We ate pasta and watched a movie on the couch. After lunch I went for a walk through the woods alone. I kept my handgun at the small of my back in a holster hidden by my jacket. I followed the path for a while then started exploring. I remembered doing this as a child knowing one of the Cullens was hiding and following me to keep an eye out for trouble and so I didn't get lost. I never got lost though somehow no matter how turned around I get I can always find my way home.
Lost in thought I wandered around and finding a lake I settled on the shore and pulling out a notebook from my bag I started writing a new song. A Beautiful Lie (by 30 Seconds to Mars)
Lie awake in bed at night, And think about your life
Do you want to be different? Try to let go of the truth
The battles of your youth, 'Cause this is just a game
It's a beautiful lie, It's the perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful it makes me
It's time to forget about the past, To wash away what happened last
Hide behind an empty face, Don't ask too much, just say
'Cause this is just a game
It's a beautiful lie, It's the perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful it makes me
Oh Oh, The end of the world
Everyone's looking at me, I'm running around in circles, baby
A quiet desperation's building higher, I've got to remember this is just a game
So beautiful, beautiful. It's a beautiful lie
So beautiful, beautiful.
It's a beautiful lie. So beautiful, beautiful...
It's a beautiful lie, It's the perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful it makes me
I felt better at having released some of my emotions and putting them into words.
I ignored the eye watching me having spotted Emmett following me a mile back. The lake was such a nice spot I decided to bring the boys back another day to swim. Noticing it would be dark soon I headed back choosing a different path than I came, picking a more direct path. I felt Emmett's eyes the whole way back and let out an annoyed sigh.
I spent the next morning studying for an exam and working on another paper. Bored we decided to go to town and look at their bookstore after lunch. Rick drove this time with Todd in the passenger seat. Jed and I amused ourselves by competing to see who could get Rick to yell first. Rick has amazing control on his temper so Jed and I always had fun trying to make him mad.
We tried all kinds of tricks from poking him, to asking stupid questions nonstop, to singing his least favorite song, to arguing over stupid things with him or each other. Jed ended up winning right as we entered town by giving him a wet-willie.
After we parked Rick started chasing Jed around the parking lot while I pouted and Todd laughed at us all. When Todd turned away to watch the other two I jumped on his back and held on tight while he tried to get me off. Laughing alerted us to our audience.
Nessie and Jake were getting out of their car and heading to the bookstore as well but had stopped to watch us. I stuck my tongue out at them from Todd's back then jumped down running off and around the other two. Todd tried to follow me but ran into Jed and Rick. They all fell over and ended up with tangled limbs. I walked back over and sat on top of the pile while they struggled, laughing.
