I've been using more vulgar words. This chapter can be a little emotion or maybe a lot. I hope it's not too much at one, but it's time to turn it up a notch.
The next day Edward was avoiding me. Like he what I wanted to ask him knew. In both classes he ignored me. He just sat in class and listen to the teacher. When I tried to ask him a question he would just give me a short answer and look away. And gym wasn't better; he didn't look my way when I was hit with a ball for looking at him. I felt pathetic.
At lunch Ryan and Candice were at a club meeting so I sat at my table not bothering with Edward's mood swings. I was drawing a picture in my sketchbook when I saw Edward walking up to Bella. A pain in my heart caused me to gasp. I held my chest and took in a shaky breath. I got up and I felt someone's eyes in me. Jasper was staring at me with pain in his eyes. My confusion did not last long. Another pang hit my heart. I looked at Edward and Bella, he was smirking, and they were standing close to each other.
My eyes blurred and I sped walked out of the cafeteria into the parking lot. I sat on my car and a sob came out my mouth. I looked around to see if anyone was out, but everyone was eating. I ran my fingers through my curls.
"Hey, Menah!" Alice and Rosalie were walking towards me. Alice was concerned while Rosalie looked pissed.
I shook my head, "Please, just stay back." I could feel my powers surfacing. When I practiced I didn't have to deal with holding it in. It's like they were pushing to get out. "I'll be fine. It's just… nothing." I turned from them as they stared. They walked away after a few minutes. I just sat on my car for the rest of lunch.
Bella and I arrived home at the same time. When we made it into the house she said, "My friends and I were going to La Push beach. Do you feel like coming?" I didn't want to be around her right now, but swimming might my mind off of today. I told her yes and she told me she was leaving in a few minutes.
Jacob bought me to the beach a couple of times when I was down here. We surfed and dived off the low cliff. I put on a bikini with some black jeans and a long sleeve shirt. It was still cold outside. I put my wetsuit in my bag. My surfboard was at Jack's. I told Bella I was going to get there later.
My car was slowed down and pulled up to the side of Jack's house. A moment later I knocked and it opened to reveal Jack. "Hey Meanie. What's on the schedule?"
"We're going to the beach with Bella and her friends. I need my surf board." He nodded.
"Come on we can go get it." He moved out the door, but didn't close it. "You should change into your suit well I get the board." I nodded and walked to my car to get my bag.
While I was changing Jack's friends came over. They were coming with us to the beach. I just shrugged my shoulders and hopped in the car. Sam and Embry say in the back seat. Three minutes passed and we made it. It looked as if it would storm, but it was always like this. I got out the car and had Jack carry my board.
We saw Bella sitting in a van and I grabbed my board from Jack. I wasn't paying attention when I had pulled my hair up in ponytail until Jessica said something that made me stop.
"Keep her company. Her date bailed." And Eric asked what date. "She invited Edward."
Embarrassed, Bella said, "To be polite, that's it." I glared at her. I ignored what the rest of them said. I told gave her a warning and she still doesn't listen.
"You're pathetic. I don't even know why he even started talking to you." The group looked surprised. I was too, it just came out. I just turned sharply with my board and went for the water. It was cold, but I invited it because I was still boiling with anger.
My arms moved against the water as I paddled them in the water on top the board. I was a good distance away. Some fish swam around my feet. I put my hand in the water and tried to catch one. I did this for ten minutes until a small one slipped in my hand. My hand lifted up and the water was shaped into a bubble. The fish swam around the bubble then it stopped to stare. I freaked out and screamed. A big wave headed my way and I was pushed under water.
It was quiet. No birds or waves hitting the shore. I tried to kick up to the top, but the water was getting stronger. I soon was still under water until I felt my neck starting to itch. I reached for it to pull away. GILLS! I was growing gills. This nature thing was going to kill me. I could breathe again. I swam closer to shore and reached the surface. I coughed up water and the gills went away.
