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I jumped up, ignoring the pain in my knee, and went for the door. Before I could make it more than five steps though I felt a warm arm wrap around my waist, sending out electric waves and letting me know it was Jake.
"Whoa where's the fire?", he said looking at me with confused eyes. I know he, and everyone else in the room, had heard my aunt yelling at me. My aunt was a traditional black woman who took no bullshit. She was the one who would smack you upside the head for even looking at her, or any other adult, the wrong way. She was big on respecting elders and doing as you're told. I wouldn't be surprised if she hit me with the belt when I got home.
"Didn't you hear my aunt on the phone? I have twenty minutes to get home before she shoots me or something!", I exclaimed trying to walk away. He held onto my arm and turned me around to look at him. He looked concerned and was about to say something before Paul interrupted.
"I'm sure you'll be fine, you're overreacting. Calm your tits", he said in a snotty tone. What the hell did he know? My aunt would kill me without a second glance if I disrespected her and didn't follow orders or rules.
"I am not exaggerating! I need to go", I replied back to him, not liking the attention from everyone in the room.
"Why don't you call your aunt and grandmother back and ask them to come here. I'm sure Billy could come up with something to explain for your absence at school. I'll cook dinner", said Emily standing up and coming over to put her hand on her shoulder.
"That's a great idea. I can then explain you needing to go to the reservation school", Billy piped up. I looked around the room and sighed. They were going to make me call back. I looked at Jacob and seen him smile gently down on me.
"Fine but I can't call her back, she told me to be there in twenty minutes and she meant that. I'll go and talk to them in coming over here, if they will we'll be back. If not, well I probably got the fire lit from under me", I said before nodding my head. I reached up and kissed Jake, which he returned instantly.
"Okay do you want me to go with you?", he whispered in my ear. Just as I was about to nod my head Leah jumped up and walked over to us.
"No I want to go with her, you can discuss pack business or something while we're gone", she said before grabbing my hand and pulling me out the door. She led us to the truck practically put me into the driver seat and she jumped up into the front seat.
"Did that just happen?", I said in a disbelieving tone. She basically dragged us out of the house without saying goodbye to anyone. She just giggled and nodded her head. I shrugged my shoulders and started the truck before driving off.
We made it to my house in about ten minutes and I jumped out of the truck and ran to the front door, Leah hot on my heals trying to avoid getting rained on. I looked at Leah and she nodded her head, a silent message to go on. I opened the door and walked inside nodding my head at Leah in the direction of the kitchen where I heard voices. I walked into the kitchen hesitantly and looked up. I seen my aunt, who was about six foot, and my grandmother sitting at the counter drinking coffee. I seen Leah pause in the door way, leaving me alone. Traitor.
"Uh..I'm back", I said clearing my throat. At the sound of my voice Maw-Maw snapped her head up towards me and walked over to me before crushing me into a tight hug. I hugged her back and gave a soft laugh.
"I was worried about you! You never do anything like ditching school, what happened?", she asked me in a concerned voice.
"Sorry something..happened but I wanted to ask you to come over to a friends house and have it explained to you", I said unsure of what Billy was going to tell her. I heard a squeak and looked over to see my aunt making her way towards us.
"H-hi Aunt Lowetta", I said in a very pathetic tone of voice. I looked up just in time to see her hand coming toward my face. I heard the smack and felt my face light on fire. I instinctively grabbed my cheek where it stung and looked up at her.
"How dare you miss school without letting anyone know. And I told you twenty minutes, you took 25. What the hell do I look like? When I say twenty minutes then that's what the hell I mean. Do I make myself clear?", she said in a threatening tone of voice. I looked up to meet her eyes and nodded my head fast.
"Yes ma'am, I'm sorry ma'am", I said to her. I seen Maw-Maw give her a mean look but I know my grandma didn't quite disapprove of the smack. I was just glad that's all I got.
I seen my grandma look over my shoulder then at me with a questioning gaze. I looked over and seen Leah still in the doorway, looking shocked. She probably came from one of those families that didn't hit their kids, making what she just seen unbelievable.
"Oh yeah Maw-Maw, Aunt Lowetta, this is Leah. Leah this is Maw-Maw and my Aunt Lowetta", I said making the introductions. My grandma went over to Leah to shake her hand while my aunt gave me a nasty look, clearly telling me this was far from over. I gulped but nodded my head to her in understanding. She then walked over to Leah and held out her hand.
"Hello, I'm Lowetta, nice to meet you", she said putting a polite face on. Leah hesitantly shook her hand giving her a teeny little smile, obviously very uncomfortable. After the introductions were made Leah elbowed me in my ribs gently and gave me a pointed look.
"Maw-Maw I was wondering if you could come by a friends house for dinner. There you will get your explanation on why I wasn't at school today", I said to her. Shes seemed to ponder this for a moment before looking over at my aunt. You could tell the two were sister even with the height difference. My aunt nodded her head slightly before looking over at me and pointing her finger.
"We will go but so help me if it isn't a good enough answer it will be me and you, you hear? Say something smart I dare you", she said to me. I just nodded my head not wanting her upset. She gave me an approving look and Maw-Maw grabbed her keys heading out the door with Aunt Lowetta on her heels. Leah looked over at me when we were alone in the kitchen with huge eyes. I laughed at her expression.
