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After being told off by our family, the wolves stocked off angrily. Rose and Josephine returned shortly afterwards. Josephine went straight to her room, obviously upset again.
"She's not happy that Shane was here," Rose explained to me.
I nodded, "She'll be okay."
Rose smiled at me and ran to Emmett. She put her arms around his waist and gave him a kiss. She wanted to know what happened.
"We should check out this new vampire," Edward said motioning for Jasper and Emmett to follow him out the door. Rose reluctantly let Emmett go. She sighed and went upstairs, she probably missed him.
"Harlan," Carlisle called to me. He handed me the envelope. "Can you give this to Josephine," he asked. It was the envelope from Shane. I shook my head and handed it back.
"Please," Esme said. How could I say no to Esme? I grabbed the envelope and walked upstairs. Josephine was locked in her room.
Knock knock.
The door creaked as it opened.
"Hey," she said. Her room was really neat. Creepy neat, even for me.
"How are you?" I asked trying to keep the conversation going.
"All right, I guess," she sighed. She jumped on her bed and patted the spot next to her. I slid onto her bed and she laid her head on my shoulder. She seemed relaxed. I thought this would be the best time to give her the envelope.
"So...I have this envelope for you, from him," I said slowly.
"I don't want it," she growled.
"You should at least read it," I told her, holding the envelope out in front of me.
"Ugh," she sat up and grabbed the letter, "can you read it and just let me hear it in your thoughts?"
"Okay," I opened the envelope and start reading.
"'My love, I know how much you must hate me right now, but I just couldn't let things end this way. You must know how much I still love you. Even though I know we can't be together, I still want you in my life. Life without you, isn't a life at all. Please forgive me, I love you.'"
He signed his name at the bottom. His handwriting was hideous. I folded the letter and put it back in the envelope. Josephine was quiet, staring out the window. She wasn't crying, but it looked like she wanted to. I waited patiently for her to break out of her trance.
Shane kept sending her letters, but she just threw them away. She stopped throwing fits and returned to a somewhat normal routine. Whenever she was in her room, there was always rock music playing so loud it shook the house. It was amazing no one in Forks heard her music. Esme was afraid it would shatter all her windows. We tried to keep her out of her room, so she wouldn't turn her music on.
"I think we should go on that camping trip this weekend," Alice suggested at lunch.
"That's sounds good," Lynn said enthusiastically. I forgot about the camping trip. Suddenly I had the urge to run and hide.
"Do I have to go?" I asked.
Alice threw me a "duh" kind of look, "Of course you do, silly."
I sighed in defeat. "We'll share a tent," Josephine said smiling at me. The only thing I was looking forward to was spending time with Josephine.
Thanks.
"No problem," she whispered to me.
How are you feeling?
"I'm okay, sort of," her voice was so low that human ears would never have heard it.
We'll talk later? She nodded and returned to the conversation at hand. Alice was going through a list of supplies we'd need. Great. Another shopping trip. Bella said she would leave Nessie with Esme.
"Rose, let's go buy everything after school. The twins can go home with Emmett," Alice said.
"Okay. I need new boots," she replied looking at the boots she had just bought yesterday.
After school we invited Lynn to sleepover Friday night, so we wouldn't have to pick her up. She was excited about finally meeting our "parents".
Lynn's POV:
I could barely sleep. Tomorrow I would finally meet Dr. and Mrs. Cullen. My friends, the Cullen kids, invited me on a camping trip this weekend. My mom was glad I was actually going out. I didn't really like going out. For some reason being around other kids my age didn't seem very "fun". The Cullens were different. They seemed so mature for their age. Well, all of them except Emmett, but I didn't mind him much. He was fun to be around.
The alarm went off and I jumped out of bed. I took a cold shower to wake myself up. After I was finished getting ready for school, I packed my things for the sleepover and camping trip. I set everything by the door so I wouldn't forget them. My mom was in the kitchen making breakfast. I sat down at the table and ate a few pancakes and some eggs.
"Don't eat so fast, you'll get a stomach ache," my mom warned. I slowed down a bit to make her happy. She handed me a cup of fresh squeezed orange juice and I gulped it down.
"Done," I said. I grabbed her keys and ran to put everything in the trunk of her car. She came outside just as I finished stuffing my tent into the backseat. I gave her the keys and slid into the passenger's side.
"Don't give Dr. and Mrs. Cullen any trouble," she lectured as she drove me to school. When we got into the school parking lot the Cullens were standing next to their cars. I kissed my mom good-bye and I told her I'd see her Sunday night. Emmett and Jasper met me outside the car door and helped me unload my bags. They took it to Emmett's jeep and piled it in.
"That's all your bringing?" Alice asked. Was I supposed to bring more?
Edward laughed, "She's not you, Alice."
Bella and Rose giggled.
Bring bring.
"We should all meet back here at 3:30 sharp," Alice told us. Everyone nodded and walked to class.
I rushed out of Biology and hurried to the parking lot. The Cullens were already assembled there waiting for me. They were trying to decide who's car I would ride in. I suppose Josephine won because she dragged me to Rose's BMW Z3. The ride to the Cullen's home was nerve wrecking.
"Wow," was all I could say when I saw their house.
"What do you think?" Rose asked.
"It's amazing. My house is probably the size of your living room," I admitted.
"Maybe," Alice laughed, "we do have a big family." I nodded. Their family really was big. Dr. and Mrs. Cullen had adopted or were foster parents to all these kids. My heart was racing when I reached the front door. Rose opened it and I walked in. Dr. and Mrs. Cullen were standing in the living room.
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