Shakilove: She is giving off that vibe but it's because she's still figuring out herself and she just found out about being mated to him, she's confused. To get suddenly thrown into a supernatural life can have its moments.
Today I woke up with a twisting in my gut. It was bearable and I would still go to school. It was a little cooler to so I wore for the occasion. I had on a long, cream sweater with leggings and cream leg warmers with flats. I left my hair down with a headband. I jogged down the steps to see Bella pulling off for school. She was acting funny yesterday, and that's saying something.
I didn't have to pick up my friends to today. They got sick when they decided to go swimming in the lake when it was cold outside. I headed straight to school. We were having a field trip today and I was ready to have a break from class. The same routine makes me bored and I get distracted easily. Kids were gathered by two buses that will take us to the Green Houses.
Edward pulled up with Alice and Jasper. I walked over to them to say hi. Alice hugged me and said, "Morning Mene. You're sitting on the bus with us." And I agreed with her.
"Hey Edward, Jasper." We started talking about random stuff. I was looking around when they we speaking of other things. Bella was staring at Edward. I would send a glare her way, but she was too busy eyeing him. That's when Mike came to save the day.
It was time to go mythical. I focused on her and listened in. Mike asked her to prom and she declined with suggesting him to take Jessica. Edward's head was facing their way like he could hear them too. I was about to say something when the teacher called for us to get on the bus. We all got on one bus and sat in the front seats. I sat next to Edward for an entire bus ride.
"Edward…" I didn't know what to say after what happened in the forest. I was too angry at the hospital. Just knowing something is going to happened and the options of the outcome.
His face was watching me. My eyes were glued to his. "I'm sorry for what happened in the forest. I wasn't thinking when-"
"So you regret what happened between us?" He cut me off before I could finish. He sounded angry.
My eyes hardened. "No, I didn't regret that. I don't think I can.I regret when I ran from you. We didn't do anything wrong. I was just scared because I've never done that before, I haven't even kissed a guy before you."
Edward did that adorable, heart melting smirk, "I was your first kiss?" He looked smug for some reason. "How good was I?" I replied, "I believe you know the answer to that Mr. Cullen."
We were talking while walking in a line through the greenhouse. Alice and Jasper were very the type of relationship I would love to be in. I guess Edward noticed the way I was looking at them. He put his arm around me and said, "One day." Was he hinting at something?
I ended up at the back off the line looking at my favorite flowers, blue orchids. I saw one dying and reached a hand to it. The flower paddles shook and it looked as if it just bloomed in one second. I looked from my hand to the plant then to see if anyone saw what I just did.
My control is better; however, I'm still discovering more abilities I found within the book. In my line of thinking the ache I felt in my stomach returned. It was twice as painful then the first. I didn't know the cause of it. I started to walk in the line to see up Edward ad Bella talking.
Bella looked annoyed at what he said. Was he being rude to her? I was too late to hear what was going on because he walked away when Jessica got to them. He looked annoyed. And I was getting irritated by them talking. He's the one that didn't ask me out or anything. A guy is the one to ask a girl out. He should feel the attraction since he's my mate. The thought just made me angry and went out the back door to get on the bus.
My earphones were in when Edward sat in the seat. I didn't move or even open my eyes to look at him. I was thinking on how I was going to convince him he's for me. I still didn't know what the challenge was though. I couldn't be mean to him either. We just made up, or whatever you want to call it.
I opened my eyes and turned off my mp3 player. Alice and jasper were turned around talking with Edward and stopped when they saw me. "What's up?"
Alice didn't mess a beat. "You want to come over after school today?"
"No, I can't. I'm heading over to visit Ryan then Candice. They were being major idiots and ended up with a cold."
She pouted her lips then suddenly smiled and said, "I can get Esme to make a wonderful chicken soup for your friends. She would be delighted to."
"Oh no, I couldn't ask her to-"she cut me off.
"Nonsense Menah. We already have the supply for it. You're part of the family now."
