A/N: Hi there, so I hope that you all enjoy this chapter. I have no claim to characters and settings created by Stephanie Meyer; this is just my spin on the story. Hope you all enjoy it and please review, favourite, maybe share with other FanFiction Readers.
Much Love,
Xxx Aby
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As I reach the top of the stairs I turn and look over at the car park, I have to say that the one good thing about this school is that if I ever want to get away I can just run into the forest and pretend to be somewhere else entirely. As I go to turn back towards the school I catch the eyes of 5 people, three guys and two girls, all different heights and hair colours yet they all look similar so they have to be related, well I say that but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's true. I hear Becka say something about going in next to me but I'm not listening, I have no clue why I can't look away but it sure as hell is driving my sister crazy "Gabi? Move! Please!" she said as she pulled me into the building, over to the office and up to the desk." Gee talk about impatient...Sorry they just caught my intention was all…" this is nothing unusual for her; she's always been the one to get things done and get them done quickly.
"Can I help you ladies?" came a voice from behind the desk near the photocopier, it was a voice that would make anyone relax, she had the best looking caramel brown hair that I've ever seen in my life and her face looks exactly like the ones that belonged to the 5 that I saw outside, surely that must be a coincidence. Her face was shaped like a heart and she had dimples on either side, I swear she could be one of those porcelain dolls that people collect. "Yes, I'm Rebecka and this is my sister Gabriella, we're er Chief Shaw's daughters" I could tell that she was embarrassed about that but it's gotten easier to say that he was our father. "Of course I have your paperwork here…just give me a moment…" she walked towards us from the copier and searched through papers sitting on the desk in front of her. "I hope you don't have too much trouble finding your way around, would you like a map?" she asked smiling at us and I smiled back taking the papers from her. "No thanks, that's okay, it looks easy enough…" I give Becka her timetable and the lady spoke again. "Please bring this slip back this afternoon…" she handed the piece of paper to Becka and I took a peak, it has both our names on it and I just shrug as I look at Becka. "Good luck…" she said smiling sweetly and walked around to open the door for us. "Thank you" we both said as we walked out and I looked at her as we stopped just outside the corridor to the outside. "Well that was weird" I said to her as I looked down at the timetable in my hand.
"We have English; that should be fun…" she looks up from her time table and I roll my eyes. "Awesome" I say with a little more enthusiasm than necessary. "Hi, er you're Gabriella and Rebecka aren't you?" I look over at the direction the voice came from and there stands a blonde haired boy wearing glasses and I have to supress the urge to have a go at him. "Um Yes, and you are?" I try not to come out sounding rude. "Oh I'm sorry I'm Mike, Mike Newton and these are my friends, Angela, Lauren, Jess and Eric" he pointed to each of them by name and I smiled gently.
"So where's your first class?" Eric asked and I just looked at Becka, I'm not doing all the talking. "Uh we have English…" she was trying to sound friendly but I know she was just as irritated as I was. "Awesome, I'll show you where to go if you like?" he said smiling as the other's headed off in the same direction and we followed. "Thanks…" I said gently as I looked around at the school, I love older looking buildings, you can create amazing back stories for them and the history is incredible in most places.
"Mr Mansen! Two new students Sir" Eric said as we reached the teacher who was writing on the whiteboard. "I'm Rebecka and this is Gabriella…" she points to herself and then at me and he smiles. "Right Gabriella, you can sit here next to Miss Stanley and Rebecka you can sit here with Miss Weber! Girls I expect you to help them catch up please…" He motioned for us to sit down and gave us our books. I sat down next to the person who was introduced to me as Jess before and smiled gently at her.
"Hi I'm Gabriella, you're Jess right?" I asked as I opened my book and she turned it to the page we're supposed to be on. "Yes that's right and that's your sister Rebecka?" she asked as she pointed across the classroom at her as she was talking to who I think was introduced as Angela a few minutes ago. "Uh yea that's right…" I murmur looking down at the book. "Page 245, Miss Weber what is the answer to question 6?" Mr Mansen asked and walked over to her as she spoke. "The relationship between Romeo and Juliet is at the breaking point when Paris turns up" she replied as she looked at Becka and I just rolled my eyes. Romeo and Juliet, I love this story I've read it a million times and still hope that the ending turns out different but I know it won't. For the last two years we've studied this and I know that Becka is tired of it.
