Part Two
Present…
Every weekend I practice in my backyard with the boys. Jacob, Embry and Quill. My Three musketeers…well, my three stooges is more like it.
My speakers were as loud as they could go. I had to take off my shoes since the ground was so muddy. My dirty feet moved gracefully to my new song of the week: Shadow of the day by Linkin Park.
It was perfect for a soft intro to show my grace, then picked up a guitar solo to show what I could so if I just went contemporary. My Julliard audition was next year. I was going to join the Advance junior dance class which if you won the scholarship, I'd be guarantee'd a spot in the advance ballet college courses .
"Woah, Check out those legs!" I heard Quill mumble, which lost my concentration and I landed hard on my butt.
"Damn, Quill. I'm gonna kill you!" I roar at him.
"That never gets old." Jake said, hiding a laugh, then composing himself once I playfully punched Quill on the arm.
" So is that gonna be your song for the Audition?" Embry asked.
"I don't know. I change my mind a lot. It depends on if they make a better song by next year." I explained, as I wiped my head with the sleeve of my sweatshirt.
It was March, and the rain stopped for the most part, but the overcast was still hanging heavy in the sky. It wasn't as cold today which was why I wore my shorts and leggings to enhance my Dancing form without showing anything to the boys. My boys.
"Honey, I'm going to the store. I'll be late tonight so please make yourself something for dinner." Mom said and kissed my cheek. " And you boys better be gone by the time I come back." Mom warned to Embry and Quill since Jake lived across the street and always stayed with me when Mom worked the late shift.
I watched as she pulled away from the car and something inside brought me back to that night I lost my father.
" so...what's for dinner babe?" Jake asked, slinging an arm around my shoulders and bringing me back to my reality.
I rolled my eyes and threw his arm off me. " Don't call me babe, i'm not a pig. And I'm not feeding you again. Last time you cleaned my pantry."
" it's not my fault you and your mom eat like birds." He countered. I laughed, cause he knew he was a big eater.
" I can make you a sandwich. Fluffanutter?" I asked. His eyes brightened and we walked inside. I invited Quill and Embry as well and made them sandwiches. We sat on the couch and watched old tv shows.
I love watching The Twilight zone. It was one show dad and I used to watch every New Years and I watch a few episodes every now and then. I even got Jake to watch a few, but he never understood why there were no endings in the stories.
I cuddled on my couch and watched a few more episodes before I felt myself dose.
I don't know how late it was, but I felt someone carry me. I felt too tired to ask who it was, but they carried me up the stairs and to my bed and tucked me in.
I Opened my eyes and noticed Jake moving a piece of hair away from my face.
"Jake?"
He leaned down and kissed my head and moved in front of my window. He collapsed on the floor and let out a howl that scared me. I jumped out of my bed and called his name. I leaned to touch his shoulder, when he swiftly looked at me.
His face was gruesome and he crowded at me. I screamed so loud that I heard myself echo.
" hey! Lisa wake up. It's just a dream. "
I opened my eyes and saw Jake in front of me and I screamed again and moved away.
" woah, Lisa. It's me. It's Jake. It's ok."
I was breathing so hard and I had to grab my chest. I looked at the tv and noticed that Jake had turned on 'a werewolf in London.'
That's why I thought it was Jake. I took a deep breath and shook my head with a scuff.
" you put on a horror movie knowing I get nightmares!" I warned.
He turned off the tv and laughed "I'm so sorry. The guys put it on and I must have fell asleep. They woke me to say they were leaving and I must have fell back asleep without changing it."
I hid my face in embarrassment.
" oh, your blushing. Don't hide I want to see Pinky!" He said, trying to pull my arms away.
I fought and couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably.
He calls me pinky when I blush cause I always turn three shades of pink.
" Jake! Stop. No!" I laughed.
He pushed my hands away and held them aside my head.
" hey pinky. Long time no see. I missed you." He cooed.
I heard the door open and I thought 'saved my the mom'.
"Mom! Get this kid off me." I begged as I got a second to breathe.
" Jacob Black, get your ticklish fingers off my kid. That's my job! "
Soon both my mom and Jake were tickling me. I couldn't breathe and I begged for them to stop.
My mom finally stopped and I was finally able to crawl out from under Jake and I sat up.
" I think I'm going to go to bed. I'll catch you tomorrow?" I said, sitting on my steps.
" My dad's taking me into Forks. His friends daughter moving to town. Someone I used to play with as a kid."
I nod. " we'll, if you get bored, you know my doors always open."
" with a fluffanutter I hope." He nudges me and I can't help but roll my eyes.
" urge, I created a fluffy monster."
He smiles. "I'll call you tomorrow."
I see him out and watch as he walks down the street.
