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"I'm sorry, did I scare you? I thought you heard me walking up to the car. You must be Kylee. I'm Embry. Welcome to the Quileute reservation."
I turned around to see a tall man looking at me with concern. Great another tan and tall man thinking I'm missing a few screws. I turned to grab a bag from the trunk. He came closer and grabbed the bag out of my hand. Accidentally grazing my hand in the process, he was hot. Hot like physically hot. Not that he wasn't good looking, he was. I wonder if he was sick.
"Hey…. it's okay, I just talking out loud, I'm not crazy or anything." Yeap, I just said that. Great, if he didn't think I was crazy before, he does now, great first impression.
"Oh...Kay. Emily sent me to get you. She was wondering what was taking you so long. The girls cooked a big meal for you and your sister and are all excited to meet you. If you want to eat, I really suggest we go in now" with that he turned around and began to walk back into the house. I took a deep breath and I followed him. I was so busy thinking about the mess of people I was about to walk in on, that I almost didn't hear what the man was saying.
"Claire has been talking nonstop about her new friend. Every time Quill brings her over its Brylee this, Brylee that. Goodness I think I know more about your little sister then I would like at this time."
"Yeah, well try having to hear it in a six plus hours in a car confined with nowhere to go. I thought to myself 'If I hear her name one more time, I will scream and punch someone, and here I am resisting the urge to do just that."
The guy just stopped and looked at me for a couple of seconds, almost as if deciding if I was being serious or not. Well, this is awkward. I really need to start thinking about the things I say. Then out of nowhere he began to laugh.
"Oh yeah, you and I are going to get along just fine. We should get inside before all the good food is gone. Since we are now going to be great friends. I give you a word of advice, when there is food on the table, you need to hurry and eat because when we are hungry, we are like a pack of wolves."
Embry began to laugh to himself, like he just made a joke. If he did, I don't get it. The moment we got inside; Embry took it upon himself to introduce me to everybody. When I say everybody, I mean EVERYBODY. I just wanted to check on my sister, find my room and go to bed. Still debating whether I want to take a nap or to be dead to the world for a rest of the day. I guess I should be thankful I don't have to introduce myself. There were just so many of them. I'll never remember all their names.
"Kylee, this is Paul, Jacob, Jared, Quill, and Brady." They all nodded in my direction when Embry said their names. "That's Kim and Nessie, they're Jared and Jacob's girlfriends, the little brat eating with your sister is Claire and you have already met Emily and Sam. Seth and Collin are out on patrol, so you'll see them later."
"Patrol? Are they cops or something?" I asked. It was a weird; everyone just stopped what they were doing and looked at Embry then looked at me. Well, this is awkward; I'm guessing that they aren't cops. Which brings up the question if they aren't cops what are they patrolling?
"Is it one of those if you tell me, you have to kill me things?" I asked.
Still no response, just a mixture of panic and angry stares directed at both Embry and me. So, I did what I do best. I avoided and got out of there. Since Embry was nice enough to be friendly, I'll take him with me.
"Soooo…. Embry, I'm kind of tired. Do you mind showing Bry and me our rooms? Brylee come on. Time for a shower and bed. You can play with Claire some more tomorrow."
Brylee like the child that she is was blissfully unaware of the sudden tension that had suddenly filled the room, waved goodnight to Claire, promising to play with her again tomorrow, came and grabbed my hand. It was good to see Brylee play with someone closer to her age again. Embry looked relieved at the change of topic and quickly agreed to show us where we would be sleeping.
"Kylee, aren't going to eat something? We've had a long drive and you have not eaten anything since we left." Emily chose that moment to talk to me. I wasn't hungry and honestly after that little moment, even if I were, I wouldn't eat with these people here. Tension does not an appetite make.
"I'm not hungry right now. I'm just tired." I hadn't been sleeping much. The medication wasn't working, every time I closed my eyes, I heard my mother screaming. Its always the same. My mother always dies and I can reach her in time. "I'll eat later."
"If there is any left" I heard someone mutter.
"Paul shut up. Don't worry. I'll save you a plate Kylee."
"Brady, you know it's not going to happen. That's Sam's sister."
"I'm just trying to be nice; you know that people do for each other."
"I know what Nice is. I can be nice. I just choose not to."
With that everyone laughed, and I decided that was the perfect time to make my getaway. Sam's house was a whole lot bigger than I thought it would be. It was big enough for Brylee and me to have our own separate rooms. I thanked Embry and I wished him good night.
"Listen Kylee, I know it wasn't exactly the best way to find out you had a brother nor was it the ideal way to meet him, but you should know Sam is really happy to have you here. We all are."
With that he left me to my thoughts. I help Brylee get ready for bed and told her a nighttime story. Something mom used to do, that I found myself doing all this week. It was nice to spend that time with my sister and to see her go to sleep. This will be good for us. A new life away from everything. A fresh start. I got a warm feeling then running through me and I knew everything would be ok. I walked to my new room, showered, and got dressed for bed. I opened my window to let the cool breeze flow in and to let the sound of nature lull me to sleep. Just as I was about to fall asleep. I heard it. A lonely howl in the distance. Almost like a wolf calling for its mate. It was the saddest, yet most beautiful thing I had ever heard.