The Story of Twilight was created by the wonderful Stephanie Meyer.
Chapter 29: Saturday Mornings Part 1
~Saturday Morning~
I woke up earlier than I usually did on Saturday mornings and I was felling great. I didn't feel fatigued or too relaxed to move, I was just ready for the day. After I laid there awake for about a minute I sat up in my bed. I realized that I had all of this energy and absolutely nothing to do. I took a deep breath through my nose before pulling the covers off of my legs and pushed myself away from my pillows to the edge of my comfy bed. My feet were hanging down on the side of my bed as I held myself up with my arms and leaned back on my hands.
What shall I do today..? I wondered to myself. And as usual when I found myself completely bored with nothing to do I started to make a mental list of things to pass the time. First i'll lay out everything that i'll need after I take a shower: clothes, female personal items,etc. Second i'll take a shower. And blah, blah, blah, wash, wash, wash. Then i'll get dress and make myself go outside before I make breakfast.
I usually spend little to no time outside so getting some fresh air for more than three minutes will be nice. Good thing I'm not that hungry yet because if I eat breakfast before I go outside i'll feel to content to get any fresh air and then i'll go lay down and watch television. That last part is what I usually do on Saturdays but since I have so much energy today it'll be good to switch it up. I'll go outside for at least fifteen minutes, it'll be a good thing.
So then I got up from my bed and walked over to my dresser to pull out some undergarments . After completing three of my of the things on my list I realized I felt more at ease then I had in months.
The fighting was over, and I didn't have to resist Edward anymore. Even if I didn't feel completely calm around him, I didn't feel bad. How nervous and anxious he made me feel was a way that I never have let myself feel for anyone. Why? Because there are terrible and scary things that don't have unquenchable thirst for certain human and inhuman fluids. There are the things you can't see, heartbreak, vulnerability... But now it's different, I have decided to step up and let my life with Edward fall into place wherever it may. And that was refreshingly thrilling.
However there were other parts of my life still in progress. My thoughts had turned to thinking about my sister who was in the hospital at this very moment. It was a must for me to go and see her. No one was forcing or asking me to go and she wouldn't hold it against me. Yet I had been putting this off in hopes that she and my mom will just come home one night and stay. I love my sister and despite my fears of seeing her in a less then pleasant state I had to be there for her, whether she wanted me there or not.
Now I was sitting at the kitchen table with my hands folded in front of my face and an empty plate before me. I snapped out of my thoughts when I had made the decision to visit my sister tomorrow after church and get her a get well gift in her favorite colors.
I looked up at the frost on the sides of the kitchen window, they were all defined and outline by the daylight of dull Forks. I'm sure that there was frost there every day but today was one of several times I looked at it directly. I guess my observations skills are related to my state of mind. Well I guess most people are more observant and detailed when they are more thoughtful
After I looked at the frost and the neighborhood through the window I got up from my place at the table and started to clean and put away the kitchen utensils I used to make breakfast. I wouldn't want dad telling my mom that I wasn't helping out while she and Jasmine were away. When I was finished I went back upstairs to put on my shoes and my jacket. I sat down on my bed and slipped into my blue shoes and then I got up to go get my blue jacket . But before I got halfway to my closet my phone started to ring.
I went over to my dresser to get my phone and see who I was. When I picked it up the caller ID said that it was my mother so I swiped it with my finger to answer it.
"Jessica?" I heard my mom say. And I smiled because I was happy to hear her voice again. I have seen her couple of times when she came home to take a shower and exchange her and Jasmine's used clothes for fresh ones but she would have to go straight back to the hospital. But it's my fault I have not seen her or Jazzy more.
"Hey mom!" I said with a smile on my face. Whenever I talked with my mom or my sister I felt as if the weight of a burden had been lifted off of my shoulders. In way it was reassurance that everything was going to be ok.
"Hey pumpkin! How are you?" She asked me in a happy tone.
"I'm alright how are you and Jazz?" I asked her and I then heard a sigh from come from her. I pressed the phone closer to my ear after I pulled my eyebrows together.
"I'm fine and Jasmine is more stable than she was but she hasn't been able to see in awhile becaus-" She wasn't able to finish explaining because I had interrupted her.
"Wait wait what!? What do you mean she can't see!" I said with a louder voice. Why didn't she call me about this earlier? I looked away from my closet and towards the window. Oh god, is this really happening? Jasmine couldn't see?
"Mom, what's going on?" I asked her completely unsettled by the information she had told me.
