The hospital parking lot was full. Edward and Bella agreed to just drop me off and find a space somewhere.
So they did. I got out and asked the woman manning the desk if I could visit Jacob Black.
She seemed very bored and uninterested - that was good. It meant that nothing was discovered yet right?
"Jacob Black..." she scanned the computer screen, "Sorry, they're not allowing visitors right now." Yup. She was definitly bored and uninterested.
But that was not what I wanted to hear.
I leaned in very close.
"Ma'm-"
The woman wiped her hand across her forhead to clear the sweat that had suddenly appeared there.
I moved back.
"Please, I need to know where he's staying."
I hated being so mean and intimidating people, but at this point I was desperate.
I smiled and flashed my razor-sharp teeth at her.
It worked. She was intimidated.
"S-sorry. It-I-I can't give it-"
Well, that gave me no choice...
I leaned in close again, but not quite as close as last time.
Maybe she wouldn't notice how hot my skin was - HA! Yeah right!
I thought I felt concern. I thought I felt sympathy. I moved them together and put them into the woman's head.
The fear was wiped off her face instantaneously.
"Oh, dearie, I'm so sorry, how do you know him?"
I made my eyes water. I looked at the floor and whispered, "He's my older brother. He got hit by semi and if he dies I'll never see him again." I made my voice sound anguished as I thought, "Maybe just this one exception... it's so sad!" I felt the thought expand beyond my skin and I willed it into the woman's thougths.
"Oh, you poor thing!"
She gave me the room number that he was staying in and I found it with ease.
Knowing Jacob was so close and knowing that I had to move at a totally human pace, especially now, was incredibly annoying.
I opened the door of the room that held Jacob prisoner.
It was your average room in a hospital. A twin-sized bed, a few chairs, a window... but I barely took any of that in. I was drawn to the occupant of the bed.
His feet stuck out over the edge of the bed.
I rushed to his side.
"Jacob! Jacob are you alright!?!"
He spun his head around to look at me.
He looked infuriated.
"Nessie! What are you doing here? Don't you realize-"
I touched his arm.
Yes. This is dangerous. We could get discovered. Blah, blah, blah... trust me, I've heard it all.
He grinned in spite of himself.
"Edward and Bella didn't want you to come?"
Nope. Well, Edward didn't. But there finding a parking space. Probably they're trying to get the room number that you're staying in.
I grinned this time and quickly thought over my extraction of the information from the woman at the front desk.
His grin stretched wider across his face.
"Nice."
I know.
I thought smugly.
I darted to the other side of his bed in less then a second.
He rolled his eyes.
"Why did you do that?"
I don't know. I guess I'm just so happy to see you!
It was true. I could barely contain my excitement. I felt like running in circles as fast as I could.
"Wait."
What?
"You- you said Edward and Bella were coming?"
There was no sign of humor anywhere in his face now. It only relayed worry.
Yeah... so?
"Nessie. Nessie you have to leave. Now."
What? I just got here. Why?
"The doctors are suspicious. Why wouldn't they be? Nessie, if they get anywhere near you they'll feel your body temperature and get suspicious of you too!"
So what are they going to do? Try to hold me here against my will? Last time I checked, that was against the law.
"So you really think that they'll mind the law when they could be on the brink of making a new scientific discovery?
I certainly hope so.
"Please Nessie? I'll be fine. Please, leave before it's too late!"
It's not going to be too late!
"Just in case... please?"
Jacob! Jacob I can't stand being away from you! Not knowing - and -
"Please."
Fine. Fine, I'll go, and be tortured the whole while!
He winced. I didn't even care. I was mad.
I'm leaving then. Good luck.
I stormed out the door, not even looking back.
"Did you see that?"
"Yes."
"Did you see that?"
"Yes."
"We- we can't just let her go!"
"I think we can. It's weird. Not natural."
"Exactly! We have to find out more -"
"I don't think you know what you're getting us into!"
"Like you do!"
"I know I don't - that's just it."
The man ignored his partner.
"I've got it all on tape."
"I know."
"I'm going to be famous!"
His partner cleared his throat.
"Right. We're going to be famous."
"Maybe it's a scam."
"I doubt it! Did you see how that girl disappeared and reappeared on the other side of the boy's bed intstantly!?!"
"Yes, I was watching."
"Impossible to act that out! Did you see how she was somehow comunicating with the boy without talking? Maybe it was some sort of Morose Code using electricity or something..."
"Let's not let our imaginations run wild."
"Well, we can't just let her walk out of here."
"Of course not."
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