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Fall In Chapter 14 (Disturbances)
Katya POV
I woke up in Edward's bed. Alone. I moved my arms around and felt an empty space next to me. Edward was gone. I also noticed that I was in dressed in different clothes. I lifted the covers up so I could see exactly what I was wearing. I was dressed in one of Edward's oversized football t-shirts that went down to about my mid-thigh. Then I think I was dressed in some of Alice's shorts. I wonder who had dressed me…? As much as I wanted the thought to bother me, it couldn't. Drowsiness was fresh on my eyes. I didn't really remember what had happened before this so I thought about it for a while. After some time, I came up with a conclusion. We had fallen asleep outside and Edward had carried me up to his room. The lights were off, and by the shadows cast around the room, I could tell it was still night time. I looked around to find an alarm clock on the bookshelf. Its blaring red numbers informed me that it was 3:08 am. I could vaguely make out the outlines of the TV and the black couch. For some reason, I couldn't stop myself about wandering back to 4th grade memories. That terrible year was locked off exclusively in the deepest part of my memory with a great, bejeweled, door. Usually, these kinds of memories had to be thought about for a while to get them going- as I was the one who made it that way. However, now they came flooding out like a dam that had just burst.
Flashback: I was at recess and this time I was actually having fun on the monkey bars. Mariah was off near the slide somewhere. Edward came up to me and I dropped down from the monkey bars. He started pretending that the earth was shaking and he laughed at me again.
"I am happy to see you are doing some exercises," He said, "You know you can die from being too fat."
"I am not fat," I said standing up for myself even though I knew it was true.
"Prove it," he said.
He reached into his back pack and pulled out a Twinkie. When I saw it I licked my lips involuntarily. Back then, it was a natural reaction for me. He held it in front of me at about eye level. Then he just dropped it on the ground. I struggled not to move a muscle but my eyes just kept sliding towards where the Twinkie was. It felt like the spongy goodness and creamy center was just calling me and I needed to take it. I let out a grunting noise and bent to pick it up- seeing how straining myself in any shape, form or fashion didn't appeal to my body.
Edward started laughing at me and he was laughing so hard that he fell to the ground. I just walked away kind of ashamed of myself. I opened up the Twinkie and was about to take a bite when I heard someone scream my name. I followed the sound and it was coming from the tunnel slide. I looked up and saw Mariah stuck in the middle of the slide.
"I can't get out," she told me. I knew what to do because this wasn't the first time this had happened to her.
"Why did you go in there if you knew what was going to happen?" I asked bewildered.
"I don't know. The other kids looked like they were having so much fun. And I wanted to have fun too," She said in a small voice that was amplified by the cylindrical shape of the slide.
I sighed. She knew we couldn't be like normal kids. Everything had its own standards. Standards that we didn't fit.
"I'll get the butter," I announced.
As I left, I heard her scream, "And share that Twinkie," she had obviously spotted the yellow cake in my hand.
Flashback End-
Why were these memories catapulted back at me? The situation I was in now had nothing to do with the past.
I heard the door open and close so I jerked my head to the direction it was coming from. I felt the covers move and a warm presence snuggled up next to me. Edward was back.
"I see you are awake," he commented. Soft lips kissed my hair and he pushed his body even closer to me.
"Yeah, just a little," I smiled, but I was sure he couldn't really see it.
"I love you," I mumbled.
"You told me you loved me," I could somehow feel him smile.
"And you said that you loved me," I reminded him remembering from earlier today.
"Yeah but it's amazing to hear you say it," He nudged my head with his nose.
I turned to him so that I could see his face because it was 2 inches away from mine. It was hard to descry his facial features, but I had memorized them like the back of my hand; I could input any details that the lack of light had covered up without breaking a sweat.
"I love you," I repeated again.
I knew it was pretty soon to declare my love like that, but deep in my gut I knew that's how it would always be.
Mariah POV
I woke up, and the first thing I noticed was that Jacob was sleeping right next to me. I didn't remember last night or what had happened. But when I looked at him something caught my eye automatically. The 2 nutcracker ballet tickets were in his hand. I couldn't believe I was going to do this… I reached out my hand, and tried to snatch out the tickets before he woke up and noticed they were gone. Once I grabbed the tickets out of his hand, I stood up from my bed, and hid them under my book, that was set on my bedside table.
