My Other Half Chapter 5: Meet Leila, a twilight fanfic

Previously...

"Well okay Stina, would you like to take a walk with me tonight, and maybe go for some birthday icecream? I would like to get to know you." Seth asked while dazzling his amazing smile at me. "Umm.." I looked at my brothers for their approval. They nodded reluctantly. "Sure, I would lo-"

Meet Leila

"Sure, I would lo-" My phone ringing alarmed me that I had a call. But thats not what had me, Jazzy, Paul, and Jared's hearts thumping loudly, it was Leila's ringtone that alarmed us. Her phone, that I had bought her, was only for if she was scared or in trouble, it was basically an emergency phone. I answered right away frantically. "Leila? Sweetheart, are you okay?"

"Sissy?" She sobbed "Daddy's mad again and he's downstairs yelling for me. I'm scared."

"Okay Sweety I need you to calm down for me, okay? Now i want you to put your shoes on fast then quietly open your window like I taught you and climb onto the branch that i tied the red ribbon on. Next close the window super quietly and climb dow the tree like i taught you last week. Okay?"

"O-o-o k-k-kay Sissy. I'm almost down."

"Okay Sweetheart, once your down, i want you to run to the front of your neigbors house and hide in their bush, you know? The bush with the lilys you like so much. I'm on my way their to pick you up, okay? I'll be there in 2 minutes baby girl, just make sure your quiet and if your dad comes out, just don't move or make a sound. I love you baby girl, I'll be there as fast as I can."

"O-o-k-k-k-kay Ate. I love you too." She half sobbed half whispered into the phone. After I hung up, I looked at Jazzy, Paul, and Jared and give them a knowing look before i practically sprinted out of my house to Paul's car. Thank God Jared taught me how to drive since I was like 10.

Once I got to the house, i ran to get her from the bush. When i got to her I squeezed her into a big hug then put her into the passenger seat. My baby girl was still crying while i held onto her hand and rubbed soothing circles on the top of her hands with my other hand still on the steering wheel driving the car.
I felt the tears in my eyes but held them in. I have to be strong for her and my family. Always. When we arrived home a couple minutes later, I picked her up into my arms and whispered soothing things into her ear while i carried her sobbing body inside the house.

I ignored all the stares I had recieved when i entered with my baby girl still crying in my arms, and sat down on the couch with Paul and Jared on either of my sides cooing Leila. I switched her position in my arms so her head was now sobbing into my chest and my mouth was near her ear so she could hear me easily. I then began to sing her the soothing song my mother used to sing to me when things went wrong called "Make It Through The Rain" By Mariah Carey.

When you get caught in the rain with no where to run
When you're distraught and in pain without anyone

when you keep crying out to be saved
but nobody comes
And you feel so far away
That you just can't find your way home
You can get there alone
It's okay, what you say is

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And everytime I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain

And if you keep falling down don't you dare give in
You will arise safe and sound, so keep pressing on steadfastly
And you'll find what you need to prevail
What you say is

And when the rain blows, as shadows grow close don't be afraid
There's nothing you can't face
And should they tell you you'll never pull through
Don't hesitate, stand tall and say-ay-yeah-yeah-hey-ey

I can make it through the rain
And stand up once again
And I live one more day
And I can make it through the rain
(Oh, yes you can)
Ohh, You're gonna make it through the ... rain

By the time I finished her sobbing had quieted down and turned into her light breathing, telling me that she was asleep. I quietly and stealthily stand up and put her in my bed so she can be comfy. I then change into my blue plaid pajama pants and my black tanktop and put my hair into a high ponytail.

"Hindi ko alam kung ano happenned, ngunit ang kanyang ama ay hindi maaaring panatilihin ang gamot sa kanyang tulad ng tae! Siya ay lamang ng isang maliit na batang babae! Hindi siya nagpakita ng anumang uri ng pagmamahal patungo sa kanya dahil siya ay 4 at ngayon siya ay dumating sa bahay lasing sapat na upang simulan ang sa yelling profanities sa kanya at nagsasabi sa kanya na siya hates kanyang! Isumpa ko kung siya kailanman, at ibig sabihin ko ay kailanman lays ng isang kamay sa kanyang, thats ang huling dayami! Ko lang ay hindi maaaring maghintay hanggang ako sa wakas 18 at maaaring umangkin sa kanya o isang bagay." I tell Jasmine once i stepped out of my room. I spoke in Tagalog, a Filipino language me and Jasmine learned from our best friend Marjorie when we were younger.

"Siya ay naging sa pamamagitan ng kaya magkano at siya lamang ang anim na!Siya ay naging sa pamamagitan ng maraming, higit pa kaysa sa i wuld kailanman mukha sa isang buhay!Mahina Leila, ay nagbibigay-daan sa hindi lamang hilingin sa kanya ano happenned kaagad, okay?Hinahayaan ipaalam sa kanyang sabihin sa amin sa kanyang sariling oras, na ang paraan siya ay hindi pumunta sa pamamagitan ng lahat na sakit sa anumang oras sa lalong madaling na hindi dito." Jasmine responded.

