Second chances
AT THE BEACH
Disclaimer: All the characters are of SM
JPOV
The beach was calm and serene when I reached there .I tried calling Nessie on her phone while I walked towards the driftwood on the beach. After several calls I gave up ;sitting on the driftwood I looked over at the sea, trying my hardest not to think or remember anything. I tried to focus to feel the salty air and hear the waves coming and going as they wished. Lately my mind has gone numb with all the memories and the thinking of what ifs .I sighed wish I could switch my feelings like switching off a cell phone. I saw the waves coming and leaving dollar shells while leaving the sand.
Suddenly I heard a scream of a woman which broke the calmness of the beach. I got up quick to find what the trouble was. I saw a pale woman with mahogany hair spread all over her face being followed by two strange tribal people "please ,leave me" she shouted at the people following hot on her heels. Her voice seemed to be very much like Bella .I cleared my head and ran in one leap to save the woman from the clutches of those brutes. The woman collided with me on my chest and fell in my embrace.
She was so tiny and warm like Bella. She even smelt little like her. Get a grip from your hallucinations!. I steeled myself as the woman hid her face in my chest while shivering with fear "Give! the girl back to us "said the two strange people.
"You two don't look from this area. This area belongs to the Quileute nation. Do not trouble the lady, so buzz off!" I said in a calm voice while trying to control my temper.
" See kid! It's our tribal business, we need her. We are from Silvaka tribe; don't interfere we mean no harm to you" sneered the other man.
The lady in my arms gripped me more tightly and said "Please give me shelter!" These words were going to change my life forever .I remembered Bella's last words and decided to fulfill my promise to her ."See you two. If you harass her; anymore I am going to hand you over to the police."I shouted at them finally; losing a bit of my temper.
"It's not finished, lad. Mark my words! We will come back" said the men and went back from where they came from.
It felt nice to do a good deed but now I have to think how to give shelter and save her from those rogues. I groaned as I have to talk with my dad and Charlie. "umm… you can leave me now. They have gone" I said softly to her.
She slowly released her tight grip on my waist and peeked out my chest to look at me. I removed the tangled hair covering her face which had become wet with her tears. When I saw her face, my heart lost a beat. This was the last face I was hoping to see
"Who are you?" I whispered as my heart lurched once more in my chest.
NPOV
I know Jake's not responsible for the death of my mother. But seeing dad mad on Jake and threatening to give up his life has scared me. I just have lost my mother and I didn't want to lose my father too! I sobbed hard in my pillow; for the pain I have caused Jake which I have never tried to cause willingly.
Agreed! I have been avoiding him. I am a young girl and needed to mingle with my friends. This is the only time I can relate to my friend in the school for the first time. Afterwards I have to repeat my high school forever and go through the motions without any attachment to them; anyway to protect our identity. I needed to see my options before settling forever.
The day mom died, I felt the bond weaken and struggling to leave me. I clutched it with my will for the last threads that was still left to not to go back to Jacob. I feel after her death, the bond which now has reduced since I am growing up has started to loosen like an unspooled yarn. I don't know what consequences will come in future for me. Once again I took mom's photo and held to my chest. I saw sleep engulfing me as Aunt Rosalie stroked my cheek and hummed a lullaby to me.
JPOV
The face which I least expected was staring at me with those chocolate brown eyes
." I am Isabelle Swan "replied the brunette whose face was exactly like the Bella before she turned into a vampire." Do you know Charlie Swan?" I asked timidly. Maybe I am dreaming a nightmare where Bella has come to haunt me .how many times can a heart be trampled and stitched over again and again.
"I know him. He's my father. "The girl replied calmly while staring at my eyes with fear, longing and sadness.
" You are Charlie's other daughter. How come we never knew?" I cried
"I just can't tell you the whole story, I need time. Believe me kay. I prefer to be called Bells or Belle. Will you give me shelter as you said earlier? "the girl replied biting her lips and looked behind her. She's even acting like her .shit!
Oh yeah! The funny business of tribal people must be going on. Anyways as I could have refused to provide shelter to Bella Swan's lookalike on top of that she's claiming to be her sister. I must have surely zoned out when I heard "Hello sort of beautiful, are you there?"
I looked down at her in surprise,"why did you call me that, Bells?"
"Nice. I am glad that you heard me. You are not sort of beautiful; you are heartbreakingly beautiful. "said Isabelle while looking at me in my eyes. 'Yup' I smirked at her and took her to my home.
Billy POV
Drat! That boy is not listening to me .I told him to come at the table . his breakfast was hardly touched by him considering his wolf appetite. I went to Jake's room to call him for lunch, but he was not there. Where has he gone? Maybe he has gone for a walk or something.
If he doesn't come back in an hour I will have to call Sam to search for Jacob. Two months had passed since Bella's death; Jake has withdrawn in a shell. On top of that Edward isn't allowing him to meet Nessie.
No doubt Bella used to be happy when she used to come in La Push. Who would like to stay 24/7 with that stupid, cruel, controlling moron! I wish Edward had some sense as the other Cullen's!
"'Dad" called Jacob
"Where were you Jake? At least tell me before you step out of the house. Now sit down, lunch is getting cold" I said to him while I wheeled myself towards the table .
" Dad, remember Bella asked me to give shelter to someone "said Jacob in a small voice.
"Yes, I remember it. So did you find someone" I asked with curiosity. I was happy now Jacob won't find time to mope around the house for hours, now he has finally go back to his work for feeding the new mouth. Our finance was such that but ... we could manage another by squeezing ...
"I found her at the beach. Will you allow her to stay? You know I had promised Bella before her death "asked Jacob.
" Yes, you promised her then fulfill it! I won't stop you." I said ,while clutching the pouch containing Bella's ash hanging from my neck. I waited for the girl as Jacob went outside to bring her in our house and in our life with a bated breath.
JPOV
I went to the porch and brought Isabelle to our house. I caught her staring our house with a forlorn look. Why was she behaving so strangely?
A/N: Thanks for reading!And thanks for your reviews Rose Ice. You inspire to write me more! I was getting antsy that no one likes my writing. Thanks a ton !