I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. I knew automatically that Robert was coming up here.
"Jacob wake up" I whispered loudly in his ear. His eyes opened, and then he shut his eyes again, and fell asleep again.
"Robert is coming up here. Go hide in the bathroom" I demanded, and then he woke up as quickly as a flash of lighting and I pushed him into the bathroom. There was knock on the door.
"Come in" I yelled, and Robert surely came in. he brought me a tray full of breakfast foods.
"Just thought since your break up with Jacob is finally done, you could have breakfast in bed today." Robert explained to me
"Thanks dad, but I'm fine. I'm over him."I lied, and then grabbed a piece of toast.
"Okay, well I'll be downstairs if you need me" he said, and slammed the door. Then the bathroom door opened and Jacob came out.
"Have you seen the nutcracker tickets? I can't find them anywhere." He asked me. I started to get a little nervous.
"Aw well tickets get lost all the time." I said and kissed him, hoping that he would forget about the tickets.
"So you're not mad at me anymore, but still the tickets were suppose to be our date for tomorrow" he explained
"Who said we were going out again and that I would go with you" I pointed out
"Well yesterday when the kiss said everything. I thought we were cool. And we slept together. Plus, you just kissed me" he advised
"Well, yesterday I didn't know what was going on. So we are not going out, period" I said and pushed him towards the window.
"Come on baby. Go out with me please. I promise everything will be 100 times better. We can make out every day, maybe even go beyond" he pleaded.
"You promise everything will be much better." I repeated.
"Of course, and let me say once again, we can make out all day"
I fell in his arms.
"Okay" was all I said, and then he kissed me.
"I love you" he whispered in my ear.
"I love you too"
Katya POV
Morning came faster than I would have expected. I woke up to light shining through the window and filling the whole room. I moved around a bit, but realized that I couldn't. Something was restricting me. Edward's arms were around me like a vise grip and his head was resting near mine making it even harder to escape. I struggled to get out of his arms without waking him. Once I managed that, I got out of the bed and stretched a little letting a yawn escape now and then. I reached up and then reached down touching my toes.
"This is a nice view," I heard someone chuckle from behind me. I jumped up startled and let out a little shriek. I turned around and saw Edward laughing at my reaction.
"That wasn't nice," I criticized.
"I didn't do anything," he said all innocently.
"You snuck up on me," I said.
"I was just appreciating the view," he smirked. I scoffed at him.
"Come back here," He smiled patting the bed next to him. I couldn't refuse that smile or that voice. I trudged to the bed and sat down crossing my legs.
"I love your bed head," He smiled and I blushed nervously. I never looked good in the morning so I definitely didn't want him seeing me like this. I took the covers and covered my head and face. He got under the covers with me.
"No don't do that. I want to see you," he whined.
He grabbed me and pulled me close to him. I struggled to get out of his grip again and I started to squeal. I was rolling around so I didn't feel the edge of the bed when it came; all of the sudden the bed left my grasp and I fell to the floor.
"Are you okay?" Edward asked me sounding concerned.
I mumbled something under my breath.
He chuckled and got out of the bed.
"Are you just going to stay down there?" he asked me smiling.
"Might as well," I huffed.
He leaned down and scooped me up into his arms and set me on the bed.
"I might just have to put bars on that side of the bed. Of course you will find your way around those and back onto the floor," He smiled. Was it just me or could he not stop smiling today?
"Well the floor looked like it needed a high five…," I babbled, "with my face."
"Yeah you guys must be best friends or something," He laughed.
I turned around and crossed my arms around my chest. He sat down next to me and hugged me so that I was on his lap. He kissed my cheek and then rested his cheek on mine. I hugged his chest and his lips brushed against my hair. I sighed contently. He turned my head and tried to kiss my lips. I wasted no time while quickly putting my hands over my mouth.
"What?" he asked.
