Chapter 5

Three Months Later...

I open the front door of my new apartment that my father was able to get for me while I was going through my appeal. It feels so unoriginal and unreal. I grabs the two heavy grocery bags off the floor and head inside. I close the door with my foot and sit the bags on the left side on the kitchen counter. Two weeks. I been out for two weeks.

I shakenly take off my jean jacket as though I'm having a seizure. The medication and electric therapy as they calls it is not for everyone. I know that I'll have a hard time adjusting thanks to my mother's cruel intentions. I know she's feeling horrible that I got out for not having nothing wrong with me. Thank you, Dad. I put the lock on the door and hit the light switch turning on the lights.

Bedrooms. One bathroom. Nice living room. I take the items out of the grocery bags and put the carton of vanilla ice cream in the fridge freezer. I heavily breathes out rubbing on my face in frustration and tiredness. "I should be home in my bed right now." I say walking to my living room and taking a seat on the couch. Where am I? Living a life that I never knew was possible.

I just have to get my mind back in order. I take my cellphone out of my pants pocket and dial Paul's number. Thank God for phone books. I haven't told him that I'm out of jail yet. I diligently place the phone next to my ear. Ring! Ring! The phone clicks. "Hello." Paul say. I smile hard. "Paul." "You're out?" "I'm out. I got out two weeks ago on my appeal. The basis was not having a mental disorder and my mother having suggest the punishment behind backs."

"How you get my number?" "The phone book. I called around asking. A lot of Lahotes in Forks. Just to let you know that I have my own place now. Point View Apartments. 13B. The third floor. If yo-" He hang up on me. "Okay." I softly say placing my cellphone on coffee table. I shakenly get up taking off my shoes and heading back into the kitchen. I put the rest of the store brought items in the top cabinet.

I decide to take a nice warm hot shower to relax my muscles and put on a two piece pajama set. My mind is in another level when I decide to lay down on the couch. Knock! Knock! Visitor? I sit up smiling. Maybe, it's Paul. I quickly rush to the front door. I look out of the peephole to see Paul. I grin ear to ear unlocking the door and opening. I quickly invite him in.

He walks in and I close the door. "Dad brought it for me. Dad is the best. I have to find a job and repay him back." I happily say locking the front door. He takes off his jacket. "Two bedrooms. One on each hall. Mine is on the right. The bathroom is on the right." I say walking to him. I nervously play with my fingers. Do I hug him now or later?

Now! I give him a backhug as he toss his jacket on the couch. I'm feeling so attractive to him like I haven't seen him in years. He unwrap his arms around me. I grab his hands. "Let's do it." I eagerly say playing with his fingers. He leads me down to my room making me giggle like a high school girl.

We go into my room. He hits the light off. I laugh like a clown. He turned the light off. He lets go of my hand and take off his shirt. I take off my pajamas and undies and hop right into bed. He follows suit getting right between my legs. His heat heating off his body is pleasure. He grabs his penis and insert it into my vagina making me moan. I wrap my legs around his waist and arms around his neck. He grabs the headboard moving in and out while staring down into my eyes. Amazing.

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(Quileute Tribe)

Paul pulls up in front of a two story wooden cabin home. A black truck is parked in the driveway. The lights are on. "Is this your home?" I ask confused. He must've gotten a new truck during the months. "My cousin's." He say turning the car off. Oh, okay. "Okay." I say taking off my seatbelt and opening up the door. He takes the keys out of the ignition and get out.

I close the door and put my hair behind my ears nervously. This must be a real big step into a relationship if he has me meeting his cousin. He walks around the car and head across the front yard. I follow behind him. I guess he's not gonna hold my hand. The front door opens up and Sam walks out wearing cutoff jeans and a dark blue shirt.

"Sa-" "Thanks again for saving me and Claire." I say crossing my arms. Him and his friends did a lot for us. "You're welcome. Introduce us, Paul." He say. "This is Mary-Ann, Sam." He say. "Mary-Ann." "Hi!" I say waving my hand. "Glad to see that you are okay after being sent to Greenwood. Paul was very worried. You doing okay?" He ask.

"PTSD. I take medication now. I have bouts of depression and my body shakes here and there." I say nodding. It'll be hard to overcome the issues but I know that I will overtime. "I'm sure you'll overcome it. Come in." He say going back inside. "Your cousin is Sam. Is that your mother or father?" "My dad." He say walking up the steps of the porch.

I nod following. His daddy. He don't even hold the door open for me. I open the screen door and walk in. "He left me." I say to a living room full of shirtless teens and men wearing only cutoffs on the left and a group of women sitting at a dining table. "How Paul is." One of the teens say. "This is Mary-Ann." Paul say. "Or pizza face." I say touching my face completely embarrassed.

Those group of girls are cute and beautiful. "Just acne. I battled it." A slim teen say. Paul goes around the room introducing his friends. A lot of them. "This is Emily." Sam say walking out holding a beautifully scarred woman. She has three slanted scars on the right side of her face. "Hi." I nervously say waving my hand. "Nice to meet you." She say walking over and shaking my hand.

"You too. I want to thank you all and be so embarrassed that you seen what had happened at the beach." I say noticing that it's the same group of women. The group of friends offer support. I'm pretty sure that they're curious. "Have you visited her yet?" Jared asks me. "No. I been out of Greenwood for two weeks now. Just trying to stable my mind but I'm pretty sure the friendship is over."

"She did sleep with your father." Sam bluntly say. "That is the accusation but no truth to the story. The detectives found no proof of the relationship. Plus, the child was not my father's. He nor my mother was able to bare more children after me. I am very blessed." I say putting my hands in my jacket pockets. "Well, welcome." Emily say in a cheery voice.

"Thank you. I must've did something to be invited to Paul's friend circle." I say blushing red. His male friends grin. That's a clear sign that I did something very well. I smile. Paul looks me in the face. Oh! Oh! "I'm eighteen years old. I'm currently unemployed. I'm a single child." I say smiling. That's all I can think of.

"Well, you been on Paul's mind since the first time you gave him $600 for your virginity." Sam say. I laugh bending over. He told his friends. "Why would you do that? Virginity should be something worth keeping." Jared say. "Personal teenage issues. It was amazing. It was special. It light up a friendship and allowed me to meet his other friends."

"College?" Sam ask. "Yes. University of Washington. I'm undecided but I'm aiming towards Nursing and Finances. I would love to have businesses like my father." I proudly say. My father is my inspiration. "Who owns a car dealership. That should be perfect when it comes to getting free cars." A man spits out walking out of the kitchen. Oh, wow. He has massive hate.

"Not really. This is Jacob." Sam say watching him take a seat between Embry and Quil. "Hi." "He don't like me." Paul say. "You can't have life without hate." "Or a girlfriend. My sister." He angrily say. Oh, wow. "Maybe, I should go." I awkwardly say thumbing to the screen door. Paul walk passes me out of the house. I wave my goodbyes and follow behind Paul.

"Don't mind him." He say walking to the car. "I don't. The hate is for you...not me." I say smiling. He stop walking and turn to face me. "Just kidding." I say putting my hands in my pants pocket. I can't wait to take life on by the horns with Paul. He walks up to me, grab my face, and kiss my lips. I kiss him back.