There was an advantage of this: getting away in the morning was easier when everybody was at war. Lora instantly noticed that something was wrong with me. "What's the matter?" she asked concerned. I tried to tell her, but halfway through the story I just started to cry. Lora held me softly and hushed me. Finally I managed to tell her everything. "Come on, they deserve to all quarrel, they are idiots, they should trust you more!" I shrugged. "And that bet, seriously, how could you stoop so low to obey Emmett!? You don't do that, you are my sister!" I started crying again.
When I returned to the Cullens I seriously thought about packing my stuff and leaving. I was better off alone than with them, even if Edward and Carlisle were nice to me. Alice crossed my plans by walking up to me. "Hey, come down with us for a sec" I followed her, confused. Surprised I found the whole family in the living room, Emmett looking slightly uncomfortable. But only for a second, then he walked up to me and knelt down, grinning widely. "I sincerely apologize for that unfair bet" I smiled a little, but then I met Jasper's eyes, red, furiously gleaming. "It's okay Emmett" I said and managed to keep smiling. "It's not your fault I can't fight" Laughing Emmett stood up and squeezed my shoulder "We're going to teach you that, someday even you are going to learn how to fight" I chuckled.
The next morning I couldn't wait to meet Lora. Because I was so relieved that Emmett wasn't as mad at me as Jasper I didn't notice I was being followed.
Lora had learnt a lot from me, so after my first few sentences and some new boy stories from her – new holiday romances in Forks, we had some laugh about that – she suddenly abruptly stopped talking. "Get up" she hissed at me "Somebody's here!" We stood there, fully alert on the cemetery.