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I looked him in the eye once more, "I never want to speak to you again Jacob, never ever again!," I told him, my voice sounding a little strained from the remaining tears I was trying to hold in.
Having said that to him I turned around, took a deep breath and started to walk away.
"EVA WAIT! PLEASE," I heard Jacob call out to me, begging for me to hear him out. What kind of fool did he think I was? That I could take being rejected two times in a row? No thanks.
I suddenly felt a warm hand grab onto my arm, stopping me from walking. I knew it was Jakes hand. I tried to release my arm from his hold but it wouldn't work, he was too strong.
He was now standing in front of me, never breaking his hold on my arm. Lucky there wasn't any cars driving down the road or we would have been knocked down. I looked away from him and blinked multiple times, holding the tears back.
I felt his warm hand under my chin, tilting it up but it made no difference, I would not make eye contact with him.
"Eva look at me, please," he begged, sounding like he was going to cry himself but then I quickly shook that thought out of my head, Jake would never cry over me, he just wanted my attention.
"No Jake! Now let me go, you're hurting me!," I demanded, surprised by the sudden strength of my voice.
He let go of my arm immediately and I could feel the blood start to circulate in it again. He really was hurting me when he held my arm like that, he seemed to be oblivious to the strength he had sometimes.
As soon as he let go, I started off again. As much as it hurt for me to say goodbye to Jake, I had to do it. I was a weak girl, I knew that. Any other person would have said I was crazy for walking away from him like that but they didn't have a friend who completely ignored them and never spoke to them again. Me, Quil and Jake knew what that felt like, Embry did it to us and now Jake was doing it to me and Quil and I wasn't going to put myself in that situation again. I was just going to let go.
I thought I heard him whisper 'don't go' but couldn't be sure, either way there was no way I was going to go back to him, I couldn't risk having my heart shattered even more than it was now.
I jogged my way across the road and made my way home. It wasn't until I let myself in that I burst out crying. I ran up to my room and slammed the door shut, throwing myself onto my bed and cried into my pillows.
I hadn't realized that I had fallen asleep until I awoke to a dark room. All the memories of today's events came rushing to my mind as I sat up in my bed, rubbing my eyes and I groaned. I had cried enough already and I tried to pull myself together. I had to move on, I couldn't stay like this forever.
It was 9pm and I needed a shower. I made my way to the bathroom and turned the shower on to warm. As I stepped in and let the water hit my head, I drifted off into my thoughts.
I went back to the first day I had seen Jake. I was with a group of friends of mine at the Cinema in Port Angeles and he was there with Quil and Embry. They were buying some popcorn while we were buying our tickets. I noticed him as I stood waiting for my friend Zoe to pay for the tickets. I thought he was so handsome and I loved his long, silky black hair. He didn't notice me though, he was carrying his popcorn and laughing to something Embry had said as they made their way down the corridor, to whatever movie they were seeing.
After that I never thought I'd see him again until I saw him at First Beach in La Push. Again he never noticed me and just sat around the bonfire with his group of friends. I saw him a few times after that. Sometimes he'd just be checking out Forks with his friends or else he'd drop by to see Bella Swan, id seen him once at her house and overheard someone say that they had seen him with his dad dropping by at the Swans house.
I felt tears sting my eyes as I thought about everything and blinked several times to hold back the tears. I wasn't going to cry again, I was going to be strong. I jumped out of the shower and got dressed before heading downstairs to make myself a sandwich.
"Hey mom," I said as I walked by her sitting at the kitchen table, to get some lemonade from the fridge.
"Up," she swallowed her tea, "Already?," she joked. She must have noticed I slept a lot these days.
I rolled my eyes, "Yes mom I'm up already, very funny," I replied sarcastically, pouring myself a glass of Sprite.
"God honey, what happened to your arm?," my mom gasped.
Her question confused me. I glanced from my right arm to my left and saw what she was talking about. My left arm had what looked like a red hand mark that was turning into a bruise. I knew that it was from Jake's hard grip on my arm earlier. I mustn't have noticed it before since I wasn't really aware of my surroundings right now, just replaying everything that happened between me and Jake over the last few days.
