Chapter 2

"Just one more place I want to show you." He lifted his gaze on my eyes then back to the road. I didn't ask where we were going we just sat in silence until the truck slowed down near what looked like a hidden house covered in overgrown weeds, vines and years' worth of decomposition. The house was made from wooden planks that were half rotted and smashed windows. It was only a small cottage.

"This is a little place I like to go when I'm alone," Jacob said as the truck engine turned off,

"Then wouldn't I be intruding." I softly chuckled to myself, trying not to look like the self-amusing type. But he only gave me a half smile and offered to open my door.

"So what's the deal with this place? How come you chose this hangout?"

"I guess this place found me." He looked at me like he wanted me to understand what he was talking about. But I didn't know what I meant so I gave him a curious look, but I could see in his eyes that he didn't want to explain to me.

"Never mind, it's a long story and you wouldn't understand anyway." He lost my gaze and wondered of to the small cottage. I would of followed him in and tried to get him talking again, but something caught my eye, I walked toward a tree that seemed to call out my name, Bella, Bella, it seemed to say in the sort breaks of the wind, I wanted to lure close to it like it was a magnet attracting me. Its lanky branches lust out towards me in a lifeless motion. Wait, it's trying to grab me! I panicked too soon because by the time I turned to shout out for Jacobs help, I bunch of scabby leaves covered my mouth and face unable to make any noise. But just my luck I heard Loud cry out for my name- It was Jacob

"Bella! Don't move, I will get you don't worry!" his voice drifted through the leaves. I could hear him but his presence was not visible to my sight. I did what he said and I didn't move, expecting him to come and help me. I heard something lashing and rustling against the leaves, they unravelled my bitterly scratched face. Jacob was standing there with a pocket knife cutting the roots that had snatched me

"Bella, get out of here!" I didn't waste a moment arguing, I bolted to the truck and climbed in, veraciously slamming the door as a 'fight or flight' adrenaline had crosses me.

'Why did I leave Jacob? I should go back for him?' I was about to open the door again when the driver's door bet me to it, at first I was worried that the tree creature had beat Jacob, but his face appeared and a feeling of relief had crossed me and I gasped loudly showing it too.

"Thank god you're ok! What was th -"

"Buckle up Bella we have to move, and fast!" he cut me off.

"I followed his instructions and put on my seat belt and sat calmly as he took off in a shot of lightning. His cheerful face had disappeared into a dead serious frown, his forehead was folded and his pupils had enlargd and his hand was firmly tightened on the gear. It wasn't long before I began to hound him with what seemed a life longs worth of questions

"Care to explain what the hell that was! Why was it attacking me! And since when did you learn how to attack a man eating tree creature?" there was a twist a anger in my voice which was completely involuntary.

"Like I said, it's a long story and you wouldn't understand." He repeated, by this time I was furious that he wasn't telling me.

"Jacob! I nearly died from that tree!" I blurted out.

"Now's not the time Bella! Just shut up, we will be back at your house soon." This time he was fuming at me, so I decided to stay quite the rest of the ride ,occasionally looking up at his face to see if he has calmed down, but he stayed tense .

We pulled up in my drive way soon after, Charlie and Billy were waiting there staring as the truck engine turned off. Jacob got out of the truck and practically slammed the door, but softly enough to not sound obvious.

"And just where have you two been?" Charlie said in a low growl, well this isn't at all what I had planned to do on my first week at forks, getting into trouble. How embarrassing, I was really trying to impress Jacob, but I guess this friendship hits nowhere but a dead end.

"I guess we kind of got carried away, there was just a lot of catching up to do with Bella, and there was quite a bit of traffic on the way in, you know wet days." Jacob was trying his best to convince Charlie, but I don't think he was buying it by the expression on his face.

"Jacob, it's always raining in Forks." He said raising an eye brow.

"Well, I think Jacob and I should get back before it gets too late "Billy said indicating Jacob to the car. "Nice seeing you again." I nodded in their direction as they left. I Followed Charlie into the kitchen, I knew I was in big trouble so I tried to act serious.

"God dammit Bella! You know how dangerous it is out there this time of night, someone could have hurt you or taken you away and I wouldn't be able to help you!"

"Dad, I was fine, Jacob was there so I-"

"Bella that's not the point, you don't understand. From now on you won't be allowed out past 8:80." He said sharply in a tone that no one could argue with, but me.

"A curfew? Really dad? I'm not a little a girl anymore I can take care of myself!" I shouted back as I ran upstairs to my room.

"Bella! Get back-" I heard his voice drown until I slammed my door shut and sunk to my knees as angrily as hate crossed my mine. I needed to talk to Jacob urgently, I just hope he won't be as drastic as he was just then.

I could only think about the series of events that had happened today until my eyelids got heavy and I plunged into a deep sleep with my thoughts and past haunting my sweet dreams.