Deception **ON HOLD**

Chapter sixteen

Masons pov

As I unlock Sarah's door I get an uneasy feeling so I open the door step in and shut it behind me as softly as I can. I run to her bedroom to see her fall from her window and start screaming and I yell, "Sarah! No!"

I dash out of her apartment pounding on our door (the guys, hales, Beth, and I) yelling," hurry! I need someone!" and take off running down the stairs. I knew someone was behind me when I heard feet pounding the stairs behind me. I run out the back door to where Sarah lays unmoving with her eyes closed. As whoever comes up behind me I hear them gasp.

The others come down and I hear someone calling 911 while I fall on my knees knowing I did this to her. Tears drip freely down my face as the ambulance arrives and takes her with lights and sirens to our biggest hospital around.

          ****a few weeks later****

I slump back into my chair by the others after listening to a doctor talk nonsense. All of a sudden Sarah's dad John, step mom Carrie and step sister Lacy rush in. I get up already mad and ask them, "what the hell are you all doing here?"

Sarah's father breaks down crying and explains what happened, " she reminded me so much of her mom. Her potential music skills. How beautiful she was and did to become. I couldn't bare to see her like that."

I look at them all and see that Carrie and Lacy doesn't look sluttly like they normally do. I look back at everyone and I'm sure my face looks the same as theirs. All of a sudden a nurse comes running to us and tells me, "she has awaken." I nod to Beth who hurries to her room while I situate her dad and his so called family.

*switch to Sarah's pov*

The smell alerted me of where I was before my eyes opened. As they opened I look around and see a glass, so I take my hand that doesn't have an iv in it and knock it off. Right away a nurse comes running in and shock overcomes her face when she sees I'm awake and run runs back out the door.

After a couple of minutes Beth comes in and I point to the door indicating get out and try to say out but nothing comes out and she doesn't budge so I drop my arm and close my eyes ignoring her.

She gets frustrated and shouts, "You are seriously stupid if you are still acting mute. Like seriously we almost, like very closely, lost you! Do you even realize that?!" Mason and Bryce comes after she shouts. Bryce whispers in Beth's ear and they walk out while Mason walks over to me.

He brushes a piece of hair out of my face causing me to flinch before telling me, "Sarah you destroyed your voice box from screaming after not weeks of not talking." tears spring to my eyes and he continues, " and your dad is here."

I shake my head no trying to tell him not to let him come in, but it happens anyways. He comes in seeing me sprawled out with most likely what I have is a cast on my left foot and bandages wrapped around my head.

For some reason my shaking hand grabs Mason's as my dad starts speaking," Sarah, I am so very sorry for everything. You should have not gone through all that you have and it's all my fault. I am again so very sorry. I really want you to come back home please." I shake my head no and point towards the door and Mason tells my dad that I say get out.

****six weeks later****

"Thanks doc!" I sign to the doctor who helped me learn sign language fast, and I hop off the bed happy my cast was finally off. Beth gives me a scolding look and I sign, " Hand over my keys." she slowly hands them over saying, "are you sure?" and I sign" of course."

We drive to school and I step out of the car after parking signing, "I am so happy. Now I don't have to worry about your little group trying to help me."I look over at Bryce and them seeing Mason has his arm around some brunette and I look away sadly then smirk and trip the nerd passing by and he runs away knocking into Mason's shoulder on the way in fear knowing the mean Lynn is back. 

Beth says, "Was that necessary?" snd shakes her her when I sign,"of course. Now goodbye go run to loverboy." she walks off as I walk into the school grabbing my books and heading to my only class today, choir.

I sign hello to my teacher and sit at the piano playing my last (new) song for this song. I name my song and hand it to Mr. Mills who says,"how to save a life?," then reads the song before saying,"makes sense."

The other classmates shuffle in before Mr. Mills hands my song to Beth and she starts singing, "Step one, you say we need to talk
He walks, you say sit down, it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left, and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
Cause after all, you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And I pray to God he hears you
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life."

Everyone claps at the end before mr mills announces, "that'll be all of Sarah's wonderful songs." everyone groans and Bryce asks, "why?" and Mr. Mills says, "she has gotten an early admission to the Royal Academy of Music in London and I am taking it." after he said that Ilook over to see everyone but Bryce and Mason looking sad, Bryce and Mason just sat there looking shocked.

About then an announcement came over the intercom saying I was being signed out and I grab all of my books and leave. After walking to the office I see Matt waiting and he follows me to our cars and hands me a new iphone taking my old one before telling me, " good luck, sarahbug and I love you very much." I signed I loved him as well and leave in my car.

    **two hours later**

After going through security, I'm finally on the plane and put my ear plugs in to drown everything out with music.

***five hours later***

A guy beside me shakes me awake saying, "the plane is about to land." Isign, "thank you." and he looks shocked before signing, "you know sign language. I sadly nod yes and he says, "sweet. My name is Logan. What's yours?"

I sign, "it's Sarah but I go by my middle which is Lynn." we switch numbers and he says," we would have to meet up soon.
*an hour later*

An hour of waiting for a cab I head to my new apartment and get settled it. Tired from jet lag I fall asleep face forward on my new couch.