Chapter Seven | Alexandria

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    "She don't wanna tell lies she just wanna feel alive" - Joji

MY CAR VIBRATED FROM THE musics volume but that's how we liked it, so loud we could barely hear the lyrics anymore

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MY CAR VIBRATED FROM THE musics volume but that's how we liked it, so loud we could barely hear the lyrics anymore. I drove down the lonely roads to Port Angeles as Mara sat next to me while she danced and screamed to the lyrics. We were going to have a much needed girls day, so some shopping, get food, go shopping again, repeat. You know? One of those kinda days. I just needed my girl and some greasy ass food. I drove down the shopping strip turning down the music just enough to be able to hear each other yell "So food or shopping first?" I said aloud "foodddd girl duh" Mara was always kinda sassy and I liked that about her. I laughed and pulled into to a fast food restaurant, I hadn't really had fast food since I moved from Oregon seeing as there wasn't very many options. Looking up at Mara from my burger I said "I'm so ready for this greasy burger" which she found funny as hell. We enjoyed our food and set off on our way to the shops.
Later that night I sat in the Clearwaters living room with Seth and Leah. Leah and I had only met a few times since I had been back but seemed to get along quite well, Leah was quiet and well reserved much like myself. She could be harsh but she always meant well. Seth had told me she was going through a heartbreak and I felt bad for her because it seemed to have taken a big toll on her. As I observed the room my uncle Harry walked in "Alright I'm going fishin. Be good kids." He said in his usual jolly tone and we all agreed. It was the first day that I had seen actually nice weather here but none of us felt like going out and doing something so instead we sat on Seth's couch watching the discovery channel. Seth leaned on my shoulder as he cowered from seeing a whole bunch of spiders on the tv and Leah's legs laid over on mine as she peacefully slept.
Eventually Seth and I fell asleep too, when uncle Harry walked in to the house to see us all asleep he chuckled at how we were all sprawled over each other. He pulled out his camera and snapped a picture for my mother. I heard the click of his camera which made me wake from my soulful slumber "Oh hey Annie. Didn't mean to wake you sweetheart." my heart clenched at the old nick name and I stopped in my tracks, no one had called me Annie since my papaw passed away months ago. He was my stepdads father but he the only grandad I had ever had in my lifetime and this also meant that Leah and Seth were technically only my step cousins but none of that had ever mattered for us. Harry's voice rang through my ears "Something the matter?" I shook my head "No uncle" I smiled at him "Well then I'll get you some blankets and we'll set up Seth's pallet and you can take his bed." I looked at him "oh that's okay! I can stand the floor" my uncle chuckled "Seth's a gentleman he'll be fine hunny"
NOVEMBER 6TH

" I looked at him "oh that's okay! I can stand the floor" my uncle chuckled "Seth's a gentleman he'll be fine hunny" NOVEMBER 6TH

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The smile on my face grew into a huge ear-to-ear grin as Embry spun me around again, I was my happiest when with him. The connection we had was different than any other. Different than past connections with past boyfriends, no one else mattered anymore, there was no doubt in my mind about Embry. He made me happy, he made me feel loved, he made me feel everything and everything all at once, he was my favorite being in LaPush, he was my favorite being in Washington, my favorite being in my life, my favorite being on this Earth. He wasn't just my boyfriend he was my best friend too. We walked on the same grounds, we believed in the same things, we loved almost everything the other loved and we loved each other.
Embry and I walked back towards his house where his friends were waiting on us, they were all going camping for the weekend and I was going to help them set up though they needed no help in all honesty Embry just wanted me there. Jake greeted me with bro shake and a hug, Quill smiled and spun me around as he picked me up and Seth just punched my arm like always. There had been word from Embry that Jake had a new girl he was crushing on which I was glad to hear, it'd be good for him to have someone and he deserved to have someone. Later after all of the setting up was done we sat around a fire with Embry's arm around my shoulder as we all talked about life, our parents, school, our plans after school and most importantly the history of the Quilute tribe. It was all interesting and honestly it just made Embry ten times sexier hearing about his family history. The night ended in Embry walking me back to my car, he gave me one last kiss as he opened my door and helped me in "Goodnight" I smiled and drove home.
- I wasn't awarded a great welcome though, I was awarded with great grief. I stepped inside of my house, taking off my shoes and putting away my coat but heard my mothers sobs, they echoed through the home "Mama?" I called walking closer to where the sound echoed from. I approached the living room where I seen my mother with her hands clasped and elbows on her knees, tissue clad in her hand "AnnaLeise?" she called to me. "Yes mama" my voice broke as my throat got tighter, she threw her arms around me as I sat next to her on the leather couch "What's happening mommy?" I began to sob too even though not knowing what was going on I could feel her emotions and how deeply she felt them, something was very wrong. She looked at me with shear brokenness on your face baby she breathed through her sobs, my face was strewn with desperation. Alexandria baby she's.. the world grew quiet as I grew numb, mama said she had been in a car crash and didn't make it. I couldn't breathe, my baby sister was dead. My mother held me as I sat emotionless, unable to breathe, I choked on my own sobs. I have never been in more pain than in that moment, my sister, my baby sister. She was gone and I should have been there with her, I should have stayed. Guilt coursed through my veins in the most awful way but I had to be strong for my mom, my brother, my older sister, my stepdad and my baby brother. "It's gonna be okay mama. We'll see her again someday. I know it mommy.," but even I didn't believe that. I laid down on the couch clutching myself as I wailed through my sobs. Alexandria was precious, beautiful, pure and most of all she my was baby sister.
I SAT IN MY ROOM as Seth comforted me, he rubbed my shoulders and caressed my hair. We're leaving to Oregon for my Alexandria's funeral first thing tomorrow. I couldn't bare the thought of seeing my little sister in a casket, all I wanted to do was hug her and hear her voice one more time. I jolted as knock could be heard on my door frame, my heavy eyes drifted towards my door "Embry" my breath was unsteady as I stood shifting towards him. He grabbed me, wrapping his arms around me tightly "I'm so sorry baby.," he spoke as his kissed my head while running his fingers through my hair. I felt Seth's soft caress and a kiss to my head as he left the room leaving Embry and I to embrace each other. My hair was a mess and unwashed, my face was strewn with unwashed makeup and dirty clothes clung to my body.

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Though this pain was awful it would not stop
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