I quickly tried to think of an explanation, "Yeah eh… I kind of fell when I was taking a shower…," I trailed off, hoping she'd believe it.
"Well it looks very sore honey, you should put some ice on it or something," she suggested, her eyes focused on my bruised arm.
I didn't bother responding to her. I just took my place at the table and joined her with my glass of Sprite and sandwich.
We chattered until it turned twelve and headed for bed. That night I dreamt I was lost…
I was in the middle of the forest, lost and unable to find my way back home. It was dark and the only light visible was the moon. I was surrounded by trees and afraid. I heard the rustling of trees behind me and I started to shake, then I heard a very familiar sound… the sound of a wolf howling and it was coming from behind me but before I had the chance to run away, I woke up.
I sat up in my bed shaking and covered with cold sweat. My heart was thudding, ready to leap out of my chest and my breathing was erratic. I hated nightmares, I've always had those really scary ones but I hadn't had one for about a year. It was unusual for me to have one but I put it all down to what I was going through now and lay back down.
It was only 3am and I needed my sleep, nightmares or not. I hated feeling like this, why is it so hard? I thought. Why me? Why is it always me that things don't turn out right for? I guess I inherited that from my mom, things didn't always go right for her.
I sighed and slowly drifted off to sleep, this time I didn't dream.
~*~
The next afternoon I was in the middle of combing my hair when my mom called up to me, "EVA, DYLANS HERE TO SEE YOU,".
My jaw dropped and I put the comb down. Dylan? Dylan still remembers me? Oh my god he's here!
Dylan was my best friend when I moved to Forks. He was like a Jacob of Forks or a Quil for that matter, because I never actually like liked Dylan. He was the sweetest guy ever and was always a shoulder to cry on. I really missed him the first couple of weeks I moved here and he visited me a few times but after that, we just went our separate ways and now he's just here, randomly! It was a nice surprise though, I hadn't seen him in about a year or so.
I raced down the stairs, almost tripping in the process and ran into the living room.
There he was, Dylan. He actually changed a lot since I'd seen him last year. He looked much taller, about six foot, his fair hair was growing out and almost reached his shoulders. His face looked older, more mature and his baby fat had disappeared. His lips were medium sized as usual and his eyes were still those big green ones I loved.
He stood up from the sofa the instant he saw me and put on a big smile, "Hey Eva! Nice to see you," he said happily and gave me a quick hug.
I smiled back at him as he pulled away, "Nice to see you too Dylan, wow you look HUGE!," I told him giggling.
He laughed, "You look pretty different yourself, so how's life? I was just on my way to First Beach and thought, hey I must drop into see Eva,".
"Yeah I got quite a shock when I heard my mom call your name! Do you want to take a walk or are you in a hurry to get to First Beach?," I asked.
"No not at all, actually I was thinking maybe you could join me and my friends down at La Push, you know to catch up on things," he offered, smiling friendlily at me.
"Sure, just let me get my coat and I'll be ready," I replied excitedly.
The drive to La Push was fun, Dylan always made me laugh and I loved how he turned up the music on the radio and started singing… well rather screaming to it. It was the best fun I'd had in about two or three weeks.
When we arrived at First Beach it was 5pm and I could see his group of friends all gathered around in a circle, talking and laughing. I saw a few familiar faces as we approached and remembered these people immediately.
"OH MY GOD, EVA!," an old friend of mine named Mel screamed when she saw me and ran over to give me a big hug.
I laughed and hugged her back, happy to see her. This happened with a few other familiar people and I was introduced to the others. I chattered with everyone for a while until I needed a break.
I sat beside Dylan on a log and smiled at the sight of everyone around me. It was nice to be around old friends of mine and I hadn't realized this before but I missed them. Of course I loved Jake, Quil and Embry's company but when its gone down to just Quil, it wasn't exactly fun.
