Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight Stephanie Meyer does, I just use the names :)
I listen to music as I write so for this chapter I was listening to Death cab for Cutie album Narrow Stairs.
Anyway, Lets get on with the story and I'll see you at the end.
I sat there on the door step in a haze, thinking about Edward after he'd left. He had acted so strange yet, at the same time so normal. It made me think that he was hiding something, but when he was flirting and joking around today in the garage today, I felt so undeserving of his attention because of how badly I had judged him.
Maybe he really is this caring, mysterious guy and I was the bad person for silently judging him for being new. Or maybe I was just over thinking everything and I should get up off this dirty step.
Yeah, that did seem like a good idea.
After dusting myself off, I decided that the Cruiser could wait until tomorrow, or any other day really, and walked into the house from the garage entrance.
Standing in the kitchen, I took notice of my surroundings. All the years Charlie and I have lived in this house, nothing has ever changed. We still have the same table with the miss-matched chairs, the same TV we used to take camping plugged in on the top of the fridge. The thing only has 3 working channels, but we still have it anyway.
In this moment I have made my decision that something needs to change. Me.
When did I become this person who silently judges others? I was acting no better than the popular bitches at my old high school.
Sundays were always a day of peace for me, even when I was living at college.
Sundays were the one day I could take my time to do housework and coursework.
I shared a dorm room with a party girl so her Sundays were spent laying next to the toilet chanting never again and praying to the porcelain Gods. But at home, this Sunday was spent job searching. I didn't have much to my name during collage but now I have enough for a few months at least.
After several red circles and black crosses later, I finally have an interview at a little book-store within cycling distance of the house.
I settled down on the sofa that night feeling a sense of accomplishment, I got an interview and I couldn't wait to see how it goes on Tuesday.
MONDAYS. Whoever thought up the idea of Monday, is burning in hell next to the guys who created school and Math. I spent the morning getting ready, rushing breakfast and battling the lock on my bike.
"BELLA!" Right on queue. Alice, my best friend pulled up in Conan the car. "Need a lift Bitch?" She smiled knowing I did.
"Do I get one home?" I questioned, lifting a single eyebrow at her. Last time she forgot to wait for me and left me waiting for over an hour, before coming back for me.
"It was one time! Just shut up and get in." I ran round to the passenger door yanking it open and jumping inside. "Hey, did you hear there's a bunch of newcomer's in town." she said casually pulling away from my house and towards the town.
"Oh yeah, I think I've met one of them." Well that was a mistake.
Alice stomped on the break causing Conan to jerk to a complete stop "What!? When? A guy? He hot? Taken? Single? Speak Bella or I will cut you!?"
"Whoa slow down! One question at a time. 1. Saturday in the woods. 2. Yes gorgeous 4&5. Not sure." She looked disappointed with this and then something clicked.
"Isabella." Oh shit. "What time did you go in the woods?"
"erm.. I can't remember 5...ish?"
"Fact or statement Bells?"
"Fact?"
"Dammit Bella!" I flinched. "We've all been warned about the woods, why are you going in? Do you want to die?" Wait, what?
"What do you mean?"
"Oh come off it Bella. You know there a killer hanging around the woods at night."
"That's why Charlie was so angry…"
"No shit Sherlock, Mom went ape on me when she found out I went in when it first started." She had began to pull away from the side-walk and driving again.
"So what else do you know about this killer? When did it start? Who died first?" I began questioning her like she did me moments ago.
"I don't know much, every time I try and ask my Mom just shuts me down." Figures." But I do know that little miss prom queen was the first to go a few months before you came back."
" Wait, prom queen? You mean.." I trail off my question, not wanting to say her name.
"Jess, yes. I know we couldn't stand her or anything, but she's dead now and I can't help but feel, I don't know, a little grief?" Alice and Jess were best friends before I moved here. They were more like Twins than friends and still were when I got here, we were all friends until high school, when Jess dropped up us like a hot potato to get popular.
"No-ones going to blame you for grieving after her. You were best friend's at one point. Just because she changed, doesn't mean you still don't care." I try to reason with her, I really didn't know what else to say.
"Yeah well." She waves her hand at me. "At least I've got my best friend back! What you going in town today for?"
" I have a job interview tomorrow, so I need your impeccable sense of direction to find the place and also pick out an outfit?" I give her my best puppy dog look.
"Oh as if I can't say no to you. So I need some info about the place if I'm going to make you over. OH! What about I stay at your place tonight help you get ready in the morning and drop you off on my way to work?" Okay what does she want?
" Yeah, that would be great actually, but what do you want? Why are you being so nice?" I eye her.
"I need a dummy for my portfolio and I'm hoping.."
"That I'd be that dummy?" I stare at the side of her head.
"Yes? Would it help my case if I said I needed a very pretty dummy?" Now it was her turn to puppy dog me. I laugh while nodding my head and turning up the music singing along to some preppy song that's been on the radio a lot and that's how we continue our drive towards town, singing very loudly and way off key.
After reaching the middle of town, Ali decides her favourite song is on and she'll catch me up when its over.
