A/N: Hey guys thanks for all the feedback on Chapter 7. It took me a while with Ch 8 because of Writers Block and not to mention my Internet being down. The story is about to get more interesting as the Chapters come. Please review and let me know what you think about it. Here's Chapter 8, please enjoy!
Chapter 8: The Secret's Out
Bella's POV
I finally was able to move from the front door when Edward left. It's amazing how different I feel, getting that off my chest. I don't know why I didn't tell Edward sooner. I walked back into the living room and saw that Shannon was still staring out the window. I tapped her on the shoulder and she nearly jumped out of her skin. The look in her eyes was the most horrifying look I have ever seen on any person's face.
She looked me in the eyes and said,
"Bella, I have something to tell you."
Shannon's POV
Bella damn near scared me to death. What can I expect though? I have been staring into the darkness for quite some time now feeling like there is someone watching me, watching us. I know I can't put this off any longer. It's now or never.
"Bella, I have something to tell you."
She looked me in my eyes as she asked,
"What wrong Shannon? I am here for you and I am ready to listen."
I asked her if we could go to her room and talk because I didn't want to say this in front of Manny, even though he is sleeping. She led me upstairs to her room where I think I heard her mumble something about just being up here for like forever. We walked into her room and Bella sat on her bed and I immediately walked to the window.
Bella spoke first saying,
"So Shannon, what's going on?"
Not wanting to jump right into the story, I asked,
"Where's Edward?"
"Edward had to go do something with his family, but he will be back. Now I know that you are trying to stall Shannon, so just get on with it."
I sighed and began to tell the story.
"So you remember the things that Manny and I were into like partying, drugs, and hustling. At first we kind of let go of that lifestyle for a while, but the feeling of our empty pockets quickly brought us back to it. Each day Manny would go out selling his product to all of the loyal customers that he had and I would keep up with the money. There was this guy named Jimmy and his girlfriend Linda that we were selling for and we had to give them the payment for selling their product, which was about $600. That left us with $400 for all of our hard work."
"We were feeling real good about ourselves because we had money in our pockets now. We decided that we were going to go to IHOP (International House of Pancakes) to get something to eat. Of course you know that we still don't have a car yet, so we were taking the bus. As we waited on the bus we noticed that a black Monte Carlo kept circling around the block. There was only one guy we knew that had that type of car with tinted windows, and he went by the name of Black.
Manny and I were looking at each other in confusion because we couldn't figure out why he was following us around." We finally got on the bus and before I knew it we were at IHOP. We sat down and ordered some appetizers first along with some drinks. Manny was sitting with his back against the window, so he didn't notice when Black was at the window motioning for him to come outside. Manny looked at me to notice that I was gazing past him, so he turned and finally saw what I was looking at. He saw Black at the window and got up to so see what he wanted. I looked around the restaurant and everyone staring at me and all I could do is my head down in shame."
I looked at Bella and she looked as if she was speechless and could not form words. Then again it doesn't take much to rattle her chain.
Bella said, "So, what did he want? Why was he basically stalking you?"
Manny came back to the table and had this confused look on his face. I asked him what was the problem and he said,
"Black said that Jimmy and Linda was working for him and that they owed him $200 more and that we have the money."
I was taken back by this newfound information. So I asked Manny what did he tell Black and he said that he told him that we gave Jimmy the money that owed him and whatever money they owed Black was not our problem. We sat there in silence at first until the waiter brought our chicken tenders. We were both eating on the appetizers when I noticed that Black was back at the window and this time Jimmy was with him. Manny proceeded to go out the door again and I was left with the staring again.
Looking through the window, it seemed as if the argument was heating up. The waiter nearly scared me when he came back with our food. He asked me who ordered the Philly Cheese steak and I told him to put it across the table. He sat my pigs in a blanket right in front of me and asked,
"Excuse me, are you alright? You seem a bit jumpy."
I told him I was fine, I was just a little cold and with that he walked away and Manny came back in. Manny had this confused look on his face, so I waited for him to speak. He didn't speak at first, but instead he started eating on his food. Finally I asked him in a whisper what happened and he spoke saying,
"Jimmy lied on us and said that we didn't give him all of the money and that's why they couldn't give Black of his money. I told Jimmy that we gave him what he asked from us and kept the rest of the money from the sale. Then Black was saying how he know that he better get his money from somebody or there will be consequences.
I started walking away from them back into the restaurant when I turned to look over my shoulder and said that was between the two them and has nothing to do with us. That's when I came back in here with you."
I sat there with wide eyes because I finally realized that it was not going to be over. I realized that it was not safe. Bella, I was so scared that I could not eat my food. I couldn't even touch it. We got a box to put my food in and paid for our meal and left IHOP. When we left the restaurant, we decided to go back to Manny's house and that's when he came to a conclusion. Manny spoke saying,
"We need to leave Arizona for a while."
I looked at him and said,
"How could we drop everything and just leave like that? Besides, where would we go anyway?"
Manny said,
"We need to go somewhere no one would think to find us. Somewhere no one would think we would go. What is the name of the place where Bella stays now?"
"She leaves in Forks, Washington. Why do you ask, I said to him.
He said, "I asked because that would be the perfect place to go. I can bet you that no one has ever heard of that place."
"I don't know about that Manny. If something was to happen, I wouldn't want Bella to be involved," I said to Manny.
Manny said walking over to me, "Trust me babe, they will not find us there. I am thinking on the safe side here. We will go and visit Bella for a couple a days and everything will be cool when we get back."
"If you say so Manny, I trust you. With that we called and booked a flight to Washington and here we are. So that's everything that has been going on."
I sat there waiting for a response from Bella when pain struck my face hard and fast. "You Bitch" was the last words I heard before the ringing sounded in my ears.
A/N: Hey guys, that's the end of Chapter 8. Now the other BIG secret has been revealed and you see how Bella has taken it. She slapped Shannon and I was saying to myself that is so not Bella, but hey that's how she was feeling in my story. I wasn't going to stop it here, but something told me to save the rest for Chapter 9 so I did. The story is about to get even more interesting and the next chapter, the mysterious Black shall make an appearance. (Hopefully) Please guys, just do me a favor and PLEASE REVIEW. Even if it's as simple as Great or Cool chapter, I mean at least that's something. Reviews r all I am asking for.