Sing For Me
Chapter 1
I had to get away from here. Running was the only option left. For the past 45 minutes I'd been running through the lush green forest of La Push. Funny how I still had an eye for nature while I was sprinting for my life. A few things you should know about my life.
My parent's weren't exactly what you'd call role models
I was ignored by everyone at school
Right now I was running away from home to go to my cousin Paul's.
The problem with number three was I had no idea how to get there. My stomach gave out a long protesting gurgle that filled the silence. I remembered my food today had consisted of a banana and a juice box. Nightfall had come quickly to turning the forest unique shades of blue and purple. Everything was silent with the exception twigs snapping beneath my feet. I'd always hated the dark. Memories of me sobbing outside my parent's bedroom door after a nightmare rushed back to me. If I'd had better parents and friends I wouldn't even be here right now!
I took refuge under a fallen tree and started to shiver. I had been positive that there was a particular bush you turned left at to get to Paul's house. It then promptly started to rain. A rustle of leaves made my ears prick with awareness. Images of horrible creatures filled my mind. It's only a squirrel, I told myself, only a squirrel. I repeated this like a mantra with my eyes shut tight. My parents didn't care about me, with the exception of Paul, nobody cared for me. Why did danger always find me? I opened my mind to reaffirm that there was nothing there, only there was something. I saw the real creature majestically step out from its refuge behind the bush. A giant wolf was directly in front of me. Its all knowing eyes were fixed on me with an almost human gaze. Quick gasps of air came from my mouth and I could feel the blood draining from my face. The world became black as I fell backwards and heard a quiet thud.
Thaila's P.O.V
"Thaila are you okay?" The room, or where ever I was, was spinning as I opened my eyes. Slowly everything started to become clear. I looked up and saw my cousin Paul staring at me with intensity. His brow was furrowed with worry and fear was set in his eyes. "Paul?" I heard him sigh with relief. "Thaila! Thank god. What were you doing out in the forest alone?" His voice was harsh but I'd known him long enough to be sure he was really just worried. "P-Paul I just c-couldn't stay there any more. T-the w-wolf and…" My eyes filled with new found tears. I was frustrated that my babyish sobs were getting in my way of telling Paul the whole story. "Shush, it's okay. What do you mean you couldn't stay at home? Was there trouble at school? Was your dad being mean to you?" "It was horrible Paul everyone just ignored me. N-nobody talked to me for nine months! You're the first p-person in a long time I've talked to." Okay so I wasn't exactly what you'd call the strong heroic type but at least I had a soul. I was pulled out of my rant when I saw Paul's arms shaking. "Are you okay Paul?" I reached over and grabbed his arms which felt like they'd just been roasting over a camp fire. "Wow! You're burning up! Lie down!" How could I be lazing here on the couch when Paul was running a high fever? Paul instantly stopped shaking and laughed, "Thaila, I see you're still motherly." I was not that motherly. "Come on Thaila go to sleep and we'll talk about this in the morning."
Paul's P.O.V
God those idiots! What were they doing to Thaila? My fit of rage was interrupted when I heard the telephone ring. I answered the phone with a pleasant, "What?" "Yo, Paul," it was Jared, "Sam wants us in five." What? I couldn't do that. Thaila would wake up while I was out being a wolf. "Man my cousin Thaila just got here and frankly she's a mess. I found her wandering around in the woods trying to find my house. I can't just shift out of no where and leave her." A sigh on the other end, "Sam says you've got to come. Embry and I aren't enough for a patrol." "You've got to be joking!" Even before I slammed the phone down I knew I was going. Sam had this mystical bond thing where we had to follow his command. Even though he hadn't told me directly over the phone I knew he'd just show up at my door and bark at me for not listening. Damn it Sam! "Sorry Thaila." I whispered as I backed out the door.
Thaila's P.O.V
Dear Thaila. I had to run and I won't be back till 3:00pm. Sorry, Paul. Well wasn't that peachy? The only things I'd brought with me were my wallet, an extra set of clothes and my iPod. My music was everything to me at this moment. I stepped out the back door of the house and decided I wanted to go down to the beach. I grabbed a stick and dragged it along the wet dirt marking a path so I wouldn't get lost again.