"Yeah I need to go to the bathroom," I told him as I grabbed my bag and rushed out of his lap. The bathroom was in his connected to his bathroom, so it didn't take long to get there. I went in the bathroom and brushed my teeth. Then, I brushed my hair and put it into a messy ponytail and put on some chap stick. I basically ran all the way to Edward. He was sitting on the bed patiently waiting. When he saw me, a beautiful smile took over his whole face. It excited my insides so I ran to him and sat on his lap. I put one hand onto his back and kissed him passionately. I felt some mint on my lips. My fingers came to my lips shocked.
"You left," I sounded surprised.
"You're not the only one who needs a bathroom break," He looked amused at my accusation.
I twittered and kissed him again.
My hand made its way into his hair and I looked up.
"I'm not the only one with the bed head," I snickered lightly with my hand covering up my mouth.
He tried fixing it but I put my hand on his.
"I like it this way," I told him.
I got up from his lap and found my way to my bag again. It was carelessly left lying on the floor- probably in my haste to get to Edward. I took out some red sweat pants and a black t-shirt. I briskly undressed and put on the clothes that I had picked out. Edward got up and made his way to his dresser seemingly nonchalant, but I had this weird feeling that he kept his eyes glued to me at all times. After that was done, we went downstairs and saw a note on the table. My nose picked up a delightful smell consisting of several aromas mixed together.
Edward picked the note up and read it aloud:
Dear Edward,
Your dad and I are at breakfast in IHop because he felt the need to do something special together. Bless his heart. Alice is shopping with Rosalie and Emmett is with Jasper at the Hale's house. Jacob went home, finally... Don't get me wrong I love that boy, but I worry about his family not seeing him. You guys have the house to yourselves. Enjoy the breakfast I made. I love you.
Love,
You sweet, dear mother, Esme
He chortled softly at the note.
I never noticed that Edward and his mom had a really deep connection. He was a momma's boy.
I smelled the air around me once again and found to my liking that the delicious aroma was breakfast which was set up on the table.
"Dig in," Edward beamed.
Mariah POV
Jacob went home after our little reuniting thing, and I was sitting on my bed looking at the tickets in my hand. I stood up, and hid them under my Language Arts Text book, that was sitting on my desk. I went down stairs and Robert was on the couch watching TV, like always.
"Hey dad. What's up? Want to go do something?" I asked him. He turned his attention away from the sports program and looked at me confused. It takes something really big for him to look away from the TV.
"You're asking me to 'hang out with you?'" he said even more confused
"Ya. We could go see a movie or something" I suggested
"Why don't you go to the Mall, with your friends, or something" he said, handing me his credit card. I took it and got out my phone. I texted Jenna to meet me at the mall by Dicks Sporting Goods. I went in the garage and took the keys, to Katya's black truck. I started the engine. And drove away. Once I reached the mall I saw Jenna standing there, trying to find me.
I parked the truck, and got out. Jenna ran over to me.
"Hey" she said
"Hey" I responded.
"We should probably go" she suggested. I nodded and we went inside. She wanted to go into Forever 21 first because they have 50% off sale. When we went in there, I really liked this shirt. I grabbed it from the rack and looked at it.
"Does this look good on me?" I asked Jenna, she looked over to me.
"You should try it on" she advised, and I put it on the rack again because I was too lazy to try on anything right now.
I looked over to where the jeans where. I absolutely adored these dark ¾ jeans, so I bought them.
When we left Forever 21, Jenna got hungry. So we went to the food court. I sat down and saved a table, while Jenna went to grab some Chinese food for both of us.
"Excuse me" said a voice while there was a flimsy tap on my shoulder. I turned around and saw a guy.
"And who are you?" I asked.
"Cody Hilton, and you happen to be sitting at my table." He explained, I laughed at the fool and his mockery.
"Well I don't see Cody Hilton written anywhere"
He pointed to a gold plate that was built in the table that said 'Reserved for Cody Hilton'
"Do you have your own membership or something?" I questioned, and stood up from my seat. He smirked without answering and sat where I was.
"Thank you" he said and then a blonde haired girl came over to where he was and sat down next to him. Stupid rich guy.