Jack, Sam, and Embry ran towards me. All I said was, "Next time Bella invites me somewhere I'm sure shit will happen."
The next day it was sunny. My outfit contained a tank top with some shorts. That wasn't the only weird thing that happened today. The Cullen's weren't here. For lunch I decided to sit with Bella at the table since she felt bad about yesterday.
Bella was looking around for Edward, I could tell. Jessica said, "He's not here. Whenever the weather's nice the Cullen's disappear."
"What did they just ditch?" Bella replied.
"No, Dr. and Mrs. Cullen yank them out for hiking and camping and stuff. I tried the idea out on my parents. Not even close." The gears turn in Bella's head.
Angela jumps in the seat next to Bella. "Guys! I'm going to prom with Eric. I just asked him, I took control." She hugged Bella. "Are you sure you have to go out of town?"
"It's a family thing." Jessica and Angela looked towards me. I said, "I'm adopted." And bit into an apple. I looked around at the students playing in the sunny. Too bad it's not always this way.
"Menah." I replied with a, huh. Bella said, "Do you want to go to Port Angeles with us?"
I nodded my head sure with me forgetting to deny Bella invitation she sent me since that happened yesterday.
The dresses were ugly. I can make better ones then the ones that put out. I give them honest opinions on the dresses. That pink dress did make Jessica's chest look way bigger. It just hit me that a dance was coming up and Edward never bothered to ask. Maybe we aren't really mates and I just need some time off.
A group of guys knocked on the window startling me. I flicked them off and stared out the window when they left. "Menah, you want to come with me to the bookstore?" Bella asked me.
"Sure. I'll see you guys later." Bella and I walked out the store. A sickling feeling was in my stomach. I grabbed Bella's hand and surprised her. I just smiled and she tightened her hand around mine. We did have a sister bond, but it was flawed.
We made it to the book store. It had tribal books everywhere. I was confused as to why Bella was here. At least it looked nice in here. I walked around the small store. A thought came to mind. The Eternal's story connected with Billy's tribe story. I looked around, but couldn't find one thing about it.
I walked to the counter and said, "I heard this story awhile back about Eternal's. I think that's the name. But I was fascinated by it. I was wondering if you a book on it."
The man nodded his head and went into the back room. He came back with a hard cover book. On the cover was Allies. It had a wolf in the forest as its cover. I paid for the book as Bella came to pay for her own.
We walked out into the night and go down some steps when some men passed by in front of us. They stopped when they had seen us and turned around. We walked the opposite way with me holding her hand tightly. They were wasted from the sound of their voices. We walked faster to come into some more drunk men.
They surrounded us. My anger was rising and I wanted to get out of here, but I couldn't hurt them. Something was holding me back. I pulled Bella close and said, "Don't touch her!" The men just laughed and I kicked one in the groin. One of them grabbed me and took me from Bella. "When I'm done with you, you'll want me to touch you." A trickle of fear shifted through me.
The squeal of tires and headlights come from around the corner. Edward's Volvo. He almost hit the men. He got out angrily. "Get in the car." I was still in the hands of the man when Edward grabbed me from him and pushed me in the backseat.
My arms were around my head and I was shaking and sobbing in the back. My mind was flashing back to that night. A hand grabbed me and I jumped back. It was Bella she was only shocked. Edward was driving like a mad man. "Menah?" He called my name. "Please, Menah, tell me you're okay."
"I- I'm fff-fine." I stuttered. I held myself and Edward stopped the car on the side of the road.
"Bella get in the back." She didn't question him; she just came back here and hugged me. She wiped the tears off of my face. He started to drive again. His anger slowly went away. My sobs stopped as did the tears. I moved from Bella and straightened my clothes.
Edward pulled up to the restaurant. Bella went to go talk to Jessica and Angela. Edward held the door open for me as I got out. We walked behind Bella when they stopped talking.
"Sorry I kept Menah and Bella from dinner. We ran into each other and got talking." he smirked.
