The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: Ancient
Main Character: Bella
Rating: T
Word Count: 496
"So have you heard that Sam's dad is back?" I ask Leah as I pick at my salad.
"Of course I've heard. He's only back for Sam's money." She tells me bitterly so I hesitate before blurting out the point of bringing him up.
"I slept with him."
"What?" She shrieks and I glare at her because the last thing I need is a diner full of gossips listening to our conversation.
"Oh come on Leah, I can't have Sam so why not him? He's like the older version of him."
"He's ancient Bella and I thought we were over this."
"Hardly ancient, he was only 19 when Sam was born."
"You're only 19 now." As if I don't know.
"So Sam is probably going to be pissed so let's go ahead and not mention this OK?"
"No, he is going to hear about this and then you stay away from him. I was patient with you for a long time because I know he helped Jacob get you back to yourself when you went stupid over a break up but now you've had time to get used to the fact you cannot have him and I've had time to get used to fact that the two of you have this weird friendship but you just ruined that. You just proved that you don't really care about him all that much making me think this whole thing has been a game to you."
"Leah you are overreacting!"
"No for the first time I am actually just reacting like I should have been this whole time. Do you want me to take you home?"
I tell her not to bother and then start walking to Jacob's house. About halfway there one of Jacob's friends, Embry, asks if I want a ride. I'm tired of walking so I tell him sure.
"I thought you were with Leah today?" It's an innocent question but I start crying and like most boys he starts stammering and I spit out the whole story.
"She's overreacting right?"
"Not really Bella. Sam cares about you a lot and this is really going to hurt him and it hurt her because for one she doesn't like it when you do reckless things like sleep with men you don't know that are twice your age and also because it hurts Sam."
"I don't mean to hurt people but I look at Sam sometimes and I just… no one understands what it's like to love someone so much and to be able to be so close to them but not be able to have them be the one you know?"
"I know." He tells me quietly.
"How?" I ask him skeptically.
"Because I hang out with the girl I love all the time but all she sees is a boy she can never have."
"But the only girls you hang out with are me and Leah." I point out.
"Yep and Leah has the boy she wants."