Chapter 6:
Questions
"It's okay, anyway Nessie, I haven't heard anything about you. You don't mind, do you?" Alice asked.
"Of course not" I laughed nervously. "Shoot"
"Okay, how exactly did you end up with your family"
Nice, out of all the questions, she picks one of the most complicated ones.
"Well, Alex, Melinda and I were siblings. Our parents died when we were young so we were sent to an orphanage. There we met Sophie, William and Isabelle. Their parents had also died. We sort of connected. Once all the wills and everything was done, it turned out we had a lot of money entitled to each of us. A family came and were willing to adopt all of us. We hadn't spent more than a few years with them when they died. The state let us live together since we had more than enough money to support each other. They appointed Sophie our 'Guardian'" I said as I used air quotes. Technically, our guardian/really leader was mom but I didn't need more trouble.
"We lived in Michigan a while but decided to move to William's, Isabelle's and Sophie's old house. The house was in their name but they had been too young to claim it. We talked with the government and finally, we were allowed to have the house, though it was rightfully theirs in the first place. And here we are now" I ended.
It looked like they believed part of the story but not all of it. Great. I had the story memorized for all these types of moments. Not that I ever expected to sit with another vampire family, consequently the ones who left mom, and be lying like crazy. I guess there is a first time for everything.
"What about you guys" I asked. Everyone is supposed to be curios so let's see how they like the spotlight. I noticed I hadn't started my lunch. I opened my salad, added the dressing, and munched away. They looked at me like I was crazy. I swallowed nervously. It seemed to get stuck in my throat so I took a sip of Sprite.
"Is anything wrong" I asked though I had a pretty good guess.
"No, our story isn't really interesting. Our parents, Dr. Carlisle Cullen and Esme adopted all of us. Rosalie and Jasper are actually brother and sister but that's as far as it goes" she said quickly. I had a feeling they only wanted to talk about me.
"So, who are your siblings, I don't believe we've met them all" she said.
That one wasn't bad.
"Well, Melinda is the one with the pretty wavy brown hair and green eyes. Next to her
is our brother Alex. He the one with black hair, green eyes, and whose muscles are more notable. Next to Alex is Will. His hair is honey-blond and it is half curly, half wavy. He has sky blue eyes. His sister Sophie is sitting next to him and Isabelle next to her. Sophie" but I was interrupted.
"Wait, what did you say the girl next to Sophie's name was?" Emmet and Edward asked at the same time. Crap.
"Isabelle" I said putting an emphasis on the elle part.
"Oh, sorry for interrupting" Edward said.
"Anyway, Sophie is the one with blond hair and ocean-blue eyes. Isabelle had the same eyes but chocolate brown hair" I concluded. "Then there's me, but you all know what I look like" I said dismissively.
"Nessie, does your family have special abilities" Jasper asked curiously. They are getting pretty close to cracking me. Why doesn't lunch hurry up and end already.
"Special abilities? I have no idea what you're talking about so I guess that's a no" I said in a strained voice as I tried to keep my heart rate normal.
It was still fast but not to notable. I finished my salad and moved on to munching on my apple. I wasn't really in the mood for eating anymore, their questions made me lose my appetite.
"Where do you live" Rosalie asked.
"About 4 miles off the highway at Little Bear Ridge" I answered.
"Oh, are the Audi and Mustang in the parking lot yours" she asked. Of course, another car maniac.
"Yeah, the Mustang is Sophie's and the Audi I believe is Will's. Is yours that Volvo"
"You guys have good taste. Yes and no. We came in that car but it is really my Edward's car. I really prefer my new M3" she said. Figures. He couldn't get rid of the car.
"We actually all like to go fast. I want an M3 but my sis says I have to wait so for now I'm stuck with my Lexus" I said.
"The Lexus is still a nice car" she commented.
"You into cars" I asked. Well Duh! But I still had to ask.
"Yeah, I love them" she said.
"You would get along great with Sophie. She loves cars. She adjusted all our with an S90 turbo propeller. It's awesome, adds lots of speed" I said.
"We could get together sometime" she said happily.
That threw me for a minute. "Sure" I said but it sounded like a question.
I looked around and caught the eyes of Jasper. I blushed from embarrassment and looked down.
"You remind me of someone I used to know" he blurted out.
Through my peripheral vision, I saw the pain evident in Edward's eyes. Looks like it was time to leave.
"Really" I said as I finished of my soda. "What a coincidence" I said as I got up. "I'm sorry but I have to go. It was nice meeting you all" I said as I threw my lunch out and left.
The lying was really getting to me. I wish I could just tell the truth. No, I wish they never left mom. If only. . . . The period wasn't over for a while. I couldn't take it. I ran to the garden, curled up on a bench and cried. Why? Why did they leave. We could have been an amazing family.
"Nessie" I heard a voice say.
It wasn't moms or anybody in my family. I hardly recognized it. I looked up a little bit and saw a boy coming to me. Definitely a vampire. Great, they would make it worse.
"Nessie!" It said with more feeling. Crap, please let it not be Edward. Please let it not be Edward.
I felt cool arm around me. Yep, definitely Edward.
"Are you okay, are you hurt" I heard him say.
"Yes and no, now go away" I mumbled.
"Nessie, your obviously not okay" he said.
"Nessie?" I heard my mom call in the distance. This was about to get worse.
"Oh my gosh Nessie, are you okay" I heard another voice say. Alice.
"Leave me ALONE" I mumbled.
"No" they both answered stubbornly.
"What's wrong" Alice asked.
I couldn't take it. I got up and ran away. Right past mom and everyone else, my face streaked with tears. I ran to the girls bathroom and locked the door.
"Nessie, what wrong" I heard Sophie call from outside.
"Nothing, emotional breakdown, that's all" I said.
"Need help" she said. I stood up, my hand hovering over the lock. Finally, I unlocked it and fell into her surprised arms.
"Yes" I wailed.
She carried me to the forest and helped calm me down. Then I told her everything.
"Really Nessie, this won't go on much longer. They are extremely suspicious and were planning stuff. They'll confront us soon. In the mean time, see if you can hold up, for Bells" she said.
I nodded. I already felt a lot better. Suddenly, a dog tackled me. I recognized him.
"Alex" I laughed but he wouldn't respond, he just took my phone and ran around with it.
"Alex, give it back" I laughed as I chased him.
'Woof!' he barked and ran faster. Right when I was about to catch him, he turned and tackled me to the ground, smothering me in kisses.
"Alex, cut it out" I said as I tried to get him off.
He eventually backed down. "Come on boy" I said as we went back to the school. He morphed back instantly.
"Nice" he commented as he ruffled my hair.
They were really like my big brother and sister to me. Together we headed back to 5th period which had already started. What we didn't know was that we were being watched by a pair of golden eyes.