The statement actually made me happy. I loved being a part of something. I mostly got along with Charlie and I can only tolerate Bella and Rene, but the Cullen's they are all happy together.
Alice and I drove to her house and made it there in a record time because she was speeding the whole way. And I guess Edward was too when they pulled in behind us. The house was still as big as before. As if I thought it could get any bigger. Alice called for Esme and she came down from the backyard. She always looked so happy.
"Alice what's-"She seen me. "Hello Menah, how are you?" She told me as she got closer.
"I'm fine. Alice convinced me to come over and ask for you to make chicken soup for my friends. They have a cold."
She smiled with her teeth and said, "Well you've come to the right place. I just love to cook. You wouldn't mind helping me would you?"
"Not at all, they are my friends I should be the one to fix their food." I said when we went in the direction if the kitchen with Jasper, Alice, and Edward walking in another way.
She began to take out some ingredients for the soup. I stood by not knowing where anything was so I waited for her. She took two pots, one for the soup and one for noodles, and put them on the stove.
"Tell me Menah, what's going on between you and Edward?" She said like we were talking about the weather.
"Nothing!" I said too quickly. "We're just friends."
"Do you expect be to believe that? The way you two look at each other is not what friends do, Menah." She put water in the pots and set the temperature on medium.
"Well I don't know what you want me to say. It's not like he'll want to be with me anyway. Some dull girl with a broken past." I was staring out the window of the kitchen. "My life has been turned upside down and it would just kill me to see anything happen to him." I didn't know what I was taking about, but the words caused me to stop. "Let's not worry about that. What do you need me to do?"
She didn't question me on what I just told her. She said, "You can cut the vegetables on the board then put then in the pot when it starts to boil."
I did just as she said. I started on the carrots when Alice, Jasper, and Edward went to sit on the couch next to the kitchen. When they walked in their faces looked disgusted like they smelled something awful. Losing focus on the carrots, I accidently cut my hand with the knife.
"Shit!" I scream when I felt the pain in my palm. Jasper got up and walked over to me. He looked as if he was in a trance. I stayed where I was. When he stood by me, he had this confused face then he smiled. "Jasper I almost cut off my hand and you stand there smiling."
"Don't be so dramatic Meme." He put a towel over the cut and Alice and Edward came over.
Alice said, "Oh. We have to get you cleaned up. Lucky for you Carlisle is in his office. Edward can you bring her up to the office while we finish this up?"
He nodded his head and grabbed my uncut hand. We walked down the hall and up the stairs. Edward knocked on the door and entered when he heard Carlisle say to come in.
This place was like the room where they keep all of their books in.
"Hello Menah… are you bleeding?" He didn't give me enough time to answer him. He got up and brought me over to his desk and examined my hand. "It looks like you're going to need stitches."
"What? No way am I going to have a thick needle going in my hand multiple times. I refuse." I hopped off the desk to get put back on there by Edward.
"Menah he's going to numb the area and then put the stitches in. It's not as horrible as you think. You can't walk around with an open wound. It'll get infected." Edward told me.
Carlisle took a kit that contained the supply a shudder ran through me. I got up again and ran past Edward. "NO! Get off me!" he was too strong to get loose.
"Menah calm down." He grabbed my face between his hands. "Watch me. Just think about something happy and watch me, okay?" I nodded my head and he sat me on the desk. Carlisle looked worried after my little display. He picked up my hand and cleaned the wound. Edward was right next to me.
As Carlisle started on my hand Edward wrapped his arms around my torso as my other arm went around his neck and held on. A memory flashed in my mind as I tried to focus on Edward, but it was too much and the memory came forth.
My feet stomped angrily on the ground as I made my way through the city in Phoenix. Bella was upset because I didn't want to hang out with her when she knows she doesn't like to do anything fun. She was driving Rene's car and I jumped out and started walking home.
