Just like any other Friday night, I sat on the couch in Bella's living room as I waited for her to finish getting ready to go to the Cullen's house. Flipping absent mindedly through a magazine, a lot began to play through my mind.
Bella and I had been friends when we were small, before her and her mother moved away from Forks. It was devastating when she left, like losing a part of myself. But in the years that she was gone I found who I really was, found a me who may not exist today if she had stayed. I found that I was a witch.
My abilities grew in her absence and when she came back I didn't have the heart to tell her that I was a completely different person now… so I tried to be the Molly that she remembered. We went to school each day together and had study sessions up in her bedroom like most teen girls.
Charlie was surprised to see me back around the house so much after not seeing me at all for years, but he claimed that he was happy that Bella didn't have to start completely over. Of course she has Jake, he said, but having someone at Forks High was gonna be great for her.
Truth be told, I was protective over Bella now. I wasn't the only thing in Forks that she didn't know about.
Jake's friends and family were creatures that he didn't even know about at the time, that he didn't understand and wouldn't for a while. Shifters. But they weren't who I was worried about.
The Cullen's had moved in recently and unfortunately while my abilities as a witch allow me to sense how creatures have different energies from normal humans, they knew about me before I knew about them. Witches blood is a beacon to vampires, a major weakness. We kept separated and I kept on my toes. They seemed very different from what I had seen in the past and the stories my coven had told me, but I had to stay cautious.
However, when Bella came back all of that changed…
Her and Edward developed an interest in each other and at first, I protested, trying to keep her as far from them as possible. I eventually gave up as she was going to do what she wanted anyway and at least I could keep an eye on her.
After the incident with James was over, and Bella learned what I really was, it was as if a new paged had turned. I knew the Cullen's were completely trustworthy and didn't worry a second more about them. I even began to enjoy spending time with them. Plus, I no longer had to hide anything about me, which was a huge relief.
So much has happened since then and now with Bella's engagement I've learned to wake up expecting crazy things to happen. But here in Charlie's house, page after page flipping by mindlessly, it feels like nothing ever happened at all. Like we're two normal girls with normal secrets.
Bella's footsteps on the stairs pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Ready to go?" She asked.
"Been ready. Just waiting on you." I laughed.
And with that we headed out the front door, waving goodbye to Charlie, and made our way to the Cullen's house.