Emile's Nightmare13
They rest of the day up to lunch was pretty dull compared to this morning. I sat next to Matthew all the way up to Academic Challenge, and then I had to go to Band/Orchestra. I played three instruments, the violin, which everyone had to take in elementary, in all the schools I've been to, the flute, which was my personal choice and the piano, Edward had taught me to play when I was little. I was pretty good in all instruments, but I was only taking one for school. Since I favored the flute the most, I was taking that. Our orchestra teacher was amazed last year by my artistic talent at the flute, which I was unfortunately made Concert Master in all our performances.
During French, I let my mind wander as always. I didn't enjoy taking French, but that was a language that Edward didn't know, so I was able to think in French with out him knowing what I was thinking. Liana sat next to me in this class, and I could tell she was just bursting to ask me if there was anything going on between me and Matthew. Finally the bell rang, the only bell left before lunch. As we where walking out of class, I started to think of what day of the week it was. It was Wednesday, right? I groaned I always sat with my family on Mondays and Wednesdays. Our school thought that it was best if the 8th graders had lunch with the high scholars, so we can get to know our future peers.
I walked slowly to my locker, taking my time. Matthew was waiting for me at my locker. "Why are you walking so slowly?" he asked me as I neared. I turned my lock combination, taking my sweet time.
"I have to sit with my family today," I told him. The lock made a click noise and I pulled it down. I opened my locker door, which was full of pictures on the inside. I put my books away, making them neatly line up.
"Is that bad?" he asked.
I shook my head, "Normally I would love to sit with my sibs, but I got in trouble today. Somehow they found out about me pulling the alarm, that's why I wasn't here for homeroom, I had to go home and face trial. Now there probably waiting to give me the verdict," I sighed, closing my locker door. We walked together down the steps to the cafeteria. The whole bottom or main floor was the cafeteria. There where tables and chairs everywhere. I immediately spotted my family, sitting at the table farthest from the windows. They where staring at me. Matthew followed my gaze, they where staring at him too. I ignored them and walked to the lunch line tugging Matthew along.
"You sure you aren't in to much trouble? They looked pretty mad," he whispered as we grabbed our food.
"Naw, don't worry about it, its probably not that big. Besides if I have to end up cleaning something or working someplace, you'll be doing it with me," I told him as I grabbed an orange I wasn't going to eat. He stopped abruptly, but kept going for the kids behind him pushed him onward.
"Why me?" he grumbled. I actually took the time to pick what kind of drink I was going to drink.
"Because you got me partially into this," I told him as I picked a strawberry kiwi smoothie. Before he could answer, I paid for my food and started to head towards the lunch table. He looked at my face, which was probably pulled into a grimace.
"See you later," he chuckle as he headed the other direction.
"Hopefully," I murmured as I headed toward the table full of angry vampires.
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"Hi," I tried to smile as I set my food on the table, but it didn't really come out that way. Emmett and Alice greeted me, they where the only ones. Once again Alice was as perky as ever. I sat down and took a sip of my smoothie. It didn't taste as good as I thought it would. It was very quite, for a very long time. I can't take it when it gets quite, and they know that. I felt as if I was going to snap any second, then I noticed that the counselor was looking in our direction. She was looking at us skeptically, I knew what she was thinking; we had a discussion about it last year and earlier this year.
I looked down at my plate of food, and grimaced. I picked the pizza up and took a bite. I did everything possible so that I wouldn't make a face. I chewed it and swallowed. I took another bite and chewed it, just like the last one. I ignored the looks my siblings had and continued eating. Edward, please do me one favor. Please eat! My counselor thinks I'm going anorexic or something. She thinks it's because of the influence I get from my siblings, especially Rosalie. I was practically pleading to Edward, and he knew it too. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see him give the tiniest shake of the head and look down at his food. I saw the expression he took as he lifted the apple and took a bite. I took a quick glance at my counselor as she smiled and turned her attention to something else. As soon as she turned around, I dropped the pizza and spit what I had in my mouth into my napkin. I took a big gulp of my smoothie, washing the flavor of the pizza down. Edward did the same, though he couldn't wash the apple down.
"What was that all about?" asked Rosalie, ticked off.
"My counselor thinks I'm going anorexic. She was watching me, that's why I had to start eating. I asked Edward to do the same, since she thinks its pressure from my siblings," I told them. Bella nodded comprehendible.
"Why would she think that?" asked Rosalie, obviously insulted.
Bella answered this one, "Well Rose, let's look at the facts. 1. We're all amazingly beautiful and thin. 2. We never eat. 3. We don't do sports. Stuff like that makes it seem like we're anorexic," she said.
"How long has it been going on?" asked Jasper. I bit my lip, I hadn't told them last year about it.
"Since the middle of last year," I whispered.
"Since last year?! Why didn't you tell us?" asked Emmett.
"We'll I thought it would all go away. And I didn't want to move again," I said. I looked down at my lap, not wanting to look at anyone. I felt Rosalie's hand under my chin as she lifted it up. I looked at her, her golden eyes full of sorrow.
"I know it's hard, but as long we're together, that's all that matters," she whispered. I smiled it amazed me sometimes on how deep Rosalie could actually be. Suddenly everything seemed to lighten up. I once more thank Jasper for being here.
"So, what are we going to do about this?" asked Bella.
"Please, let's not move, at least until the end of the school year," I begged. Edward nodded comprehendible.
"Well, we could actually eat," said Emmett slowly. Everyone made a face. We looked at each other, with our grimaced faces, and we couldn't help but laugh. That brought a few stares from people around us. We quitted down a little.
"I can't think of anything. We'll have to ask Carlisle later," said Edward as he stood up with his half eaten tray of food. Bella nodded and followed Edward, leaving the five of us to sit by ourselves for the last five minutes of lunch. Emmett leaned back on his chair and Rosalie rested her head on his shoulder.
"Get a room," whispered Alice. They shot her a look, got up and left with their trays of food.
"If you think that we forgot about your punishment, then you're wrong," said Jasper suddenly. I turned to him, I had forgotten. "And…" Jasper looked at Alice, who was practically jumping up and down.
"You get to help me with my Greek project!" she said happily. I groaned. Alice had a Greek project due in about a week for her sewing class. What you had to do was make clothes from a certain period of time, have models model it and have a whole book of pictures, like dairy. Nobody wants to do it, because Alice can go a little overboard with her projects.
"That is cruel," I told him. He just laughed as he left our table.
"Don't worry Emily, it'll be fun. You can even bring Matthew, I need a boy and a girl anyway," she whispered as she too stood up from the table with her plate of food. I watched her dance away, and sighed. I got up from the table and threw away what was left of my food, but not before I finished my drink, amazingly it tasted better this time.