"Miss Shaw, the answer to question 9?" I knew that he was talking to Becka because he was still standing by her desk. The look on her face said she didn't really want to answer, I looked down at the question and smiled, she should know this like the back of her hand. "What methods we're used when Romeo died and how did Juliet react?" She was looking across the room at me and I smile and nod my head. "Uh Romeo drank poison believing that Juliet was already dead, shortly after he drank it she woke up and it was already too late, she followed by stabbing herself?" she was more asking a question, truth be told she knows the basics of the story rather than the full version.
"Okay, so I would like you all to write an essay about a relationship that stands out to you, describe the strength of that relationship and the things you think make the two people in that relationship a team…" Mr Mansen said to the class and went back to his desk. I started to right about the only relationship I've really ever been around and that is my mother and Step-Father. It doesn't take much to explain why their relationship stands out to me and what makes them strong. The fact they both have their time apart and also the amount of time they spend together, I wish the one day I can find someone who will be like that with me, allow me to be my own person but also want to spend time with me.
As the bell rang I closed my book and place it back in my bag. "So what do you have next?" Jess asked me and I checked my timetable, "Um Biology, Block 3…" I said rolling my eyes, I hate anything to do with science, it's never been a strong subject for me but I guess we will have to use it at some point, at least that's why my mother always said to me, "You never know when information like that could come in handy…" Truth be told I don't ever think it will but it keeps her off my back and Becka happy that we have more than one class together, truth be told I think we have every class together but one. "Cool, I have that too along with Mike and Lauren…" she said as we met the others at the door. "…Nice to meet you Becka" Angela said as she waved at us heading in the opposite direction. We made our way down the corridor towards what looked like lockers and I checked my piece of paper finding mine, I couldn't wait to get rid of my bag.
"Have fun did you Becks?" I asked as I started to unlock my locker and took my books out placing them in the locker along with my bag just grabbing my phone, pens and books for next class. "No, you know that I hate Romeo and Juliet, I can't believe we're studying it….again!" She was getting rid of the books she didn't need into her locker and kept her bag with her, another thing that makes us different. I sigh and close my locker looking at her. "Becks, you know each school has a different er curriculum basis, we're just gonna have to deal with it. Besides you always complain and then you end up acing the class anyway, sometime you even beat me…" she smiled because she knows that it's not easy to do that. "I know Gabi, but I'm just pointing out a fact..." she sighed and changed the subject as she closed her locker and we headed in the direction where Mike, Jess and Eric we're heading.
"I might call Tai at lunch! We need to sort this out, once and for all. I need him in my life Gabs and if that means that it can be nothing more than friends then so be it, but I need him so much more than I realized. I'm still head over heels for him Gabi!" she looks at me and I know exactly what she wants to hear but it's not going to come out of my mouth. "Look Becka, I get it okay, you can't just let him go I get that but you have to try…the more you keep holding to him and what you want to happen between you the more your just going to be disappointed…I mean can you really handle saying goodbye again? I remember how much it hurt you the first time…" She looks at me like I'm crazy and I know she wanted me to be all "I miss Ben why don't they come visit blah, blah, blah…" It's not going to happen, because the truth is, I know that I would be lying; if I never saw him again it would be too soon. She sighed and I gave her a hug, she's really struggling with this. "After class Gabi…" she walked into the classroom and I followed in behind her.
"Excuse me, I'm Rebecka and this is my sister Gabriella we're the Shaw twins." She handed over the slip that the lady in the office gave us and he looked at us. "Yes I'm Mr Singapore and here are your textbooks, Miss Cullen would you be so kind as to move to the spare desk, ah no Mr Hale you can stay there thank you! Gabriella would you take this sear next to Mr Cullen and Rebecka next to Miss Cullen" I look from Mr Hale, to Miss Cullen and then to Mr Cullen and I'm pretty sure I'm turning red, these were three of the five that caught me staring this morning when we arrived, oh just shoot me now hopefully they don't ask me about it because truth be told I have no answer that would explain why I was staring. He handed the piece of paper back to Becka and motioned for us to take our seats. "See ya!" Becka said as she walked past me as I placed my books on the table sitting down on the stool watching her walk back to sit down at the back of the classroom.
I run my hands through my hair and look over at the boy sitting next to me, he has bronze hair and dark brown almost black eyes, the same porcelain looking skin as the lady in the school office and it's crazy scary, although the look on his face says that I'm the last person he wants to be around and the fact that he's sitting as far away from me as possible. He was the taller of them all and the one that was standing on his own, something tells me that he doesn't like being around people. I looked up as the teacher called the class to order and told us what we were doing today and then looked over the class outline for the semester and oh joy, everything we've done before and I know that this is going to be a long class. I look over at the Cullen boy sitting next to me and smile gently. "Hi, um I'm Gabriella, but I guess you already know that…everyone around here seems to…" he just stares at me and I look away to the back of the classroom and see that Becka and Miss Cullen are in a full on conversation and then she looks at me.
