Chapter 14:
Textbook Inventory
The ball sailed over the net and landed right in Chris's . . . painful area.
"OW!!" he said as he collapsed on the floor in agony.
For some reason, we all cracked up.
The boys stared at him, mental pain and sympathy in their eyes. Yet, they were still filled with humor and some were chuckling.
"Come on Chris!" Hannah called. "Don't be such a prissy" she taunted.
The boys got the idea. Don't mess with the girls. Chris got up slowly and moved to the back of the court. The game continued on. We won, 25 to 20. I headed back to the lockers and changed quickly before the coach got out her loud speaker again.
"Who's athletically challenged?" I teased as Jake and I walked to the parking lot.
"Bella" Jake answered and I had to laugh.
My mom couldn't play sports for her life . . . or couldn't.
"Jake, Ness! Tomorrow after school! Bring hiking gear!" Jack yelled as he left the school lot.
The parking lot was a rush of cars trying to get out. We headed our car and got in quietly.
"Chris hates Emma now" Jake informed me and I cracked up.
We drove home mostly in silence. I was too tense to say anything. Would my dad find out?
"Nessie, breathe, you're turning blue" Jake informed me.
I let out the breath and gasped for air. I hadn't even noticed I was holding it in.
"Ness, relax. Everything is going to be fine" he assured me.
I just nodded, not trusting my voice. I was already a pretty good liar and it normally didn't bother me that much but I had just made up with my dad and a detention plus getting sent to the Principal's Office . . . that was big. And on the first day of school?! What was I supposed to say? "Hey dad, I got a detention today, Jake punched a guy, we got sent to the principal's office and I lied making Carlisle come in instead of you and mom. Can I hang out with friends tomorrow after school?" He would probably shoot me. I parked in the garage and turned the car off, my shaking hands rattling the keys.
"Nessie" Jake said as he grabbed my face. "It's going to be okay" he breathed.
His scent relaxed me. On top of that, he leaned in and kissed me passionately. My worries evaporated. I even forgot what I was worried about. He pulled away slowly and hugged me.
"Better?"
"Yeah, thanks" I said.
I happened to glance inside the car and saw the piles of books.
"Ugh!" I groaned. "We have to get lockers tomorrow" I said as I pointed to both of our stacks.
He chuckled.
"Let's get inside" he said as he opened the door.
We grabbed our bags, our millions of books, and trudged inside. My legs wobbled at the weight of the books.
"Nessie! How was your . . . oh!" Esme said as she fluttered to my side and helped me with the books.
She took half the load.
"Thanks" I got out as I began to climb the stairs.
I was strong because of being a half vampire . . . but I wasn't that strong. How do kids survive like this? You know how this felt? It felt as if you had to carry 3 adults up a staircase. Let me tell you . . . not fun. I finally got to my room. I kicked the door open and dropped all my books in front of my desk. They landed with a Thump! shaking nearby objects. I collapsed on my bed, gasping for air. Esme placed the books down carefully and organized mine.
"Wow, that's . . . a lot of books" Esme said sympathetically. "I'll make you guys some lemonade" she said as she flittered downstairs.
Jake walked in and plopped down next to me.
"Heavy?" he said with a chuckle.
I slapped his arm and sat up.
"Here, help me see if I forgot something" I said as I flipped through the information sheets my dad gave me. "Aha! Text book inventory!" I said as I got it out.
On one side were all my textbooks and on the other were Jake's
"Here, read me off the names and I'll tell you if I have them" I said as I handed him the list and sat down on the floor.
"Nessie . . . um why?"
"Why what? Oh! Because if I forgot something my dad will go on and on about being irresponsible and that I'm in a school now and so on" I explained and we both shuddered.
Dad's speeches were so long! His longest one was almost 24 hours. Every time we tried to fall asleep, he would catch us and wake us up by slamming something. I sat down next to the books and turned all the spines toward me.
"Okay . . . um, For Language : The Elements of Literature, The Elements of Poetry, The Entire Shakespeare Collection, Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus" he said in a Brittan accent.
"Check, Check, Check, Check, Check" I said with a laugh.
"Okay, AP Calc Textbook, workbook and Exam Prep book"
"Check, Check, Check"
"Introduction to Art and your . . . art binder?" he asked.
