#Day 2
Chapter 12
Ava POV
We walk into Kelly's Diner, Leah holding open the glass door for Chaska and me to walk through. It's a little past one o'clock. We decided to leave the beach and get lunch at the best diner in La Push, maybe even the world, in my opinion. Kelly's Diner. It's like taking a step back into the sixties. Black and white checked floors, red leather seats, booths lining the walls, crisp white walls, an old jukebox over in the far corner playing Roy Orbison on loop, and a great family atmosphere.
It all looks the same as I remember, even Kelly - a short, yet strong native woman in her early forties. She has stern grey eyes, and her black hair up in a constant bun. Kelly Call, Embry's mother, is the owner of this establishment. She has owned it for as long as I can remember, always hard at work whether it's in the kitchen or at the tables, never taking a break when there's a job to be done.
Kelly had looked up from behind the cash register when the small bell on the door rang, announcing our entries. Her face remained emotionless for a few moments as she looked me up and down, then the corners of her lips turned up and her eyes lit up with amusement.
"Well Ava, aren't you a sight to behold?" Kelly mused, stepping out from behind the counter. She's dressed in the Diner uniform - a simple black polo shirt with 'Kelly's Diner' written across the back, with red three-quarter pants, a white apron, and black sneakers.
"It's nice to see you too Kelly," I smiled wistfully at the woman that was like a second mother to me.
"And when my boy had come home late last night mumbling all about you I was scared he lost his mind." Kelly chuckles, as she walking a few steps closer. "Oh my," she smiles at Chaska before looking back at me and saying. "Well Ava, looks like you've been busy. You got a man to go along with that kid?" Kelly can be a bit nosey and straight-forward sometimes, but her heart's always in the right place.
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My eleven-year-old self sits on one of the half-a-dozen bar stools, dressed in old blue jeans and a red sweat shirt that's too big for me. I lean onto the serving counter and watch quietly as Kelly counts up the day's diner earnings. Like most Saturdays, I spent the day with Jake, Quil and Embry, and now I was going to have a sleepover at the Call's place.
The last customers had left the diner a while ago and now as the clock strikes eleven the last of the staff walk out the back door, leaving only Kelly, me, and Embry… But he has fallen asleep on the stool next to me, leaning on the counter, using his crossed arms as a pillow. He looks so peaceful whilst off in his own dream world, a sweet smile on his lips as his soft snores fill the air… I didn't even realise I had been staring at him until I heard Kelly start chuckling.
I shook myself out of my thoughts and looked over at Kelly. "What?" I asked as heat rose to my cheeks.
Kelly smiled at me slyly as she shut the cash register draw. "Young love, so cute." She chuckles again as I bit on my bottom lip.
"I…" I huff. "Kelly, what does it feel like to be in love?" She stops her chuckling at my question but still kept a smile on her lips.
"It's different for everyone…" she says softly. "What do you think it should feel like?"
"…You'll laugh," I say shyly, looking down at my hands.
"I promise I won't laugh," she says, leaning forward on the counter and placing her hands over mine, comfortingly.
"Well… like," I hesitate, taking another look at Embry to see he's still fast asleep before speaking, "like there's a hummingbird locked in my heart making it beat really, really fast and, and an army of frogs hopping around in my stomach making me feel really nervous, and jumpy. And a swarm of bees in my head, not letting me think straight and… and leeches, yeah leeches sucking the blood from my legs, making my knees go weak yeah… Yeah, yeah that sounds really dumb," I sigh, looking back at Embry's sleeping face.
"No Ava, that is not dumb," Kelly assures, shaking her head. "That would have to be… the sweetest thing I've ever heard," Kelly says slightly pouting. "I wish I felt like that…"
"No you don't," I whisper pulling my hands from hers and crossing my arms over my chest. "Because it really hurts sometimes too, like there's a cat scratching at my heart, trying to get the hummingbird. Like the frogs are beating me from the inside out, like the bees are stinging my brain, and the leeches have sucked me dry of all warmth." A few tears escape my eyes as I speak. "Why doesn't he love me?" I whimper looking back at Embry.
"Oh Ava, such a dreamer," Kelly smiles softly, her eyes watery with unshed tears. "Embry's eleven years old and a boy, he doesn't know what love means yet, and boys are slow learners, so I hate to say it Ava, but you'll be waiting a while till he feels the same…"
I hesitate for a few moments, taking a few calming breaths and wiping my eyes of tears, before whispering, "I'll wait," in a soft, stuttering voice.
…
"No." I answer Kelly's question softly as Leah takes Chaska over to one of the many empty booths.
"Sorry Ava, you always deserved so much more from this world," she sighs.
"We both did, but decided to take the longer road to ruling the world instead. Got to give everyone else a fair shot I guess," I grin with a dry chuckle.
"Oh Ava, such a dreamer…"
#Sorry its short but I got really stuck on what to say, so the next chapter will skip the rest of day 2 and most of day 3#
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