I close the door and head upstairs. Quickly brushing my hair and teeth, I lay in bed and have a hard time getting back to sleep. For some reason, my dream felt more real then any I've had before...
and it scares me.
The next day, I waited for Jake to call. It was late afternoon when I noticed Billys black truck pull into the driveway.
I walked down to meet him once I saw that Jake wasn't with him.
"Hey Billy. Have you seen Jake?" I asked.
"Well, He's showing the new girl up in Forks how to drive the red truck." Billy explained as he maneuvered into his wheelchair.
"You mean the Red Pick up he rebuilt?" I asked. He told me he was rebuilding for a possible buyer, not for a new girl moving to town.
"That would be the one. He rebuilt it for Charlie Swans daughter. Charlie wanted a car for his daughter to get around town and it was all he could afford. So because Jake remembered her and wanted to help out Charlie, he offered to build it at no extra cost and Charlie just paid for parts the car needed and chains for the tires."
Billy noticed my confusion, and he grabbed my hand.
"He's just making a friend. Not a marriage proposal."
I shook my head and giggled. "I guess your right. He should make some new friends. Thanks Billy." I said as I held open his door as he wheeled inside.
The next morning, I walked to school. I needed the mist from the rain to wake me up. School wasn't too far away, about a mile away and Mom didn't mind the walk as long as I stayed off the street.
A loud rabbit pulled up beside me and honked loud.
"Lis, What are doing walking? I always take you to school." Jake asked like I was crazy.
"I wanted the fresh air." I smiled at him.
" Did you also want Pnemonia?" He joked and opened the passenger door for me.
I hoped in and brushed a wet strand of hair away from my eyes. That was when I noticed Jake look at me.
"What?" I asked. He shook his head and scuffed.
"Nothing, Just shocked you would walk in the cold wet weather." He muttered and started the car down the street.
Something in my gut told me he was holding something from me.
Once at school, I go separate ways with Jake and meet up with Embry in English.
One thing I didn't like about High School was the fact that I was the only pale kid in it. I was teased in Junior high for being a Pale face. I didn't understand what they were taking about at the time, but when that was said, the boy ended up with a bloody nose and a threat by Jake if anyone would call me that again.
At Lunch, I was always treated by the boys since I made Sandwiches for them over the weekend. Quill got me water, Embry got me a cookie, and Jake got be Cherries. Washington was best known for them and I knew why. They are my favorite.
I notice Meli Stone walk up to us.
"Hey Jake. Do you want to come sit with us? We have plenty of room at our table." She offered. a piece of Gum twirled from her mouth to her finger and she looked like she would choke on it any second.
"No thanks, i'm good where I'm sitting." Jake said, still trying to be nice to Meli.
She scuffed and returned to her table.
"That was weird." Quill stated and continued to eat his lunch.
Three classes later I'm in Gym class. I hate gym class because the girls are lazy and Im the only one that participates. Jake, Embry and Quill are in my class and it's the best time for me.
I was changing in the locker room when suddenly I heard the open locker next to me close.
Meli stood next to me, with a bunch of her posse. She leaned down to me with fire in her eyes and clearly stated. " You might have these boys hooked around your finger, but they will never want you. You are not part of the tribe, and you never will be. So do me a favor and get home schooled. No one cares about you here." She warned.
"Why do you hate me so much?"I asked, standing my ground.
"It's easy to hate someone you never liked." she said, and noted for her posse to leave as she moved close to me.
"Just think how Happy your dad would be to see his only daughter turn into a pathetic, ugly, plain, and poor excuse of a human. The only reason those guys hang out with you is because they feel sorry for you. "
She watched as I teared, but I wouldn't give in. I know my father would be proud of the woman I'm becoming. and I know that the guys are my friends. She's using them to hurt me. She smirked and left me alone. I heard the warning whistle and i knew I had to get out there.
I walked to my spot in the gymnasium and took deep breaths with my head in-between my knees.
"Hey, are you ok?" Quill asked. "You look pale…I mean more paler then usual."
I took one last breath and nodded. "I'll be fine."
The whistle blew and everyone listened for todays assignment.
"Ok kids, Dodgeball day. Boys to the left, Girls to the right. And don't slack you ladies, you are being graded for Participation. So If I see any girl stand purposely to get hit will get an F!"
I cringed, the girls sucked at Dodgeball and I always ended up being the last one on the court.
I took my place in the front, which just so happened to be where Meli stood.
I looked at the front row of guys which consisted of Jake, Embry, Quill and a kid named Paul who was a grade above us, but joined in the Sophmore PE class due to the other PE classes being too crowded.
I smirked, knowing I was safe to get one ball in the beginning and then all bets were off.
