AN: I do not own Twilight. Any characters, places, events, etc. belong to Stephenie Meyer.
Chapter 13
(Joshua's POV)
I didn't want to hang up. It hurt to even talk, though. Picking up the phone nearly caused me to scream out loud.
My skin felt like it was burning. I didn't know what was happening to me. But even though my skin was as hot as fire, I felt cold. Everything hurt. Moving, blinking my eyes, swallowing, everything. I didn't know what to do.
Then, my father came in.
"Son, it happens to everyone and now your time has come." He gently patted me on the shoulder, but as gentle as he had done it, it caused me to scream aloud in pain.
My time has come…as much as it hurt to think, I had to do so. It felt like my brain had lost all function. The only functioning part said 'Elizabeth'.
When I though of her, the burning seemed to dull. Elizabeth made me happy. But nothing felt happy now. Would anything be happy again? How long do I have to suffer like this? The question would have been impossible to answer. Time could only tell.
It felt like I was crying. I didn't question the tears though. The pain I felt, mentally and physically, was almost too much to bear.
I was becoming a monster. A werewolf.
(Elizabeth's POV – the next day)
On the way to school, Alice continuously apologized to me. She didn't see my father up there and she felt terrible about it. I told her not to worry about it and that I forgave her. My father would have ruined my life some other time, probably. I'm glad that I got it out of the way.
When I got to school, I went to my locker and sat down on an empty bench. There was nothing else to do. Josh wasn't coming today because he was sick. I almost wanted to be sick, because now that I know him, school wouldn't be the same without him.
"Heey, Elizabeth." It was the voice of the devil himself.
"What do you want, Newton?" Why couldn't he just buzz off?
"Well," he began, sitting next to me on the bench, "Since, eh, your little boyfriend isn't here today I was thinking maybe you could hang out with me today. You know… maybe we could even do something after school." I could feel his arm sliding gently around my waist.
Without even thinking, I slapped him in the face and stood up.
"Do you think I even want to be around you after what you did at the dance?! You ruined everything Josh and I had. All because I wouldn't go to the dance with you? All you are is a stupid jerk! Yeah, you may appear nice sometimes, but that's just the sugar coating. Jeffery Newton, don't ever touch me again!" I slapped him again and walked away.
"Elizabeth, come on, sug-"
"I AM NOT YOUR SUGAR, NOR DO I EVER WANT TO BE! STAY AWAY FROM ME YOU ASS-HOLE!" I hope he got the memo. I didn't feel like yelling again.
Rather than expose myself to the other admiring guys at school, I decided to go into class early. Girls crying was an automatic target for attention, something I didn't want right now.
All I wanted was Josh. I didn't want to be here, I didn't want to be at home, I didn't want to be alone. When I become a vampire, I'll end up being alone. I won't have Josh for all those years of continuous living.
I didn't want to think about becoming a vampire. Even the word made me cringe. I felt like crying my eyes out right now. But I couldn't. I had to stay strong.
I also had to go see Josh after school.
(Wheee another [short chapter. :p Sorry I didn't write one yesterday. D: Just so you know, I go back to school tomorrow so I am not sure if I'll be able to get in a chapter a day because of homework and all that stupid crap. D: Thanks for all the support, everyone!)
