It all started with a bet...

Chapter seven

                                        Warning!
This chapter contains some extremely triggering things! If things like, Suicide, self harm, or physical abuse bother you do not read this! Don't get mad if you don't like that is contained in the chapter.
James's POV
Hearing what he said when he walked away I felt like a complete piece of shit and tears escape from my eyes and my heart shatters. I walk to the side of the road and sit down while calling my dad. When he answers I shakily say,"Dad? Can you come pick me up? I don't think I can walk home right now..."
        "What happened?"
"Nothing... I'm just tired..."
"I thought you were walking home with mason,"
"I-I was but..." I take a deep breath then say, "You know what, I'll just walk I'll be fine."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure" I take another breath and say, "Bye dad, love you,"
"Love you too James,"
I hang up and start towards Mason's house hoping that he lets me talk for long enough to explain... Long enough to explain that I had fallen for him too...

I walk up to his door and hesitate before I knock but knock before I can back down. His mom opens the door and smiles at me then says, "Are you here to see Mason?"
"Y-yeah,"
She smiles at me and says, "He's in his room, first door on the right."
I nod, walk to the room and knock. He doesn't answer so I crack the door open and he isn't in there but then I see it...
Blood. Drips of blood leading to the bathroom. I run into the bathroom and I see Mason passed out on the floor pale as a ghost, blood pouring from his wrists.
I don't know if it was pure adrenaline or just shock that kept me up but somehow I stayed standing and screamed as I ran to him, "MARIA CALL AN AMBULANCE!" I sat next to him tears burning my eyes and I quietly say, "M-mason? C-can y-you hear me?"
Though his eyes roll in his head he nods. "Thank goodness..." Then I hear a gasp from behind me. I turn to see Maria but before I can say anything she gets her phone out and calls 911, running from the room. I pull him up into my arms and wrap my shirt around his wrists to try and stop the bleeding, ruining my white shirt but that was the least of my worries.
That's when my emotions caught up with me...
Tears pour down my cheeks and I pull him to my chest and say, "I'm so sorry..." I suddenly hear sirens from outside, I pick him up and walk out the door to where I see Maria talking to a few paramedics and I barely get these words out... "Help him please..."

I'll be honest, the next hour was a complete blur. I remember only one thing. The doctor taking him from my arms while saying, "He'll be fine," I hope he's right...
I'm sitting in the waiting room, shaking, hoping that he will be ok...
Then a doctor walks in with a smile on his face and says, "He's ok, and he's asking for you sir,"
I stand and walk to the room that I know he's in and walk in to see him laying down on his bed looking like a mess. "M-mason?"
He looks at me and says weakly, "Come here..."
I walk over and kneel next to him, "I-I'm so sorry... I promise I didn't want to hurt you... I... I had fallen for you as well..."
I feel his gaze but I don't look at him, then I feel his hand on my cheek lifting me to meet his gaze, "You're stupid, you know that right?"
I laugh and say, "Yes, I do,"
He smiles and says, "Good," Then he does something that surprises me...
He kisses me...
And without hesitation I kiss him back...
What feels like a eternity passes before he pulls away, "I'm sorry for trying to do that James... I just didn't have a reason to live anymore..."
I look at him and say, "What about your mom?"
He looks away guiltily and says, "I don't know, I was just tired of living..."
I lean over and kiss him again to make him be quiet.
Another eternity passes when we hear a giggle from behind us, I pull away and look to see Maria, Zoey, and Bryan looking at us with tear filled smiles, "Hey Z," Mason says quietly.
"Just shut up and let me hug you," She runs over to him and hugs him tightly crying into his shoulder.
"I'm sorry guys, I promise I won't do that again..."
"We know,"All of us say as I grab his hand and squeeze it.
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