2. Get Together

I was curious on Mason's look. He was smiling the whole way to the pier.

I wish I knew what he was thinking.

We didn't go to the pier right away, we had to go meet and pick up the rest of Mason's family. When we got to the house, I opened the door and stepped out. Mason walked me to his house. Before I could ring the doorbell to go in, Vincent had already answered the door as if he knew we were already there.

"Howdy Sandy!"

"Please don't say that."

"Oh, Okay sorry…"

"Mom! Mason's here for us!"

"Alright darling! We'll be down in a sec!" their mom called down.

"Okay!"

"Is everyone ready?" Mason asked

"Everyone except mom and Beth."

"Typical."

"Then why do you ask?"

"I don't know."

"Alright, let's go every one!" Mason's mom says leading them all out the door.

"Finally!"

Valerie and Bethany looked beautiful, and Zachary and Vincent were very formally dressed.

Mason's parents were just… Dashing!

"Well, Hello Sandy." Mason's father greeted me.

"Hi, Mr. Malcovich."

"Please, call me Damien"

I nodded my head to let him know I was sure of that.

"Hello Sandy, I was looking forward to meeting you."

"Why thank you…"

"You can call me Estella."

"Estella." I said as I nodded my head in response.

Mason, Me, Valerie, Vincent, and Zachary went in one car, and Estella, Damien, and Bethany went in another car. When we finally got to pier view, we all got out and walked inside. We walked toward the lady on the reservation pulpit.

"Table for eight please."

"Sure, no problem."

"Thank you."

"If you need anything I'll be here to serve you."

"Thank you."

"While I'm here would you like anything to drink?"

They all looked at me and waited for me to answer…So I answered,

"I'll have a Sprite please."

"We'll all have one of those, except for one coffee, please?" Mason said

"All right, I'll make sure those get to you in a sec. okay?"

"Yes, thank you."

We sat there in silence for a while, waiting patiently for our drinks. I broke the silence…

"So what are you guys going to get to eat?"

"Oh, nothing darling. We're all fasting. We only eat breakfast, not lunch and dinner."

"Maybe a midnight snack?" Vincent exclaimed.

"Sometimes Vincent, don't be rude."

"What?" he whispered

"Oh, nothing."

They all just grinned at me except Bethany. Zachary nudged her side.

"Ow!" she said while rolling her eyes.

Our drinks came. I ordered my food when the lady got to our table again.

"I'll have the grilled salmon, with the side salad."

"And for the rest of you guys?"

"Oh, no thank you darling, we're on a fast."

"Oh! Well, okay, your salmon will come quicker than the turtle gets here."

"What?"

"Never mind."

When my fish came, and the turtle, the Malcovich family, we're all asking me questions.

"So Sandy, do you have any siblings?" Estella asked.

"Yes, I have an older brother named Derek."

"What are your parents like?" Damien asked.

"Well, there separated, for one thing…"

"Oh you poor thing!"

"Its alright I trade places with them every year."

They all looked at me frightened for some reason.

"You're not going to be with us long?" Zachary asked with a surprised look.

"Well, I'm not exactly sure, but I might leave if I plan to."

"Aww, Come on Sandy, Stay will ya?" Vincent pleaded.

Every one looked at me and pleaded with there eyes.

"Alright! Alright."

And I just smiled.

A minute later, when all the laughter and talking had stopped, I saw Travis walk into the restaurant.

"Oh man!"

"What?"

"Travis is here!"

"So?"

"What if he's mad at me for ditching him while he was talking?"

"I doubt that."

I didn't have time to argue back, because Travis was already heading this way.

"Hey ya'll and Sandy!"

"Hey Travis, What brings you here? A date?"

"Aww shoot, nah' my sister, I always pick her up from work here."

"Your sister works here?"

"Yep, she sure does."

Travis's sister rushed out of the kitchen door to Travis's side.

"This is my sister Molly."

I recognized her as our waiter a little while ago. She was a blonde, Figures, She had brownish, kinda greenish eyes, and a little of bucktooth teeth showing. Ha-Ha hilarious.

"Well I better get goin' now cuz my parents are waiting for me to get home."

"Oh, well that's too bad."

"Bye ya'll!"

"Bye!" we all shouted back.

The door slammed behind them.

"Well I think it's time for us to get going also." Damien claimed.

"That's right, Sandy is getting tired."

She was right, I felt like just crashing right then and there. Mason drove me in the car that Estella and Damien came in and the rest went in the other car… Mason took me into the house.

"You need to get rest Sandy"

"But I'm not tired" I confessed.

"Yes you are I can tell by the way you look"

"Alright then, I will"

I stayed there looking up at the ceiling, until he demanded;

"Go to sleep Sandy!"

"Alright!"

Then he left the house very quietly thinking I was asleep.

"Sandy!" Mason called after me.

"Hey, C'mon your still mad about last night?"

"I just want to be alone for today okay?

"Fine,"

I got my lunch and sat at the lunch table where Travis was sitting.

"Hey Sandy. I haven't seen ya'll since last night."

"Yeah, but it seems like a long time though"

"What brings ya' here to my table?

"What's wrong with me hanging out with you?"

Travis shrugged. He didn't have a problem with that. I looked over at Mason and his brothers and sisters. They weren't eating anything. I thought to myself, I wonder why they never eat anything. Do I really believe that they only eat breakfast?

I'm pretty sure they don't just eat breakfast; they are hiding something from me. Probably something they don't want me to know, maybe a deep dark secret…