The Ramblings of Brighton Montgomery [A Jasper Hale Love Story]

Chapter Twenty-Two

He had left. He was actually gone.

I kept trying to wake myself as if this were all just a dream, and tomorrow I would go back into school, and Jasper would still hate me over that stupid chair, but I couldn’t wake up.

This was real.

I couldn’t even try to even pretend that Jasper wasn’t here. I knew he wasn’t, something was off balance inside me, like a piece of me was missing, the piece that held me together. Fear, anxiety, sadness, all the emotions that Jasper had protected me from, welled up inside me. When Jasper was here I always felt safe and calm, I don’t know if that was his doing or if, psychologically, I just felt that way. At first, I was mad at Alice, but then found that to be completely stupid. I couldn’t blame Alice, she needed Jasper. Of course Jasper would be her first choice. Just why couldn’t they tell me? Maybe if they told me I wouldn’t worry so much. I was completely miserable.

I must have laid in bed for two weeks, I’m not really sure, I lost count. Day blended into night, masked by the pulled heavy curtains. Countless times I had heard people come up to the door, stop, and then turn and go back down the hallway. Once I heard someone knocking, then came Edward’s, “Nessie, you know what your mother and I told you, she needs to be left alone.” then their footsteps faded away too.

I rose up from the bed, I needed to hunt, I was getting weak and Nessie’s heart was pounding heavily inside my head. A plan popped into my head, but I quickly disguised it by singing depressing songs in my head, not wanting Edward to see. I changed quickly out of my clothes and threw back the curtains, it was sunny today, obviously Forks weather didn’t want to cooperate with me. I opened the window high enough so I could get out, then I jumped. After I hit the ground with a light thud, fallen snow covering my shoes, I ran deep into the forest. I wasn’t sure how far Edward’s ability could go, but I took my chances and began thinking.

I needed to get away, just for a little bit. I would come back, but I needed to leave. Where would I go? I named all the possibilities in my head, then it hit me, I would go somewhere where someone knew me more than Jasper does. I would go to see my mom. Some of my clothes are still there, so I wouldn’t need to worry about luggage, but I would need to go back into the house to get my phone and car keys, plus something to read. I didn’t want to see the Cullens, I didn’t want looks of sympathy, I didn’t want to see their pain, I just wanted to be able to leave quietly so no questions would be asked. I contemplated ways of getting back into the house, I could only think of one, the window. There was company in the house now, I heard their low murmur the past two weeks, hopefully this would distract the family.

I made my way into the Cullens back yard, quietly as I could, after checking to see no one was around. I looked at my open window, and tried to think of the best way of doing it, I would have to jump. My best bet was to take a running start, I prayed that I made it and didn’t make any noise, otherwise The Cullens would find me splattered against the side of their house. I ran, building up speed, and when I neared the house, I sprung, and grabbed the ledge, pushing myself into the window, not making one peep. I smiled smugly, impressed with myself. I tip-toed around the room, grabbing my keys, wallet, and cell phone off my dresser, I looked around for something to read, and saw Jasper’s book that he had left one of the nights he was here. I grabbed it, I didn’t have time to search for anything else. I would have to call some ticket place on the way to the airport.

I jumped back out of the open window, and sprinted to my car, I got in and slammed the door, and turned the ignition, the tires skidded on the gravel as I whipped out of the driveway. I put the car as fast as it would go, it wouldn’t take me very long to get to Port Angeles. While driving, I called the airport and was able to get myself a ticket, I had to write down a confirmation number and drive which was… interesting.