Ch 1-Yesterday
The first time I kissed Jacob Black was during arts and crafts in kindergarten. We had been sharing the same table when he asked me about the flavor of my gum. Being a practical 5 year old, I assessed my glitter and glue covered hands, leaned forward, pressed my lips to his and pushed my gum into his mouth. From that day on, Jacob and I were attached at the hip.
We helped each other in good and bad times. When we were eleven, he let me cry on his shoulder when Mike Newton asked Jessica Stanley to the big 6th grade dance. That was when Jacob explained the whole man to boob concept to me. As I was a thin girl, this made me sob even harder. Jacob and I even tried dating in high school and lost our virginity to each other before deciding we weren't meant to date. Jake's parents tried to separate us after the "great tattoo/piercing incident" junior year in high school. My parents couldn't blame them as it was all my idea. I think my dad is still not over that. My mom, however is another story, she was angry that we didn't invite her along.
Jacob was the one to hold my hair when I had too much to drink and the same guy I shared an apartment with when we left for college. I remember that day fondly. Jacob and I in my driveway with our matching trucks packed with our worldly possessions. We drove tandem the 7 hours from Forks Washington to Corvallis Oregon, home of Oregon State University.
Jacob and I settled quickly into our apartment. We were lucky enough to both receive financial aid so we could concentrate on getting our degrees without having to worry about a job. Both of our parents had enough to support us as we plundered through our 4 years of school. Jacob was studying for a business degree so he could take over his dad's auto shop back at home. I always wanted be an accountant. I know, not the most glamorous of jobs and as I barely passed math, a bit of a conundrum. However, accounting is a puzzle in my mind. All the pieces are there, I just needed to make them fit. I didn't want to stay in Forks though, I had loftier goals.
After graduating, Jacob moved back to La Push, and I moved to Seattle and started working at a small Accounting firm. Jacob and I had fallen into a pattern of seeing each other on the weekends, whether I was dating someone or not. Most people didn't understand our bond, but that was ok. I am a firm believer that people in your life are there for a reason. Little did I know that everything would change the summer before I turned 25. All thanks to my cousin Emmett.