Now what was I supposed to do? We went to the same school and lived in the same town, but I'm still sure that his sister would find an excuse to come after me if I so much as looked in his direction, and I'm not entirely sure I want to find out what she would do to me. Yet also at the same time I hope he would find a way to come see me again.
Maybe I said that out loud whilst driving home because later that night whilst I was doing my homework I got a knock on my window, at first I thought it was the tree outside but then I suddenly thought about that, the tree is too far away for it to hit the window. So that must mean that someone is actually at my window, walking cautiously over I pull it open and there, is none other than Jasper Hale perched on the window sill. Slightly startled by that, I step back and Jasper jumps over the sill and into my room, "what are you doing here Jasper, you told me to stay away?" He looked at me strangely and just shrugged slightly, "I couldn't stay away, I wanted to talk to you", I looked passed him to the window, asking stupidly, "are you alone?" "Yes Bella why wouldn't I be?" I sat on the edge of the bed slightly relieved, "because your sister told me to stay away or something would happen to me."
I looked up at him he seemed angry for a minute before he relaxed slightly, "she had no right to say anything to you at all, my business is my business and she will understand that the next time I see her." Either way I couldn't see him again, I just couldn't, self preservation told me to stay away, "I think you should go Jasper, I don't want Rosalie coming after me and I certainly don't want to see you hurt by her because of me." I got up and walked out of the room into the bathroom, hoping that by the time I came out he will of gone. And thankfully I was right, but I also wanted to be wrong and hope that he would have stayed to work something out for us to at least to speak to each other.
Maybe I did something wrong in an earlier life, because as soon as I got to school the next day Rosalie was waiting for me, which was almost enough for me to turn around but knew it was pointless. She would eventually find me anyway, Forks is a small town, everyone knows everyone.
"What can I do for you Rosalie?" She looked positively fuming when I spoke to her first, then after a minute her tirade kicked in full force and I stood there and took it trying so hard not to cry in front of her.
"What can you do for me? Explain to me please how I told you to stay away and yet here you are messing with my family, Jasper left home, he's gone he won't be back again! All because you told him what I said we argued last night and he left said he wouldn't be back and not to look for him, my parents are beside themselves worrying and you stand there in all your smugness, knowing something would happen when you told him what I said to you, well I hope your happy!" With that she turned on her heel and stomped away, clearly not wanting a response, not that I could anyway I was trying too hard not to cry in front of everyone who was staring, so I did the next best thing I climbed back in my truck and drove home.
After entering my apartment I turned to my guest and asked "Seeing as you obviously know who I am, who are you? And why does Jasper want you following me?" There was a brief pause before he answered, "Well my name is Peter, and I live nearby Houston, which is why Jasper asked me to watch out for you, and secondly because his family have found out where you are and they are looking for you, they blame you for the change that has occurred in Jasper," "OK what change? And I know his family are after me they have been since just before I left Forks, the thing I need to know though is why does Jasper care so much what happens to me its not like we had a relationship or anything?" Watching him closely before I turn and walk to the kitchen and pour myself a glass of water, I then take a seat on my sofa indicating that Peter can as well.
The silence stretches on for a while before Peter starts to speak, "only Jasper can answer those questions for you I'm just here because he asked me to be, and if you want to know why you will have to ask him yourself" I look at him, "what do you mean ask him? I haven't spoken to him since I left Forks I have no way of contacting him!" "Well that is an easy one I can answer because I know for a fact that Jasper should be here sometime this evening to see you."
I looked at him shocked unable to think of anything to say to that, Jasper was coming here to see me, but he said it was too dangerous. I couldn't process my thoughts they were swirling around in my head with no particular course of action, except to keep going over and over it again and again.
Once home I just sat on my bed and thought over everything that had happened because of an attraction I felt towards Jasper and him towards me, now my life was in danger and there was nothing I could do but run, and run far enough away that maybe they wouldn't be able to find me.
And that's what I did, I packed my stuff up and waited for Charlie to come home, so I could tell him I was leaving again and that I couldn't stay, I didn't tell him why, just that I had to get away to clear my mind out. My next bombshell was that I was going to be going to Houston, Texas. Now that was the one thing Charlie didn't understand but relented when I said it was my choice. I don't know why I chose Houston, it just felt right to me, like that was where I was supposed to be right now. Then it was all down to booking flights and the hotel, which was easy.
Then I left, and haven't looked back again, except to look over my shoulder occasionally to see if they had found me, for a few months I was safe, now Jasper has found me and his family probably aren't far behind him.