Once In A Lifetime Love

Chapter Six

With the start of school looming ahead, my Mom decided that we are moving permanently to La Push. When she asked if I was okay with the move, I had simply shrugged my shoulders. I have more friends in La Push than I ever have had in Seattle.

Mom and Uncle John had taken Sam and Jared to get our stuff after Mom and I moved into our new home. I had offered to go with them, but my Mom had refused. She had been adamant about me not going.

Lately my anger has been getting out of hand. One moment I will be fine. The next, I was pissed off at everyone. Its as though I'm a ticking time bomb just waiting to explode. Jared's friend Collin has taken to following me around like a love sick puppy.

School is scheduled to start tomorrow. I have tried everything that I know to do to get my Mom to let me get my GED. But she has refused. When I told her about how I was treated at school in Seattle, she told me that it would be different here in La Push. That the natives take care of their own.

After I spent most of the morning with Emily, I wanted to get out for some air. Emily and the boys have all warned me to stay out of the woods. Telling me that they are dangerous. Yet I feel as though the darkness of the woods call to me. Like I can find peace in the quiet beauty. Looking around to make sure that no one is watching me, I walk off the side of the road and beneath the canopy of the trees.

As the quietness surrounds me, I feel the weight of my life lift from my shoulders. I feel a sense of belonging and peace unlike anything that I've ever felt. The further that I walk into the woods, the more quiet they become. My eyes adjusted perfectly to the shadows. Maybe a little to well.

As I stop to look at small stream, I hear the almost inaudible sound of a twig snapping. My head instantly turns in the direction. Standing ten feet away from the spot that I am standing is a beautiful blonde haired girl that looks like she is my age. As I open my mouth to greet her, her eyes meet my own. Her eyes are the color of crimson. I have only seen eyes that were that color before. At home in Seattle.

Before I could fully blink, the strange girl is standing in front of me. As I open my mouth to scream, a horrible scent invades my senses. It was a stinging sickly sweet smell. As the girl grabs my shoulders, my body begins to tremble. The shaking is so hard that its hard for me to see. Everything seems to be moving in time with the shaking. Pain overwhelms my body. It feels as though every bone in my body is breaking. As my body stops shaking, my body feels as though it explodes.