Chapter 2:
I woke up on Monday, feeling more depressed than ever. How did I lose my best friend in one night? My life sucks. If I knew Jake, and I did, he wouldn't show up in a few days. I felt like skipping school just to ask Leah what was going on with him.
I threw on a black t-shirt, dark skinny jeans, and high-tops, walked downstairs, and said good morning to everyone. Instead of calling them "Aunt" Alice or "Uncle" Emmett, I just call them by their normal names.
"Mornin' Jasper." I said. He was the only person in the room. I guess everyone else went hunting or something. I grabbed a blood bag, poked a straw through it, and walked out the door while taking a sip. As soon as I took a step out I saw Jacob waiting there.
"Hey. Sorry for leaving you hangin' like that." he said with an apologetic smile on his face. I shrugged and walked past him. I was surprised he came back so soon. He grabbed my arm. "Are you really that mad at me?"
I sighed. "Look, I'll talk later. Right now I'm gonna be late for school." and with that, I walked away. Not something I would normally do…but I was trying to be dramatic. I mean, I would usually run like, well, a vamp.
Unfortunately, I couldn't drive. So I had to walk to school. I had already walked out of Jake's sight, so I figured I would just ditch school and hang with Seth today. I knew he was skipping today too.
When I got to the front of his house I threw a rock threw his window. It's our code to let each other know that we're ditching. As much as Jake is my best friend, I hang out more with Seth. And I tell him more too.
However, the whole friend thing between Seth and I was totally private. I know what you're thinking. Wolf telepathy. Well, the wolves don't even let Seth turn into a wolf. I don't know why. It's been fifteen years since he joined the pack.
Seth's head popped out of his bedroom window. "Hey!" He had a huge grin on his face. I smiled back and waved. He jumped out of the window and landed right in front of me.
"So…What are we doing today?" I asked him. He shrugged. It's weird that nobody had noticed that I'm really good friends with the only wolf my age. Well, with the whole no aging thing. He's really fifteen years older than me.
"Whatever you want to do. But…We have to avoid shopping. Leah convinced them to go to the nearby plaza." he laughed. I smiled and nodded. "Well, we can always chill inside. My mom won't be home until at least midnight and Leah can shop for a long time."
"Okay. That's cool." I smiled. We headed inside. When we got inside we went to the coldest, darkest and quietest place in the house…the basement.
"So," I said when we got down, "what's up with Jacob? He was acting really weird last night." I sighed.
Seth semi-smiled and awkwardly said, "He's probably just really surprised that you're already turning six-teen in a year." I didn't buy it. He was a good actor, but I was good at reading people.
I rolled my eyes and took out my cell. I was just gonna text him. I don't know why, but I felt like it. As I put my phone away, his started to buzz.
The text said:
Don't lie 2 meh! U know u can't…w8 as long as u want but I will find out L
He looked at me and sighed. "Really?" he said sarcastically. I nodded my head. He couldn't lie to me and he knew it. I can't read minds like my dad can but I'm still pretty good at knowing when a person is lying. "Nessie, he'll tell you when he's ready. When you're ready."
"Well I hope that day comes soon," I sighed, "cause I really can't take much waiting around. You know how impatient I am." I winked.
"Don't we all?" Seth said with sarcasm in his voice. We laughed. "So, what do you want to do today?"
"Well," I said, pausing for a dramatic effect, "I was thinking that maybe we could go hang out by the river?" I asked in a begging tone, even thought I knew I really didn't have to.
"Sound's good," Seth smiled. The river in the near by forest is one of the many places that Seth and I have been planning to hang out one of these skip-school-days. I don't know why. I have just always felt safe around nature.
We went outside the house and started walking towards the forest. It was quiet for a while. I was lost in my thoughts about Jake and Seth was thinking about…well, heaven knows what goes on inside his mind.
I was so confused about what was going on with Jacob lately. It has been so annoying with him acting like its awkward to be around me the past few months. Honestly, after all these years! I was looking to the ground while I was thinking, and I couldn't help but notice the wolf tracks in the dried up mud, which made me feel even more depressed.
From the corner of my eye, I could see Seth looking at me. I knew for a fact that he was worried. "You know, you should really learn how to not worry so much," I told him.
He gave a humourless laugh and said, "And what kind of friend would I be if I just acted like I didn't care?" He was definitely back to his humour-full self. I shrugged and we just kept walking.