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Jamie's Point of View
"Come on, Jamie it'll be fun," Jacob pleaded. He had been begging me for the past half hour to go to his friend Sam's house for dinner. It was Friday, and the week was almost over. Jacob had taken me home every day since Monday, because Alex always had plans with Nate after school. Coincidence? I think not. I had to admit, I was getting more comfortable with Jacob. I wasn't as cautious with him anymore…he seemed okay. But I wasn't going to let my guard down just yet. I didn't fully trust him. He always stared at me with this look on his face. And he had a hidden agenda; he was constantly making excuses and lying. But I was the only one that had a problem with him; all of my other friends had warmed up to him in no time. Danielle, despite the fact that she had a boyfriend, never failed to remind me of his "hotness." I wanted to strangle her when she said that…she only liked him for his looks. There was more to him than that.
"I don't know," I responded warily. "I don't even know you that well, Jacob. Or Sam." It was no secret that I was reluctant to be around Jacob. I got into his car.
"Emily is such a good cook. You'll love her."
"Is anyone else going to be there?" I asked.
"Yeah, all of my…friends."
"No," I told him. I wasn't much of a people-person these days.
"Jamie," he looked over at me, his eyes meeting mine. I couldn't move. This was another reason why I disliked being around Jacob. We had these long awkward moments where we would just stare at each other. The air seemed thin and I had trouble remembering what I had been thinking about. "Please." My heart fluttered. What the hell? I broke the connection.
"Fine. Whatever. Let me just call my parents." He beamed at me.
"Thanks."
"I changed my mind, I don't want to go," I said as we pulled into the driveway of a small house.
"Too late," he smirked. I crossed my arms.
"Fine. I'll wait out here while you stuff your face." He laughed.
"You're coming in no matter what…" he paused. "Or I could just bring everyone out here." I couldn't tell if he was serious. I frowned.
"I hate you Jacob Black." The words felt funny in my mouth, even though I didn't mean it. I'd never had any problem telling someone that I hated them before, not even Alex. I exited the car before I could think about what that meant.
"Sure, sure. Now let's go."
We walked up to the entrance and Jacob held open the door. "After you." I strolled in casually, hiding my uneasiness. At first I thought I'd walked into a room full of Jacob's clones, until I noticed subtle differences in their features. Holy crap they were huge! And I'd thought that Jacob was a freak of nature. All at once, they turned to face me. I froze.
"Guys, this is Jamie," Jacob introduced me. I didn't know why he'd said my name with so much emphasis.
"Jamie, it's so nice to meet you." A young woman with a cheerful air about her walked up to greet me. She would have been beautiful if it hadn't been for three long scars that twisted her features. I made an effort to look at her eyes instead.
"Nice to meet you too," I replied weakly.
"There's a ton of food for everyone in the kitchen. I made bread and chicken and potatoes…"
"Stop talking, you're making us hungry," one of the boys said.
Emily sighed. "Well, once Jamie gets her dinner, Embry, you can go eat."
"Wait…" Another boy called out, "that means Jacob will get his food before me!"
"Collin," Emily warned. I started to feel uncomfortable.
"C'mon Jamie," Jacob led me to the kitchen. I grabbed a plate and began to serve myself. I wasn't really surprised at the amount of food, since most of these boys probably ate like Jacob…but I felt bad for Emily who had had to purchase it all. I reached for a piece of bread at the same time as Jacob. His arm accidentally brushed against mine. I looked down, not comprehending my feelings. Random, confusing thoughts swirled around my head. My skin was pale in comparison to his. And was he sick? Because the his arm was so warm. Coming to my senses, I snatched my arm away and left the room, feeling his eyes on me. I knew that it was impossible for him not to have noticed what had happened. I usually didn't allow him to get close to me. Maybe I was catching whatever sickness Jacob had had. I was going crazy. I carefully sat down in an empty seat, still in a daze.
"Hello," a tiny voice said. I looked down. A cute, Native American toddler waved her hand up at me.
"Hi." I tried to sound friendly.
"My name is Claire. What's yours?"
"Jamie. Nice to meet you." One of the clones started to walk towards us.
"Quil! Quil! This girl is named Jamie!"
He picked her up gently.
"Really?"
"Yeah, say hi to her Quil!"
He looked at me.
"Hi," he stuck out his hand. "My name's Quil…and you've already met Claire."
"Is she your sister or something?" I asked, trying to be polite. He shifted uncomfortably.
"Ahh...kind of...where's Jacob?"