"No wonder you were scared to come back, she's frightening!", she exclaimed while her eyes got slightly bigger. I just nodded my head before leading her out the door and to the car where the other two were waiting on us.
"Hurry the hell on", said Aunt Lowetta. Leah and I scrambled into the backseat and Leah gave directions to Emily's house. I was rubbing my cheek gently. I was still a little warm but she didn't hit me hard enough to bruise. Even though my aunt was big on discipline she was usually good about not leaving marks. She didn't often beat one us, just smacked us around.
When we pulled up in front of the house we got out of the car and stood in front of the door.
"Well ain't you gonna open the door for us", my aunt snapped at Leah. Leah jumped when she was hit upside the head.
"Y-yes ma'am", she stuttered out before opening the door and leading us back into the living room where everyone was still sitting around and talking. When we walked in the conversations ceased and everyone looked at us. Jake and Embry made a move to come greet us but I shook my head at them. They seemed confused but complied when they seen Leah shaking her head as well.
"This is my family ma'am", said Leah holding her hand out into the living room. I seen them give one another confused looks seeing as how Leah referred to my aunt as ma'am. I take it that doesn't happen to often.
"This is Angelica's grandma and aunt, Maw-Maw and Lowetta", she stated while pointing to them. Billy wheeled himself over and shook their hands giving a warm smile.
"Nice to meet you ladies", he said sounding like he genuinely. My aunt gave a respectful smile and my grandma a warm one.
"The kids call me Maw-Maw but the name's Barb", she said in happy tone.
"Well why don't we sit down and I'll explain the situation to you. Emily has dinner in the oven already", he said before directing them towards the couch. Billy waved his hands and Jake and Embry got up to let them sit down. They walked over to us and Embry pulled Leah into his arms while kissing her on the nose, making her giggle. Jake gave pulled me to his chest and kissed my forehead softly making me sigh.
"Uh uh you", my aunt said pointing to me, "come over hear and sit where I can see you. You're still in trouble until I know the full story and maybe even then still", she said wiggling her finger in a come hither motion. I heard Leah snort when I nodded my head.
"What was that?", my aunt asked in an overly sweet voice. Leah gulped and shook her head.
"N-nothing ma'am just have a stuffed nose is all ma'am", she said with a hint of panic in her voice. Everyone looked at her weirdly and I just shook my head. I gave Jake's arm a squeezed before taking my place at her feet.
"Well why don't I introduce you to everyone", Billy said. He introduced Sam and Emily first, being as it was there house. After introductions were made and my aunt saying out loud she didn't like Paul's attitude is when Billy began telling them the half-way truth as to why I couldn't go to Forks High School.
"So she shouldn't go there because of a Cullen", my grandma asked.
"They're not safe people and the council and I have agreed to let her attend the school on the reservation", Billy replied back in a calm voice.
"I work with Doctor Cullen and he seems nice but I must admit that he does seem to have a way about him that make people stay away", she said with a confused face while nodding her head slowly, coming to terms with it. I knew by the look on her face that she would let me go to the school. I looked at Jacob and smiled big and seen that he was beaming at me with the now familiar look of adoration. I was still concerned about my grandma working with a vampire though.
"Is this what you want?", she asked looking down on me from her position on the couch. I nodded my head smiling at her.
"Well alright, when can she start?", she asked looking at Billy. He told her tomorrow I would be able to go in and get the paperwork filled out and could start Wednesday. Emily walked out of the kitchen and announced dinner would be done in twenty minutes.
"Well, I would love to stay for dinner but I must be getting home", said Maw-Maw standing and going over to shake Emily and Sam's hand, thanking them for welcoming her into their home.
"Come on I have to do somethings before bed", she said looking at my aunt. All of a sudden my aunt smacked me upside the head making me wince. I seen Jacob began to shake slightly and I shook my head at him telling him I was fine and to calm down with my eyes.
"Come on you're coming home with us, you're still in trouble for not calling your grandmother when you left school. When we get back I'm considering making you pick a switch from outside", she said looking at me through fierce eyes. I nodded my head and stood up even though I felt my heart rate pick up. I knew that if it came to that though I would just pick the switch with the most leaves. By the time all the leaves were off she wouldn't even want to hit me anymore...well hopefully.
"Well meet you outside say goodbye", she said leading Maw-Maw out the door. I looked around and seen everyone was looking at me in confusion, amusement, or sympathy.
"Your aunt scares me, and my head still hurts", said Leah rubbing her head a little. I laughed and walked over to Jacob. He stood up and pulled me to him giving me a soft, gentle kiss.
"Will you be ok?"
"Yeah Maw-Maw won't let her do any real damage, I'll be fine."
"Alright, but text or call me before you go to bed, okay? Bye Angel", he said before pulling me back into a kiss. I leaned into him and breathed in his scent. Our moment was interrupted by a horn outside. Rolling my eyes I told everyone goodbye and gave Jake one last kiss before going outside to the car.
After getting chewed out by my aunt for the night I went upstairs and took a shower, shaved, and got ready for bed. After putting on some boy shorts and a tank top I crawled into bed and turned off the light. I sent a text to Jacob telling him goodnight and that I'll see him tomorrow before closing my eyes and drifting off to sleep. The last thing I heard before I was gone was a wolf howl outside the house.
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