"Iyong karapatan nito lang, hindi ko alam kung paano ako pagpunta upang makatulong sa kanya kung hindi ako een 18 at hindi maaaring umangkin sa kanya at mayroon akong walang patunay na siya treats kanyang horribly dahil siya ay walang marka o scars ng kanyang na baliw hindi wasto. Kung saan ako natutuwa forat sa parehong oras na maging sanhi ito ay nagpapakita na ang attackare lahat ng pandiwang hindi phsical. Ngunit hindi ko pa rin alam t gawin, Pakiramdam ko ay tulad ng ako bagsak sa kanya, acually hindi lamang sa kanya ngunit lahat." I told her.

"Christina May Lahote! Don't you dare blame yourself for what has happenned to that little girl! What happenned is that she has a pathetic man as her father who can't do shit but drink his life away! All she has is us as her family and you have so much to protect her. You are probably the best thing that has ever happenned in her life since her mom walked out of her life. So DON'T blame yourself for all that has happenned to her because YOU are the one who has always been there to help her no matter what." She screamed loudly but not loud enough to wake Leila up.

" I know, okay? I know that its not my fault but can you blame me? I promised her that as long as i'm in her life I will always keep her safe because I will always be there for her. But whats going to happen when i'm at work or far away or something and her dad touched her or scared her or worse? Huh? So i'm sorry if i'm scared that one day that little girl is going to get hurt because I wasn't there! I'm sorry that i'm weak and useless. I'm sorry I am not strong enough for you guys." I whispered before crying for the first time since i was seven. I had been crying for about a minute before I heard Leah start to yell.

" Oh shut THE FUCK up! Seriously? Your fucking crrying is not gonna do shit. Your so pathetic. I knew it. You are just a bratty fucking teenager who probably gets whatever the fuck she wants without saying a fucking word. You probably made up the whole thing about it being your birthday today just for attention from us. Your so pathetic! I bet your mom probably did suicide to get away from you. She is dead, right? No wonder, i probably would have killed myself too if I had a daughter li-" Was all Leah Clearwater could say before i kicked her feet from under her to get her ass on the floor where I proceeded to punch her face until Jared hauled me off of her. It took both Paul and Jared with the help of Jazzy to hold me away from Leah. But that didn't stop me from shouting at the shocked Leah who was on the floor with a bloody crooked nose and a purple bruise on her cheek.

"How dare you! Who the hell are you to start judging me on who the fuck I am? Huh? You don't even know half of the shit i've been through! I am so sick and fucking tired of being treated like shit and I sure as hell am not giving you the fucking chance to insult me in MY fucking house! I have been almost raped by the person who supposedly loved me, I've had a drunk ass bitch abuse me for three years straight because apparently she fucking claimed she OWNED me because she was my pathetic legal gaurdian, I have a job I fucking hate because my boss tries to fucking hit on me when he's like 40 and i'm only 15, my little girl in that room has an alcholic as a father and I take her away from her pain, and to top it off, my mom was FUCKING RAPED AND KILLED IN FRONT OF ME ON MY 6TH BIRTHDAY! So i'm NOT fucking sorry for crying for the first time since i was 7 fucking years old! Oh, and you said that i'm a bratty teenager who get whatever she wants? Honey, all the shit that I own I have earned by working two MOTHERFUCKING jobs! I barely have time to go to school and yet I still try to manage to find time to get straight A's. You know why I do my best at everything I do? Its because I try to do my best to impress and make my family proud. Family is all I have and here you are judging me when I only met you like what? 1 Hour ago? Sweetheart, for all I care now, you can go die and go to Hell! A bitch like you doesn't deserve to be happy if all you do is criticize people you barely know and act as a cold hearted bitch! So, go act like a bitch somewhere else cause you are never allowed in my fucking house again! Get the fuck outta my house! Now!" I screamed pointing at the door. She was getting off the floor stuttering

"I'm so-so-so sorry I-I had no id-" Before she was cut off by my little girl.

"Sissy?"

"Hey sweetheart, how are ya feeling?" I asked turning my attention to her.

"I'm okay" she gasped looking at my hand that was bloody and bruised from punching that bitch in the face. "I'm fine baby girl. I just needa cool off for a while like last time, remember?" She nodded

"So babygirl, I need you to stay her with uncle Pauly, uncle Jauwy, and Jazzy while i'm gone, okay?"

"will you come back to me?" she asked scared.

"I will always come back to you. I just need to cool off then i'll come back right away, kay?"

"You pinky promise?" She asked sticking out her pinky.

"I pinky promise that I will always come back to you" I tell her wrapping our pinkies together. I then picked her up and squeezed her into a big hug. I turned back to Leah Bitchwater and glared.

"I believe I told you to leave my home and never come back." I said icily. She then ran out of the house and out of sight.

"I am sorry that all of you had to see me like that and do that to your friend." I said looking them all in the eyes. Then my eyes finally landed on Seth. Now I felt really bad cause that was his sister.

