Chapter 17:

Punishment

I breathed in slowly. I knew there was no getting out of this one. My eyes flickered to the pieces of phone on the floor. He was mad again . . . possibly more mad then before.

"Correct" he said in a deadly tone.

"What?"

"I said, correct, I'm mad again and definitely more than before!" he started yelling.

Right now, I didn't doubt the expression, looks can kill.

"All 3 of you obviously weren't telling me something. He said got sent to my office not got a detention. I didn't hear that part anywhere!" he yelled at us.

Jake grabbed my hand and gave it a squeeze. I knew he was comforting me but I also knew he wasn't exactly jumping for joy either.

"We did get a detention, as you saw. Why would we fake that?" I asked.

"Okay, you got that one but what did you get sent to the PRINCIPALS OFFICE FOR!!! ON YOUR FIRST DAY!!!" He yelled at us, standing up and knocking down the chair.

"Edward, calm down son. This is not acceptable behavior" Carlisle said sternly.

"Why did you lie to me Carlisle? I thought I could trust you" Edward said and I knew by Carlisle's face that it was a low blow.

I should've never gotten him mixed into this.

"I did so to prevent this" he said as he gestured to my dad, the chair and the phone.

"Now sit and let us explain" Carlisle said calmly though I could hear the slight order ringing in his voice.

My dad gave up with an angry huff and sat down.

"So, what did happen then?" he asked.

I was about to begin when I saw Jake shake his head.

"Really blood—Edward, it was my fault" he said.

"We were walking really to nowhere in particular, still trying to decide where to go for Free Period when suddenly this Jock with a football sweater and greasy black hair comes up and says ''Hello, are you new?'' to Nessie, completely ignoring me" Jake said. "She introduces us but then . . . " Jake started trembling.

"He asks her to come round his place so they can have fun and grabs her arms. She calls him a pervert and we turn to leave when he calls her, grabs her, spins her and kisses her. So, I did the only plausible thing I could do . . . I punched him off" Jake explained.

"YOU WHAT!!!" my dad said as he shot up.

Hello! I was sexually assaulted and all he cares about is that Jake saved me by punching a guy?

"Hey, I didn't even punch that sissy that hard. He just flew into the lockers and broke his nose, bit of blood, that's it"

"That's it?! THAT'S IT?!?"

"Um, yeah dad. So we got sent to Mr. Soup's—Campbell's office and that's when the numbers got mixed up and . . . yeah" I said as we finished explaining.

My dad stood up slowly and turned to us.

"You can forget about TV, computers and your phones for a month" he said as he out his hand out for our phones.

"WHAT!!" I yelled.

"Bloodsucker, that's crazy! What else are we supposed to do"

"That reminds me, you guys may not be together for a week except in school. You come home and you separate until you leave in the morning. No contact what so ever" he continued.

"Dad! That is so not fair!"

"And you can kiss your little hiking trip tomorrow goodbye too" he said.

"NO!!!!" We both yelled.

"This is totally unfair!" Jake said.

"Now go to your rooms" he ordered.

"But—"

"NOW!!" he yelled and we ran off.

On our way out, he grabbed our phone from our pockets.

We started to turn when:

"If you turn and argue, it's 2 months"

We stomped off towards our rooms, this is crazy! I went to my room and started my homework angrily. 1 detention. That's it. 1 and I was already grounded! Jeez.

"Hey Jake I—" but I realized he was probably in his room.

"UGH! This is so no fair!" I said.

I went over to my closet and went to my secret cabinets in the e back. There, I grabbed a new phone. I lost all my contacts but I already memorized all the numbers.

Hey Jake! Pick up 1 of your phones!' I wrote on a sheet.

I went by his room and slipped it in, knowing my dad was probably listening for me. I pretended to go to the bathroom and then headed back to my room and grabbed my phone as I sat down on my bed and worked the tons of homework I had. It's not that it was hard, I breezed through it, it's just it was long. Something vibrated next to me making me jump.

Hey Ness, this sucks. How r u? I'm bored working on stupid Language essay he texted.