I sighed as I sat staring at my book reading the same information I've already read like twelve times after changing schools all the time. "Alright class, please read pages 200-289 for homework…" the teacher called at the end of the class as the bell rang and I stood up clearing my books and saw the boy next to me pretty much sprint from the room. Yip clearly something about me has him running, probably a good thing too, who am I kidding people are normal in this town and I'm not exactly a normal person, too much baggage, smarter than most girls and over opinionated at times. "Gabi, can you come here please?" I looked over at her and sighed walking towards Becka and Mr Hale and Miss Cullen, smile Gabi, they can't all be that bad. "Hi I'm Alice, this is Jasper and that's my brother Edward who so rudely ran out of the room." She said smiling at me and I couldn't help but smile back. Well at least now I can put first names to all the faces, they seem to suit perfectly, it's spooky how much they all look alike, the porcelain pale skin, the weird coloured eyes. I pull myself from my day dream. "It's nice to meet you both…" I say politely. "Um would you excuse us please?" Becka said as we walked towards the door and she grabbed my arm. "Sure I'm sure we'll see each other around in this small town…" Alice said with a smile before turning around and walking off in the opposite direction.
"She seems nice doesn't she?" Becka asked as we walked to our lockers and my phone buzzed, taking it out of my pocket I sigh seeing the name on the screen and then read the message. *Hey Gabriella, what times your lunch break?* I groan and look at her. "Um yeah she does…Becka, I just got a text from Ben, he wants to know what time our lunch break is, I think they may want to call…" so much for leave me the hell alone, oh no wait that's right he can't do as he's told. We reached our lockers and I switched my Bio book out for my gym gear and headed towards the school gym with her following beside me. As we reach the gym I see Eric and Mike and I look out of the corner of my eye and see Becka rolling her eyes as she sees them. I passed our slip to the gym teacher and she just tells us to take a seat today to get a feel for how the class works and she'll pair us up tomorrow. As I sit down Becka looks at me. "Is it just me or does it seem like we have at least one more enthusiastic male on our hands other than Jacob?" she waves her hand in front of my face as I've zoned out and just shrug "Probably but that doesn't matter right now…" Truth being told the only thing I'm concerned about right now is that that asshole wants to talk me and I can't tell him where to go because that means telling Becka what happened.
"Look Gabi relax, I'm sure it's nothing, lunch is next, we'll sit in the car and call them, telling them to wait until after school. I promise it will work out okay" Yeah for her maybe, her boyfriend wants to be with her and she with him whereas it's he wants to act like we wants me and I want nothing to do with him…ever again. She gave me a hug and a pat on the back and sigh. "I hope you're right…" I murmured gently as I watched the rest of the class playing Volleyball. Truthfully, it's one of my favourite sports mainly because I love playing it on the beach. I look at Becka and I can tell she's gone back to when the four of us use to play against each other. After the end of class I grabbed the slip and walked back to my locker.
I grabbed my book and looked at her. "We have Trig now…this is going to be one slow class…it's so going to be a long semester…" we head to the classroom and do the normal routine, introduce ourselves, hand over our slip get our seats and then do the work in the class. When the bell rings I'm so hungry but this phone call needs to be done before I get frustrated with her and she loses her nerve. It's so great to be at school where I didn't have to carry my bag with me everywhere. "Come on let's ring them otherwise he'll text again…" I said grabbing her arm as I saw her waving at Alice who was standing with Edward and Jasper at the entrance to the Cafeteria and I smiled gently pulling her out to the parking lot over to the truck.
Becka unlocked it and climbed in. She dialled Tai's number on her phone and he picked up thankfully I couldn't hear Ben on the phone. "Hey Becka, so I guess you got Ben's text…" he said in the phone and I just roll my eyes like that's not obvious. "Yeah, look Tai I think we need to give it time, we've only just got here and we're trying to move on…maybe in a week or two we could see how things go…" I can hear her heart breaking but she knows this is the right thing to do. It was her choice to do this, I only came because I needed an out and she gave me the perfect one. The phone was silent for a long time before he answered. "If this is what you want but I love you and miss you babe…I guess I'll hear from you soon…Gabi take care of my girl…" of course I don't have a problem with Tai per say, just that he's still friends with that dickhead and I'm pretty sure he knows every detail about what happened. "Of course I will Tai, look we better go…" I said as I looked at her and she nodded. I got out of the truck and headed back inside leaving her to finish up on the phone with him, she needed me to be there for her to do that but I'm just hoping she truly makes a go of this whole fresh start thing.
