The Deal

15

I walked over to the door and once again, everything froze.

I wanted to cry knowing that if I touched him it'd go to the next memory but I just wanted to stare into his eyes one last time.

As I stared at him and his smile, I felt so happy.

White surrounded me again and I cursed, yelling that I wasn't ready to go to the next memory.

Mason and I were walking down the street and I knew exactly what memory this was. Mason was laughing next to me and my eyes widened.

"Mason get down now!" I screamed at him.

"What?" He gave me a questioning look and I was about to grab his hand to yank him down when the ear piercing sound of gunshots went off. I screamed and tried to tug him down but he only flew on top of me to protect me. I screamed at him to get off because I knew the outcome.

When the gunshots stopped I felt my stomach drop. I quickly got up and turned Mason over. I cried and touched his face.

Then it happened. Everything froze. I screamed profanities at whoever was making me relive the worst moment of my life.

I hear a voice speak up. I look down to see Mason.

"There was nothin you coulda done.." he told me and the tears flooded my eyes as I hugged him.

"Yes there was!" I screamed as I hugged him and he shook his head.

"It was me or you. I wouldn't of had it any other way.."

I stayed there and cried as I held him tightly, not wanting to let go ever again.

"You have to go back.." he spoke.

"No!" I shook my head rapidly.

"You have to Emi.."

"No, no I don't! I know how I can get to you I—" Mason cut me off "NO. You will live your life do you hear me? I lived mine, all I ever wanted was you and I had you. I died a happy man Emi, now I need you to live yours. Grow old and have a family like you always wanted."

The tears streamed down my face and soaked his shirt.

"I wanted that with YOU! I didn't want that with anyone else!"

"Find someone. You have to stay, you're going to change things, you're going to be happy you just have to get over me"

"I can't" I sobbed out.

"I love you, Emi" And just like that the dream continued. Mason was dying, and I was screaming.

A bird comes down and looks at me. We stare at each other before the bird starts to say my name.

"Emily... Emily.. Emily Emily Emily Emily.." the more the bird spoke the more I woke up.

I shot up with beads of sweat all over my body "Emily are you okay?" Emilio asked frantically.

I looked over at him with an angry confused face. why would he care?

I shook my head before getting up and locking myself in the bathroom.

Emily started knocking on the door "Emily, please talk to me.."

I scoffed "No"

"Emily I will break this door down if I have to." He said sternly.

"Just leave me alone!" I say as I stared at myself in the mirror.

My long brown hair cascaded down my shoulders like a nasty polluted waterfall. Mason had always loved it.