"I don't know, I left him in the kitchen," I mumbled. He seemed surprised for some reason.
"Well, since Jacob isn't here, I can introduce you to everyone, if you want."
"Sure," I replied, putting down my plate. I wasn't hungry anyways. I followed him around the room. We stopped in front of Collin and another boy. They had somehow already gotten their food.
"This is Collin and Brady." The two boys waved at me. They must have only been fifteen. I sensed that Collin was a clown by his slight smirk and bright eyes and that Brady took things a little more seriously. "That's Jared and his fiancé Kim." He gestured toward and a rather plain girl with long black hair and, yes, another clone. They offered me smiles. "Over there is Paul and Nadia. They're also engaged." Nadia was a small Asian woman with a look in her eyes that made me think that she had seen a lot of things for her age. Not all of them good. Her fiancé, Paul, seemed a little more laid-back. He grinned and whispered something in her ear, playing with her hair. Nadia rolled her eyes."There's Embry, but of course you've already met him." Embry winked at me. Gross. "There's Leah and Seth. They're brother and sister." Leah was off to the side. She looked out-of-place among the smiling people in the room. She was also extremely tall with long, thin legs, supermodel material. The boy named Seth chattered on to her, not seeming to care that she wasn't really paying attention to him. "That's Billy, Jacob's father." He gave me a long nod from his wheelchair. "And finally, that's Sam." Sam appeared older and bigger than the rest, only topped by Jacob's size. He crossed the living area to shake my hand.
"It's really nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you from Jacob," he told me.
"What?"
"He says that you're a nice girl."
I highly doubted Sam's words because I definately hadn't been very nice to Jacob. But I didn't dare say that out loud. "Did he really?"
Sam eyebrows raised at my tone, but before he could reply Jacob walked in looking dazed.
"Could you move any slower Jacob?" Paul complained. "We're friggin starving over here waiting for you."
"Sorry guys. Let's eat." Jacob didn't even finish his sentence before the boys started wolfing down their massive meals. I poked around at my plate, eating out of politeness rather than hunger; but I had to admit, Emily was an amazing cook…and I applauded her for having the patience to make enough food for these pigs.
As I observed them I noticed that Jacob and his friends not only looked similar, but they also had the same habits. Sometimes they did things in unison, like getting up at the same time or saying the same things. It was weird...uncanny. They all had to be cousins or related somehow…
"Jamie, do you like the food?" Emily interrupted my thoughts.
"It's delicious," I answered honestly.
I spared a glimpse at Jacob, who I just now realized was sitting right next to me, already done with his dinner. After a while, he noticed me looking at him; he offered me a warm, genuine smile. I smiled back tentatively and averted my eyes, trying not to recall what'd happened in the kitchen. I could tell that the others saw our exchange.
"So," Collin began, trying to break the silence. "What's up Jamie?"
I looked down and shrugged my shoulders.
"Nothing much," I responded.
"How do you know Jacob?"
"Um…from school." Hadn't we been over this already? Seriously.
"That's cool."
"Yeah. It is."
Suddenly, Jacob tensed up. I looked around the room…the mood had abruptly altered. Everyone's faces were serious, critical, especially the boys'. Well this was going along perfectly.
"Guys," Sam said authoritatively in a low voice, and nodded once to Jacob. What in freaking hell was going on? Kim was grasping tightly onto Jared's waist…Emily was burying her face in Sam's chest…Nadia bore into Paul's eyes, pleading…and Jacob looked at me in a frantic, wild fashion, his eyes wide in anxiety.
"Sam, I need to stay here," he told Sam in a monotone, his eyes not leaving my face.
"Jacob, don't do this. You have to come."
"No!"
I'd had enough. I needed to speak up since apparently no one was bothering to tell me what had happened to cause a sudden mass panic.
"Jacob," I turned to face him, "What the hell is going on?" He didn't move.
"Nothing's going on. I just, um, need to get something. We left something at, uh, Brady's house."
"What?" I seethed. "Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think that I don't have eyes? I see how everyone is acting. Tell me what's going on right now Jacob Black. Or I swear I wil never talk to your face again." I had been forcibly dragged to this stupid dinner party that I was almost enjoying, until some weird thing happens that…that… "Just take me home," I demanded. He glanced over at Sam. In my rage, I hadn't realized that half of Jacob's friends had already left. All the women were present except for Leah. This was getting more and more suspicious. Jacob clutched both of my hands and held them in his.
"No," he ordered, implying that there was no room for further discussion. "Do not leave this house. Do you hear me? Do not leave…under any circumstances."
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