The rest of the day passed in a blur, lunch was kinda short but I managed to eat something even though I'm pretty sure the Cullen and Hale children were staring at me and I have no clue why, it was a little unnerving to say the least. I didn't say much to anyone and just kept to myself, the one class I had by myself was music class and this is the one class I look forward to everyday, at any school, everyone in Music class is all here for the same reason….Escape….it's what allows music to be so powerful. Of course he would have to be in this class, as if having him look at me like I'm the last person on earth that should be here, he's sitting at the piano in the corner and looking straight at me. God just take a picture already if you want to stare at me, I get it its rude so stop doing it. I turn around and start to write notes on my sheet music as I play through a tune in my head. I get so lost in what I'm doing that I barely hear the bell ring for the next class.
I catch up with Becka as she comes out of her Journalism class and she's smiling so something tells me that that is the one class she is going to be happy in. She is with Angela and now I understand why…clearly they are working on something together and I'm glad that she's making fast friends here, it's been the other way round at all the other school's we've attended. Oh I may have forgotten to mention that we always have a least one class apart and they are always the same class, hobby classes I guess you could call them. I love music and singing, sometimes dancing and they all sort of interact together whereas Becka loves writing so journalism is right up her alley and it's her escape in many ways, with her poetry and about what should have happened in many situations.
"Hey Becka, how was your class?" I asked as we headed down the corridor towards our next class. "It was great; Angela and I are doing a project together and it turns out she's on the school paper so we talked a bit about that…" This is the happiest she has been today and I think she's finally starting to let go of her past. "Well I'm glad…because this class is one I'm sure we'll both fall asleep in…" we both laughed as we entered the class room and past the slip over. Turns out this is one class we can sit together in. "Well welcome Gabriella and Rebecka to Government class…" Mr Parsons said as we took our seats and got out our books. This is one class that I don't mind because I'm always interest in what happens in the world, especially if it concerns my future, don't get me wrong I could care less about money and that, but if there is something I can do to help out people in other countries that are having problems than I'm all for looking into that.
At the last bell I'm so excited that I practically run to my locker not waiting for Becka to come out and grab my bag and books making sure I have everything waiting for her to catch up. "Geez, I know you're excited but really? You look like a little kid…" she's rolling her eyes at me but I don't care, I'm about to buy my first car and hopefully get a job all within the first day and a half of being in this town. "Oh come on B, you promised that you would take me you can't back out now…" I pout and she smiles looking at me. "Fine but you owe me…and don't think that you won't be driving me around sometimes…I'm not bringing my truck everyday…" she said as we made our way outside.
As we reach the truck I look around and I see them standing by their cars, well what I assume is their cars and I just shake my head smiling, surely we can't be that interesting that they're still staring at us. "Looks like we're still the centre of attention around here…" Becka murmured before getting into the truck. I get in and chuck my bag on the floor and put my belt on. "We should stop off and get something to eat in Port Angeles before we go to the car dealer ship, my treat for you being such a great big sister…" she smiled as we pulled out of the park and out onto the main street heading out of town towards the direction of Port Angeles. "You can be a real egg sometimes sis you know that right?" she said laughing and I smirk at her. "It's one of the reasons that you love me…" I say to her before pulling my phone out of my pocket seeing that it's Dad.
I answer it and switch it to speaker so that Becka can hear him too. "Hey Gabi, how was your first day?" I looked at Becka and roll my eyes; of course he knows that school is over. "It's been good Dad, it's just school…" I say as I take my jacket off. "We'll that's good, I just wanted to let you know that I rung up the car dealership that you and I talked to the owner and he knows you're coming. If you want to buy it out right you will have to go to the bank and get the cash out otherwise I've had papers faxed through and back with all my information on allowing it to be put in my name first, of course the choice is yours but I thought I would cover the base because I didn't know what you wanted to do…" Of course he would think like that, after all he knows the law better than anyone. "Gee thanks Dad, I don't know I might just get the money out, it's easier to have it all fall onto me right? I mean after all I am growing up and have to take responsibility for my choices…" I look at Becka and she just shrugs, she probably is thinking the same thing I am, the sooner it's in my name the better. "Well I have to get back to work but I just wanted to let you know that I had done that in case you got there and changed your mind, you could still get your car…" he said and then sighed. "I'll be home late tonight girls…I love you and please drive safe…" he said before hanging up and I just laughed gently as I placed the phone on the dash.