"So Eva, you still hanging around with those Quileute boys?," Dylan asked, interrupting me from my thoughts.
"No… not really, things have changed around here, you know people change," I sighed and brought my eyes to the ground.
I felt Dylan place his hand on top of my own which was placed on my knee and squeeze it, "Hey," he said softly and brought his free hand to my chin and tilted it up to look him in the eye, "Eva you know you can always come visit me if it makes you feel better, I miss having you around you know,".
I smiled, grateful for his caring nature, "You know I think I'd like that," I said and brought my eyes to the ground again, "I miss you too," I said quietly, I wasn't even sure he heard me.
He didn't answer me, instead he put his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him, "I'm always here for you Eva, you know that,".
"I do now," I told him. It was funny how we could just be ourselves even after not seeing each other for a year.
"Hey guys what's up?," I heard a familiar voice say to everyone. I looked up to see Sam, Paul, Jared, Embry and Jacob approach our bonfire, which I hadn't noticed was lighting until now. I knew that familiar voice was Embry.
As I was about to look back down again, I caught Jacob watching me. He was on the other side of the fire, his back facing the sea. He was still standing unlike the others who decided to sit down and join us. His eyes were dark from where I was sitting and they were piercing into mine but something seemed to register in his mind and he moved his eyes to Dylan's arm around me then looked over at Dylan and gave him a death glare.
I dropped my gaze and shifted around uncomfortably. I didn't like the look Jacob was giving Dylan, he was looking at him as though he committed a crime or something, I was really starting to feel awkward.
Dylan seemed to notice my discomfort and pulled his arm from my waist, "Eva do you want to take a walk or something?," he asked and I could tell he knew why I was uncomfortable.
"Yeah, I'd like that," I replied and quickly got up. I couldn't wait to get away from Jacob's glares, they were offending me.
Dylan got up as quickly as me and we both headed down the beach. We didn't speak to each other until we were out of hearing range.
"Man did you see how that Quileute dude was looking at me? I thought he was going to pounce on me right there and then," Dylan exclaimed, sounding shocked.
"Yeah, I don't know what's up with Jacob…," I told him, trailing off.
"Wait," he said and I stopped in my tracks and turned to face him, "that was JACOB? You mean your FRIEND Jacob?," he asked astonished.
I nodded, "Yep, that was him,".
His jaw dropped and he looked lost for words, "But… he's… changed, I didn't even recognize him," he said shaking his head.
I shrugged and we both started walking again. I took a look at my watch and it was 9pm already, Dylan would probably be leaving now.
And as if he read my thoughts, he stopped, "I should probably be heading home now, its nine already," he said.
I sighed, "Yeah I was just saying that to myself, well you go ahead Dylan, I'm just going to chill here for a while," I told him.
"What? No! I couldn't leave you here on your own in the dark, come on, ill drive you home," he insisted.
"No Dylan I've lived here for a year now, it's not the first time I've been alone here and it won't be the last," I reassured him, "now go ahead, ill call you sometime,"
He nodded and gave me a hug, "Okay I'll be waiting on that call and let me know when you get home okay, I don't want to be thinking anything happened to you," he told me and pulled away.
I nodded and watched him walk away. I stood there until I could no longer see him and then headed towards a big rock located on the sand where I could sit. I felt lonely again and I couldn't wait to see Dylan again already.
I was about ten minutes there on my own when I heard a rustling sound from behind me. I froze, it was just like the dream I had but this time there was no escaping from the wolf, if that's what it was.
"Eva," I heard a deep voice say from behind me. I turned around to see who it was, thankful it wasn't a wolf and there stood Jacob.
He wasn't wearing a shirt or shoes, just cut off jeans. I could make his face out from the moonlight and his expression was serious. His eyes held a fire behind them and they seemed to glow in the dark, making my heart speed up.
"We need to talk," his deep voice told me as he slowly made his way towards me.
A/N: I wonder how Eva is going to react to this, will she stay put and hear him out or will she walk away? Review and you'll find out. Thanks