Nessie's POV
I dialed Jakie's number (again) and pressed TALK. It rang 3 times.
"Hello?" a whispering voice answered.
"Jakie?"
"Nessie? Why did you call me?"
"Well, maybe because you've been missing for 2 weeks! I've been worried sick! Where are you?!"
"Nessie, I can't talk. If they find out about you, you'll be just as bad off as I am."
"What do you mean, as bad off as you?"
Then, I heard another voice. "Hey! Who're you talking to?"
"Uh, no one." Jakie answered, and hung up the phone. I froze. OK. So Jakie was in trouble. Not a problem. I'll just find out where he is, and rescue him. How? I don't know. Maybe─ I heard a knock at the door. "Come in." I said. The door opened, and in walked Thorn.
"Hello, there." He said, smiling.
"Hi, Thorn." I fought back tears.
"Um … this might sound a little … crazy … but … I was wondering … will you … marry me?" He looked … weird. Kind of like Paul. Except, Paul had dark hair, but …
"Excuse me?" I imagined that … right?
He sighed. "You heard me. Well?"
I stared. "Sorry, but I'm kinda with somebody, already." I said slowly.
He looked shocked. As if he thought I'd actually say "yes". "Did you just … turn me down?" He stared into my eyes with a crazy look in his. "Me?"
Wow. Scary. "And your engaged to Moon." I pointed out.
"Heh. Like I care. She's nothing, merely a pawn. But still, nobody turns me down." He was still staring into my eyes, still creeping me out.
I backed away. "I … gotta go." I turned to leave, and some thing soft, but still hurtful, hit the back of my neck. I fell to the ground with a loud shriek.
"Nobody turns me down." He repeated in my ear. "Nobody."
Moon's POV
Me and Sam jumped when we heard a loud shriek.
"Nessie!" Sam yelled. We ran upstairs and heard another shriek, louder and more pain-stricken than the first, coming from Nessie's room. We turned the knob, but it was locked. Sam backed up, ready to charge.
"What are you doing?" I asked. This was so not the time for games. But he didn't answer. He just charged forward, and broke the door down.
"Nessie!" He yelled again. I walked in to see Nessie in a heap on the floor, cut, bruised and bleeding, Thorn nowhere in sight. I was horrified.
It can't be. I thought. But I knew, since he'd done much worse stuff to me in the past, it definitely could be.
"I told you!" Sam screamed at me. "I told you he was horrible! You should've listened!" He was sitting on the floor with Nessie in his arms. He turned his head back to her. "C'mon, Nessie, wake up." He said over and over. I was frozen in place. This was all my fault? Not that unusual, but … I heard a moan. Wasn't me. Wasn't Sam. Must be Nessie.
"Sam?" she said, groaning.
"Nessie? Are you OK?"
She groaned. "I-I think so." Sam tried to help her up. "Ow!"
He stopped. "Sorry! Sorry!" He said, apologetic.
"It's OK." She smiled. "I'm fine." I rolled my eyes. Yeah, right. I could see the pain in her eyes. The eyes tell it all.
"Ohhh," she moaned, "I think I broke stuff."
I found my voice, but I couldn't manage more than a whisper. "I'm sorry." I really was. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen. I─"
"It's OK, Moon." Nessie said. Why did it sound like she was trying to calm me, I mean, she's the one who got beat up, not me. Well, not recently, anyways. "I'm fine." I still wasn't convinced. Neither was Sam, apparently, and, true or not, what he said next really hurt me.
"Don't apologize to her, Nessie. She doesn't deserve it."
"But, Sam─"
"C'mon," he interrupted her, "let's get you to the hospital."
"That wouldn't do much help, considering her burning temperature. Just call one."
"Ummm …" Nessie said, "my grandfathers a doctor."
Me and Sam looked at each other. "Great." We said at the same time.
"What's the number?" Sam asked.
"Just pass me my phone." She dialed a number, pressed TALK, put it to her ear and waited. "Rose?" her voice was weak. "I'm fine. Is grandpa there? Thanks … grandpa? Hi, I─" she paused. "Allie, give the phone back to grandpa … because … it's important … thank you …" she winced in pain. Sam gestured for the phone. Nessie hesitantly handed it to him.
"Hi, Dr …" he looked at Nessie.
"Cullen." She mouthed. Duh.
"Cullen …oh, she's right here, but she can't exactly talk right now … how is she? Well, she's─"
I took the phone from him. "Hi, Dr. Cullen. My name is Moon. Just calling to tell you that Nessie needs a doctor's assistance and … New York … uh, 2498 Forest Ave … I think … OK, bye." I pressed END. "He's on his way." I felt so proud of myself. Don't ask why, I just did.