An hour later we arrive in Port Angeles and I'm feeling nervous and excited, this is my first big spend up, a new/old car and it will be all mine…out right. "Geez Gabi…would you stop jittering you're making me feel nauseas…" she pulls over on the side of the road and parked. "Sorry, it's just I'm freaking out, I can't believe I'm buying a car…" I look at her smiling and then climb out grabbing my wallet and phone closing the door. "Look at my little sis, all grown up…" she laughs and I hit her arm as we walk around the town that is Port Angeles, doing some window shopping. "I feel like a coffee you want one?" I ask as we come out of the bank where I had got all the money out of the account my Mom and I set up when I had nearly a grand saved from previous birthdays and Christmases. I have just over 7 grand to buy a car and everything that goes along with it…this is where my life starts to take on shape, working, driving being independent, away from my sister and also with her.
"I would love one, should we go in there?" she asked pointing across the street to the Starbucks and I just smiled. "Oh yes Peppermint Mocha Latte here I come…" I run across the street and wait to order and she comes in behind me. After drinking our coffees and having something to eat we get back in the truck and go to the Ruddell Auto Mall car dealership and I look at her.
"Let's see what we can find shall we?" truth be told I'd rather be here with Becka rather than Dad because we have similar taste in most things, except guys which for that I am glad. We walked around the car lot for about half an hour looking at the cars before I found one that I liked, of course Becka had other ideas but this is my car so it's my choice. I smile and look over the yard at her. "Hey B, I think I want this one…" I say as I open the door and have a look around, it's so my style tomboy looking, black, 5 speed manual, two door, leather interior, sunroof, oh it's so perfect. "We'll if you get this you'll be driving a lot more than I will…" she leans against the car looking at the year and model of the car. "This is a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon…" she looks at me and I roll my eyes, like I haven't figured out that it's a Hyundai car. "You must be Rebecka and Gabriella Shaw…I'm Howard Ruddell, you're father contacted me earlier today…I understand you're looking to buy a car…" he looked like a normal guy you see at car dealerships, well presented, smiling, polite, older than I'd say 40 but that's just a guess.
After going through everything with Mr Ruddell I got round to filling out the paper work and sorting out the registration, tags and everything else to get it sorted. It was nearly 5 o'clock by the time I got everything sorted out and finally had the keys and could take the car off the lot. Becka had called it quits and decided to head home as she was going to stop and get some groceries on the way home and she was going to start making dinner. So after checking out all the pros and cons of buying a second hand car, I decide to just go with it and hey if I need any work done I can just call Jacob right?
So the car cost me $5,995 and after all the licensing, fees etc. it came in at $6500 and I could not be any happier I climb in and turn it on after pumping the clutch and I see that I have to get some gas into the car before heading back to Forks.
Oh it feels so good to be able to drive again, that truck would have frustrated the crap out of me. I switch the radio on after putting the window down and it's Fergie's new song that's playing on the radio.
"…The path that I'm walkin', I must go alone
I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown, full grown
Fairy tales don't always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry…."
Now if I was still in Phoenix this song probably would have gotten on my nerves but now it's relaxing and it's true, I will miss him in my own way because he was my first love but it's one that I will never forget for all the wrong reasons. Halfway between Port Angeles and Forks it starts to rain so my window goes up and I realise that I don't have my jacket or my bag and it's pouring down. When I reach the sign entering into forks I get my phone out and send Becka a text "Can you bring out my jacket and CV to the sidewalk?" I sent it to her and then looked back at the road and realised the car had stopped right in front of me so I slam on my brakes and jerk forward and then back in my seat and I honk my horn as I drive around them and I check my mirror as I drive off and I realise exactly who it is…Mr I have a staring Problem Cullen.
I pull up outside our house and she comes running out to me and I opened my door. "Geez, you look pissed what happened to you?" I look at her and shake my head. "It's nothing just a stupid driver thinking he owns the road…I just need to stop by the Mill Creek Bar and Grill and see about this job and then I'll be back…Half seven at the latest I promise…" I say smiling at her before closing my door and turning around heading back towards the Bar and Grill. I so hope they'll let me have this job even though I'm not old enough to be serving alcohol, maybe they'll allow me to just deal with serving the food and taking payments etc. I don't know maybe they'll allow me to serve alcohol so long as another staff member is there to supervise, I mean what harm can I do after all I'm the daughter of the chief of Police, I'm sure he'd just love to arrest me for something alcohol related.