Hey Jake! This really sucks, I know. If u go online, there are a lot of ideas if you need them

We can't go online

I know

=D

I heard someone coming upstairs and recognized it as moms. Ugh! Our little talk.

Hey Jake, moms coming, probably wants to talk, don't txt 4 a while or until I txt you back. Luv ya! Bye.

I sent it quickly and stuffed my phone under my pillow and continued working on my essay. I was just about . . .done! Ha! I shoved it aside, checked it off my planner and continued onto Calc homework. I began it right when mom walked in.

"Hey mom" I said glumly as I looked up. "You don't have to say it 'cause I know what you're here for"

"Actually, you don't. I said we were going to talk but . . . the whole family heard your little . . . talk with your dad" she said as I cringed.

"I'm not going to bother you about it anymore but just try not to get in trouble okay honey? I know it's tough the first day but try" she said as she stood to leave. "Oh, if you leave your phone under your pillow, it might be crushed" she said as she left leaving me open mouthed.

I continued with my homework knowing it was going to be a long day. I was determined to see Jake though. It turns out, I didn't even have to. About an hour later, he climbed into my room, his backpack in hand.

"What are you doing here?" I asked in a whisper.

"Doing my homework" he said as he sat down next to me.

"I love you Jake" I said as I leaned on him.

"I love you too Nessie" he said as he kissed my head. "If someone comes, knock me off the bed" he said.

"What? I wouldn't do that" I said in surprise.

"Fine, I'll knock myself down" he said with a laugh.

We spent the rest of the afternoon doing homework and organizing all of our stuff. Around the time we finished, Esme called "Dinner! Come on Nessie, come on Jake!"

He snuck back to his room, dropped off all his stuff and we met at the staircase. We were assaulted with the sudden smell of baked macaroni and cheese.

"Mmm" I said as I rounded the corner.

My appetite evaporated as I saw my mom and dad sitting at the table, waiting for us.

"Here you go Nessie" she said as she handed me my plate.

I grabbed a cup of soda, grabbed a fork, and sat on the counter, ignoring the seat at the table. Seconds later, Jake joined me. We sat close enough that we were touching. That was good enough for us. We ate in silence mostly. When I was nearly done, I arranged my macaroni so that it spelled JAKE I turned and laughed as I saw his arranged to say NESS. We laughed and switched plates, eating each other's creation.

"Thanks Esme, that was really good" I said as I rinsed of my plate and threw away my cup.

Hands intertwined, Jake and I headed upstairs, ignoring my parents who were still waiting for us.

"Ness, Jake, come over here for a sec" my mom called.

We looked at each other and our looks said the same thing, Oh boy. We walked back slowly, taking out seats once again at the counter.

"Edward?" my mom asked.

My dad clear his throat "Umm . . . so I was—" but mom interrupted.

"We were thinking" she said.

"Yes, we were thinking that it w as unfair to keep both of you separated so that punishment is off" he said as I gasped and leaned closer to Jake. "I also want to apologize for yelling at the 2 of you. It was . . . unjust of me" he said and we just nodded.

We waited for a second before we got up and left.

"Not even a 'thank you' or a 'you're forgiven' nothing" I heard dad mutter.

"Thanks!" we yelled as we climbed up the stairs, smiling.

We headed to my room and jumped off the balcony.

"Race you to the river!" I challenged.

"You're on" he said as he phased suddenly.

"On your mark, get set, GO!" I said as we took off.

A/N

Hey Guys! So . . . what did you think? I couldn't let them get away with it, it was just too good to write. I don't think a simple 'You can't go tomorrow' will stop those to from meeting witht hteir friends . . . maybe it wil . . . hmmm . . . Anyways, I just got back from MPA (Music Performance Assesment) yesterday at about 11:00 pm. iT was awesome. We did great but the bus ride was the best. W were all blinding eachoteher with camera flashes and making whale sound and it was soo much fun. Very big statewide tests this week soo I might skip the update. Sorry. Luv ya!

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