Fall had come. Leaves lay on the ground, crunching underneath Sadie's feet as she walked over to the car. Mark was waiting for her there.
They drove to school in silence.
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When they arrived, Sadie stepped out onto the orange and yellow landscape.
"I don't like fall," she stated.
"Why not?" Mark asked.
"It's like the beginning of death, of when all the leaves and plants are dead. You know? We don't have fall back at home."
"Home? Oh! You mean back in Mexico."
"Well, that is my home."
"I thought you lived with the Cullens now."
"Yeah, but Mexico will always be my home, 'cause that's where my family is. And you know what they say: 'Home is where the heart is'" she quoted.
"So you don't have fall back home?"
"No, over there, it's always green and beautiful, even during the winter."
"Over here, it snows."
"Does it snow a lot? Can we make snowmen and everything?"
"It doesn't snow that much!" Mark laughed.
"I think Forks is the wettest, most dismal place on Earth," Sadie said musingly.
As if on cue, rain began to fall. Sadie shrieked, then Mark and she ran inside the school.
Once inside, Sadie took off her jacket. Mark shook his wet hair. Sadie yelped as Mark sprayed her, then laughed. They were still laughing as Vanessa approached.
"Hello," she said to Mark, flipping her hair over her shoulder. A few strands hit Sadie in the face.
"So, I'm having a small party over at my house next week, want to come?" she asked, still ignoring Sadie.
"Come on! It's really exclusive, only the best people at school are going!" Vanessa insisted.
Sadie knew Mark now had to make a choice. He could choose to be a part of the popular group of the school, or he could choose to sit on the sidelines with her.
"I'll see you in class, Mark, Vanessa" Sadie said. She walked over to the nearly empty classroom and took out her books.
A few minutes later, Mark ran inside.
"So, are you going?" Sadie asked him.
"No."
"Why not? It's not like you have to take care of me all the time, the Cullens would take over during the party."
"I don't like Vanessa or her friends. They make me feel, I don't know, dirty or something. Why do you want me to go anyway?"
"It would do you good to have more friends."
"Why would I want more friends? I have you, the Cullens, and the gang."
"I meant more friends your age."
"Now you just sound like my mother."
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School passed in a blur, and soon, Sadie and Mark were making their way back to the car.
Sadie was looking for her date-book in her backpack.
"You go ahead, Mark," she said, "I think I dropped my book in the bathroom. I'll be right there."
Mark nodded and walked to the car as Sadie trotted back into the building. She hurried to the bathroom, where she smelled smoke.
Sadie ran into the bathroom, and she saw Vanessa and quite a few of their friends smoking cigarettes by the sinks. Hoping no one would notice her, Sadie grabbed her date-book from where it was lying by the door and began to walk outside.
"Sadie," Vanessa called threateningly, "don't you dare tell anyone about this, understood?"
Sadie nodded desperately and ran out to the car. Mark noticed her agitated state and asked her about it, but Sadie didn't say anything.
Sadie knew those girls were doing wrong, yet she'd said she wouldn't tell anyone about it, and Sadie tried to never lie.
Memories of her dying grandfather filled her mind. Her grandpa had smoked, and because of that he had gotten lung cancer, which had spread to his stomach, kidney, heart and liver. Sadie still remembered the many days she spent by his bedside, and the horror when he died. It had all happened less than three years ago, yet Sadie still remembered as though it were only yesterday.
These girls were doing wrong, but Sadie wouldn't tell anybody.
"It's their body, let them do with it whatever they want," she tried to reason with herself.
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Sadie was quiet the whole way home. As soon as they got to the Cullens' house, she quietly told Mark goodbye and went upstairs to her room.
Edward was sitting on the couch watching the game with his brothers when he heard Sadie's thoughts. They overwhelmed him with their intensity and feeling. He read them quickly, and stood up.
Jasper looked up as he felt Sadie's conflicting emotions. He automatically began to radiate a sense of peace and tranquility.
Emmett was oblivious to both of his brothers' suffering. He roared as his favorite team made a touchdown.
Edward looked at Jasper, and they both went to find Carlisle.
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"What is it?" Carlisle asked Edward.
"I think you should make a call to the Quileute school."
"Why?"
"Sadie found some girls smoking in the bathroom. She wasn't going to tell you, but I thought you should know."
"Oh, yes of course, I'll make it rightaway."
(A/N) Yes, I'm sorry it isn't as long as the others. And yes, this incident will be important in the story, you'll see. I'm sorry if you think Edward or Jasper are tattle-tales and stuff, but they could be considered responsible guardians, and they just want what's best for Sadie.
Catty: Enough of your rambling! Write the disclaimer!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, fall, or cigarrettes.
SMOKING KILLS!
Sorry for that, just wanted to mention it.