I arrive and park outside the building and pull on my jacket putting my hood up and grabbed my CV tucking it into my jacket before opening the door and running inside. I look around and it's totally somewhere I could work, it's quaint and rustic and homey in some ways. Of course the owner isn't working tonight so I leave it with Sydney who is a lovely lady who works nearly every night of the week. She is going to pass it on to the owner and said I should know by the end of the week, next week at the latest so I'm hoping that goes well. After stopping off at a grocery store to get a drink I drove home and parked in behind Becka's truck and ran up the steps into the house. I took my jacket off and smiled, she has cooked our favourite dinner, creamy pumpkin pasta and it smells amazing.
"Well I hope that you made enough for Dad, because you know how much he would hate it if we ended up eating it all…" I sit down at the table and she placed it in front of me. "Of course, I know Dad too you know…hopefully it will taste okay when he gets home. It's half seven now and knowing him he won't be home for another hour…" she was right of course, we ate and finished dinner washing our dishes and then headed upstairs to do our homework, which didn't take me very long at all and so I headed back downstairs and went through the movies, I found The Covenant which is one of my favourite movies and sat down to watch it. Dad arrived home at 8:40pm and he ate two bowls of the pasta and watched the movie with both Becka and I.
When the movie finished we all ended up going to bed, I was wiped and so was Dad from working so hard, I don't know what's going on but it's got him rattled more than normal but I wasn't going to ask, I learnt that early on, if he wanted to talk about he would, otherwise I never bothered. I ended up falling asleep reading Romeo and Juliet; it wasn't because I found it boring I think it was because I was just so worn out from classes and being up late last night and up early this morning.
The next couple of days past without incident, Alice and Jasper were around school and in classes along with the two others that I saw them standing with on our first day but no sign of Edward I believe Alice said his name was, not that I'm complaining or anything it would just be nice to get some understanding off what was wrong with me. According to Alice he was at home with a fever but something tells me she was bluffing but of course I wouldn't call her out on that. Of course Tai won't stop trying to get a hold of Becka and she keeps getting frustrated and wanting to answer. Eric and Mike are hanging around us like we're still some new toys and the looks from Jess and some other girls that hang out with them are getting old real quick and I'm so getting ready to tell them to either cheer the hell up or just leave me alone. We've been at this school for 3 days now and we're still getting talked about, stared at…normally it only lasts a day but I guess small towns, small minds and all of that stuff. Ugh I'm kinda hoping some other teens arrive to attend here just so that I'll stop getting stared at.
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Friday 28th March 2007
It's Friday and I'm so over having nothing to do in this town, and no doubt we'll end up out at La Push visiting with Jacob and Dad and Billy will be fishing on Sunday and no doubt there will be another game on at some point that they'll want to watch. I really hope that I'll hear from the owner of the Mill Creek Bar and Grill next week so at least I'll have a reason to decline when asked to go places and have money to go to Port Angeles and go shopping and to the movies. I'm sitting in Music answering the questions and I look out the window and it's a semi nice day today, it's still cold but it's not grey like it has been recently.
The bell rings and I reach my locker just as my phone rings. I take it out and look at the number rolling my eyes. Seriously, he's just asking for me to get back on a plane and fly back there just to knock him the hell out so that he'll leave me alone. "What the hell do you want Rueben?" the only time I use his full name is when Becka isn't around, it would kind of give it away that we weren't as serious as we have been. "Geez Gabriella, somethings crawled up your butt hasn't it?" he laughed and it takes everything I have not to start having a go at him. "You have 2 minutes before I hang up on you…" I close my locker and head towards the cafeteria as he starts talking. "Look I just want you to get Becka to answer her phone, Tai is going crazy here and it's making me go insane…" Good, you fucken deserve to go insane you asshole. "Look I'm not doing you any favours and if she never speaks to him again it will be too soon after the way he's treated her…" sure I'm sure she's hiding things from me but I can't judge her for that but the fact that I know he's cheated on her is because I saw him outside the movie theatre in Phoenix with some blonde bimbo. "…Don't try and tell me he made a mistake and he's sorry and blah, blah, blah because that is a bloody lie and you know it…" I see Becka standing in line to get food and I smile waving at her. "So the answer is no…I will not be telling her to take his calls and I swear if you don't leave me alone you will wish otherwise…" with that I hang up and walk closer to her.
