Part 12: honey moon/road trip

                                    

                                          
I woke up, again, seeing the bright sun shine brightly in my face again. Feeling the warmth of the sun
                          
"Emma" Mason says and I look at him "I have a surprise." He said and I look out the window to see birds flying, freely flying wherever they want "but first I want to take you to see Al." He said, I sigh and get up knowing I have no choice. I grab the clothes from him and walk into the bathroom, I put on black tights, a black tank top, and a grey cardigan, I put on my ankle high boots and put my hair in a ponytail. "That was quick." He said and we walked out and walked to Al's house 
                          
"Mason and Emma!" Al says happily 
                          
"Don't sound to excited Doc." I silently say 
                          
"Why don't you sit Emma, me and Mason are going to talk." He said and I sat down on the single couch. When they finished talking Al came up to me and Mason left "so, how are your hallucinations?" Doc asks 
                          
"They aren't hallucinations." I say leaning in close "they're real. Must mean I'm crazy, right?" 
                          
"Emma, we both know you aren't crazy." He says "where do you think peace is? Away from the hallucinations." He says 
                          
"Sleep." I say 
                          
"Mason has told me you haven't been eating, you've gotten skinnier, he's heard you throw up, and you've been distant and quiet." He says writing it down, I get up and go towards the window 
                          
"Doc, I know he doesn't care for me." I say "I know he's just afraid to loose someone that reminds him of Grace, to watch her fade away again like it's loosing her all over again." 
                          
"Why do you think that?" He asks, I turn to him
                          
"I don't think, I know." I look down "and deep down everybody else knows too. Even you." 
                          
"But I don't see Grace in you." He said 
                          
"You're just trying to make me feel better." I say "an old shrink talk, I've had it before." 
                          
"You may not think Mason cares for you, but he does, that's why you're here." 
                          
"Al" I start and sit back down "do you know why I was first here?" I ask 
                          
"Yes, you got kidnapped, twice." He said answering my question 
                          
"Not only that, Blake did this." I say lifting up my shirt showing him my scars "then, I had to kill Blake just so I could survive." 
                          
"Emma, you're going to be gone for a while and then I want to see you again." He said 
                          
"Why?" I ask "am I crazy?" 
                          
"No, Emma, I think you are very sad." He said "you lost your dad but not your mom, even though you feel like it. You got kidnapped and done everything to survive, your friend got married because she fell in love and now you feel alone. You say it's fine but really it's not." 
                          
"Why?" I pause "why, did it have to be me?" I ask "to have all this happen to and Trisha gets the best out of everything. She fell in love with a gentle gang member, they got married just yesterday. But me? I get kidnapped twice and traumatized, he only wants to keep me because I look like Grace, and now I can't even see my mom again nor my dad nobody is even looking for us. They think we ran away or we just died." I get up again 
                          
"Well, our times up and Mason is outside of the house. He has a surprise for you." He said 
                          
"Bye Doc." I wave goodbye and walk outside 
                          
"Emma!" Mason yelled so I can come to him "so Lance and Trisha are in the living room so we all can talk." He takes my hand, not intertwined, we walk to his house and we walk in. Lance and Trisha are on the couch holding each other's hands and cuddling next to each other, Mason sits down and I sit next to him but not close.