Chapter 243: Goodbye Harry Part 1

I sighed as I looked around the house. Regardless of all the encouragement and determination to use whatever Alegria left behind, I still can't help but feel guilty and doubt if it's the right thing to clean this place out.

I shook my head. Stop.

I need to focus and get things done. Sam thankfully left some heavy-duty black trash bags to throw things away. I started clearing out the close that was close to the door. When I heard Seth walking up the steps to the front door, I opened the door, and there was Seth. He was smiling brightly with a white crew shirt, shorts, and a black backpack. He just got out from school.

His smile was so bright that I naturally smiled back to him. I said affectionately, "hi, Seth. How are you?"

Seth responded with the same smile, "good..good. Just glad that I'm able to go back to school."

I nodded as I let Seth walk in the house. Seth was looking very curiously around the house before turning around and asking me, "are you sure you don't need my help? I feel bad that I am letting you do all the work by yourself. "

I said politely, "no its really okay. It's not like I am in a rush to finish clearing out the house. Also, I want you to focus on school and not repeat the grade, okay?"

Seth said reluctantly, "oh, alright. If you say so. But if you need anything, holler and I be there. Or else, Sam might go after me if he finds out that you have been carrying heavy stuff around with that leg of yours."

I said chuckling, "okay, okay. I keep that mind. So, go" I hand motioned to the dining room "you can study there for now."

Seth nodded as I continued to clear out the closet. I put stuff that can be donated in boxes, and junk inside the trash bags. There were times that I asked Seth for help to move things around, but beside that, we worked in a comfortable silence. It was starting to become lunch time, and I was getting hungry.

I was at the bathroom, clearing stuff out when I called out the door, "Seth?"

Few moments later, Seth popped his head into the doorway and said, "what's up?"

I asked, "are you getting hungry? I am, and Sam doesn't come until few more hours, so I was thinking of making a light dinner for now."

Seth said flustered, "oh! Uhm, yeah, but you don't have to cook for me. I can wait until I get home, you go ahead and eat."

I stared at him and asked, "are you sure?"

Seth froze and said half shyly, "uhm..actually..I would like the grab a light snack?."

I chuckled from Seth's embarrassed reply. I said as I passed by him and pat him on the back, "don't be embarrassed Seth. It's natural to feel hungrier now that you are a spirit warrior."

Seth simply nodded mutely and followed quietly behind me. Once I got to the kitchen, I froze. It felt so nostalgic to come here, and as if my body moved on its own, I started working my way around the kitchen to prepare a light meal.

Grandma Eva..She..taught Alegria how to make a soup that has been passed on in the family for many generations, so I decided to make that soup in her memory. Alegria never made it for anyone, and since I have taken over her life and I am giving this house away to the pack, there is one thing that I can pass down. Also, there weren't that much resources in the kitchen since Alegria..threw any perishable food outside before she went to the woods to commit suicide. She really did though things through to not burden others when she went to the woods. Seth was tapping his foot at the table in anticipation, and when he smelled the bowl of soup that I was carrying to the table, his expression lit up in happiness. He shoved all of his school papers, books to the side.

Once I placed bowl in front of him, I could see drool dripping down from the corner of his mouth. I giggled from how adorable Seth looked. I always enjoyed Seth from the books and from the movies. He is just too precious.

He exclaimed, "Oh! My aunt made this for me once! Who taught you this recipe?"

I said with a ghost-like smile, "Grandma Eva..did."

He nodded mutely, and I said timidly, "I hope you like it..I never made it for anyone before."

He gasped, "not even to S-sam?"

I nodded, "yup."

He asked with a concerned expression, "would he might get mad at me?"

I said, "nah. He isn't that petty. If anything, I'll make it for him in case he sees this in your mind while you are phased."

He said with a sigh of relief, "oh, thank the spirits."

I nodded and went back to the kitchen to grab my serving. Once I got back to the dining area, Seth was looking at me, anticipating for my arrival with his excited expression on his face. I sat down and took my first bite, then Seth followed afterwards.

Once we were done, Seth offered to wash the plates while I went back to clearing out the house. Few hours later, Sam came by to pick me up. He helped load things that I was going to donate to the community, and Seth went back to his home for dinner. Sam was able to drop them off at the community center. I felt like I had a good productive day and we just talked about how our days went during our dinner.

Like this, it became a routine for the next few weeks. Sam would drop me off in the afternoon, Seth would come by after school. Sometimes I take a break from cleaning the house and help Seth study for his exams. During this time, me and Seth got close. He became like a little brother to me, and he started voicing his concerns about his dad's health and the loneliness of not seeing Leah. It must be hard on Seth, but I am glad to see that he is trying his best to be optimistic about his current situation. I also finally visited the tribla clinic for checkup. Thankfully, my leg is healing pretty well and in the next visit, I would be able to finally take the cast off.