"Ready…" We were warned… The whistle blew and we ran for the balls. I slid on my hip to retrieve the ball and I ran past the girls to the back. I wanted to wait for the guys to throw their AMO so that I can collect and get the guys out. Meli caught Embrys ball which let him out of the game, which didn't matter because the girls were dropping like flies. It was down to me and Meli for the Girls side. Jake, Paul and some other kid I didn't recognize. I threw a fake towards Paul and then chucked it at Jake's foot which tricked him. He groaned.
"This isn't over you know." He warned. I smiled and grabbed the last ball on the girls side, Chucking it at he unknown kid, sending him out.
"Oh, Poor Paul gonna get Kicked out by a bunch of girls. How Manly of you. Come on Paul. Take me out." Meli said, standing right in front of me.
"What are you doing? Move!" I warned her.
"Come on you Pansy. No one likes a loser." She taunted Paul again.
Paul was drenched in sweat, and he looked sick. His temper was a clear as day.
He chucked the ball towards Meli, but Meli ducked on purpose and I was left with a face full of rubber. What I didn't expect was to be hit with such a force that would have knocked me so hard that I almost flew off the ground, but it handed with me hitting the back of my head on the old hardwood floor. After that I only saw darkness.
I couldn't open my eyes, but I felt something cold pressed against my throbbing head. A loud roaring was coming from another room.
"Will one of you boys tell me what happened?" Mrs. Bowlinger asked, the schools nurse.
"I can't explain it, one second Meli was taunting Paul, then Paul threw this incredibly fast ball and Meli ducked for cover before it Hit lisa straight in the face. Lisa couldn't have move fast enough if she even had a five second head start." I heard Jake explain."He should be expelled. He hurt her bad. She's unconscious for gods sake."
"Jacob, we will find out how Ms. Jennings is doing once she wakes up. She may need to go to the emergency room if she has a concussion." I heard the Nurse. Her heels were heading back inside the room I was in.
"Has she woke up at all?" She asked.
"No, All she's done so far was move her head side to side." That was Embrys voice coming from my left side. But someone was holding my right hand. Who was that?
I opened my eyes and blinked the fuzzy vision away. I clearly see Embry and Quill next to me. I wanted to get up, but Quills arm held me down.
"Don't even thinking about moving Conigliero." That reference made me worry, I then remembered getting a dodgeball to my face and the pain returned.
" You Stay away right now! Get out of here." I heard Paul warn. Both Embry and Quill got out of their chairs and ran outside.
"Who was that?" I asked, worried.
The nurse put down the wet rag and scuffled out of the office.
I heard a fight break out and I slowly moved off the bed and to toe doorway.
I see Jake in a wrestle with Paul, and I have to stop it somehow.
"Hey! Stop it right now! GUYS! ENOUGH!" Then the boys got off each other. I moved over to Jakes side and help him up, but he pulled me close to an embrace. He was shaking, and I don't think it was from the fight.
"Are you okay?" He asked, looking over me, and i nod, even though it hurts to move my head.
"Yes, I will be. Now will someone explain why you two are fighting?" I asked.
"Lis, Paul full on plastered you out of your shoes with a singe ball. did it on purpose." Embry explained.
"No! It was an accident. I didn't mean to throw it that hard. Meli got me worked up and somehow I threw the ball like that. I didn't mean for it to even hit you." Paul said.
I looked at paul, and i knew he didn't mean to hurt me.
"It's ok, Paul."
"WHAT!" Jake yelled. "Look at you. You have a bruise the size of Texas on your face. Tell me that wasn;t on purpose."
I looked at Paul, then back at Jake. "It wasn't on purpose. I believe him."
"Ok, Enough!" We hear Principle walk into our debate.
"I was told what happened by the nurse and the students witnessing the event. Paul, you will get a weeks suspension for your misacting on Ms. Jennings, and another weeks suspension for fighting with Jacob. Jake, you get a weeks Suspension for fighting With Paul."
The nurse gave me a pink note that allows me to go home. Jacob drive since he was suspended for the rest of the week.
The ride home was silent. I placed my eyes on Jakes hands whited gripped the wheel in anger. He's mad at me.
Once we pulled into Jakes driveway, he turned off his engine, but didn't move out of the car.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get you suspended." I said.
He took in a deep breath and looked at me with no hint of anger, but in fear.
"When I saw you go down, It was like that night all over again. You were on the ground, not moving, and it scared me. If I didn't check you to make sure you were breathing, I thought you were… and the fact that it was over a stupid dodgeball just…"
I gripped his hand and tried to lighten the subject.
"I bet I went down like a sack of potatoes."
He couldn't help but laugh, cause he know it was true.
I hugged him and thanked him for always being there. He always was, no matter what.
Well, that how it was until Bella moved into town….
Part 3 coming soon.
Lisa B Green
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