A/N: Yeah, shorter part..don't worry though, longer chapters will surely follow! :)
As soon as we got home, we took turns calling. Bella had been on the phone with Renee for at least and half an hour. I thought I would break the record, though. After my now irritated sister handed me the old phone, I dialed the familiar number. They picked up on the second ring. Someone had been waiting for me to call.
"Please tell me you are okay! What happened! Are you in pain! Melody!?" my oldest sister was ranting like a madwoman and I mentally sighed.
"Scar, I'm…,"before I could even finish my sentence, I was rudely interrupted by my dearest brother.
"Don't tell me you're fine! What happened? Dad sounded awfully upset when he called." Nathan sounded angry through the phone. I imagined his face with it, all crunched up, his jaw clenched and his sharp teeth bared in an all too dangerous smile, which wasn't funny at all.
"But I am!," he wanted to interrupt me again "No, no, no ,no! I wasn't finished yet! Bella and I were on our way to school, just like every morning, but today the road was slick with ice. Before you go mad at that fact; Charlie placed snow chains on the tires. Bella and I were checking that out and then…" I wanted to say it, all of it. but I couldn't bring myself to bare their secret. It didn't seem fair to me. "I saw a van skidding towards us, "I dropped my voice to a lower and softer pitch, "I made Bella stand behind me and prepared myself for the impact. Then one of my classmates pushed me out of the way and I made a smack against the truck…." I heard my brother whimpering and I understood it must be hard for him not to be here to check upon me.
"Melody please tell me you didn't use any superpowers close to Bella and that classmate of yours!" my brother was getting frantic and on the background I heard several shocked reactions from the others.
"No, I didn't! And don't be such a drama queen Nate!" I was getting angry now. Why did they always treated me like I was a baby, capable of nothing.
"Then how in the damn world did you stop the fucking van!" Nate had raised his voice and started cursing. That wasn't a very good sign. I maintained my posture and kept silent during talking.
"I didn't, he did." I all but half-growled through the phone.
"Who is he? How did he do that?" his tone was derisive now, clearly not believing me.
"He had an adrenaline rush. Google it. He stood close by, jumped in front of us and stopped the van with his hands. Happy now?" I hissed at him. He was silent for a while.
"Are you hurt?" he asked in a low voice. I leaned back against the counter and slowly caressed my forehead in a soothing manner.
"Yes, but only a little." I replied softly. Suddenly I heard something crack loudly. I gasped at the sound.
"Melody, it's okay don't freak out now. He got outside to lose his anger. And..he broke down the door…" upon hearing Adam's voice I relaxed slightly.
"What are the injuries this time, dear?" Adam always spoke so neat, ancient actually. It must have been from the time he came from.
"There's a huge cut near my temple and my hands are covered with smaller cuts, but nothing major. No bone fractures or inner bleedings, nothing." It was silent for a while again, and I heard him walking away, saying the others he wanted to talk to me alone for a minute.
"Look Melody, there is something you're not telling me. you're hiding something. Don't worry I won't pressure you to tell me, but I want you to know that if theirs is something you don't understand about being a hybrid, you can ask me anytime okay?" I flinched at the word. Hybrid. I preferred the monster, but let's be nice towards my family.
"Okay, I'll tell you when I'm ready for it…I just can't right now." my voice cracked with the tears that had fallen. I hated those crying jags.
"Good. Now, how is it with the…you know..?"he struggled to ask me. Everyone did. Scars. It used to be a word to make me paranoid, but it didn't anymore.
"it's fine. There not even red anymore, they look less angry now." I answered tracing the lines of the huge scars that lay under my shirt.
"That's good to hear, baby sister. I'm going to hang up now. you should eat." I chuckled at his care for me. Scarlett and Adam were like parents I'd never really had. Not that Charlie wasn't a good parent, but Adam was there when Charlie wasn't. I just saw it as having four instead of two. I said goodbye to my siblings, whom wished me a 'get well soon' and when Adam hung up I just stood there. everything that had happened came rushing back with an effect like that from an earthquake. I only heard the phone beeping while I lost myself into a world I'd wanted to escape from.
….Beep! beep! beep!...