Author's Note: Hey everyone! Ah the beauty of Spring Break, now I had the time to update. YAY! Well here you go, Chapter 6. I want to thank my awesome friend/editor Christina, for coming over my house and editing my work. I am hopeless without her pet peeve. hehe. Well Enjoy!
Disclaimer: The lovely characters that you recognize are not mine they are Stephenie Meyer's, and also the song "Slipping Through my Fingers" by ABBA.
Chapter 6: Slipping Through My Fingers
Bella's POV
As soon as I got off my truck, I was instantly welcomed by a –
"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN! GET YOURSELF IN THIS HOUSE RIGHT NOW YOUNG LADY!" – well, you know what I mean.
Charlie's POV
Schoolbag in hand
She leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye
With an absent-minded smile
I watch her go
With a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm loosing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
What has gotten into that girl?! Renee told me that she didn't really get into trouble like this, and how can she really skip school? I think its Jacob's fault, I mean who else right? Speaking of her, she's back.
"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN! GET YOURSELF IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW YOUNG LADY!". The excessive screaming strained my voice since I wasn't used to the whole "angry dad" thing.
I saw her enter, with a guilty and expected expression on her face. And once she sat down on the couch, I remained standing; the fire inside me still burning.
"Explain to me why the principal called me, while I was on duty? For a moment there, I thought he was calling in to tell me that you were hurt or something. But instead I get the news that you were skipping?!"
"Dad, it was only today, and it was just a free day, so it's no big deal."
"What do you mean by 'it's no big deal'!? You just broke the rules and policies of your school! You are a daughter of a chief police and we need to set an example for the community. I bet that it was Jacob's influence that lead you on to do this."
"Wait a minute, weren't you the one who told me 'Jacob's a good guy, he's better than…"
And there it was, the look that I had seen so many times before when she started to remember that Edward guy and when he left her. That distant stare which takes her to a different time and place. I thought I wouldn't have to see that look ever since Jacob came into her life, but it still happens every now and again.
"…well, you know."
"I still think that he is nice, but I just feel that you may be moving into a different direction."
"Whatever, don't bring Jacob into this. For you information, I was the one that told him to skip with me, not him!"
"Then why did you do such an IMMATURE act!?"
"I KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING OKAY!? CAN YOU JUST ACCEPT THAT!"
"DON'T USE THAT TONE WITH ME YOUNG LADY! YOU KNOW WHAT JUST…JUST…!" I didn't finish, I just pointed to her, and sighed, this isn't going to solve anything.
"I'm going to shop for groceries." I just nodded after she said that, I heard her truck rolling against the pathway, and out to the streets.
I plopped down into the couch, and brought hands on my temples, going over our very short conversation. Am I doing a good job as a father? What lead to this rebellion? Is that what it is, a rebellion, but against what or who?
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Every single time she's away from me, I really don't know what she's doing. It's as if she is hiding something; something really valuable from me, and something so important in her life.
I heard the phone rang, so I went up, and put my thoughts aside.
"Hello? Charlie Swan speaking."
"Charlie! Hey, this is Billy!"
"Oh, how are yah Billy?"
"I'm good."
"That's nice to hear, and umm did you get a phone call from the principal?"
"Oh yeah, about that, let it go, they're just kids. Come on, we used to do that all the time!"
I was hesitant to answer, but I replied, "Yeah, sure."
"Well I was just calling to check on you. Do you want to come for dinner at my place. You can bring Bella along!"
I couldn't refuse, even though I was still wary that it was Jacob that caused Bella's act.
"Sure, why not."
After the phone call, I continued my pondering about Bella. Oh, my sweet Bella. She seems so new, so independent. But at the same time so vulnerable in many ways, especially when that Cullen kid left her, she was just not there; her body was present, but not her inner self. I'm thankful for Billy's son, for he was the only one who knew how to hold her up and make her what she is now. But there's something missing; I couldn't put my finger on it. No more was she the little girl that always had a stubborn, yet funny smile on her face whenever she visited me during the summer. No more was she the little girl that I could carry with ease. No more was she my little Bells.
Renee, if we hadn't divorced, will our daughter be like this still? I asked myself. Would she have been happier, if we had stayed together?
Sleep in our eyes
Her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake
I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone
There's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt
I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go
Well some of that we did
But most we didn't
And why I just don't know
Its funny how before I was the one that needed to feed her. But now, she is the one that is taking care of me. If I were to lose Bells, I wouldn't know what to do anymore; two angels, Renee and Bella, would leave me.
I couldn't stand the overwhelming feeling the house was giving me. So I went out for a drive. Maybe I could drop by Billy's early. I left a note for Bella on the kitchen counter that said,
Bella, I'm going to be at Billy's. Come over and we're gonna have dinner there. I'm sorry for the outburst. Love you.
Dad.
Slipping through my fingers all the time
End of Chapter 6
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