Chapter 8- ANSWERS
Bella's POV
That night, when I was all alone in my room, I thought about what had happened this afternoon. Why was Edward Cullen so eager to help me get to the clinic? That made me really curious, so I decided to let Elena drive the truck home, so I can be alone and think about it. I don't want Elena to be questioning me about what I'm thinking. She knows me too well. My thoughts are already flying around Edward when suddenly, I noticed someone following me. I never really had the chance to think of Edward again 'till I got home. I was busy paying attention to that car. But I had a very strong feeling that he's the one following me. Going back to the future, I remembered the note on my locker. Edward wanted to see me tomorrow and ask me something. What could that be? There's so many things on my mind now that involves Edward Cullen and I think I'm really in love with him but I'm not sure why. With him invading my thoughts more, I didn't notice that I had drifted to sleep.
Elena's POV
"Hey Elena", Bella started, "I'm going to drive the truck today." "Sure thi-," she cut me mid-word then added, "No, wait, you can drive the truck and I'll be in the passenger's seat." "Okay…" I don't know what else to say. I don't know what's with her today. She's acting really weird and I'm worried about her, very much worried. When we got to school, she just walked like a zombie and not even watching where she's walking to. I know that expression, she's thinking about something too much. I even had to drag her away from a pillar that she would actually hit if I hadn't pulled her. "Are you okay Bella? What's wrong with you?" the sound of panic's really obvious in my voice, but I'm always like that when it comes to my family. "I'm fine. We gotta hurry up if we don't wanna be late for our classes." I haven't questioned her about that matter for the rest of the day. But she shall and will tell me everything when we got home. I don't know why, but I have a strange feeling that Edward Cullen has something to do with it.
Edward's POV
I'm in my car when I saw Bella and Elena get out of their truck. I don't have to read her mind to know that Elena's worried about her sister; it clearly shows on her face. Humans are so predictable. Then I turned my attention to Bella. Already disappointed that I can't read any of her thoughts, I noticed that her eyes are looking at something that's not here. Like she's searching for something… searching for answers. She didn't even become aware of me watching her all day. She looked questioningly at me in Biology but didn't speak a word. She didn't even touch her can of soda at lunch. Seeing her that way hurts me badly. Why can't I read her mind? This is starting to bug me now. But I'll know the answers to my questions this afternoon when we talk. After my last class, I searched for Elena, maybe her mind can give me a hint on what was happening with Bella. I found her in the parking lot leaning casually on the side of their truck with Bella. "I can wait if you want." I heard her say to Bella. "It's alright, I can walk home. Besides, I want to know the neighbourhood. You should make some tea for dad and phone Jacob before he gets home." "If you insist, be careful sis. Bye." Bella replied by mouthing her goodbye. Elena hoped in the driver's side, saw me and shot a threatening look my way. She started the engine and thought to her 'If you hurt my sister, I'll kill you Edward Cullen' then she drove away. When her sister was out of sight, Bella started walking to the direction of the gym. I have decided to just follow her and let her be there first. It's just a safety precaution; I know she can attract catastrophes. When she got to our meeting place, she started searching for me. She found me 15 feet from where she had come. As I started my approach, I heard her heart beat faster and her scents all over me. When I reached her, she said. "Ok, let's get this over with." Can I be the reason why she acted so strange, this made me guilty. She looked really nervous, and then I remembered her sister's threat. Maybe she's thinking that I would hurt her, but I know to myself that I'll not continue to exist if I did. "Before I ask you what I really wanted to, I just want to know if you're alright." I can see that she's debating with herself whether to answer or not to that question. Then I added, "It's just that you seemed occupied with thoughts today." "Thanks for your concern. I really appreciate it. There are just some matters that I should discuss with myself." I think she regretted sharing that with me because she twitched a little bit at the last word, so I didn't push her to say more. "So what are you going to ask me?" I wonder what she really is thinking. "I can't stay away from you now. It's like something's pulling me towards you. I feel protective over you Bella, it's not normal for me to feel such an intense feeling, but I think it's what I'm supposed to do. So I want to get to know you, if you want to keep my company or you're going to walk away and stay away from me forever. I know it's very rude to ask like this but please answer as honest as you can and I'll take whatever answers it may be." After saying that, her blood flows to her cheeks and her heart thumped even faster, that I wondered if it'll jump out of her chest literally. Then I smelled something, some scent I'm familiar with, I scanned the place quickly and saw someone hiding in the bush beside the gym… its Elena. When my eyes met hers she dropped her gaze and crouch closer to the ground. 'Maybe Jacob's right. Maybe Edward's really a vampire, how can he find me here? This bush is huge enough to hide a cow. I'll run as fast as I can when he gets distracted. Bella, please get home safely.' Just then Bella spoke, "I want you to be with me, if it's ok, and please don't go away." Then the scent of Elena slowly faded.
Bella's POV
"Don't worry, like I said, I can't let myself to be away from you now." Edward responded. Then he flashed a crooked smile that makes my blood boil from within. Now, I'm sure that I'm truly in love with him. "I want to know more about you." I started walking to a nearby bench under a tree that's just ten feet from where we stood. "What do you wanna know exactly?" "Facts like why you moved here to Forks?" he seemed really curious about that matter so I answered honestly. "Our mom remarried and she wanted to hit the road with her new husband. Elena and I didn't want to be the reason why she wouldn't do what she wanted and we also wanted to spend time with our dad." Why's my story important to him? For all I know, he's more interesting than me. "I should start walking home now. Dad's gonna be home in 30 minutes." "Please let me drive you home." I absent-mindedly answered "Sure" there are still a lot of things that I needed to take in.