Chapter 3. Not what I Expected

"Hello? Liz?", she knew it was me. What does that mean? I was trying to see something in everything that she do. Struggling to maintain my sanity, I answered.

"hi, Bella. I uhm, was just calling to say that I'm sorry. I was, I didn't tell you about mom. About her death. I was, it was just too much, I mean, I should've--" I was babbling when she stopped me.

"I understand Liz, I knew about it. I was keeping track of her, you know. She doesn't know that. But I was trying so hard to keep you all safe. It was an accident Liz. It was something I could not stop, nor could you." she explained gently in her angelic voice. I suddenly found myself really calm.

"I don't know what to do now." I admitted in a small voice. Bella is still my closest relative, the truth is okay if its her.

"I know, I wish I could take you in, but this place is so far from your home and I think that you won't like it here in Forks. Its too wet, for one. And its too weird, for two." she said regretfully, her voice full of secrets.

"Weird is my middle name, you know. And I know you can't take me in even if you want to, I mean, you have your own family now. I dropped out of school anyway, I plan to live somewhere really secluded ,with not much people around. Forks is still too populated for me." I told her my plans, but secretly I was hoping that we could talk about us. I know she has something to hide, an inhuman secret.

"oh no, Liz. Why did you drop out of school? Really, live in some jungle? No! Mom would roll off her grave if she finds out about this!" her anxious voice is like an angry violin.

"technically, she's in a jar. And anyway, I just can't live here, like this. I'm too vulnerable to lose control here and kill everyone like I did to my parents." there, I said it. I caught my breath as I waited for her to digest that, it took her two seconds.

"What? It was an accident". Her voice, now low and menacing, sent shivers down my spine. But I stood my ground.

"I was the cause of the accident. Me, and this weird power that I have. Maybe, you should come down here and let me explain fully, and you can explain to me why you look exactly like you were in high school. Bring Edward again, if you want. I'll be waiting." and then I hung up. to leave her without a choice.

With that last note, I slept the instant my head touched my pillow. I was awakened by the doorbell's angry shrills. I abruptly sat up in bed, trying to figure out sane things all at once. It can't be them already. It was just 2 in the morning.

But as I looked below from my bedroom, it was really them. The gates and the security device were rendered futile. I felt a momentary panic, but I quickly quenched it. This is my sister, Bella. The girl I was dying to meet. And I quickly made my way down to meet them. As I opened the door, I was rendered speechless.

My sister is the most beautiful girl in the world, and her husband Edward is the most handsome. They both look young enough to be my classmates. And I don't understand anything anymore. I don't think I can wait for another minute for an explanation. My mouth was hanging when she spoke.

"hi, Liz. It's good to finally meet you. Although, I was piqued with the ultimatum you gave me. You should've understood that I have something I have to protect, hence the silence. But anyway, you caught my curiosity as well. So here we are. This is Edward, my husband." She pulled Edward by the hand.

"good morning, Elizabeth, we're sorry for the late hour." Edward's articulation is flawless. What is this, a play? I saw his lips twitch.

"Come in, let's have snacks". I almost croaked. Maybe from sleep, or from nervousness. I'm not sure.

"let's just seat in the living room, we're really not hungry." Bella requested, as she pulled Edward by the hand.

"Sure" I led them there, all the while thinking of how I could explain to them everything. I have a feeling, it's not going to be hard.

As we sat face to face, Her and him on the sofa, and I on the love seat. Their surreal appearances were growing on me, the thing that bothers me the most is their apparent youth. How could they have maintained it? oh well, how could I move objects with my mind eh. And then I saw Edward raise his brow slightly. Then I got it.

"Edward, can you read my mind?" I asked him. He seemed to be somewhat shocked.

"you noticed?"

"yeah, you react whenever I think something." I admitted

"well, you're as observant as your sister. I'm sorry Bella, it was just she was thinking some really bizarre things" he apologized to my sister for blowing the cover.

"let me tell you directly then, Bella. It was because of me that my parents died. I…" and I explained to them what happened and what I could do. I told them why I can't live with other people. Why I must live alone. that I can't control myself emotionally.

"Really? You can make things move? As a human?" Edward was astonished, Bella is horrified. I can understand.

"Can I see it?" Bella requested. Simple levitations are easy enough. And I made the center table lift off a few feet and let it drop with a bang. They flinched a bit. Amazing, they can really control their emotions.

"oh, Liz. That's really amazing in a way, but, its connection with your emotion. Can you learn to stop it? Mom will be really sad to learn that you will have to isolate yourself. What are you thinking? Living alone in some island? I can't allow this." Bella was compassionate and aggrieved both at the same time. Her perfect marble face almost showing emotions. Her eyes, almost warm. Liquid Gold, like Edward's.

"I agree, Elizabeth. Although I don't have a say in the matter. You're just 16, you can't drop out of school, you're nearly graduating." Edward was kind in criticizing my plan.

"don't think that I haven't thought about every possible loophole there is, but I'm unsuccessful. I always end up killing someone in my scenarios. Well, if you're so against me living alone, can I live with you then? In Forks? If I can't have a people-free town, at least a small town like that could probably lessen the risk." I suggested. Embarrassed by my own imposition. A family sounds really nice all of a sudden. Sadness suddenly engulfed me as I saw the answer in their eyes. Nobody will want me with them, not when I could kill them any moment.

"that's not it, Elizabeth. It's not our safety that I am worried about. It's yours. You might not want to live in a house full of us." Edward answered my thoughts. It's really bizarre to find someone with a special ability like me. I didn't ask any question about this, bizarre is normal to me, anyway.

"what are you talking about? Why wouldn't I want to live with you.?" I asked, though the rejection still stings my heart, I tried to control my emotions, but the window panes still vibrated a bit. Both of them looked at me. Bella's eyes were soft, but warning in them were also visible. She is going to tell me her secret.

"we are not human anymore, Liz. You asked why we still look this young, even though I'm supposed to be 36 now? Well, I am 36. And Edward is 127. Our human bodies are dead now, but we're still alive because we are now Vampires." I twitched so badly that the chandelier dangerously swayed, Bella nervously raised her hands like a surrender and asked--

"No! wait, don't react yet. Let me finish. We are vampires, but we're not normal ones. We don't drink human blood, hence the gold eyes. Normal vampires have blood red eyes, but not us. Not our whole family. We drink animal blood. We're vegetarians. But this fact still exists, we are still slightly dangerous to humans. We are, you could say controlling ourselves to refrain from being monsters. This is why we thought you won't want to live with us. Now tell me, do you still want to?" Bella gently asked me.

Live with a house full of vampire. Hmmm, tempting.