"Check check. An art binder is what they call those big art sets with a million shades of crayons, markers, colored pencils and so on" I explained.
"Oh. Um . . . Government Text book, Economy Textbok" but I interrupted him when I started laughing so hard I fell and knocked down some books.
"Textbok?" I said as I cracked.
"It says textbok" he said in his defense as he showed me the sheet and pointed to the word. I just cracked up harder.
"I meant Textbook" he said emphasizing on the book part.
I finally calmed down, wiping the tears from my eyes. "Okay, go"
He cleared his throat theatrically. "Hmm . . . Government Textbook, Economy Textbook, Government and Economy workbook and fill-in dictionary"
"Check, Check, Check, Check, Check"
"Finally, Biology Text book, Lab book and discussion book"
"Check, check, check!" I said as I got up happily. "Done!"
He chuckled.
"Your turn"
He picked me up and carried me to his room. All his books were sprawled on his floor.
"Simple" he said as he sat me down. "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 . . ." he went on counting. "16!' he finally said making me jump.
"16?"
"Count how many textbooks are on my sheet" he said smugly.
"No way"
I counted and sure enough, he should have 16 books . . . and I could've . . .and all the . . . check, check, check . . .ugh!
"Done" he said simply as he walked out toward the smell of fresh lemonade and fresh baked cookies.
I shook my head and smiled as I followed him to the kitchen.
"Hey guys! So, how was your day?" Esme said as she gave us a plate of cookies with lemonade.
"Great! We—" but I stopped as I heard the garage open.
I paled and tried to swallow the cookie that was now stuck in my throat. I drank some lemonade and finally forced it down.
"You were saying honey?" Esme said.
"Huh? Oh . . . yeah . . . umm . . . we had a great time, made lots of friends" I said.
I felt like I had rocks weighing me down. I checked my pockets and was surprised to find a paper in my back pocket. I took it out and nearly fell out of my seat. My eyes got wider as I reread it.
Detention Notice
I slipped in back into my pocket quickly. I drank the rest of my lemonade and ate a cookie in the attempt to calm down. I had to clear my mind or I was dead meat. When Esme turned, I mouthed 'don't think' to Jake. He nodded quickly but with a smile.
"Nessie?" my mom called as she walked in.
I thanked my lucky stars our school got out 15 minutes before them.
"Hey mom, how was your day?" I said as I hugged her.
"Great! How was yours?! You have to tell me, come on!" she said as she lead me to the living room where everyone was waiting.
"Hey squirt!" Emmett called out to me.
That was my new nickname according to Emmett. In my defense, I wasn't that short.
"Nessie! I love the outfit!" Alice said with a laughed as she ran over and tackled me with a hug.
"Thanks" I said to Alice nervously. I hoped he wouldn't notice but . . . how couldn't he?
"Renesmee Carlie Cullen. Did you wear that skirt to school all day?" my dad said from the door way.
'No, I just took off my leggings now because I got hot. You guys may never get hot but I do' I thought to him.
He stared at me expectantly for a while.
"Answer me young lady" he said sternly.
"I did!" I said and tapped my forehead.
He let out a frustrated sigh.
"I'm blocking you. I didn't want him to know all about your day before me" my mom explained with a chuckle. "He's just still miffed that I can do that"
I let out a sigh of relief but tried to cover it up with a chuckle.
"I said: No, I just took off my leggings now because I got hot. You guys may never get hot but I do" I repeated out loud. Please swallow it. PLEASE!!
My dad looked at me skeptically and I could already see in his eyes he didn't believe me. He turned his eyes to Jasper quickly but I caught it . . . and when his eyes turned back to me, they were filled with anger and a tad of disappointment . . . Uhoh.
Uhoh! Nessie's gonna get caught. Things are heating up! Sorry the updates late. All my files got erased from my computer on tuesday and then again yesterday! Uhg. . . my hands are so sore from typing this so quickly but it's worth it. Since my computers messed up, this chapter might look weird so my apologies. The Lighting Thief came out yesterday! I can't wait to go see it. Oh! Before I forget, I know it is sometimes hard to keep up will all the info so I'm posting info like story sceudles and pics on my profile. I hope you have an sweet Valetine's Day. I already have a valentine . . . do you?? Luv ya!
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