Chapter 4 – Halfway There
As Emmett drove down the freeway the wind was blowing my hair wildly and Emmett was tapping on the steering wheel to a rock song playing on the radio.
"It'll be alright you know, we'll get to Norway and we'll be hidden for a little while" he said smiling.
"Yeah, it's just that I hate that all of this is because of me. It was bad enough I was already a 'half-breed'" I winced at the word, "I've practically ruined your lives" I said quietly, I sighed and tied my hair back into a ponytail.
"Don't say that, were family and we'll get through this together and Ness . . . Edward told me not to say anything to you yet but you deserve to know . . . in 2 weeks were all going to meet in Norway, it's sunlight rate is almost as low as Forks and from there we'll make a new plan" he smiled reassuringly and I felt a little easier knowing that I had something to look forward too.
"I just want to deal with the Volturi and get back to Forks, all of this is . . . my fault, but Emmett I will make it right, all of it" I nodded to make myself believe the words but even then I still had mountains of doubt.
Emmett opened his mouth to reply but as the airport came into view the Jeep swerved to a stop at the side of the road.
"Emmett what is it?" I asked clutching to the dashboard.
"They're here, we need to get to the airport" he said as he opened his door quickly, I opened mine too and followed him as he began to walk quickly at a human pace.
He grabbed my hand and I squeezed it as tight as I could, I finally realised that I had to face up too the reality of the situation. The Volturi would kill us if they had the chance.
"Just keep walking, gate 3 – that'll take you straight to Norway" he said letting go of my hand.
"Emmett, no! We need to stick together" I said shocked.
He turned around in a full circle quickly, his eyes darting rapidly over the ever moving crowd. He sighed and then begun to walk towards gate 3, I breathed silently in relief and squeezed his hand again. We got to the gate and the woman asked us for our tickets, Emmett turned to me and I pulled them out of my pocket, they had been the first things I'd managed to grab along with my phone because of the quick exit from the jeep.
"Thank you, I hope you have a good flight" she said smiling.
Emmett didn't reply and towed me along quickly towards the aeroplane, we ignored the two men that smiled politely and Emmett stopped as he reached two seats near the back end of the plane.
"Now all we need to do is sit and wait" he said as he closed the blind of the window.