"Who was that?" she asked as I grabbed a Chocolate Milk from behind her and shrugged. "Just Mom, wanting to check in…you know her…doesn't hear from us every two days she starts to freak out…" sure that was a lie but if she knew that I had answered a call from him she would be all "Why can't I take Tai's calls then?" and it would be a whole big disagreement and it really wasn't worth it. "Yes but I don't think she would be Mom if she didn't freak out…" she paid for lunch and then we went and sat down at the table with Mike, Jess and Angela. They were talking about going to a movie or something over the weekend and truth be told I would love to go but with the looks, there is no way that is happening which means it will be to La Push to see Jacob.
Hell, pretty sure I can stand being around Jacob, even if he is all about my sister more than dealing with Jess and her overly compulsive staring and evil eyeing, if she's trying not to make it obvious that she has a thing for Mike, she's failing and miserably. The rest of that afternoon couldn't have gone any slower if it tried, I'm pretty sure of it. Come the end of the day I was fried, I just want to go home and sleep. Grabbing all my books that I needed for homework from my locker, both Becka and I walked out to my car, of course everyone stared at the car because it was so different from the truck that we came in yesterday. Oh I may have forgot to mention that Dad liked my choice of vehicle and said that it was worth the money I paid so I was quite pleased with his approval.
We get in the car and head home, truth be told I just want to blob out but before we even make it in the door my phone rings and it's an unknown number, I get nervous as I unlock the door walking in answering it. "Hello, Gabriella speaking…" please tell me this is the phone call I've been waiting for. "Hi Gabriella this is Azalea and I'm the owner of the Mill Creek Bar and Grill…" I take a deep breath and I close my eyes. "I'm calling to say that I would love to meet you and talk about what would be entailed in the job, would tomorrow be okay?" Oh my god, I might have a job. This is going to be a good place to finish High School, sort out college figure out what I want to do with my life.
"Sure tomorrow would be great…" I say trying to contain my joy. "Great, well could we say around 3.00pm?" "Tomorrow, 3.00pm no problem…so I'll see you then?" she says goodbye and hangs up and I jump up and down. "You have an interview tomorrow?" Becka asks and I just nod. She looks upset and I walk over to her. "You'll be fine…I'm sure it would be good for you to spend some time with just you and Dad, hey maybe even just you and Jacob I'm sure that you would make his day…" she laughs and hits my arm playfully. "Don't even go there Gabi…" teasing her is funny and I know it annoys the crap out of her.
Dad came home early so we all had dinner together and then watched an episode of the TV show called Heroes, I love this program because it would be amazing to have abilities like that; talking to technology, regenerating it would be so cool. "I'm gonna call it a night girls…sleep well and I'll see you in the morning…" Dad stood up heading upstairs after it had finished and I stood up. "Shower and then bed for me too I think sis…I'll see you when you come up, or in the morning…" I go upstairs have a shower get changed and climb into bed. I'm so nervous about tomorrow I don't know if I'll be able to sleep. But it's a good thing too, independence, meeting hopefully nice people, getting to do what I love which is interact with others and working with food.
Waking up on Saturday is just like waking up any other day, except today I don't have to go to school, so what do you do all day in a town where there's like nothing to do and the only decent town is like an hour away? You end up going to La Push to spend time with the first person you knew in this town other than your father, who has the hots for your sister and is making it so obvious. Well let's just say that it's horrible to watch from my end because I know that he has no shot and is so sweet that I just want to tell him that it will never happen but seeing how it's bothering Becka is so entertaining, I just need some popcorn and large Pepsi and it's like an entertaining movie.
He's working on his car, and I have to say I am impressed, he's driven for a teenager and it's kinda weird how much he knows but I suppose living in places like this leaves you a lot of time to read and surf the internet etc. 3pm couldn't come fast enough, time went by so slowly I thought that I could have died ten times over before it got close to being time for me to go. Of course I brought my car because I had to go to this interview and Becka didn't want to bring the truck so I have to come back out and pick her up which I don't mind so long as we don't have to stay long or at all after that as I want to get some homework done before tomorrow.
I say goodbye to Jake and Billy while Becka and I walk out to my car. "You better come right back here after you've finished…" of course I knew that she didn't want to be here by herself but Dad ended up being called into work so she had no choice but to stay here until I finished because I wasn't going home and having to double back to Mill Creek Bar and Grill. "Chill okay…There and back…I promise…but in the meantime have fun with your boyfriend…" I smirk at her getting in the car turning it on and reversing back waving to her as I drive away.
