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“Sarah, you’re dead!”
Mason was angry, and pushed me.
I hit my head on the stairs, and everything
went black.
I heard him yelling.
“Sarah, are you addicted to bullying people?!”
“Ever since you came into this house, the air
has been disgusting! You make me sick!”
I held back the pain and said, “I’ll move out,
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don’t worry.”
“You better be serious.”
Mason’s anger closed his throat.
He glared at me and picked up Jessica,
leaving me alone.
I felt the blood coming from my head, and I
remembered something.
My relationship with Mason wasn’t always this
bad.
Since I knew that he and I were going to be
married, and that we were going to be family.
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I always tried to stick to him.
He was rebellious, secretly playing games at
shady internet cafes, so I went with him.
Then he got into it with another guy over a
game,
I tried to break up the fight, and accidentally
cut my finger.
Mason went savage.
He beat up the other guy, who was a lot
bigger than him.
But now, the guy who used to freak out if I
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cut my finger,
Was hurting me for someone else, calling me
evil.
Whatever.
When Mason’s parents got home, my
engagement with him would be gone.
I looked at the servants and tried to smile.
“Can you take me to the hospital? I can pay
you.”
A new servant looked like she wanted to help, but an older lady pulled her away.
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They spoke quietly, but I still heard.
“Are you crazy?!”
“Don’t you know that Mason hates Ms.
Sarah?”
“If he sees you, you’ll get fired!”
The servant was scared, and ran away after
looking at me.
I laughed and picked up my cracked phone.
Mason’s parents are always away.
They’re only home for three or four days a
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month.
Mason was the master of the house, he said
that many times.
I’m not a Mason, I need to deal with my own
problems.
So, no one would come near me.
Whenever I got home, the leftovers would be
thrown out.
The dishes were all empty.
I was used to it.
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I went to the hospital.
The doctor said that I had a concussion.
He told me to stay for a few days.,
When I got out, I went back to the Mason
house to pick up my stuff.
The servants watched me, but did nothing to help.
That afternoon, I packed up everything and went to a hastily rented apartment.
It was only temporary.
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In a few months, I would get my diploma, get
a job offer, and end the engagement.
I could get away from everything.
On the third day after I left the Mason house.
Mason called me, drunk.
“Where are you?”
“Come over to A12.”
I was writing my resume, so I was annoyed.
“Mason, what’s up?”
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He stopped talking.
Even the noise around him died down.
I said “Hello?” but he didn’t say anything, so I
was about to hang up.
Then Mason spoke.
“Sarah, where are you?”
I kept typing and put the phone down,
answering.
“Didn’t you say that it made you sick to live in the same house as me? So, I moved out.”
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“Don’t worry, I won’t come back.”
He breathed heavier, then laughed.
“Sarah, why are you so obedient?”
“Weren’t you the one who used to chase after
me?”
“If you’re so obedient, I’m going to tell you to
get out of town, get out of my sight! Got it?”
“Sarah, I don’t know what you’re doing, but if
you keep messing with Jessica, you’re going
to regret it!”
My mouse was acting up, and I looked at the
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screen.
A few moments later, I realized what Mason
had said.
Mason scoffed.
“What’s wrong? Can’t say anything?”
“Aren’t you bored of your little games?”
“Apologize to Jessica, and I’ll let you come back.”
I said quietly: “Okay, I promise you Mason, I’ll leave.”
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Then I hung up.
