Edward doesn't drive us to school today and I know it freaks Bella out. I reassure her that it probably doesn't mean anything but she seems so distant with it.
"Look he's right there." I say pointing him out to Bella and she sighs. "You're freaking for no reason Bella."
"I know, but he's never been so... distant from me." Bella says and I roll ny eyes at her.
"Come on Bell's, Edward not wanting you would be like me not being friends with Jacob. It's impossible and you should feel stupid for even thinking it." I say and Bella smiles at me.
I hop out of the car and join Tessa and Hanna at the front of the school. I lift my brows at them and they grin at me.
"You look smiley today." Tessa says and I grin at them. "You hung out with Jacob didn't you?"
"How can you tell?" I ask as we walk into school.
"You always just have this weird aura around you." Hanna says and I roll my eyes, "I really wish you and Jacob would just vow your love for each other already."
"We're not going to vow any love for each other, because we're friends. Friends like how I'm friends with you two." I say and they shake their heads.
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I pull my hair out of my face and run around the track. I push myself to keep going, enjoying the burning in my legs. I loved to run, it was something I've always enjoyed.
I told Bella to leave without and that I'd get a ride home from someone on the track team. I knew Edward would be at the house and I wanted to give them privacy to talk about things.
"Hey roadrunner." A voice says and I look up to see Charlotte Newly.
"Hi Charlottw." I say, he slows down for me to keep up with him. "What's up?"
"Just wondering how you're holding up." He says and I shrug my shoulders at her. Charlotte was the person who got me into running my freshmen year.
She was my leader and mentor for my freshmen group. She's also the first person to call me roadrunner, which is the nickname only track members called me.
"Conrad's an ass anyways, but I did see you with that Quileute guy." Charlotte says and I shove him causing her to lose stride but she picks it back up again.
"Jacob's my best friend." I state and she grins at me before picking up speed.
"Sure, sure." She says before taking off. I push my legs to catch up to her but Charlotte was fast. For every two of my strides it was one of hers.
Charlotte drops me off at home at six and I find Bella's truck in the driveway but no sign of Edward. There's a note taped to the cabinet and I pull it down reading my sister's messy handwriting.
Mar,
Went for a walk with Edward in the woods. Be back in an hour.
Bella.
That's strange, Bella should be back by now and where was Edward anyways. I grab my phone out of my pocket and dial Bella's number but her phone rings from the next room.
"Of course you didn't take your phone. Why would you?" I mutter to myself before going outside and seeing if Bella was anywhere in sight.
I decide to wait an hour in case she had written the note recently but when eight o'clock rolls around and there's still no sign of my sister, I start to get nervous.
I call my dad and he rushes home with the deputy. They wait until nine thirty until they call on a search party. Billy and Jacob even show up with Sam's gang.
"Dad can I please help look?" I say and my dad shakes his head.
"I don't need you getting lost in the woods too. You stay here with Jacob bug." My dad says and I groan, "Why don't you call the Cullen's again."
"The Cullen's left town." Someone says and it feels like my heart has stopped beating. Jacob grabs my hand and squeezes it reassuringly.
"What do you mean left town?" My dad chokes out and Billy touches my dads arm.
"We'll find her Charlie, those boys know these woods."
Jacob finally has to take me inside because it's so cold out and I refuse to sit still by the heater. My chin quivers and Jacob pulls me into one of his bone crushing hugs.
Too keep my mind off the problem at hand I say, "I hate the way Sam looks at you."
"You get used to it." Jacob answers and I bury my face deeper into his grey windbreaker. "They're going to find her Mar."
"How do you know?" I ask and my voice cracks.
"I just do." Jacob says as he leads me over to the couch.
I sit on the couch watching the window closely. It's almost eleven and I know they're going to call off the search party soon.
"If they don't find her will you stay here?" I ask and Jacob tugs at my hair.
"I have school tomorrow Mar." Jacob says and I bite my lip looking at him.
"You never minded playing hooky before." I say and Jacob grins lightly before standing up and looking past me out the window.
I look out too and get up, running for the door. I leave my jacket on the couch and Jacob grabs it and drapes it over my shoulders as I watch Sam appear with my sister in his arms.
My dad takes Bella from him but I can tell he's struggling with her weight. Same hovers just in case he needs to catch her. I run over but Jacob catches.
"Give them some space Mar." Jacob says as the doctor pushes past me into the house.
I stand behind the couch with Jacob at my side and my dad on my other as the doctor checks her out.
She keeps mumbling Edwards name and that he didn't leave her, that she wondered off alone but I know that's not true. I didn't think I could ever dislike Edward, but right now I was definitely not his fan.
Jacob and everyone leave and my best friend promises to call me tomorrow. I help Bella to bed and when I begin to leave she catches my hand.
"Stay with me tonight?" She asks and I nod my head.
"Of course." I say as I crawl into her bed and lay on the side that's closest to the window.
"He really's gone Marlie. He said it would be like he never existed." Bella says and I rub her back with slow rhythmic circles. A trick I picked up from my mother.
"I want him to exist Marlie." Bella says and I sigh, feeling my heart break for her.
"I know Bella, but I'm here." I say and she chokes on a sob. "I know that's not the same but I'm not going anywhere. I promise."
Short Chapter but i just had to get this out! I've been thinking about it for the three hours!