Instead of heading straight for the dorms I take a detour and drive to the frat house. Music fills the street as i drive down it and the white house comes into view. The bikes engine rumbles down to a stop ,just a few feet from a girl bent over thowing up with some guy holding her brown hair back. He should really tell her that everyones got a full view of her flower patterned underwear. If i were her-
"Why are we here?" Edward questions, pulling me out of my thoughts. He pulls the helmet off his head, but doesn't move off the bike seat.
"This is where you live," I state.
"Yeah, but-" He starts then there silence, only the poor girls sound of vomiting in the background.
"But what?" I say swiveling around my torso so i can see his face.
"I just thought..." He stopped again. "It's ridiculous never mind Bella," He shook his head and chuckled once to himself. He pushed himself off the seat and pushed the helmet into my arms.
"Edward, what is it?" I push. This is ridiculous how he's behaving right now.
"I just thought id be staying around your dorm tonight, not for what you think. Just to, sleep." He confesses.
Oh...
well shit.
"Don't you reckon we've seen each other enough the past couple of days, a night apart will be good." I tell him honestly.
"So what your saying is you dont want to be with me?" He says looking off into the distance.
"What im saying is right now, i need some space. I know neither of us have alot of experience in this type of relationship but i do know that space is needed or we will just fall apart." I explain, willing with my eyes for him to understand this.
"Yeah- your right im sorry. Ill see you tomorrow?" He asks with a smile.
"EDWARD! My main man come back from the land of the dead," His friend shouts from the doorway. Micheal? No its Mike, yeah thats his name.
"Don't party to hard, you've got training tomorrow." I wink at him.
He laughs."I'll see you tomorrow babe," He coos -which he laughs at due to my reaction, of cringing.
He comes forward as his blonde baby eyed friend makes his way towards us. My eyes shut when his face nears and i let my smile spill through the kiss. It never gets old, the way his lips move gently but with passion against mine.
With our lips still connected i clip the helmet on the handlebars ,and move my hands to rev the engine. When he hears the roar he jumps back and I grin at his startled look.
"Night lover boy," I say seductively and skidded off leaving him and his friend both wide eyed and shocked by me.
The dorms are not full of life when i walk into the front hall. Nobody's out of there rooms and i can't even hear anyone inside making noises. It eerily quiet and it makes my heels bounce off the walls and make sounds as i walk over to the elevator.
I push the button until a luminous orange light glows and the screen with floor numbers starts to descend. once the doors ping open i step inside and press the button for my floor. My hands go to the inside of my jacket and i bypass the money in my pocket and take out the folded envelope. I straighten it out and look at the little label at the top while walking out of the elevator ,slowly.
Isabella Swan
22 stonebroke road, London
W6 9EW
My old address... as in my really old address. But the date it sent is from last year so surely whoever sent it didnt know i wasn't living there anymore.
"What's in the envelope?" A quiet voice questions. I look up to see that flame red hair and huge glasses watching me from her doorway.
"Hello to you as-well Valerie." I smirk and continue to walk while holding the envelope by my side.
"You've been gone since yesterday morning." she says.
"How very observant of you," I tease ,as i pull the key from my pocket and unlock my door.
"As always, thanks for the thrilling conversation Valerie." I joke ,closing the door and moving so i can collapse on top of my bed. I throw the envelope to the side and just close my eyes and take in deep breaths.
Today was long, exciting, fascinating and a little shocking. Overall in knackered and i just want to close my eyes and let the world drift off around me. I can barely find the strength to pull my jacket off as the soft, coziness of the bed engulfs me.
I shrug out of it with a struggle. It probably would have been easier and taken less time to just have sat up and took it off, but instead i have to do it the hard way. When i finally get it off i throw it to the floor, and no money falls out of the pocket. Next i kick off my shoes and unbutton my jeans to slide them down my body and kick them off my legs.
I release a content sigh and slowly my eyes start to close as i lose connection to the world.
Its cold. I'm shivering from the cold, but daddy keeps his hand on me, shoving me through the forest. Im trying to keep up, but its really hard to do with no shoes on. Why are we in the woods at night? Its so cold.
"Daddy, it's cold." I tell him my voice coming out in puffs of smoke. It looks like when daddy uses that white thing, the same kind of smoke comes out.
"You're going on an Adventure Isabella, you're going to see mummy." Daddy cheers. He's happy now. He's never usually happy.
I smile. Its feels so long since ive smiled before. We continue walking as a bank nears us. I can see something shimmering with ripples like when im in the bath. Its water, were at a lake. But it's still cold.
"Ready to meet mummy now Isabella?" Daddy asks me and i nod enthusiastically at him. He smiles and leads me closer to the the water. Why would my mummy be in there? Is that where she's been all these years, hiding from me and daddy?
"Say Hello from me when you get to hell," He says in his threatening tone. What?
"Dadd-" My voice is cut off by my scream as daddy pushes my head down under the water. It fills my ears, my nose and my mouth while i continue screaming under the water. I dont open my eyes. Its so cold, even more colder than the air. I shut my mouth but it's full of water. I have no choice but to swallow it.
There's stuff mixed in with the water. I swallow that to and i choke as more water enters my mouth. I can stop it. My throat feels tight and with each gasp of air i take, the more water i take in aswell. My throat burns like fire, even though my skin burns from the ice cold water.
I open my eyes. Black dots? Why can i see black dots, there spreading across my isight. Whats happening? Why is daddy hurting me again? He said i was meeting mummy.
I feel a force pulling me backwards and im out into the water. Im beyond cold by this point. I gasp for air but end up coughing as i fall back and i scream when i thud onto a bunch of twigs and rocks.
"You crazy bastard," A man's voice shouts. Thats not daddy. I try to see but i can't because of the black dots in my face. I gouch again and dirty water spews out of my mouth. Daddy really hurt me this time. I try take in a breath but it burns too much.
The man punches daddy, he falls to the ground. Daddy doesnt get up and im glad that the man was here. He saved me from daddy. Nobody's ever saved me from daddy before. He comes towards me, breathing heavily he pulls out his phone.
" You're going to be alright sweetheart." He tells me.
I believe him.
I open my eyes and gasp when little black dots fade from around the outside of my vision. That dream was so real, like it was crystal clear. Its been a while since ive had that dream. Though i shouldn't have been foolish to think it would just disappear from my conscience.
I throw my arm over my head and squeeze my eyes shut. I let out a long deep breath as my heart slows down to a more steady pace.
I go to roll over- knowing i wont be getting much sleep- and its barely breaking sunrise yet. Something crumbles underneath my body, and i furrow my eyebrows in confusion. I reach under and pull out the white envelope from last night.
I completely forgot all about it.
I slide my finger under the back of it and slide across so it rips. Obviously it doesn't rip so neatly, and instead i end up just ripping the whole thing to shreds. At first glance i can see it's a very formal letter. Not a check then (which is what i was hoping for). As I look at the top of the page and see the address and logo, my body tenses up and only worsens as i read on.
