That brought us up to the present. I had quite school and gotten my GED even though Embry and Sam had a conniption when they found out. School was just too hard when I had missed all but a week. I hadn't talked to any of my old friends since that night on the beach, I was always too worried about being attacked to find them and then after they killed Willow, I rarely even remembered that I had gone to school. I was working at Old Quil's store now, though I was trying to get a job at the photographers shop just a few blocks down from the store. Quil had set me up with the job after he and Embry had opened 'The Garage' where they were mechanics. Almost the entire pack worked there and they did good business. I pulled to a stop in front of the store and, making sure I had my ipod, got out and went inside.
"Cassandra, I was beginning to wonder if you had forgotten the way." Old Quil joked as I walked in. "Not hardly, I'm getting good at finding my way around." I joked back. I walked around the counter and gave him a big hug, Old Quil had become a grandfather figure to me. He was very kind and funny; He loved a good joke. "Alright I'll let you get to work, I have to prepare for the bonfire tonight." He said leaving me in the store alone. Tonight would be my first bonfire, but I wasn't going, because my imprinter had yet to invite me. Sam had asked me to go anyways, but I told him that I wanted Embry to ask, then I had to tell Sam not to order Embry to ask me because that would only hurt our relationship. God, I sounded like such a girl. It was times like these when I really missed my bike.
I had been at the store for five hours, I only had one more to go before my shift was over. I was stocking shelves when I heard the bell over the door ring. I looked around the end of the shelf and saw that Brady had come in. "What can I do for you Brady?" I asked making my way back behind the counter. "Embry sent me to talk to you. He wants to know if your still mad at him." Brady said jumping up to sit on the counter. "Tell him if he wants someone to talk to me, then he should get his ass over here and quit being stupid." I said slowly to make sure Brady would get every word right, he had a habit of mixing messages. "Got it. Be back in a minute." He left and sure enough not five minutes later he came back with a frown on his face. "He said, he's sorry that your still mad at him, and that he wants to come but he's really busy." I waited to see if that was everything. "Brady, where is Embry staying at? I went by his mom's place and he isn't there anymore, but he's not at my place either. I know you know." I basically demanded that he tell me. He fell for it and I smiled. "Paul's place. He's helping work on the house, and Paul said he could stay till it was done." He said looking jumpy about telling me. "Thank you Brady. Don't tell Embry you told me, okay?" He nodded a few times. "You can go, just tell him I didn't say anything." I told him and he left. Another twenty minutes and I was out of here. I would wait until later tonight before I went to Paul's, that way I knew for sure I could catch him off guard. He would have no choice but to face me, and if he didn't, as a last resort only, I would talk to Jared.