So here I am, walking at a snails pace waiting for Alice, because I wasn't kidding when I said I had no sense of direction. When we were ten, the school thought it was fun to take us to the local maze, that involved me, Ali and Jess boosting each other up to see over the hedges until we made it to the middle then doing the same to get back out.
I don't make it that far before I can hear Ali's size 5 feet clonking behind me.
After she caught up we decide that we should first go see where the book-store is before we buy any clothes. Walking through the town I notice how much busier it has seemed to get after I'd left. I used to come here with Dad every Sunday to buy his maggots and whatever fishing supply's he needed that day. It never seemed this busy but I suppose people had a lot more thing to do on a Monday than a Sunday.
After an hour of searching, Ali decides that it would be a good idea to split up and look for the store ourselves, I in turn laughed at her until I saw the serious look on her face.
" You're kidding me right? You, not long ago, was screaming at me for walking alone!"
"That was through the dark, dangerous and might I add killer riddled woods. You have the interview tomorrow, just go look we'll meet back here in an hour, if I see anything cute I'll grab it on my way past." With that she began striding towards the pier to go see if there were any stores down the alleys.
I can't believe she left me. Its been so long since I've been here.
What if I get lost? What if I see someone do something and get taken.
Oh god, Charlie would kill me!
As my mental argument was carrying on I look towards a street I used to walk down to school.
Maybe I should try down there, it's worth a shot. With that I wrapped my hand around the strap of my bag and set off towards the street.
How is it I can be gone for nearly 3 years, yet nothing has changed. Seriously, its like the street is stuck in some time lapse. The wall me and Alice drew on is still up, even though the rest of the building no longer stands. The pot holes in the road never filled, but don't seem to have gotten any bigger either. This whole street screams strange, but I can't help myself from walking further down.
I've nearly reached the end now, when a glow from inside one of the building catches my eye. I can't see the sign properly, so I decide that now would be the right time to ask for some directions. I head inside the small shop and I'm hit with a strong smell of old books and dust. This is it! This is the book-store. I head towards the counter to explain why I'm a day early when a small pile of books are knocked over to my right. I spin around praying that it wasn't me that knocked them.
What the hell is he doing here!
Edward is kneeling down next the books, his brow frowning as he is placing them back into a small pile. I stare at him.
What am I supposed to do? Do I talk to him? Do I just carry on towards the counter?
Before I have made my mind up my mouth begins to move. "E-Edward?" His head shoots up in shock, the frown on his brow melting away and is replaced by that smirk. "What are you doing here?"
" I could ask you the same question." I'm hit with the strong sense of Da Ja vu and realize that's the first thing he said to me in the woods. I laugh with him when I realize this but I still can't help but wonder why he is here.
"No, seriously why are you here?" I kneel down and help him with the books, figuring he helped me yesterday, I should return the favour.
He moves his head up to look at me. " I thought you knew."
Why is he being so cryptic.
"What do you mean?
"My family owns this book-store Our family name is on the sign outside." Now that had me stumped, there was barely even a sign out side when I was walking down.
" What sign? I've just walked down this street there is nothing outside." I looked at him in complete confusion because honestly if there was a sign outside I wouldn't of bothered to come in. He stands abruptly and hold his hand out towards me to help me up. Only when I do stand he doesn't let go, he proceeds to walk towards the door that leads back into the I walk back out, I can hardly recognize the street I have just walked down. There's a flower shop over the road, the wall has been removed and is now an exit street towards another part of town. The pot holes have gone too.
What the hell is going on here.
I feel as though I'm in some sort of portal. This can not be real. My entire body breaks out in goose-pimples and I begin to shake. This is not possible. I close my eyes, squeezing them shut, then reopening them to find the same picture in front of me. Something is not right here. I turn towards Edward who is now looking at me with caution I open my mouth to ask him what's going on but im cut off by the Toy story theme tune 'you've got a friend in me.'
I searched inside my tote bag trying to locate my phone, I completely forgot about Alice. She's properly stuck waiting for me by the car.
"Hello?"
"Where are you? You're twenty minutes late. Did you find it?"
" I'm at the bottom of that street we used to walk down to school, the book store's down there."
"Well hurry up and get back here before I get a ticket!" She hangs up the phone before I can say anything else. I look back towards Edward, a smirk now playing on his face.
" I need to get back... I'll see you around?"
"You'll see me tomorrow." His voice is full of confidence as the words leave his mouth, he turns and walks back into the store, leaving me standing in the middle of the street, watching him. I shake my head and laugh at the situation I'm in, I take one last look at the store before walking back towards Alice, there's this strange feeling in me, telling me that he knows something and I want to know what he isn't telling me.
And I want to know now.
HEY YOU GUYS!
sorry been watching the Goonies today
Last update of the day for definite.
I loved writing this chapter and I know what your all thinking. 'what is Edward!'
Just to clear the air he isn't a vampire. He's something a lot better.
Let me know your thoughts and I may update another chapter tomorrow, working on that now.
Ash xxxxx