I walked a few blocks where you can hear music from inside some buildings. I looked around not recognizing the area I was in. My mistake was turning down an alleyway that leads to another street. Half way there some men entered the alley drunk and stumbling around. A twist in my gut told me to get away. That's what I was going to do until one of them saw me.
The man was hot on my heels to say he was drunk. I had a running start, but I wasn't as fast as him. He dragged me back to the other men. There were five of them all together.
"Who might this little lady be? We can show you a real nice time." One of them said. It causes me to struggle more in the man's arms.
"Fuck off!" I yelled at all of them and swung at the man behind me and he dodged my fist and threw me to the wall.
"I like mine to be feisty." He said as he pulled out a knife.
Another one of the men joined in, "No. Don't need to be dragging blood around when I get home. I have something better." The man pulled out a needle with a cap on it. "It's going to knock her out so we can have our fun."
The scream that spilled past my lips had them flinching, but the one closest to me punched me in the face. He puts the knife by my throat. "You shut up. John get over here so we can get this over with."
The other man holds up the needle and takes of the cap. He's in my face and grabs my breast and squeezed it. I screamed again to be slapped by him. Tears were leaving streaks on my face. "Don't worry, you won't feel a thing." He stuck the needle in my arm.
My sight turned blurry. My hand was lifting in the air on it's on. My mind was going blank. My hands squeezed into a fist and I heard the yelling of pained men as if it was in the distance. As fast at the sounds came it stopped. I didn't feel a presence around me and I blacked out.
The next day I awoken in a hospital bed with Rene and Bella crying on the couch in the room.
A pained scream filled the office. It wasn't a physical pain, but a mental one. She was clinging onto Edward and he was rocking her back and forth. Carlisle was staring wide eyed at me when he got done with the stitches. I looked up into Edward's face to see him. The expression he had was pure rage. I didn't know why nor cared. I just hide my face in his neck and cried.
Edward said, "What was that?"
My head was still hidden in his neck. "What- what do you me-mean?"
"At first you stopped moving when he started then you started to cry and you struggle like someone was holding you down. I had to keep you still while he worked on your hand. You wouldn't wake up." Edward was stared at the wall thinking of what he saw in Menah's mind. Her mind wasn't closed off and he saw the whole memory.
I didn't get to help finish the soup or bring it to my friends. Alice and Esme did it for me. Alice being sneaky went through me phone call both of them. Edward and I just pulled up into the driveway of my house. Esme and Alice was behind us so they could drive him back since they dropped off the soup.
Edward got out the car and went around opening my door. I climbed out and said, "Thank you for bringing me back home."
"It was my pleasure, Menah." He said with a smirk.
I went inside when they pulled out of the driveway. Dad was sitting on the couch watching TV. I flopped down on the couch. "Where have you been?" he asked me.
"I went to the Cullen's house." He looked at me saying he wanted me to elaborate. "I was going to go see Ryan and Candice. They were sick and she knew Esme would be glad to make some chicken soup for them."
"How do you get along with them?" He asked me when I was done talking. He seemed curious. We all know they keep to themselves.
"They're actually good people, just misunderstood." I told him. And it was true. I wouldn't want to come to a small town and have people whisper about me then talk to my face for their beauty.
"Good. They're nice people and should be treated with respect."
"I know. I'm heading up to my room. Did you need me to cook anything tonight?" I asked him.
"I ordered a pizza. It should be here in a few minutes." I nodded my head and went to change out of my clothes.
The night was cold and I was wrapped in my blanket eating a slice of Meat Lovers pizza. It's my absolute favorite kind. I was watching A Little Princess while I thought about what happened today. Edward knew something happened. Why else would he be so angry? I don't know how, but I'm going to ask him tomorrow.
Edward isn't really aware of what he's doing. He likes Menah but Bella's blood is clouding his judgment on the matter.
Her blood does the opposite as Bella or another human's blood. She actually calms the thirst of a vampire. It's a kind of defense mechanisms of the Eternals. A hungry vampire can stumble upon them and their hunger vanishes. But I'll tell you later what the blood does to a vamp.