The story of us // EmmettxOcxRosalie

Chapter 24 - Thoughts

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The next time I woke up, it was morning. And I overslept. Still, there was something good about the day; it was Friday.

I put on the first things I found in my closet. A comfortable pair of black pants and a baby blue Hoodie. My hair was a mess, so I simply put it in a bun, grabbed my bag and ran downstairs. Vince told me yesterday that he had to go to work earlier, so he wouldn't be able to make me coffee or wake me in case I was late. And of course I was. Thankfully Reah made me something for breakfast before she headed out, so I could grab it and go to school.

I actually had a driver's license, but never enough money to buy a car. Back when I was at the children's home, I had a mini job at a Café around the corner. I saved the money, but I was still far away from getting a car. I should ask Vince later if there's a possibility of earning money here. Of course, I had doubts. I mean, Forks is tiny. The only thing I could imagine was buying stuff for old people around the neighborhood or something. That's very easy if you have a car. Since I don't have one and these little shopping trips won't bring a lot, I won't get one anytime soon.

Also, I should wait with that. Vince and Reah still have to choose whether they want me to stay or not. After yesterday, I wouldn't be surprised if they would say no. It doesn't matter if they like me, when I worry them too much. Or don't fit into their life.

On my way to school, I gave up on being punctual. So I walked slower. It wouldn't matter anyway. Also I was a little lightheaded. I got the feeling that I might be getting sick. After that cold rain shower yesterday, I wouldn't be surprised.

I groaned when my thoughts came to a topic I didn't want to think about. Emmett and Rosalie. I couldn't block the thoughts anymore. I liked them. Way more than I wanted to. And it was stupid. They ignored me for weeks. Almost a month. They played me. I was just a toy until I got boring.

If their apology was honest, then why couldn't they even give me a reason. Deep inside, I believed them. But I couldn't accept it without an explanation. And when they didn't act differently from now on, I would cut off contact as much as possible. Meaning, I would have to protect my heart. I sighed.

Why couldn't I like someone else? Paul for example. He was nice. He was funny. Kind. A child at some times. But most of all, he was caring. We would meet after school. He wanted to see for himself that I was okay. I smiled at the thought.

A part of me actually hoped I would fall in love with him instead. He was the better option, no matter from what position you'd look at it. I felt safe around all three of them.

Shaking my head, I opened the door and walked to my first class. I spent around five more minutes in front of the classroom to prepare myself. With a last sigh, I knocked on the door and went inside. Every single person looked at me. I felt nervous.

Mrs Thoß unexpectedly smiled at me. "Hey, Emery. I heard about the incident. How are you feeling, dear?", she asked. I was startled. Great. Seems like the whole school knew about me getting lost. I wanted to turn around, walk back home and go to bed.

"I'm good", I answered and tried a realistic smile. Knowing me, I probably failed. "That's good news. And don't worry, you didn't miss much.", she said. I nodded and thanked her politely and made my way to my seat.

I could feel my classmates look at me from time to time. That disgusting feeling followed me the whole day. All day people came up to me and asked what happened or if I was okay. Some told me that such things happen from time to time. That was probably meant to calm me. Didn't really work.

Jessica and Angela seemed happy to see me. "I thought you wouldn't come to school. I was actually pretty worried when I heard you got lost.", Jess said as soon as they came up to me. I smiled. It felt good to have something similar to friends. "Yeah me too. I mean, how long have you been out there? Four hours? Longer?", Angie joined. "I don't really know", I said and laughed awkwardly. "Let's get you something to eat. You look pale", the girl with glasses said. I nodded. Surprisingly, I was starving.

Luckily, we had the only thing you could eat without worrying to puke shortly after. Lasagne. I had no idea what they put into that, but I loved it. After the first piece, I got a second one. The girls seemed proud of me for eating more than normally. I liked them. And I would like to have them as friends.

When I came back with my second piece of lasagne, they talked about a trip they planned. I didn't really listen until Angie said my name. I looked up. "Hey Emery, do you want to come with us? We were planning to go to La Push today. That's a beach, in case you don't know.", she said. "Right after school?", I asked. They nodded. "If you don't mind if I come later and maybe bring friends, then sure.", I answered with a shrug. They seemed taken back, but quickly changed back to normal. "Sure. The more, the better.", Jessica said. They actually were happy I said yes. I smiled.

Hopefully Paul would be okay with that. Maybe I could bring the others too. I was much more comfortable if they were with us. Sure, I liked Jess and the others. But I knew Paul and his friends better, and I felt much more relaxed around them.

But before that I had to survive a period of math. And even worse; this time we had it with a different teacher than usually.