EJ [THE TWILIGHT SAGA]

09

at the cullen house,
the whole family
has gathered.

edward is playing
yet again a lullaby,
inspired by
renesmee and jacob's
so-called "pure" love.

ej is the only one
who disagrees.
there's nothing pure
in their love.
for god's sake!
his father has wanted

to kill his mother!
what's pure about that?

when edward finishes
playing,
everyone claps.
except for ej.

"son?"
jacob raises
an eyebrow at him.
"you didn't like
this lullaby?"

ej stutters,
"i-i liked it,
d-dad."
he liked it.
it's just
ej is more into
rock and indie music.
he also prefers

to play the guitar.
he finds the piano

a little too soft
for his taste.

"ej, come here,"
edward calls him.
ej approaches him

slowly,

slightly timid.
his grandpa can

read thoughts.

"ej, why don't you

play us a song too?",
edward says
and shows
his signature crooked smile.

from somewhere,
great-uncle jasper
handles him a guitar,

with a southern smile.
where do they have
it from?

ej gulps.
everybody's looking
at him, excited.
they love it
when he plays.

he grabs the guitar
and performs
an old song
by "the script" -
one of his favorites.

"cuz i got time,
while she got freedom
and when a heart breaks,
it don't breakeven."

and in the end,
everybody claps.
his sisters cheer the most.

that is when
renesmee truly realises

that her only son
is going to succeed
in life.

he is talented.
he is hard-working.
he is a dreamer.
he is ej.