Chapter Five - Waking Up the Beast
I could not sleep as well last night. I was anticipating school. It would be an awkward day. I was not one of those girls that wanted attention when it was not needed, but tomorrow it would be.
I woke up early that day. I went downstairs. In the kitchen found a note on the countertop. It had the beautiful penmanship of Dad's.
'We left to hunt, Renesmee. We will be back later tonight. If you need anything, Aunt Rose is home today with Uncle Emmet.
We love you,
Mom and Dad'
I took the note and put it in my pocket.
I grabbed a box of cereal and sat there eating. Then I went upstairs to wake up Jacob like I usually did. He wouldn't budge. So I went to my bathroom to get ready for school - a dreaded part of the day. I had huge bags under my eyes that showed worry. I tried to cover up it the best I could.
I didn't feel like picking an outfit for school today, so I went to find Aunt Alice. She is such a fanatic when it comes to clothing. She wasn't there. She probably was with Uncle Jasper. As I turned the corner of the hall, I found Aunt Rosalie walking in my direction. "Auntie Rose, can you please help me pick a outfit for school?"
"Of course, anything for you." She loved it when she was needed by me. It made her feel like she had a child of her own to care for. I knew how much she wanted a big family.
"Thank you."
She picked a red shirt with white under it and a light-blue denim skirt. "Perfect," Aunt Rose said before she left to find Uncle Emmet.
Now my hair. It was a flying, curly pile of a mess. It couldn't be held down, so I just took a black headband to push my hair as down as it could get.
Now I went down the hall to wake up Jacob.
"WAKE UP!" I screamed. My high-pitched voice couldn't wake anybody. It just sometimes annoyed people.
"Come on!" I took one of his pillows and started whacking him with it. Nothing.
I hugged him and nothing again. He just had a smile on his face. I tried to lift him up…his body was too big for me to lift.
I had one last idea. I laid down next to him and kissed him. This was a short one, but it woke him up…finally. "What time is it?"
"It's almost time for school. You have 10 minutes before I leave for school. You know, waking you up is like waking up a beast. It's so hard!"
He laughed and I joined in. "Now hurry!"
"'Kay." He pulled a shirt on him and ran to the hall bathroom to brush his teeth. I gotour bags and waited at the front door for him. He finally came down. "Ready now?" I giggled.
As we were about to walk toward his car, I had a flash back. It was of him with his face in his hands. It hurt to reminisce of that moment. I put my hand on his cheek to show the memory. "I never want that to happen again."
"'Kay."
We were in the car now. Jacob was driving at a normal pace and I stared out the window. I saw students walking to the school and the puffy, gray clouds. The Rabbit was approaching the school. My heart started to race at lightning speed. My breathing grew louder. Jacob parked the car in an open slot in the parking lot and looked at me. "You ok?"
"Yeah. Just tired is all." Then I rolled my eyes because he left the car to open my door.
He took my hand in his and we started walking to the school's entrance.