Katya POV
The day had gone by fast and it was already 12:00. Edward and I were watching the movie, Titanic, on the couch. I was cuddled up to him and I was very happily content. I didn't want to move because I felt like I could stay like this forever. I wanted nothing to ruin this perfect moment.
Edward was playing with a strand of my hair and not really watching the movie. I was trying to concentrate on the passing scenes, but with him in such close proximity, I found it extremely difficult. The movie continued, and I occasionally felt him staring at me trying to judge my expressions throughout the movie. All I needed was to be with him right now. We didn't have to do anything, just being with him made me happy. Sadly, the movie ended and I wiped my tear from that ending part. I looked up and smiled weakly embarrassed that I had been crying. He leaned down and kissed my lips softly. Next, he grabbed my waist and started tickling me. I screamed and started thrashing around as a result of the nerves. My pant leg had somehow lifted up and I struggled to get it back down not even noticing the continuing tickles. Down there were memories that I would rather not try to remember.
"Wait I thought I saw something," Edward said his voice strained.
"No no, it's nothing," I reassured him which didn't do anything to help his curiosity.
"Let me see," He urged and he hustled to lifting up my pant leg. I couldn't fight his force so he managed to beat me.
When he lifted it up, it revealed scars in patches, on my leg.
"What…?" He questioned obviously at a loss of words. I didn't want to have to tell him this, not like this, and not right now.
"It's a long story," I explained.
"I've got time," He seemed firm and his eyes were tense.
I told him the story of the black hooded stranger and showed him the place that bruised right after the assault. It had healed by now, but that spot was tenderer than any other place on my body
He seemed furious and shuddered from the anger from time to time.
"What about the scars on your leg?" His voice seemed choked as if he had to force the words out.
I suddenly went into depression and I think he sensed that because he hugged me closer.
"You don't have to tell me," He tried calming me down, but it didn't work. I had already forced the doors open of the secrets locked in a door with 10 times as much security as the golden bejeweled door that held 4th grade memories. Who knew it was so easy to access?
"No. It's best you know. Plus, I want to tell you," I looked at him with a smile that didn't reach my eyes, but I quickly turned it off knowing that this wasn't a smiling matter.
"It started when I was in 7th grade…," I felt suddenly like there was a knot in my throat. He looked at me with an expression that told me to go on but only if I could, "Well, I had a gym teacher and every day I would be the last one to leave the girls locker room. He would come in there and just watch me from the door way," I could feel myself tense up and Edward grabbed my hand and rubbed soothing circles on the back of it, "Well, I started changing in the bathroom from then on. I wasn't really sure of what was going on at that moment. I thought he was just trying to hustle me to get out… Weeks had past and I was too much in a hurry to notice anything going on around me. One day, I looked up and saw a motion censored camera, on the wall above the stall, following my every movement. I decide to take it upon myself to go up there and unplug it. No one needed to be watched. The next day I was changing in the same bathroom and somebody had knocked on the bathroom stall," I could hear my breaths getting staggered and quick, "I announced that it was occupied and continued dressing. I was only in my shirt when the door kind of just swung open and the gym teacher was there, Mr. Knoxfield," I spit the name out like it was poison. "He came to me and knocked me on the floor. Then he had hissed 'You broke something of mine so I get to do something to you.' He had laid on top of me, tried to kiss me, and feel me up. I had screamed and struggled but there was absolutely no one around to hear my cries," I heard Edward gulp as if somehow he was right there in my story. I smiled grimly for a second and then it was that monotone face again, "I somehow managed to get him off me and I rushed out. I quickly got out of the gym and went into a bathroom to put my pants on. I didn't bother going to my next period and just went to the office. I was sweating and crying at the time so I couldn't intelligibly tell my story to the principal. He took one look at me and dismissed my problems. I knew it was because he loved the football team and Mr. Knoxfield was the coach. He definitely wanted to keep him for football season. I asked them to switch me out, but all other classes were filled. When I got home, I didn't tell anyone about what had happened. Over the course of the next few months, I could feel myself being more detached and depressed. Food didn't seem appealing and I couldn't sleep at all. Nightmares ruled my nights and days. Delusion was the least of my worries." I paused to look at his expression. He wasn't