I was so relieved to hear that. I want to be able to drive my car or drive a motorcycle again at ease. It's not easy to have a cast on my leg all the time. Little by little, Sam started to bring the guys back to the house. The days that I took a break from clearing out the house, I used that time for Kim and her baby to visit the house. I would spend my day catching up with Kim, Kim telling me to spill details of how things are going with Sam, and Kim trying to get me to hold Amelia more often.

She argued that she is simply preparing me when I have kids in the future. I cringed from the thought of it because I felt like it's just way too soon to even thinking about kids. I don't even know what I want to be once I finish clearing out Grandma Eva's house and my leg finally be cast free.. That conversation actually helped me to take my future a little more future. We would joke around, watch cheesy movies, and occasionally feed the pack. Nevertheless, I still had fun with Kim. It became a thing for the pack to come over for lunch at our place during the weekend to keep the close bond as a pack. I appreciate it to be able to see the rest of them without Sam being territorial and possessive over me. He still is a little off with me being around with Jacob since his wolf spirit is a being who has an potential with being Alpha and Jacob is an unmated wolf.

As in for Jacob, he has told me updates regarding Bella. Bella finally reached out to him after so many days, and she surprisingly apologized to him. She apologized for how awful she had treated him, how much she has used Jacob for her selfishness, and she actually thank Jacob for being with her through everything. With the helped of a psychologist, his assistant and the hospital chaplain, she has been going through therapy and taking proper medications for her night terrors and depression. Bella even picked up writing again. Before she would send voided emails to Alice, but now she is simply writing down her thoughts for the sake of it. The psychiatrist has been coaching her through exposure therapy to bring music back into her life, and so far, she has been able to listen the first minute of a song without her face going pale. Jacob told me how much they cried on the phone together, and when Charlie came by for a visit to Billy, he cried in front of Billy and Jacob. He thanked Jacob for being a kind friend to Bella and helping him that day when he took Bella to the hospital. Bella actually called Charlie first before talking to Jacob. Charlie had many regrets for not sending Bella to get help. He stressed on how much better Bella sound through the phone. She would give a phone call every few days to update on Charlie, and she sounds more and more livelier every time. Thankfully, Forks High School were gracious towards Charlie and Bella. They allowed Bella to finish the remaining of her semester online. Someone from her school actually send her letters for Bella with encouragement and anticipation for her arrival. I had a strong feeling that I knew exactly who that friend was. It could only be Angela. She had been a genuine friend to her, and she never took it against Bella for all those months that Bella ignored her while she was going through a severe depression from her breakup with Edward.

From the progress that Bella is making, Bella might make it to walk during her graduation and be sent home after graduation with a weekly visit to the psychiatrist and to continue to take her medications for night terrors and depression. I honestly didn't think Bella would've made so much progress so quickly. I couldn't help but doubt. Is there something that I missing? I voiced this concern to Jacob and Jacob agreed reluctantly that he thought about it the same. Actually, Jacob told me that with the phone calls that he would get from Bella, they haven't brought up the Cullens at all.

It made it even more strange. If anything, Bella would have told Jacob by now about the Cullens. Maybe it is to not be caught talking about the Cullens through public, recorded phone calls within mental hospitals. Who knows, but I am still glad that the Cullens have shown up so far.

I have talked to Billy if he knows any position for me to take on in the community, and he had suggested that I can be a case manager to a social worker. She is usually post at Seattle, and she needs a case manager for the Quileute tribe. I only need to go to Seattle once every few weeks, but all the work can be done online. I can help with making treatment plans, organizing the files, making phone calls to clients, and etc. I honestly like this job, so Billy helped me to make an interview with the social worker.

That day I was so nervous. I was so nervous that I was giving Sam anxiety, so I drank some chamomile tea to calm my nerves. With Sam's support, I was able to pass this interview with flying colors. The social worker's name was Juliana Rogers. She sounded very kind and thoughtful over the phone. I had sent my resume to her the day prior, and she was impressed by my resume. I essentially got the job on the spot with recommendation from Billy.

I felt like I was finally settling down in this life. But alas, peace can only last for so long.

I got a call from Sue crying on the phone, telling me that Harry Clearwater died. Even though he did everything from the doctor's recommendation to change his eating lifestyle, we had only extended his life just a little longer because his heart condition was still too far gone by the time he finally received treatment.

Author's Note:

We are going to finally meet Leah soon~ I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Seth is so easy to write about.