The interview with Azalea went well she's incredibly nice, blonde hair, petite and they're going to give me a 90 day trial starting on Wednesday so I have a few days to get my head around it. Of course no night is ever the same in places like this. I won't be able to serve alcohol but I can still work after 10pm if I'm needed or if I want to. I fill out all the forms and give them information to get checks done and she is happy for me to leave. On the way out I say hello to Sydney who I meet a few days okay when I enquired about the job.
I'm so tempted to take my time getting back out to La Push just to see her squirming when I get there but I can't be that mean to her, of course I'm sure Jacob isn't minding the time alone with her. He probably feels like all his Christmases have come at once right now. I decide to drive slowly back out there and when I arrive she comes running out of the garage and jumps into my car. "Go…I want to go home now…" I look at her and she looks like she's seen a ghost or something and I just do what she asked waving at Jake as we left. She's staring out the window and I just turn the radio on and a song sung by Britney Spears comes over the speakers.
"So what happened that you came running out of there like you were being chased by a cheetah or something?" I asked as we pulled onto our street. "He…He was asking all these weird questions…wanted to know if I had a boyfriend…" I couldn't help but laugh as I parked out front of our house. "I did warn you that he had a thing for you…" she gives me the evils and I hold my hands up in surrender and get out of the car going inside.
The rest of the afternoon passed quickly, I got all of my homework done, cleaning and cooking done and then watched a movie before heading to bed. Of course tomorrow I was staying around here, do some emails, maybe if the weather is pending go outside and catch a little sun but other than that just slob around the house all day. Dad will be fishing and no doubt Becka will want to go shopping with Jess and Angela. Shopping isn't really my thing and besides it will be good for her to get use to spending time with people without me, after all I will be working as of Wednesday, of course she'll probably come in everyday I work just to see me. I don't mind, I love how close we are as sisters, of course it would be nice if Mitch was around but I guess we can't have everything.
Come Monday morning the whole routine starts again, get up, shower, dress, breakfast and then school. Of course we're use to the timing now, one of us is normally up to make Dad breakfast and get ours. At school on Monday, all the Cullen's we're back, including Edward and I have to say it still bothered me that way he treated me that day. I was trying to talk to him, he would either nod his head or shake it and it was just horribly rude. At Lunch Becka and I decided to go back out to the truck because she thought it was time that we sorted things out with Rueben and Tailer. Just as we reached the steps to the car park Eric called out to us "Becka, Gabi? Wait up!" thankfully there wasn't anyone around apart from us. I hear Becka groan as we turn around and we smiled politely if not a little fake and he continued to talk. "Hey, would you like to join me for lunch?" he asked and it was so sweet and Becka answered him "Actually Eric, we we're just going to have lunch in our truck today, our Mom wants us to call her and if we don't she'll start to freak out…" of course the fact that we were calling our Mom was a lie but he didn't need to know that.
The look on his face pretty much broke my heart because he was one of the sweetest guys I've ever met. "Oh um that's fine, I'll see you around then…" he said as he walked away. "That was so mean; he's a good guy…" I said looking at her and she just rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about it Gabi, Eric will just have to get over it…" she said as we started down the stairs towards the truck, honestly I don't want to do this and I'm getting tired of having to act like it's all good between Rueben and I but hey, that's why I took Drama class in Phoenix, to be able to pass as an actress to some degree.
As we got to the truck Becka unlocked it and I started to get into the truck as I heard her on the phone. "Yeah Tai, it's me. I've made a decision! I want to try a long distance relationship; I just can't get you off my mind!" watching her she was smiling and then she waited as he was obviously replying to her. She looked at me before turning around facing the back of the truck and I turned with her. The smile on her face grew to ten times the size and I just wanted to grab her keys and go. It took a minute for my mouth to catch up with my brain before anything came out of my mouth. "Holy Crap on a Cracker…" there at the bed of the truck they both stood smiling and waving, I take Tai's as being genuine but the smug look on his face just drove in the fact that he was doing this just to piss me off. Little does he know I'm not afraid to be alone with him, I just hope that I can keep up this charade until they leave town and hopefully never show their faces again.
There is no way that anything is ever going to happen between us again, I don't know what his deal is but I am going to find out…as if he hasn't made my life miserable enough already.
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A/N: Hopefully you enjoy this chapter, I will update Pinterest with photos and the next chapter shouldn't be too far away, this is my first try at a cliff hanger so hopefully it's okay.
More insight comes in the next chapter and then we get into the interactions between the twins and the Cullen family as well as some more with Jacob in detail to some degree.
The song that plays on the car radio the first time is Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie.
Much Love,
Xxx Aby.
