Green Is The Warmest Color
It was freezing cold, and the midnight had heightened all of my senses. The fear of getting caught was eating me out each moment as I walked through this quite alley. But it wasn't long before when I saw the porch of his house. If I had a beating heart, its violent pace could be heard from a mile. I knocked the door violently, still checking behind my back making sure there were no eyes following. I had to be sure. I couldn't bring my mess to him, not anymore.
I banged the door a few times more. But no answer… The loud music coming from inside was the only answer that I could get. My patience was just running out when a quirky college boy opened the door.
He eyed me from head to toe, probably shocked with my pathetic condition. I hadn't changed clothes since I was on run for a week.
"Woo woo easy girl," he said and then leaned in right to allow me to pass. I was kind of surprised with him welcoming me. A stranger and no question, but I went in.
"Well if you came for the party, you already missed the best part, we are out of kegs". He said, and expected a comment from me probably but all I could do was a shaky smile. If you ask why because I was too much occupied taking the scene of the place. I didn't reply any of his muse. But he ended his rumbling with:
"So welcome, my name is Jake. And you?" He was cute like a puppy but not my type and not now.
"Hi, it is Bella." I managed to smile, and then found a chance to check his looks. His heartbeat told me that he was human and probably around mid 20s and his breeze was full of alcohol barely keeping himself together. This was a college party I was sure now, maybe I had got the wrong address.
So I managed to tell him my sincere apologies and explained that I had to go
"Jake I'm really pleased to meet you but I came to wrong address it seems, I was looking for Edward Cullen. This house was supposed to be his. Do you know any Edward Cullen? This height, kind of grumpy, green eyes? Any chance you see him?"
Before he could answer, a strange sensation filled me in. I had felt her. A woman locked her eyes to me; from what I could get she was a vampire. She looked at her 30s and was very pretty. She must have heard of me speaking to Jake.
She put on a royal smile and came near us with hasty steps. It wasn't long before she was right in front of me reaching her hand, introduced herself.
"Hi, I'm Mrs. Cullen, I heard you look for Edward right? " As If it is funny what she said, she kept smiling. Fake royal smilers… I hated them.
I didn't change my posture and replied back.
"Yes, but pardon me, whats your name again?"
"I am Esme, Esme Cullen."I must have looked at her face pretty dumb. Because, she had to add the last part raising her voice a bit louder.
"I am Edward's wife".
She said a few more things but they only sounded to me more bla blas... As if everything around me was spinning, I backed away. This wasn't possible. He couldn't have married in this short time. He couldn't have. As I struggle with my thoughts Jake tried to hold my hand.
"Bella? Are you okay? You seem like, you saw a ghost indeed." He whispered to the woman who claimed to be my Edward's wife: "She has gone white, isn't she?"
She nodded with eyes questioning me suspiciously. Trying to get into my mind probably, but she couldn't which made her drop her fake smile.
I had to get out of here.
"I should go. I think, I came on the wrong time, maybe I call him later." Leaving them behind me puzzled I made my way to the exit.
But she wouldn't let it go. She grasped my wrist forcing me to look into her silver-gray eyes. Her iris getting larger with the fear of unknown. The fear, which I put in her, was spreading to her face.
"How do you know my husband? Why can't I read your mind?" she asked me not caring looks of the people near us. Even tipsy Jake was having hard time to figure out what was happening.
I tried to be as calm as possible while I reply her "Hey Esme, glad to meet you but I think there is a misunderstanding. I should really go now."
Then I got rid of from her grasp with my own strength easily, still trying not to make eye contact with anyone in the room I increased my pace. But my clumsy feature followed me here too. Maybe It became contagious after all years, because Jake was running after me and not noticing he pushed a big antic vase and made It shatter to its pieces.
"God BELLA! I just found you; you can't go this soon sweet Bella."Drunk Talk and Shouting was the last thing I needed. I looked around the room and saw that people watching me, smiling to Jake and his stupid ways. I just wanted to disappear from the face of earth then.
As I raise my head to look at Jake defeated, I saw Edward. His eyes were on me, I don't know for how long but I couldn't move. He must have heard Jake's cry. I turned to the direction of Esme and then look back at him. She was still trying to figure out what is happening. But he had got it with a quick gaze. He knew that I knew. The man could read me no matter what still.
I couldn't stay any longer. Jake's beautiful distractions helped me to made my way to go the door unnoticed.
Once I was out, I looked behind, to see his place of home one more time, but like a wind blowing he was in front of me, in an inhuman pace.
He was still the gorgeous man I left 50 years ago. His face still hard to read, his features sharpened closing the gap between us and leaned his head lower to mine. World froze for me that moment. I felt like his prey again. He took a deep breath as if taking my scent in, after a silent moment. He dropped the inevitable question to my ear with
"What the hell are you doing here?"
All I could sense from his radiating body was hate.