Ciao, amiche! Come stai?
It has been so long, but this story is taking longer than the others. I know where I want it to go, but the chapters before the big events need to be written. I've written a bunch of them they just need to cohere. But this is a short but sweet prologue to where the rest of the story is going.
"I'm just scared, Jake, you know? It's all getting so real so quickly. I don't want to fall too hard."
"Mmhmm," I nodded. My mind was somewhere else though.
"Jake, are you listening?" Gwen asked. We were walking down First Beach because lately, she was always coming to me for advice about Paul. And he was coming to me for advice about Gwen. I really wanted them to both be happy, but I have my own problems.
"Yeah, yeah," I said, trying to think of an intelligent response. Paul was counting on me, "Just...fall with it. Paul's never been crazier about a girl than he is about you. I think you two really have something." I knew for a fact that they have something, actually. They have a werewolf imprint bonding them together forever. But Paul won't tell her that because "he wants her to fall in love with him on her terms." When he said that, I don't think he realized how much convincing it would take to get her to love him.
Gwen did like Paul, maybe even love already, but she needed to convince herself of that. She has a lot of ideas about love and how sixteen is too young to declare someone your soulmate. That's all well and good when magic hasn't stated for a fact that you actually have met your soulmate.
So I was convincing her to go for him while telling him to be patient. The mediator, if you will. It was exhausting though. Gwen would call after dates and at random times during the day. But I'm happy to help Gwen because she's one of my closest friends, almost like a sister. It's Paul who's worse because he can invade my thoughts.
They aren't what is weighing me down though. What's weighing me down is my best friend and holder of my heart, Bella Swan. Who I took care of and made my feelings for very obvious. Who went back to her boyfriend and my uncle, Edward, the moment he came knocking on her door. Who wants to become a vampire like the rest of my family. Who after one bite of venom would be lost to me forever. I mean, I can't be in love with a vampire, right?
Hope you like it! I'm sorry if it takes a while for the next chapter, but I made a breakthrough in my writer's block the other night, and it's progressing faster than it had been going.
Anyone going to see the Hunger Games this weekend? I am so excited! Please review and stay beautiful (;