"Well I'm leaving with Angela and Jessica. What are you going to do, Bella?"
Edward answered instead, "Maybe I should make sure Bella gets something to eat." When he said that I walked off looking for the car we came to Port Angeles in.
They were behind and we got into the car. "Menah, what was that about?" Jessica asked me as she turned around.
My faced was turned to the window, "That was my best friend hitting on my sister."
At home I couldn't sit still. Dad was at the station and when I called he told me his friend Wayne was dead. The day wouldn't get better. I decided to get in my car and head over to talk with Alice and Rosalie. I refused to talk to Candice about my fucked up love life that didn't really exist. Her anger will get the best of her and she'll be all over Bella and Edward and I don't need that.
When I parked outside the door opened and Jasper stepped out. He looked as if he was heading somewhere and he was surprised to see me. We came to me as I got out the car. When he was close I pulled him in for a hug. He just hugged me back as I cried. We walked in the house where Emmett was playing the game and Rose and Alice playing monopoly.
Their heads moved in my direction when I came closer. The girls saw the tears on my face and ran to me. They each took a hand and led me to a room. It had a huge bed with windows for one wall. It was plain as if they just started working on it.
Alice spoke first, "Tell us what happened." And I did. I told her about it from the bookstore to Edward dishing me for my plain sister. I didn't tell them why I was so freaked out about it. I'll tell them when I'm not so upset.
"It just hurts so much. Boys didn't matter to me until I met Edward. He wasn't just handsome. Something just pulled me in. But he rather be with her." I didn't cry anymore. I was thinking about the challenge I had to ender, but I had figure out how I was going to fix this.
Rosalie got my attention, "No offense, but I don't like her." Her bluntness made me laugh.
"Come on. I heard that ice cream heals the heart's wound." We went back to the kitchen and I sat on the counter. She pulled out cookies 'n' cream. This was my favorite ice cream ever. I take off the top and dig into the ice cream. The guys were playing the game when I sat on the couch.
A half carton later someone enters the house. I froze up and turned to the doorway. There he stood, with s god damn smile on his face. It went away when he saw me. I got up angrily and put the carton on the table. The room got quiet, waiting for something to happen. Shit I was too.
"What are you doing here?" he said calmly like whatever happened earlier what his imagination.
"I was talking with Rosalie and Alice. I would have been here for you if you would have been here instead in my sister's face."
He rolled his eyes, "I was just making sure she had something to eat."
"And you weren't worried about me. You just stood there staring at her while I was ready to-"I cut myself off, "You know what. I'm done. You can go do what you like with her. I'm down with this." I tried to walk past him, but he pulled me back.
"Done with what? We aren't dating, we don't go out. We were just friends." His answer through me off.
"Were friends? If I knew you were going to be like this I wouldn't have talked to you. I wouldn't tell you things that are only for me to know. I wouldn't have let you touch me that way. I wouldn't have let you hold me when you found out my fear of needles. And let me tell you why since we aren't such good friends. I was almost raped. I was going to die that night. I was so angry I forgot my surrounds. They touched me and made me feel like trash. One man held a needle to my vein to slow my down from freeing myself. I could be dead right now and all you want to do is act stupid instead of acting like a friend." My breathing was ragged and I just stormed past him and ran out to my car. The cold air bit at my cheeks.
"Menah, stop!" He was behind me and stood too close. "I d-didn't mean that. I didn't mean to offend you or make you angry."
"It's kind of too late for that."
"How do you think I feel?" I looked at him confused. "You're different from Bella. You know something's different. It's not a guess, but you just know and you don't even care to ask. While Bella digs in deeper for the answer."
I looked as him sadly, "That's why you shouldn't be around her. She's nothing, but trouble." I turned from him. "You just don't get it. I am so lost and I just want to see my parents one last time." I got in my car and sped off into the night.
She's starting to lose her state of mind, but it's all a part of bring who she is. Will she pass the test or will she face death of a Hopeless?