A few minutes and several wrong turns later I found the beach. It really was one of the most beautiful places on the planet. I took out my lime green iPod nano and selected shuffle on my play list. The main instrumental piece from Finding Nemo started to play. I closed my eyes and let the rhythmic sound of the strings and water lull me into a daze. Sunlight peeked through the clouds attempting to turn the grey somber water to blue. I vaguely wondered what would happen if I were to go into the water. It'd probably be cold so I decided against it. However I spotted a path that led onto a cliff. That would be fun to climb. As I climbed up the cold slimy rock I accidently hit the skip button on my iPod, Too little too late by Jojo began to play. I hoisted myself up to the top of the cliff just as I began to cry again. This song kind of added salt to my wounds. I wondered if it really was too late to start over again and have a normal daughter relationship with my parents. My hair got in the way of my eyes as the sea air blew in my face. I was such a limited person. Never moving forward and never moving back. "Hey!" I beautiful voice called me back towards reality. "You aren't jumping are you? Look I'm sure we can figure something out if we just talked about the situation. Plus Paul would be awfully angry if he found his only cousin had jumped off a cliff." A small smile appeared on my face. Those were exactly the words I'd needed to hear. I turned around to see who this mysterious voice belonged to. As I turned I took a sharp intake of breath.
Embry's P.O.V
I hadn't really appreciated being Paul's golden retriever. When he asked me to go check on his cousin I couldn't say no, because he was my senior. But as I looked into the perfect face of Paul's cousin nothing mattered anymore, nothing except her. She was everything. Her fragile small hands held to the earth. Thaila. Thaila was the definition of gravity. Her eyes were an extraordinary violet and they were a beautiful almond shape. The color of her eyes seemed to pop because they were in such deep contrast to her bronzed skin. Her hair was silky, straight and ebony. She was surely the most gorgeous thing I'd ever witnessed. Her look suddenly went from amazement to questioning. She pouted her lips and said in a voice as clear as glass, "Are you okay?" Her voice brought me out of my trance. I must've looked like an idiot. And surely my answer to her question confirmed it. "What?" "Oh, I just was wondering if you were okay because you kind of looked spaced out there." The wind began to howl and I had to raise my voice so she could hear me. "No I'm okay. I'm Embry Call. You're cousin Paul sent me to check on you." At this her shoulders dropped and she relaxed a little. "Oh. You know my cousin? Well you can tell him I'm fine, not about to do and cliff diving. Gosh that's so like Paul always the worry wart." I couldn't hide my amusement. Paul was the worry wart? Paul didn't care about anything. All of a sudden her facial expression changed. Was something wrong? Was she hurt? I went into panic mode. She then let out a rather girlish sneeze. How long had she been standing out here? We needed to get inside stat before she caught a cold.
Thaila's P.O.V
This boy that stood in front of me was like a fairy tale. He was even better than a prince. I felt so strange for saying this but it felt like destiny. God, that sounded so hockey. His topaz eyes burned into my violet ones and the whole world ceased to move. He had short brownish black hair that waved in the wind. Embry Call he'd said. Embry call my new obsession. He knew my cousin Paul so he couldn't be bad and he also had a pretty good humor. "We should go back to Paul's house so we don't get sick," he'd said right after my sneeze. It was easy to see the look of worry on his face. He was probably one of those types who squirmed when someone squashed a spider but that didn't matter to me. "I guess so it's started to get depressing out here." His face fell at that. "Oh gosh no I didn't mean because you're here. It's just…this places bring back unwanted memories. Let's go back. Besides, Paul will be in a fit of rage if I don't have dinner on the table for him when he gets back. If you can believe it last night he ate a whole steak, three cans of coke and a cake all by himself." Embry gave a chuckle, "I can believe that." Sigh. He was so perfect unfortunately guys like him didn't go for troubled girls like me. So this was like Romeo and Juliet only in this book the love was one sided. Or so I'd though until that evening.