Taming Sawyer (editing)

Chapter 45

Peyton's POV

I finally reached the light that was beaming through the ceiling and realized it was into an open room, kind of like a lobby of some sort. I dangled myself down until I felt the tips of my toes touch the ground. My surroundings were clear for as far I could see; so, I held my head down and walked in any direction my legs would take me. The ground below me was concrete. I have to be in a big corporation of storage rooms but there's nothing like that in Hedgewood.

I was beginning to feel okay with where I was walking but that went down fast when I heard whispering and soft steps behind me. I peaked my eyes up just the tiniest bit and my eyes came to a sudden stop when they saw tall men just 20 feet away. Just when I thought that I was okay, I end up getting watched by the cliche of tall men in black suits.

Once they caught my eyes staring at them, their steps got longer and faster. Along with theirs mine did also. I cut a sharp corner and hid behind a wall in attempt to lose them. I stood there for what felt like forever thinking that I finally did. But yet again I was fooled and taken by the back of my head and dragged deeper into the darkness. I felt a huge hit to the head that made me pass out.

I woke up in another dark room that was accommodated by someone else other than me. The whole room was blurry and the voices were going in and out of focus. All I could hear was yelling with hate. And then I heard someone say my name.

"Is that her?" I heard them yell. "Is that fucking Peyton? You bastard, you  promised me that you would let her go if I stayed here. What is she doing here?"

"She decided to escape on her own accord and the person that was particularly angry with her got even angrier when I told her that I was letting her go," The mention of Ava makes my skin crawl with fear. This person is just as angry with this other person as Ava was with me.

"Her? Who is so mad at her? She's done nothing. Let her go, Ramsey," Ramsey? Sawyer's dad.

"Ava Reed my son and you better call me father. You call me by my name one more time and she's staying here for good like you, boy," Tears flooded my eyes when they played with my fate.

"Father, Ava Reed is not in the right mental state to be dealing with Peyton's life. She's insane. Peyton has so much ahead of her let her go. Please," My mind was finally starting to clear up from whatever trauma the men had forced on to it. I was hearing Sawyer's voice. He was fighting for me. But how does he know about Ava's state of mind?

"Maybe I can arrange something with you that will make most of us happy," even without being able to see him I could hear the smirk on his face.

"What are you proposing?"

That was the last thing I heard before I was knocked out cold again.

I woke up in bright white room. My head was pounding and I have no memory of what has happened. The last thing I can remember was going to sleep with Sawyer. The rest is a blur. My mind was racing to figure out what has happened until I heard the door open and close and then light footsteps to my bed. I looked up to see it was Rein.

"Hey, how you feeling?" She was being abnormally nice.

"Not great. Why don't I remember anything?"

Her face fell but was instantly recovered with a sympathetic smile. "Sawyer broke up with you to go be with his father and told you that he really did sleep with Olivia. He just made her lie because he wanted you back so he could find a way to bother Liam and Danielle some more until he left for good,"

My heart sank to my stomach. He couldn't have. He wouldn't do that to me. He loves me.

"That still doesn't explain anything about me losing my memory,"

"He upset you so much that you're mind is protecting you from remembering it happened. At least that's what the doctor said. You passed out in the middle of the fight between you two from high blood pressure. That was caused from being so angry at him,"

"He wouldn't do that, Rein. I know he wouldn't. Please bring him in here,"

My head was getting worse by the second. I just wanted to hear Rein say it was a sick joke and that Sawyer was on his way up to see me. But I got other news instead. He's gone. He left with his dad. Was all the stories a lie? Was Anna's death just an accident? Is he so crazy that he faked that his father did it? Did he fake his father coming after us for shits and giggles? No, this isn't the Sawyer I know. At least the one I thought I knew.

Tears broke through the barrier I was building up. But this all just hurt too much. He's not here. He left me. Alone in a hospital bed with no memory of what happened. Just what I'm being told.

"How do you know about our fight?"

"Sawyer called me telling me that you passed out during your fight and that you were on your way to the hospital in an ambulance. I asked him if he was with you but he said no and that he was on his way to his fathers place. I then asked him why he was leaving and he said that he never loved you and that everything was just for fun until he was able to move back with his dad," she's now sitting on the edge of the bed by my feet looking at anything other than me. "He's a dick, Peyton. You don't need him,"

But I do. I really do.

"Where are my parents and Vikki?"

"Your dad isn't here but your mom and Vikki are in the waiting room. She thought since I was the one he called and told that I should be the one to break it to you,"

"Why is my life so fucked up?" I laughed bitterly. Chucking at the mess my life has become over these past few months.

"You'll get through this, Peyton. Don't be a weak ass bitch. Get out of this hospital bed -once you're fine by the way- and make good out of your life. Your life will be shit if all you think it is is shit," there's the Rein I know and love. She's a breath of fresh air and honesty. She's always been here to give those.

A laugh broke from my lips at he choice of words. "Did the doctor say when I can leave?"

"Tomorrow evening at the earliest,"

"That's fine," I nodded my head. "Do you mind if I just have some alone time to think?"

"Sure, I'll be with your mom and Vikki,"

I nodded my head again and watched as she walked away. As soon as the door shut behind her, my head fell back on my pillow and tears barricaded out of my eyes.

The sudden out burst of all of this is killing me. The time he decided to do it just doesn't make sense. We were so content and happy with our relationship that we had -minus all the stuff his dad was putting us through- but now I'm finding out it's a lie.

I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about everything. I want to hear him tell me this himself, but knowing him, he won't answer my calls once he sets his mind on something. And apparently that something is torturing me.

(A/N): This is the end of book 1. Book two will be going up while
I edit this one. I hope you all enjoyed this even though it didn't end on the happiest note. But you'll have to read book 2 to find out some more. It will be taking place 4 years later while Peyton is a senior in college. That's all I'll be giving out here. Go check out the first chapter of "Repairing Peyton" now!

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