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Chapter 10
Sarah could probably tell something was wrong with me. She had been my friend for long enough that she knew when I wanted to talk about something and when I didn't. So she didn't ask what was wrong and insist that I spill my guts to her. She filled the silence in the car with her own chatter about nothing in particular: what she had done after the pipes burst at school, what she had for lunch, the people she had met while volunteering at the library. She didn't require much response from me, which was exactly what I needed.
I started dinner when I got home. I was forcing myself to not think about anything that Jared had told me. I needed to act normal around my parents, which would have been impossible if I was thinking about all of that. My parents didn't comment if they thought I was being extra quiet during dinner that night. I told them about my day at school and how the pipe had burst. I didn't tell them how I skipped school and spent the day at the beach with a boy. They would not appreciate that.
I escaped to my room after dinner. I made a point of not looking out my window to see if a certain brown wolf was out there. I didn't want to know if Jared was watching me. I did my homework, which kept my mind occupied.
It was only once I was safe in my room with my homework complete, did I let the day's events invade my brain.
Jared is a werewolf. He imprinted on me, which basically means he's in love me now. Emily Young was mauled, not by a bear, but by Sam Uley, who was also a werewolf. Sam imprinted on her and they were now engaged. There were a bunch of seemingly ordinary people who were also werewolves. They all knew everything that Jared was thinking and he knew their thoughts. Weird.
I wondered what Jared was doing right now.
Was he outside my house, not as Jared, the human, but as Jared, the wolf? I resisted going over to window to check. I laid down in my bed.
I was glad that I had left the beach when I did. I was probably about three seconds away from having a meltdown right there in the middle of the beach. Now that I was home in the comfort of my own room I was able to think more clearly and more calmly.
I thought about imprinting. Jared really seemed to think it was a real thing. I was less sure, though it did make sense. Everything that had happened with us started with that one moment in class. That was when everything changed. Maybe the whole imprinting thing was just another weird wolf thing. And maybe it would be better if I didn't fight against it, if I just let it be what it was. Jared loved me now and I was sure I loved him too.
I fell asleep with that happy thought in my head.
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I wasn't surprised when Jared was staring at me as I walked into last period. I could tell he was mad that I had walked off yesterday. He had a slight scowl on his face. He didn't seem to understand that I had worked through everything and could handle it better. Now I was happy so he should be too. I smiled at him and his expression became confused. But he did give me a puzzled little smile back before Mr. Walsh started talking.
I walked up to him after class, smiling still. It seemed like the smiling was contagious, because his face brightened too, though he was still confused. He stood up, wrapping his hand around mine as we walked. "So…" he said. "Is everything ok?" His eyes were questioning and looked kind of sad. I wanted that sadness out of there immediately.
"Yup," I stopped and pulled him to the side of the hall, where I leaned up on my tiptoes to kiss him. I could feel him smiling against my lips, as his arms slid around my waist. I pulled back a little to tell him, "I just needed a little time for everything to work itself out in my head. That was a lot to drop on me all at once."
"Sorry," he whispered before we kissed again. This was a perfect moment, so of course someone had to ruin it by shouting, "Get a room!" Jared looked up and gave someone the finger. "Go away," he said to the person behind me. I turned around, still in Jared's arms, to see a tall boy standing there. It was Jacob Black, a boy I had seen before but never talked to. And now I knew that he was a werewolf.
"So I guess you two are doing just fine now huh?" Jacob was grinning. I glanced at Jared; he had told this random boy that I had walked off last night? Then I remembered: weird wolf thing where they shared thoughts. I guess that meant all of the wolves knew about Jared imprinting on me. Jared just rolled his eyes at Jacob, and started leading me away. "I guess I'll see you later," Jacob called after us.
We walked out to Jared's car and got in. I still had some questions and Jacob had me think of some more. "So the whole sharing thoughts thing," I said, "Can you like hide anything? Certain things that you don't want them to see?"
Jared shook his head. "We all share everything, there's no way to hide anything. That part kind of sucks, but it's helpful when we're hunting down bloodsuckers." Jared had already explained that it was their duty to kill the vampires who would hurt innocent people. I didn't like to think about that though. Maybe he was a big strong wolf, but he was also a human who could get hurt. I blocked that thought out.
"So that's how Jacob knows me and how Sam and Emily knew my name."
"Yup," he said. We had just arrived at my house. I didn't get out yet, though, because I wanted to spend more time with Jared. He looked over at me, "So," he said with a smile on his face, "Can I come in?"
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