Chapter Six
Sam lets me drive his truck to school and I am greeted to the smiles of Seth, Jacob, and Matthew. Embry is sulking over by Billy's truck and he is avoiding eye contact with me. I get out of the truck and smile as I hold my bag close to me and go to be with Paul and Jared. My old pals all look at me in shock, since they rarely hang out with Paul and Jared. Paul smiles and puts his arm around my shoulders as we walk inside.
"You did good, no to just get you through the day," Jared whispers to me with a large smile. I smile back and push him, as we walk inside to get to class. Paul leans against my locker and he stiffens when he sees Embry walk over. I spin around and my smile disappears when I see the face that was, and still is, the centre of my world.
"Hi, Marinna, Billy asked me to give this to you," Embry says. He hands me a small bag and I take it to put it into my locker. Paul puts his hand on my back when I feel like crying suddenly. "You look great and I love that you have your hair down. It is prettier when it is down."
"Thank you," I say softly.
"Come on, sweetie, we have to get to class," Paul says to interrupt us. He closes the locker and takes my hand to lead me away from Embry. I look at him to see he is hurt that I am with someone else now.
"Paul, he thinks I am dating you and he is hurting," I say.
"Marinna, it is best he be separated from you if he cannot accept that you will be busy like this. He lost it at Sam's the other day and he needs to get some space from you if you are going to keep the secret from everyone outside the family," Paul says. I sigh and hug his arm, as we to our first class of the day.
Paul has his arm around me as we drive back to Sam and Emily's place. Jared is tapping the steering wheel as he drives and is singing the worst way possible to a song on the radio. I laugh and nudge Jared with my elbow to make him stop. We stop at Jared's house and I stop smiling when I see Jacob standing on the lawn with Quil.
"Paul," I can only manage to say. Paul rubs my shoulder and then gets out with Jared, leaving me alone with my thoughts.
"Let me see my sister, Paul," I hear Jacob say.
"Not happening, Jacob, she does not want to see you two," Paul says.
"She can tell us herself," Jacob says with his fists balling up at his side. He looks at me and I look at my lap when our eyes connect. "Why is she not coming home and why are you two keeping me from her?"
"Sam asked us to keep an eye out for her and she has asked to not go home to keep you safe until you are ready," Jared says. Jacob walks around Paul and Jared and comes over to the side of the truck. I look up and see him getting close to the truck. My mind begins to race and I stumble to get out from the other side of the truck.
"Jacob, stop," I say and run over to Paul. He pulls me behind him and I hold onto him. Jacob walks over to us and he glares at me.
"I am your brother," Jacob says. Jared takes my hand and takes me back to the truck. We all jump into the truck and pull out of the driveway and then head straight to Sam's. I jump over Paul and run over to Sam once the truck pulls in front of the house. Sam holds me close and I sniffle into his chest.
"I heard from Paul and Jared," Sam says softly. "He will joins us in due time, Marinna."
I sigh and push away from him to take a run through the forest. Tears blur my eyes and streak my face as I run as fast as I can until I reach the cliff near the sea. I let out a scream with all my emotions from when I first phased until today. I pray this pain ends so I can get on with living a happy life again.