"Jessica, it's okay-" She started to say in a calming tone, but all I thought she was doing was trying to shield me from something that needed my attention. I didn't want to be shielded, I wanted to know what was going on with my sister.
"It's not okay! You're telling me that my sister can't see! How are you being so calm about this!?" I asked her as I was confused by her tone. When bad things happen my mom is one of the first to break into tears.
"Jessica, calm down." My mom demanded and I knew better than to fight her so I just listened. I nodded my head before I started taking calming breaths which worked well. My head was clear and I became more patient to hear what she had to say and so I focused on listening.
"Are you still there?"
"Yes." I said.
"Okay, listen honey her eyes are fine but the shingles in her face caused fluids to leak into her eye lids and they have swelled shut. The doctor said that they will go down in a week." She said, after I knew that things were okay I leaned on my dresser with my arm and leaned my head back. And thankfully I was able to breathe more easily. "So there's no need to be worried, she'll be okay."
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"Yeah, i'm fine. I was just taken by surprise." I said as I walked over to my bed and sat down and relaxed after my alarmed state.
"Well just know that she'll be ok. The fluids just need time to drain. The doctor said that after they go down all they have to do is examine her and if she is still stable she'll be able to go home." She said.
"That's great! Tell her that I'm coming to see her tomorrow." I said.
"Alright, i'll tell her." She said.
"Mom?"
"Yeah?"
"How are you holding up mom?" I asked her. She was with my sister every step of the way and my sister has her and doctors attending to her everyday. But who attends to my mom? Who goes out of their way to make sure she is alright both mentally, emotionally and physically? Certainly not my dad he's always working.
"I'm fine. I just can't wait to come home." She said and boy did she sound ready to leave the hospital forever.
"You sure?"
"Yeah Jessica! I'm okay!" She insisted.
"Okay, okay." I said smiling.
"Is there anything that you want to talk to me about Jessica?" She asked me in a different tone and lifted an eyebrow with curiosity.
"No, why..?" I asked her slowly. What could she have heard there in the hospital?
"I just haven't seen you in a while. I wanted to catch up with anything going on with you." She said and of course in that moment an image of Edward flashed in my mind causing a small giggle escaped my lips. I hope that she didn't hear that.
"Oh, so there is something going on!" Dang it, she did. "What happened? Is it Edward?" She asked completely interested and I started to feel nervous. Ahh! I'm not used to being teased.
"Oh my goodness! Really mom!?" I said embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, i'll stop...my goodness Jessica." She said with a sigh. "So what are you doing right now?"
"Just talking to you. But after I get off of the phone with you I'm going outside." I said.
"You're going outside?" She said in a teasing way. As my mother she knew my outside habits...I had none.
"Really mom? Really?" I said.
"Okay, i'll stop teasing you. Just take your phone with you and be safe." She said.
"Okay bye mom."
"Don't say bye, say see you later." She said.
"Oh, see you later mom."
"Later pumpkin." She said and the I looked at my phone before I touched the red rectangle 'END' image. I looked up from my phone and glanced around my room before I got up and walked to my closet. After I had gotten my jacket from out from it I walked out of my bedroom door and went downstairs.
When I walked into the hallway I slid into my jacket and then I buttoned up the big black buttons of the jacket. Then I pulled my phone from the pocket of my pants and I put into the pocket of my jacket. And then I walked to the front door and opened it.
My whole body as well as my face was greeted with cold fresh air. Mostly everyday this would rub me the wrong way but today it was welcomed. Today it was so pleasant in all the right ways. Even the way the cold air slid into my lungs as I breathed resonated with my mood today.
I closed the door behind me and walked out onto the porch step and stood there admiring the neighborhood. I tipped my head back to look at the grey cloudy sky, even that seemed brighter and more pleasant today. After a minute or two I sat down on the cold concrete of the porch and it felt very cold on my butt. I adjusted my jacket to lay more flat against me before I took out my phone and went online to read the updated short comic strips.
Suddenly someone wearing dark clothing was standing in front of me. So I put down my phone and looked forward at their pants with surprised before I tilted my head back and saw their face. And to my surprise and relief it was someone that I was sure that I not going to see for a while.
He smirked down at me before he spoke.
"Hey Jessica." He said and I smiled widely at him.
"Hey Jacob!" I said pleasantly.
Hello everybody! I know, I know, it's been a very long time since I updated hopefully I will start doing so at least once a week since I have chapters already written down. Anyway! Please review! Review! Review! I love reading them so much!
Oh and I have a question for you guys. I know what's going to happen next chapter but what do you think will happen at this point? Hmm?
