He Saved Me

Chapter sixty three

Chapter dedicated to @IreneTadros ! Go give her a follow, along with me! :)

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~Leahs P.O.V~

I know Mason is looking. I can't help it. All my pain and hurt just starts flooding out all at once.

"Leah" Ellie coos, hugging me.

"I'm okay, just emotional" I pull away.

"I brought tissues just incase" Ellie hands me a couple. I wipe my eyes carelessly.

"Brooks is trying to talk some sense into him. He was really stupid" Ellie offers me a sympathetic smile.

"No, a warning just would have been nice. There's obviously still feelings present on both ends. I don't want to be the other one. I'm left in the dark on this. I wish he could just tell me what all of this is about" I sigh.

"He will. I'm not sure when but he will" Ellie assures me, tears forming in her eyes.

"He wants to talk to you" Ellie says after a little bit.

"I just need a minute" I say, putting my head in my hands, the uncontrollable sobs starting again.

Ellie runs her hand up and down my back in a comforting manner.

"Okay, I'm ready" I wipe my eyes with a tissue.

"I'll send him out. Text me if you need anything" Ellie hugs me.

Soon pounding is heard behind me.

"Leah, please let me explain some more" Mason chokes out.

I nod, patting the spot next to me.

"I need it all Mason. Don't hold back. Please" I swallow down my tears.

"I will, I promise" His face falls at the sight of my blotchy skin, bloodshot and swollen eyes and quivering lip.

"My family has had this house for years. I would come here every summer for the longest time. Across the street lived my best friend, Mario. He was a couple years older than me. A few years after Mario and I started getting along and developing a deep, personal friendship, Alexis and Elijah moved in next door. Elijah developed a crush for Mario's sister, Sofia and Alexis developed a crush for me. She would always yell at Mario for taking me from her. I ended up falling for her, at least I thought I did. One day Mario got into bad things. He was only 13 but was getting into clubs because of his friends. I warned him, told him to stop. I didn't want anything bad to happen to him. Around the same time Brooks and I started becoming close. We were only 7 at the time, I felt like his father. He ignored me of course. One day, his friend was driving home from the club they were at and got into an accident. Not only was he drunk but he was also high. Mario-" He hiccups, trying to continue the story.

Shįt, I didn't realize it was this. He should be able to tell me this on his own time.

"Mason, you can stop" I grab his hand.

"No, I have to tell you" He wipes his eyes.

"Um, Mario being the smallest was sitting on his friends lap in the back seat. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt or anything. He didn't make the crash. He was in a coma for weeks but we all knew he would never come out of it. Everyone else made it out alive. Elijah was there for Sofia and Alexis for me. I was crushed, not a day would go by that I didn't breakdown. For months his memory haunted my night. I still suffer from nightmares at times. They mostly stopped when I met you. Alexis and I developed deeper feelings so I though. Really, she was a distraction to my 7 year old self. Almost 11 years have passed and she still flings herself at me. Its pathetic really. I broke up with her at the end of every summer for two years. I never realized that it was just a distraction for me. That I never really had feelings for her. As shįtty as that makes me sound, I toyed with her feelings for two years. Now wether she threw herself at me for my money or me myself, I'll never know. But I do know I never liked her, not like I do with you. You are the only girl I've wanted to be around. Anyone else has been a one day thing. It makes me sick to think that I did that. I would never do it again, and I wish I had gained the balls to talk to you years ago like I wanted to. I would have realized that without you, I feel empty. I really do Leah, you don't have to believe me. I get it, but please just think about all of this" He says, tears falling out of his eyes.