movie. Kayden, Mason, Luke and I all bring our memory ornaments out.
  Kayden's ornament is an old choo choo train.
  Luke's is an ornament about weed.
  Mason's is an old snowman.
  I have two ornaments that are very special to me, one being for when I used to dance and the other is about my mom in heaven.
  This year we got one to symbolize our new found friendships.
  Afterwards Mason and I finish putting the rest of the ornaments on the tree then we head into bedroom to watch another movie. As everyone gets into the movie I pick my iPad up and go onto Facebook.
  The first thing I see is a post my stepmother tagged me in :
Carrie Allen
I hope you are happy. Poor Josh is in jail with no way out. This is why you are a disgrace to this family! Do not return to this house ever again!'
  Attached to her post is Josh's arrest announcement. I drop my iPad into my lap as my thoughts start slowly building up.
  Why am I here?
  Why did those people not kill me all those years ago?
  How am I still alive?
  Should I even be here anymore?
  My hands slowly go up to my throat grasping it trying to breathe. I see Mason panicking before my eyes close and my body slumps into the darkness.

**Sometime later**

I open my eyes to see that I am in the other bedroom. As I sit up I see Mason in the corner slumped in a chair writing in a little black book. His eyes look tired as he writes.
  I cough and he looks up to the door surprised when he doesn't see anyone there and then he looks over to see me sitting up.
  I watch as his eyes light up and the book in his hands drop as he stands and walks over to me. He puts his hand cautiously on my cheek and I lean into his touch before he brings me into a bone crushing hug, "we thought you wouldn't wake up. You have been out six hours. Its two in the morning. Gosh I have never been so worried before Sarah." He says while the shirt on my shoulder gets wet letting me know he is crying.
  We stay like that for a while before he pulls back and kisses me fiercely. "I'm sorry. That anxiety attack was really bad." I say and he shushes me saying it's fine.
  "We took your iPad and hid it until we head home. You've already had enough attacks this entire break. We don't need you dying in us." he says and I nod agreeing with it.
  Afterwards we lay down and Mason falls asleep quickly and I lay there running my hand through his hair thinking about all the good things that have happened this year before falling asleep.  

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