Hi guys! I'm going to post a few chapters back to back to get the story rolling. I would appreciate comments C: Thank you!
I woke up suddenly and looked around the dark room. The memories of yesterday came flooding back to me. I sighed and looked at the time on my alarm clock. It was only 3 in the morning and I felt wide awake. I got up from my bed and walked towards the window where I opened the curtains. The outside was absolutely beautiful. Everything seemed so calm and quiet. I could see the moons light shining towards my window. I slowly opened the window and allowed the cold air to travel in my room. I grabbed a rocking chair that was in the corner of the room and pulled it towards the window. I grabbed my blanket from my bed and sat on my rocking chair going back and forth trying to fall asleep again, but I couldn't seem to make my brain shut down. Every time I closed my eyes, memories that I didn't want to remember crept in my head. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I rocked back and forth. I didn't even notice when I finally fell asleep.
That morning, I woke up with my window closed. I found it strange, but I figured it was aunt Jane that probably closed it. I got took a shower and got dressed in black sweats and a white long sleeved sweater. I walked downstairs to find the big bear aunt Jane bought for me on the couch with a note on it.
Hey, had to go to work at the Diner. If you're hungry, come on by.
Love Jane~
I wasn't really in the mood to get out today, but after I checked the fridge, I realized that the diner was my only choice. Aunt Jane had absolutely nothing in her fridge. I started to think she did that on purpose so that I would leave the house because usually her fridge was stocked. I knew for a fact that she loved to cook.
I could remember perfectly where the diner was. She was the owner of the diner and basically ate there everyday when I used to come visit her. It also wasn't too far from the house. I opened the front door and took a deep breath before walking out into the cold street. "I did it," I whispered myself and laughed lightly at how dramatic I was. With that, I started making my way to the diner.
Everything in La Push was basically close by. You could get around everywhere by foot
*Honk Honk*
I immediately let out a shriek and held my arms up towards my face.
"Milly!" I heard someone yell. I looked towards the car and recognized a familiar face. "Leah!" I smiled running towards the car. Leah was the only person I kept talking to after my father passed away. Not too long ago, she stopped talking to me. I was happy to see her, but at the same time upset that she dropped out of my life without even telling me why.
"I can't believe you're here," she said amazed.
"I can't believe it either," I said as monotonous as possible.
"Where are you going off too? You shouldn't be walking alone..."
"Jane's Diner. Why shouldn't I be walking alone? We used to go everywhere alone when we were kids," I said looking at her confusingly.
"There's been an increasing number of animal attacks," she grunted. "Get in, I can use some food in my system too," she said while opening the passenger door from the inside. I thought about being difficult and telling her no, but I really wasn't in the mood to fight. I just nodded my head and went inside the car.
We got to the diner and took our seat. I ordered a turkey burger with everything on it, large fries, and a shake. Leah ordered the same thing as well.
"Your appetite hasn't change," she said laughing at my order. I have always had a big appetite.
"Yeah, well what's up with everyone becoming almost 6 feet tall and having muscles? I mean look at you with your abs too!" I said pointing at her stomach. "Can I take the vitamins you people are drinking?" I asked pouting. She bursted out laughing. "Trust me, you don't want the vitamins..." she said kind of biting her lip.
We made small conversations until our meal arrived. As we were eating, I looked at Leah as she ate French fries. I didn't want to fight, but now I really wanted to know why she ditched me. She was talking to me naturally like nothing ever happened between us and honestly, it bothered me.
"Why did you stop talking to me?" Leah dropped her fry and gave out a huge sigh. "A lot of things were happening here..." she looked out the window. "Sam and I broke up a while ago and I just didn't want to give you bad news." I looked at her dumbfounded. She was the one hurting, but didn't want to give me the bad news. I laughed at her and grabbed her hand. "Who needs men, Right?" I laughed. She gave me an odd look. "You mean there's no one that you're interested in?" She asked amused."No? Why would I?" I asked her confused. "Oh, nothing..." she said while eating another fry.
We kept talking and eating out food. Then in walked in Jacob with a petite woman. "Ugh he brought Bella over here," Leah basically growled. "Whose Bella?" I asked out of curiosity. "She's Jacob's... I don't even know how to describe them. She used to date this guy who ditched her and now she clings on to him, even though he doesn't mind." I looked at Bella as she sat next to Jacob. She seemed familiar to me. She flipped her hair as she spoke to Jacob and I was able to get a good look at her face. Then it hit me. "Oh, that's Bella Swan. Jacob had a crush on her since we were kids. Good for him!" I told Leah. "No, not good for him. She's not a good person and even though I don't really like Jacob, he deserves better," she explained. "Well, I don't know and I don't care," I said while slurping my shake.
Even though I meant what I said, for some reason I kept looking at them while they interacted. Something in me was uncomfortable, and I couldn't put my finger on the reason. It was like a nagging feeling in me that I couldn't tame.
"Hey Leah, it was nice catching up. I'm going to go home," I said while getting up from the booth.
"Let me drive you home. It isn't safe out there," she urged but I shook my head no.
"No it's fine. I won't get near the woods," I smiled at her. "Also, don't worry about paying for the meal. Jane got this," I winked at her. I brushed the crumbs from my sweat pants and made my way towards the exit as fast as possible. I didn't want to be seen by Jacob or Bella.
It seems that my body was giving me signs to stay away from Jacob. Besides that, I didn't want anything to do with Jacob. I just wanted to get this summer over with.
