*** I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT....i JUST LIKE MAKING THEM TALK!!!!! We spent the next
We spent the next few days finishing the house. My room was perfect. Well it will be after I get some new accessories, a new comforter set, a lamp, and maybe a new rug. The living room looks totally different. It was painted a light brown and we got dark brown curtains to match. It made the room more cozy and I loved it. In the kitchen we removed the wallpaper and went with an off white color and chose a medium green for the cabnets. We got new curtains and added a dark green backsplash above the stove. I must say we did a really great job. The house looks awesome. I was too tired to make dinner (and not wanting to mess up the new kitchen just yet) we decided on ordering pizza. After dinner I went upstairs to just relax and mentally prepare for monday. I found my iPod and turned up the volume and zoned out. I was starting to get sleepy when a new song came on. I went numb..my lullaby Edward compossed for me! What..how..! I didn't put this on here! Am I losing my mind? Multiple personality disorder! Yeah that fits, it explains everything! GAH!
I decided to think about this.. but later. I just want to go to sleep now. I dreamed about the red headed woman again but this time I felt someone else there, and this one terrified me.
My alarm was buzzing and I realized I had slept through it. I had hit the snooze button.. a few times. So now I was running late. I wanted to catch Angela before school to see if she wanted to go shopping with me for my new room accessories. Yep, I've lost it. I'm making plans to go shopping! I grab a pop-tart and race out of the house. I get in my truck and realize I forgot my jacket so I go back inside but I can't find it anywhere. Dang, now I'm really late. I rush back outside and hop into my truck. As I start the engine I see something out of the corner of my eye. I don't freaking believe it! My jacket. Okay, I wasn't serious about the split personalities but now I'm not so sure. I begin to feel nervous. I can't help but feel I'm being watched. I take off for school in a hurry. I glance in the rear view mirror and for a second a see a blur race behind my truck. Something is going on and I'm sure I'm in the middle of it.
I get to school with only 5 minutes to spare. I get out of the truck and look at his spot. Ever since finding my box I find myself thinking about him and what that note meant. I LIED. I give myself a mental slap. He's gone! NEVER. COMING. BACK. I take a deep breath to slow my pounding heart. I open my eyes as I hear my name being called.
"Bella!" It's Angela and Ben. As they come, I can't help but smile. They are so great together.
"Hey guys." I say as they reach me.
"Ang, do you have a second? I wanted to ask you something." I begin. I can't help but feel a little sad. It should be Alice helping me. She would be so proud to hear me making plans to shop. She is a shopaholic. It used to terrify me when she gets that shopping glimmer in her eye. It's like a flashing red light.. beware beware! Not a pleasent though,t but I would shop all day without complaining (much) if I could just have her back.
"Sure whats up?" She smiles at me. Right now I'm happy she is my friend. She is one of the sweetest people I've ever met.
"I was wanting to go shopping for some new things for my room..." I mutter looking at my feet.
She laughingly cuts me off, "You are the only person I know who would rather have her nails pulled out than go shopping."
I shake my head. She knows me too well.
"Of course. How about friday after school. We can get dinner too." Shes looking at me intently.
The bell rings and we hurry off to class. Unfortunatly I pass by Mike, Jess, Lauren and Tyle. Mike and Tyler both tell me hello, but Jess and Lauren pulls them away giving me a chilling look. Sigh. I guess I deserve it because of the way I treated (or lack of) everyone. I kinda just ignored everyone and went through the motions.
I can't wait to get out of Forks after I graduate. Maybe I'll go live with my mom and Phil in Jacksonville. I used to have my whole future planned out, but thats all gone now. I hurry to class before I'm late. The first half of the day dragged by uneventful, well almost. My best friend, the floor, and I had a visit.
Finally its lunch, I head to the caferteria and get my lunch. I'm not really hungry, so I grab the first thing I see... an apple. It reminds me when one fell and Ed... nope not going there! I head over to our table and sit down by Angela.
She looks at me and says "Ben is off helping the kid he's tutoring and won't be joining us. Now spill."
I should of known she'd see right through me. I tell her about finding the box and going into the woods. For some reason I leave out the broken mirror...that just feels off, so I decide to keep it to myself. I look at her for her reaction to the note.
She quickly looks away and I know whats coming.