"I am truly sorry I did that to your sister, Seth. But she deserved it, and more."

He smiled at me "Its okay Stina. Leah deserved what you did to her. Shoot, if I were a girl, i'd probably do the same thing you did." We all laughed at that.

"Well before I leave, I would like to introduce to all of you my best friend Jasmine and my little sister Leila."

"Jazzy, Leila this is Sam Uley, his girlfriend Emily Young, Jacob Black, Quil Ateara, Embry Call, Brady Fuller, Collin Littlesea, and Seth Clearwater. The girl that I just told to leave is Leah Clearwater, Seth's sister." I said pointing to each of them when I called there names.

"Hi" Leila says while hiding her face in my hair. I look to see Brady staring at Leila as if he has seen the sun for the first time. creepy.

"Um h-h-h-e-y" Jazzy stuttered to the dumbstruck looking Embry. Can anybody say awkward?

"Um okay? Well I still gotta burn off my anger so i'll be back in like 40 minutes. When I get back i'll cook dinner" I turn to all of them " I understand that it is late but would you all like to stay for dinner tonight? Please, I have to repay you all somehow for punching your friend."

They all looked at each other with smiles on their face before nodding.

"We would love to stay for dinner sweety" Emily said "Would you like me to start cooking right now, to help you out. Cause I know for a fact that the boys eat A LOT."

I smile "Oh no no no, Emily. I shall cook for you all once I get back. Besides, I have to pick a few things up from the market anyways, but thankyou for asking. Oh and not to be rude, but if anybody tries to cook in my kitchen, there will be consequences. That kitchen is my own lab for my own cooking. Nobody may touch a thing in my kitchen unless urgently needed. Emily, I am not saying this to make sure you don't cook in my kitchen, okay? Its just, the kitchen is my basically another cool off space for me where I can try different things, you know?"

"Its no problem sweety. I completely understand what you mean."

"Thankyou" I say warmly "Okay baby girl i'll be back sooner than you expect, okay? I love you Hun." I say before waving to all of them as I exit the house in my blue skinny jeans, white v-neck, my black leather jacket, and my black converse. "Be safe!" Paul and Jared yelled together. I just rolled my eyes and waved one more time.

Off to the recording studio I thought to myself. Once I get there, I see Marjorie there outside infront of the studio. I got out of the car "Marj? What are you doing here? Its almost 10 o'clock." "Hey HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And are you okay? I don't know I just felt like you were upset, you know like when we were little and I would know when you were upset even though we weren't with eachother. So I came here cause I know this is where you come to let your feelings out. Oh, and I got you a gift but I forgot it at home, so i'll give it to you later."

"Wow. Just like old times then, heh? Well a lot happenned today once I got home." I then proceeded to tell her what had happenned in the last 24 hours of my day and all she did was listen and then give her input once I was done.

"I swear Stina, i'm gonna kill this Leah chick if I ever see her face! I hope you didn't let her off the hook for saying that." She said hopefully. I chuckled "No, I actually knocked her on her ass then punched her like 5 times in the nose which is why my hand is bandaged up." I said showing her my hand. "It was worth it."

"Well okay, since we're here can I hear your new songs? Please?" She asked giving me her puppy eyes.

"Well of course my bestfriend since kindergarden can listen to me sing!" I told her while dragging her inside the studio. Since I have a lot of friends and connections, I was able to get a key to the studio.

"So i'm only going to sing one song then your gonna sleep over at my house, kay?" "Kay."

"This song is dedicated to my mom, its called "I Miss You"

Sha-la-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la
You used to call me your angel
Said I was sent straight down from heaven
You'd hold me close in your arms

I loved the way you felt so strong
I never wanted you to leave
I wanted you to stay here holding me

[CHORUS:]
I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you, sha la la la la
I miss you

You used to call me your dreamer
And now I'm living out my dream
Oh how I wish you could see
Everything that's happening for me
I'm thinking back on the past
It's true that time is flying by too fast

[CHORUS]

I know you're in a better place, yeah
But I wish that I could see your face, oh
I know you're where you need to be
Even though it's not here with me

[CHORUS x2]

(I miss you)

I look up to find Marjorie smiling at me. "You were fantastic!"

"Thanks Marj. Lets go now, we still have to go to the market!" With that said, we left.

Translations:

1st tagalog part- She's been through so much and she's only six! She has been through a lot, more than i wuld ever face in a lifetime! Poor Leila, lets just not ask her what happenned right away, okay? Lets let her tell us on her own time, that way she doesn't have to go through all that pain any time soon. Especially not here.

2nd tagalog part- Your right its just, I don't know how i'm going to help her if i'm not een 18 and can't adopt her and I have no proof that he treats her horribly because she has no marks or scars of her being touched wrongly. Which i'm glad forat the same time cause it shows that all attackare verbal not phsical. But I still don't know t to do, I feel like i'm failing her, acually not just her but everyone.

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