6:30.
I'd been here for an hour now, waiting patiently for them to come off of the staircase and trying not be bothered by the fact that they were still talking behind my back. What didn't I know? Well, for starters, I didn't know why I'd been dragged into this. Not that I was upset about finding anything out today, it's just that I didn't know why.
And I wanted to know, desperately.
I looked up to see Quil walking through the doorframe. "Hey." he said.
"You guys still talking behind my back?" I asked trying to be humorous. He sat down lazily on the other couch and smirked.
"Definitely."
I starred at the side table where my now cold coffee and bagel were sitting. I had been too busy thinking to be hungry, but now I was kind of. Quil noticed what I was looking at. "You can come over and get it, ya' know." he said, "I don't bite. Much." I was skeptical about that but sat down on the other end of the couch anyways.
"So, what can't I know?" I said, whipping cream cheese off my upper lip. Quil thought about that for a moment.
"You already know the second biggest part."
"The wolf thing?"
"I guess."
"What's the first biggest?"
"Try and guess."
"Well", I began, "Embry said something was Jacob's job to tell me. Is that the biggest part? Why can't I know that?" Quil laughed a little and he must've felt like he was explaining something difficult to a preschooler.
"It is his job to tell you. You don't necessarily need to know it now so why bother adding another thing to keep you up at night?", he laughed, "Ask me anything, other than that, and I think I can tell you it."
It went silent except for the rather loud whispers coming from the kitchen now as I thought about what to ask first.
"Can I have a piece of paper?" I asked.
"Why do you need paper? Ya' got pica or something?"
"No. I'm gunna have to make a list of all these things before I forget any of them."
Fast Forward
"Whoa." I said, my mind bewildered by the fantasy things Quil had just explained., "Just, wow."
"Pretty cool, right?" he asked, a little surprised I hadn't tuned out anything I didn't want to hear. Actually, there wasn't anything I was wierded out by…
Jacob and Embry had just walked into the room to find Quil still in his lazy position on the couch, and me holding my empty coffee cup while sitting cross-legged on the footstool.
I looked up at them. The had been talking about something serious, I could tell by the way they came in.
"Who died?" I asked a little concerned. Oh God, I hoped someone really hadn't just died…
"No one died." Jacob said forcing out a laugh and sitting down on the chair that went with the footstool I was sitting on.
I took in all of their facial expression one at a time and it only took me a second to realize what they were thinking.
"You guys think this all hasn't sunk in yet." I said as they all looked at me. "You think I'm going to reach a denial stage, don't you?"
"Well, you wouldn't be the first one to denial something impossible… and then leave in an attempt to forget it." Embry said shrugging.
"I saw it for myself.", I reminded them glaring at Embry, "I wouldn't ignore you all because I thought you were… lying about everything. You're not dangerous. You're not lying."
Just then, I looked up at a grandfather clock within my view.
7:10.
I figured I wouldn't bother Jacob about the thing he hadn't told me yet. This was all way more important than getting to class on time, but Mr. Turner might stab me if I was late again.
"I know you wouldn't leave." Jake assured me, "I don't think you're that kind of person."
I bit on my lower lip to try and shoo away the smile I was getting from looking at him.
My heart was beating awfully fast now and I felt a little too happy. "We're gunna be late for first classes if we keep talking." Quil reminded us, throwing my book bag at my feet and picking up a pile of books off the couch. Embry ran over to the door and flung it open.
"Shit! It's down pouring!" he spat as we all turned to match the sound of rain with the cold air coming in through the door. "I'll get the truck." Jacob said touching my shoulder for a brief moment. Something indescribable crossed his face, and he quickly pulled it back away.
My heart was flipping out as Quil said, "I'll come with ya' Jake." They both ran outside and into the darkness.
Embry was smiling at me. "What?" I asked, a little annoyed with him. He just kept smiling as he said,
"Come on, I can practically see your heart coming out of your chest."
