"Cate," Jacob murmured, shaking her. She'd been sleeping, curled up next to him tightly.
"Cate!" He whispered fiercely.
"Wha-what?" She said groggily, yawning.
He silently handed her a newspaper.
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD LOST GIRL STAYS A MYSTERY
Catherine Susanna Winters, a junior at St. Mary's Private School for Girls, went missing approximately eight days ago. Her father and stepmother, John and Kelly Winters, have confirmed with the authorities that their best guess where she went missing was in the Bronwick Forest, located directly behind their property, in which she apparently goes for walks frequently. Both guardians have no exact notion of when exactly she GOT LOST.
Cate looked up, refusing to read more. "Impossible," She smiled, shaking her head. "They think I went missing EIGHT days ago- we've been out here for three and a half weeks!"
"That's not the point."
"What are you saying?"
"Cate," He said quietly, looking into her eyes. "I think you need to go back.
She stared at him in disbelief. "You're kidding."
"I'm not."
"You can't be serious- we both know I belong with you!"
"I…don't know that, Cate."
"YES you DO!" She yelled, scrambling to her feet.
"Cate…"
"Jacob Black- I swear if you bail on me now-"
"Cate!"
"WHAT?!" She hissed.
"It's now dangerous to have you with me."
She choked on a sudden sob. Bubbles of pain filled her stomach, rising into her lungs. She could scarcely manage to stand up straight.
"So," She breathed, "That's what this is about."
"What?" He asked cautiously, eyeing her.
"You're more concerned about precautions than being with me."
"Don't take it that way."
"It's true, isn't it?"
"I don't need any extra worries now- what do you do anyway? I mean, I drag you for miles, I wake you up constantly, it's always an argument about everything!" He sighed, running a hand through his inky black hair. "
"Cate, to be flat about everything, you don't do anything for me either. You're not protecting me, or doing anything that would help this. I'm really sorry, but what's the point?"
"Exactly," She whispered, "What's the point? You're going after this guy- I assume- to get this girl you're madly in love with? What a way to do it- she'll hate you. Besides, what's the point of staying with you Jacob? You're so in love with Bella you don't even notice that I'm so in love with you from the second I saw you, that I nearly killed myself when I thought you were dead. You don't even notice how much I need you."