New Girl

All Roads Lead to...

Rosalie took Jessica to the kitchen and made her drink water as Esme cleaned the rug. Jessica still felt nauseous and rested her head on the cool marble of the island countertop. For some reason, Rosalie Hale was the only person she felt safe with in that entire house. The blonde didn't talk about Jessica like she wasn't there or that her input didn't matter in the conversation.

Rosalie saw how uncomfortable she was and acted as a shield. Jessica had always thought of Rosalie as vain and snobbish but maybe there was more to her than that. She reminded Jessica of Lauren who was tough on the outside but fiercely protective of those she cared about. They had the same glossy armor.

Jasper was in the next room and the distance gave Jessica some clarity from the mind-numbing calmness he had forced on her. Jessica held unto her will and tried to think of an escape plan. She needed to get herself and Bella out of there but she had seen how fast and strong vampires could be. She needed some kind of weapon.

"Do you want a knife?" Rosalie asked as if she could read Jessica's mind. "It won't work on us but it might make you feel more secure."

Jessica turned her to look at Rosalie's stupidly perfect face. No one should be that aesthetically pleasing. Her features were too perfect. She looked like they made her in the Sims.

"How do I know you're not lying?"

Rosalie gave a mocking little smile. She stood up and reached for a knife in a rack. She looked Jessica in the eye as she ran the sharp edge of the blade over her forearm. There wasn't even a scratch on her.

"Vampires have skin harder than diamonds," Rosalie explained. "Guns wouldn't work either except piss us off."

Jessica's heart began beating faster despite the obtrusive calmness. She couldn't run and she couldn't fight back with a weapon. How was she going to escape? She needed to call for help.

If she could just get to a phone and call Charlie...

Jessica patted the pockets of her jeans and realized she had dropped her phone when she had tried to run from the house. It could be anywhere. She looked around the kitchen and saw a cordless phone. Before Jessica could make a run for it, Alice was suddenly there appearing out of nowhere.

The other girl grabbed the cordless phone and crumbled it in her hands like it was a piece of paper.

"Sorry," Alice chirped. "We can't have you involving the police. It's too dangerous."

"For you or them?" Jessica retorted.

"Both."

Jessica glared at her, unable to shout or swear at her because of whatever Jedi mind trick she was still under. Jasper Hale was a monster. She was going to kill him. She didn't know how but she would find a way.

"Please forgive him," Alice said as if she could read her mind. "And no, I can't read your mind. That's not my wheelhouse."

Rosalie had put away the knife and added, "Alice can see the future. And they're all in a tizzy because for some reason, she wants you to become a vampire." She gave Alice a pointed look. "I do not agree with this at all. She's clearly terrified of us."

Alice gave her a serene smile. "It's what's best for all of us. You'll see."

"Stop talking about me like I'm not here," Jessica said with no real heat. She wanted to be angry but she couldn't. "I don't want to be a vampire."

Rosalie gave Alice a smug look. "See? This one has sense unlike the other one who is obsessed with Edward for some unfathomable reason."

"Bella is lovely. And in a different future, I would've loved to have her as my sister," Alice replied. Then she glanced over to Jessica and continued, "But Jessica is the better option."