A/N- Can you believe it? I am posting another chapter so soon! I am glad that all of you are enjoying this so far. Guess what! There is going to be a ...wait should I tell you? Nah...I think I will wait. Anyways here is another chapter enjoy!
He would tell her the truth. "I told you to stop writing, because if you were to stay in Philadelphia then you had to learn how to move on with your life." He looked down at his feet, then back up at her. "What I told you the night before you left;" she nodded her head saying that they were on the same page. "I realized that I was young and stupid. I cared for you yes, but if I allowed you to believe that what I had said was true, or allowed you to expect what normally comes from such a statement, then that was giving you false hope."
"Oh." she said quietly. "That still does not tell me why you lied to me about who you were."
He walked closer to her and took her small hands in his. "I just assumed you had forgotten about me like I told you to in the letter that I wrote."
"I never forgot about you." She gently touched his face. "How could I? When I came back you were the first person I wanted to see." She ran her fingers over his face. "I can't believe how much you have changed." she said almost in a sad sort of tone.
He gave her a small smile. "I could say the same for you. Look at you! You are so grown up." He twirled her around and stopped her to face him.
She blushed. "I haven't changed that much."
"You are right; inside you are the same skinny little feisty girl that I once knew." He softly brushed away a loose lock of hair from her face. "Let us go get some supper." He extended his arm and she took it. As they walked slowly towards the house she stopped and looked up at him.
"That day you told me I would never see you again; that day in the park." he nodded. "Why did you say I would never see you again?"
He sighed and looked up at the sky. After he mulled over what he was going to say he looked down at her awaiting face. "Because you won't Sarah. I am not the same person that you knew."
"Yes you are." she said reassuringly.
"No!" he said forcefully. Right then her kindness was replaced by something he had never seen in her, at least it had never been caused by him, but this time it was. He saw fear in her eyes. She was afraid of him; she was afraid of this man that he had become. Harm quickly softened his expression. "You do not know me Mac, and you do not want to." He turned his face away from her.
She placed her delicate hand on his face and gently forced him to look at her. She again ran her fingers over the sharp features of his face. "You're wrong." she said lovingly. "I know you. I lo...care for you. Harm you could never fool me. This mask that you are wearing may deceive some, but not me. When you wear your mask I still know who you are, even though part of you is hidden." She looked up into his deep blue green eyes. "Take off your mask Harm; take it off for me." She pleaded with him.
"I can't." He said quietly. She looked down at the ground disappointed. "Sarah if I take it off what is underneath will frighten you. Underneath I am ugly and disfigured."
She placed her hand on his cheek. "You would not be ugly to me; you could never be." He closed his eyes and laid his head on her hand. He unknowingly pulled her closer to him. He leaned in inches away from her face. "Show me Harm." she whispered.
He sighed and kept his eyes closed. "I can't." he whispered, and then gazed into her hurt eyes.
She pulled away from him. "Shall we go to supper?" she asked. A single tear slid down her cheek. He caught it with his thumb. She backed away and wiped her cheeks. "If you will excuse me Mr.Rabb I must prepare myself for supper." Without another word she turned around and walked swiftly to the house. He sighed.
"That Sarah is why you can not see." he said aloud. He slowly walked towards the house. He would go to supper as not to be rude to Sarah's father who had invited him earlier that day. Harm was not so sure how lovely the evening would be, but he would try to enjoy it.
A/N- The property this part takes place on is the Rabb property. It is right next to Mac's.
-2 weeks later-
Harm had only spoken to Mac when it was absolutely necessary. He laid in bed and tried to go to sleep, but no matter how hard he tried he just could not seem to find it. The only thing that was on his mind was her, and she refused to leave it. When he closed his eyes she would be there, reminding him of how he had lied to her, how he had hurt her. He threw back his blankets. After he had dressed he crept down the stairs, and walked towards the barn. He saddled his horse, and rode in the direction of nowhere. He had no idea where he was going, but the horse apparently did. The steady gallop of the horse's hooves, and the cool air did not relax him, it only heightened his senses. As he rode beside the woods he saw a hooded figure riding swiftly through the trees. He slowed his horse down and turned it into the woods. Reaching down towards his boot he pulled out his sharp knife. He urged his horse to ride faster. The hooded figure looked back at him, then they quickly turned back around and began to ride faster. Harm weaved his horse in and out of the trees. Knowing a river was coming up and that the rider could not cross it he pulled his horse behind a cluster of trees making sure not to loose sight of the rider. It appeared that the rider knew the territory, because they began to slow down and he knew that there was no way theycould see the river just yet. After a few minutes of slow riding the rider came to a complete stop near the bank of the raging river. Harm stopped his horse, and then tied it up to a tree. He silently crept towards the hooded figure. The sky lit up with lightening and the rain began to pour down upon him. He was about ten feet away from thedismounted rider when he stepped on a twig causing it to snap in two. The hooded person quickly turned around and saw him. The figure began to run quickly along the bank of the river. Harm ran behind them; knife drawn. He yelled after them to stop, but his cry was drowned out by a retched spine tingling scream.
A/N- So another cliffhanger. I know you are going to kill me, but if you do that then you won't find out what happens. I hope to update soon. Please review! BTW did anyone catch the cinematic illusion? It was to Phantom of the Opera, the part about the mask and how he was disfigured underneath, but not to her. I highly reccomend that movie by the way.
