Trouble

I sat in our new house. I was reading Moby Dick, when Jacob walked in. I got up and raced downstairs. And found Jacob. With a girl.

The girl had chocolate skin, brown eyes, and short black hair. She wore designers clothes as fake as the smile she wore. She looked… what was the word? I'd heard it on TV before. Oh, yeah, bougie.

"Hey, Ness. This is Hanna. Hanna, meet Renesmee, my little… cousin."

"Hi, sweetie. Aren't you just ah-dorable?" Hanna asked me. I rolled my eyes. I was twelve. She was 17. What was so adorable about that?

"Why is she here," I asked Jacob, ignoring Hanna.

"Ness, Hanna's my girlfriend. Isn't that cool?" Jacob knew better than to talk to me like an infant. Especially since I was probably smarter than he was.

My heart broke. Girlfriend? Since when had Jake wanted a girlfriend? I was a girl and we were friends. Why did he need another girl here?

"Whatever, Jake. I'm going to go get ready for the dance." I said, walking away.

The dance I was referring to was the first dance of my middle school year. I couldn't wait.

"Ness, didn't the lee- didn't Edward tell you the great news? I signed Hanna and me up to chaperone!"

I stopped in my tracks. I was ecstatic that Jake was coming, but Hanna? I would have to sit through the whole dance, watching them cuddle and kiss and dance. Why did the universe hate me?

"Ness? Ness, I'm dressing you up! Come on, Nessie," I heard my Aunt Alice call.

"Coming, Aunt Alice," I whispered, low enough so that only the supernatural beings in the house could hear me.

Three hours. That's how long it took for Aunt Alice to make me, and I quote, "Perfect!"

I did admit, I looked pretty good. She had put me in Marc Jacobs Cotton crepe plaited straps top, DOLCE & GABANA FADED Blue Jeans, Jimmy Choo Oversized Crystal Temple Sunglasses, a DOLCE & GABAN Necklace, Jimmy Choo 'Plea' Cork Wedge Sandals, and a hot pink overcoat.

Jacob and Hanna drove me to the school. Jacob hadn't even stopped the car yet when I jumped out of the car and raced to the front door.

As I entered the building, I looked around for my best friend, Max. He's Nahuel's younger brother, so he's a hybrid, like me.

"Hay, Ness, over hear," I heard him whisper from across the room.

I moved over to him at a human pace.

"Hay, Maxey. Want to help me with something?" I asked casually.

"Always, Ness." And then we got to work.

Max slipped out of the window and raced to the store. He returned a few minutes later with a bag of marbles. I waited until Hanna walked over to the punch table. After she'd gotten her and someone else some punch, I began to move towards her. But someone else beat me to it. A tall, handsome blonde guy who I recognized as Lynda Bryce's older brother, Brian walked up to her. He took the punch and they began to dance. That slut! I can't believe she's dancing with another guy, when she's my Jacob's girlfriend.

"Max, quick. Go up and distract Brian. I'll take care of the rest." I told Max.

Max walked over and began to talk frantically to Brian. I zoned out of their conversation and turned my attention to the bitch- I mean, Hanna. Aha! She was walking to go refill her cup.

I raced over and spilled marbles in front of her. She slipped. She tried desperately to grab onto something. And succeeded. She grabbed a hold of the punch table. Unfortunately for her, when she tried to move her foot, she slipped again.

When Hanna fell she brought the punch bowl and table with her. So she was also sticky and that one of a kind designer dress from a cheap department store was ruined. My work there was done.

"Please someone help me!" Hanna screamed

I started to smile. Then she caught a glimpse of me and made a face that made me smile wider.

But my smile only lasted a few seconds. Because just then, Jacob decided to enter the building. At the exact moment when Hanna was calling for help.

"Oh my god, are you okay, Hanna?" Jacob asked, helping her up.

"No. Because this was all that little she devils fault!" Hanna yelled, pointing at me.

Jacob looked bewildered.

"You must be confused, Hanna. Nessie's a great kid. She would never do something like that."

"Well, you ah-viously don't know her very well, because she sabotaged me! Make that little witch pay for my clothes!"

"But Jakey, I didn't do anything. I promise." I said, looking innocent.

"See there, Hanna? You probably just tripped." Jacob said.

"So you believe her over me? Your girlfriend was tripped by your little… whatever, and you don't believe me?"

"Hanna, it's not-" Jake started, but Hanna cut him off.

"You know what, Jacob? Forget it. We. Are. THROUHG!" And with that, Hanna stormed out.

I wiggled my fingers towards her back. That should keep Jake from dating for a while, I thought to myself. Boy, how wrong could I be?