"Bella..." she begins. "You can't keep doing this to yourself. You were a wreck after he left, I really thought you were going to die. I refuse to see you hurt all over again. Forget about the note, he probably just meant he didn't want the stuff so he left the box with you. End of story.". She hugs me.
For a brief second I can't help but feel jealous of her and Ben. Her boyfriend was here and they were making plans of going away to college together. I immediatly feel guilty, she has been nothing but supportive and a true friend. I don't deserve her.
"I know Ang, I just can't seem to help it. I miss him so much. I miss all of them." I mumble. I had to wipe the tears from my eyes as I glance around.
Great. We were the last ones in the cafeteria, so we grabbed our stuff and ran to our next classess. The rest of the day flew by quickly and before I knew it school was over. I was the last one out. My teacher had made me make up time for being late to his class. Ugh! I can't wait for school to be over. As I walk to my truck I feel someone behind me. As I turn quickly, I stumble and hit my shoulder on the side mirror. Wincing, I notice Mike standing there laughing at me. Jerk.
"What do you want Mike?' I ask him rudely.
He looks unsure for a minute but then asks "I was wondering if you want to see a movie friday with me?"
Um. Ok. Didn't see that coming. "I have plans already and I don't think Jess would be too happy about it."
"Oh well ok then, bye" He walks away with his head down.
Why me?? I can't have the guy I want but the one I don't want won't leave me alone.
I get in my truck and head home. By now its starting to drizzle. Halfway home the truck starts slowing down, I press the gas petal but I slow down even faster. I manage to pull over and slam my staring wheel in fustration. I pick up my phone to call Charlie, but its seems the phone is dead. I must of left it on again..so thats what all that beeping was! I see a plastic bag on the floor board and quickly stuff my things into it and jump out of the truck. Right in to a mud puddle. Correction a mud POTHOLE! I am now ankle deep in nasty water, wet and a 20 minute walk from home. I slam the door and give it a hard kick. OUCH!! Stupid truck! What next??
I can see the black clouds rolling in. Perfect. I yank my hood up and start running home. By the time I get home I am soaking wet and chilled to my bones. Dad isn't not home yet so I strip down and run upstairs to take a shower. I get to my room and see my favorite sweats laid out on my bed. Hmm. I don't remember leaving those there as a matter of fact they should still be in my hamper. And my bed is made, I didn't make it because I got up late and I needed to get to school to catch Angela. Charlie must of came home this afternoon. I'll ask him later. I grab my sweats off the bed and go to take a long hot shower to warm up. Afterwards I call my dad.
"Whats up Bells?" He asks after the first ring.
"Well it seems my truck died today." I explain what happened.
"I'll check it out on my way home."
"Thanks dad." We say bye and hung up.
After the call I start on my homework while making tacos. I know he likes them and I feel bad he has to check on my truck in the rain. I hear him pull up about 40 minutes later so I go out to meet him.
"Hi dad." I help him take off his soaked jacket and hang it up to dry.
"Hi hon. It seems you were out of gas. I filled it up with the spare from the cruiser. Could you fill it up when you get gas tomorrow?" I stopped dead in my tracks as he tells me this.
"What! Empty?! I just filled it up friday and I didn't drive it again until today to school." I'm lost in thought so I dont see him turn to look at me.
"Odd. Maybe we need it looked at." He tells as he goes into the kitchen. I begin to get stuff out of the fridge for the tacos. "By the way, thank you for washing my cloths and making my bed." I put the stuff on the table.
"Bella." He slowly turns toward me. I get chills looking at him, seeing something different about him. Something other, something dangerous. I step back and stare at him when he quietly asks me to tell him everything that happened since leaving school. I tell him everything leaving out Mike. I explain about my jacket magically appearing in my truck, my bed made, laundry done and seeing something running behind my truck . I even tell him about the song appearing on my ipod.
He is standing too still so I lightly shake him. "Dad??" I ask concerned.
He looks at me and tells me and says "I've been at City Hall all day, I didn't come home for lunch." I just look at him.
"Well maybe I just forgot I put the cloths there in my mad rush this morning to leave. I've been a little off since finding that box saturaday." I stammer. Or maybe I'm just crazy.
He turns to stare at me intently. "Yeah maybe." He sits down at the table deep in thought.
And then it hits me he never blinked once.
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Yes little Bella, be scared...I'm watching you, I'm waiting for you.
You will pay for what you have done. Soon.
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter!