Chapter 2
It has been three days since my father first met Bella and something about him in that time has changed. He seems lighter almost. Like it is easier for him to smile. I walked into the living room to find my father sitting on the couch watching the news like he does every morning. He smiled at me and gestured me to come over to him. He pulled me down into his arms and hugged me tightly.
"Good morning to you too." I laughed resting my head on his chest.
"How'd you sleep?" He asked curiously. My father new about my bad nights, crying myself to sleep, nightmares about different ways my mother died. He knows it all.
"Fine." I shrugged. I decided that I wouldn't keep him worried all the time about it. Even if they were bad I would say 'fine'. I felt him kiss the back of my head. I jumped off of him walking into the kitchen looking for something to eat. I pulled out Mini Wheat's and dumped them into a bowl pouring the milk over. I sat down on the floor in the living room and turned my attention to the T.V.
"Young boy named, Alex Walter, died last night from alcohol poisoning." The news lady said as a photo of the young boy popped up onto the screen. I heard my father sigh.
"We get a lot of those lately." He said.
"Really?" I turned my head to look at him. He nodded his head sadly.
"I better never find you doing anything like that." He said staring me down. This was Edward Cullen with his serious face. He would not smile, his face would not move, and his eyes bore into mine. I only see this face when I am getting a warning or yelled at.
"Dad!" I whined. "I'm not even allowed to have a boyfriend yet what makes you think I'm going to do that?" I asked offended. I'm not that stupid. My father's face relaxed.
"Okay, good." He said and then winked at me. I smiled back at him. Our tension was over. I decided that this was the best time to ask my question.
"Dad?" I asked.
"Yeah, baby?" He asked.
"I was wondering…." I trailed off. My father directed his eyes to me and propped his head up on his knees giving me his full attention. "Well I am curious as to why you seem so….I don't know, different I guess." I said.
"Different how?" My dad asked immidiently.
"Um," I pondered for a moment trying to find the right word. "Almost happier I guess." I said. My father looked taken back.
"Happier?" He asked. I nodded once. "Oh I didn't seem too noticed." He said.
"Maybe it's just me." I said getting up to my feet. "Well I'm going to go get dressed." I said staring to run towards the stairs to get out of the awkwardness tugging at my feet.
"Wait, are you hanging with people today?" He asked.
"Uh, I was hoping too." I said.
"Alright have fun and be safe, I'm going to head out to work." And it was then as he walked over to me that I noticed he was in his work clothes. I mentally slapped myself to not noticing earlier. On the days my dad worked I was home alone for hours and at night I had to eat dinner by myself. It was these days that I hated.
"Okay." I said quickly and ran up the stairs to my room. I locked the door and opened my closet pulling out some jeans and my favorite hoodie. I pulled them on and then let my bronze ringlets fall into place. Putting on a little makeup I smiled knowing I was going to see Matt today. I stepped back taking one look at myself and then ran downstairs and out the front door. I got on my bike and rode it to the road. This was the dangerous part, but I'm the type of kid who likes danger. The type that likes to be outgoing and adventurous. I watched the cars fly pasts me on the street that allows you to go 50mph. When I saw a gap I took my chance. I pushed off with one foot and peddled as fast as I could to get to the other side. Laughing when I made it I felt the adrenaline rush still bursting in my body. Smiling I rode my bike down towards the school. When I hit the parking lot I saw a group of kids standing by the side of the school. When I got close enough I realized they were smoking cigarettes. I dropped my bike in the bike holder and started walking towards them. Maybe they would know where my friends were. I was only five minutes late from when we were supposed to be here.
"Hey." I heard one of the males say as I got closer.
"You're really pretty." Another shouted. I smiled and thanked them.
"I'm Renesmee." I said.
"I know." A boy with blonde hair said stepping out towards me. It was Johnny Allen. He was the kid that kissed me in kinder garden. "What up baby?" He asked grabbing for my arms.
"Stop." I said getting out of his grasps. Maybe coming over here was a bad idea.
"Ness!" I heard from behind me. I spun around to see a couple of kids. Ashley, Matt, and Ryan were all over there. I sighed in relief. I turned around making a face at Jonny and then took off towards my friends.
"What were you doing over there?" Matt asked taking me into his arms. I smiled contently as I rested my head on his chest. I guess you would consider Matt and I a couple just we've never done anything or are totally official. This way my father never has to know. Now I'm not usually the type of girl that doesn't listen to their father's rules but ever since my mother died…I don't know I just changed. I realized there is only one life to live so I mines well do it right.
"Nothing just being dumb." I answered. My hand interlocked with Matt's and the four of us raced off towards the beach.
