Chapter 14
"Mommy!" Emma cries.
I run to her room and she's sitting on her bed crying.
"What happened, darling?"
"Where's Seth?"
Seth stayed with her until she fell asleep and them he and Jacob went back to Forks.
"He left. He had to go home."
"Oh. Will he come back?"
"Of course. And we'll go see him."
She smiles and plays with her toys. I go downstairs to Carlisle's office and ask when school starts.
"Registration is today," he says.
"Are we going to enroll?"
"Do you think you're ready?"
"Yeah. I think I am."
"The others know when to skip, but if there's ever a time you think you can't handle it, you have my permission to skip. Never push yourself. Register Emma as your sister."
"Thank you. Did you get a doctors job?"
"I've had a position at the hospital since we built the house. Go get the others and go register."
I run upstairs, change Emma into jeans and a long sleeve shirt, and tell the others it's time to register.
We load into our cars and drive to the school.
When we pull into the parking lot, everyone stares.
I take Emma to the elementary school, register her, and show her teachers.
I go over to the high school and register.
"Can you handle it?" Jasper whispers beside me.
"Of course."
I finish and we drive home.
While we were gone, Esme and Carlisle went and bought all our school supplies.
Emma goes up stairs and takes a nap. I sit in the rocking chair in the corner and watch as she sleeps. So peaceful.
"Rosalie and I are going to the mall. Want to come?" Alice asks.
"Sure."
We go and buy school clothes.
When we get back, Esme says she fed Emma supper, gave her a bath, and put her to bed. I say thanks and go to Emma's room.
I sit crisscross in the rocking chair and watch as she sleeps. Still so peaceful.
I think about how her parents will never see their beautiful daughter grow and change. I almost pity them. Almost. They abused her. They didn't want her.
All she's been through and she's still such a peaceful sleeper.