looking at me but at the ground. His face was in a mask of rage and shock, yet he continued to rub soothing circles on my hand his pace not faltering. I took a big gulp of air and continued, "That continued on for some time; for 8th grade I changed my schedule, but lived in fear of seeing him throughout the whole year. I felt like every day was a struggle for my life. I remember feeling so happy and relieved when summer came. I didn't have to see him anymore. Summer past and the memories became distant. Of course, my new high school schedule had gym. However, I thought was able to go into gym again since I have always kind of liked it. The past needed to be put behind me. No need to dwell, right? The first day of school had gone by fast and it was time for gym. I walked in and shock over came my face. Mr. Knoxfield was the new gym teacher. He looked at me with an evil smirk and mouthed 'Can't get away from me.' I started panicking, but in the end decided to just face it. I hustled in and out of gym with the other girls so I could be with a crowd. I never made friends so I knew having a person with me was not an option. But, there were those days where I would lose track of time and would be slower than the rest. Then the fight began all over again. The only thing I could resort to was cutting myself. I needed to release my emotions somehow and this was the only way I knew." I lifted up my sleeve to show him the now faded marks. I was able to heal most of them, but decided to keep some for the reminder. "I didn't know what to do or who to turn to. It wasn't until I came here that I had felt truly safe though I never let my guard down. All of the scars were from fights with him," I finished with a sigh.
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" he exclaimed obviously infuriated.
"I was embarrassed and they couldn't have done anything," I mumbled.
"He could have killed you," Edward hissed at me.
I looked at the ground and spoke softly as a tear rolled down my cheek and onto the floor, "I know."
He hugged me closer, kissed my head, and started rocking both of us in a soothing rhythm, "I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry,"
For the rest of the time, I cried my eyes out as he just held me.
Mariah POV
After Jenna and I left the Mall, she had to go home. Tomorrow we were starting school again. I got in the car, and drove away. While I was on the road listening to the music, then all of a sudden there was this bright light, which shined in my eyes, and I couldn't see. I was trying to squint now and then to see where I was going, but the light was so bright. I couldn't control the wheel anymore. I let go of it, and then just like that I knew I crashed. The truck had a hard push, and it banged me towards the wheel, and then the air bag came out. I was in pain and I knew I cut my head. Blood was gushing out. I quickly got out of the truck and began crying. I crashed the truck, and I nearly almost cracked my head open. I knew Katya and Robert would be furious with me. The guy in front of my truck came out from his car, and starting cussing at me.
"Look what you did you little piece of shit. You're going to pay for this" he swore, and then I backed away slowly, and grabbed my cell phone from my back pocket. I had to call Katya immediately and tell her. Whether she was going to kill me or not, I didn't want to stay out here and sleep outside, and get cussed at.
I dialed her number, and was sobbing even harder.
The phone was ringing and after the 3rd ring she picked up.
"Hello" she answered in her calm, nice, sweet voice that I missed desperately.
"Katya can you come and pick me up?" I asked her trying not to cry through the phone
"I would, but I seem to not be able to find my truck" she said with a little anger in her tone.
"Listen I am so sorry, but you have to come immediately. I didn't mean too" I started crying, and then I completely lost control. And couldn't stop my tears
"Listen to me Mariah, where are you? I'll come with dad's car, just stop crying. And please tell me what's going on," she pleaded obviously in distress after hearing my cries through the phone. I did what I was asked and hushed myself
"I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry, but while I was driving your truck, I couldn't see because of this light, and I crashed into this other person. And I am so terribly sorry" I cried, and then began crying harder again.
"You CRASHED! I am coming to get you" she said through the phone.
"I'm so sorry, I will find a job, and I promise I will find someone to fix the damage. Just please stop yelling at me" I pleaded. I knew she wasn't yelling at me. She didn't even seem angry at me, but I couldn't stand all the noise. I felt a headache coming on.
"Where are you? I'm coming with Edward" she explained, and hung up. For now I was just sitting there listening to the old guy cussing at me. The police came up to me, and they handed me a ticket.
"You need to go to the hospital, that cut is gushing out blood, like I've never seen through my 50 years of living" he said, and then walked off.
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