Unknown Creatures [Unedited]

22. Need to find her

Mark's view:

"Goddamn you, piece of crap, out of all times for you to stop working, you choose now?!" I yell, kicking the side of my car. 

"Bad timing," Isabella's dad says, amusement on his face.

"Very. I'll need to call my sister to get me a new battery so excuse me," I say, giving my most polite smile I could.

Fuck you, fuck you very much car.

I walk down the road until I am out of ears reach then unlock my phone. I scroll through my contacts and find my sister's name - at the bottom of the list after 100 contact names. 

My sister picks up after the second ring.

"Hello? Mark, what do you want?" she says through the phone in an annoyed tone.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," I retort.

"No! Remember vampires do not sleep, well they do but during the day."

"Actually, they sleep anytime they please."

"For you because your sleeping pattern is out of whack and you have to still go to school. What do you like about school?"

"Meeting people, unlike you, I am very likeable."

"Likeable my ass!"

"Isabella likes me."

"She might not, you don't know. Why did you call me Mark? You only ever call me when you need something, so what is it?"

"Well," I say, leaving a long pause.

"TELL ME! Or I will hang up."

"Ok, ok fine. No need to be rude, sis. I need you to do me a favour."

"I don't like these favours you have me do."

"Come on, you will like it."

"Just bloody tell me or I will hang up."

"Is there anyone at home?"

"Yes, the whole goddamn family is home."

"Where are you?"

"In my room, why?"

"Ok, good. So no one will notice if you sneak into my room."

"I am not going into your room."

"You owe me, remember?"

"When?"

"For that time when I nearly died of starvation and you hunted for me and fed me. You saved my ass so you need to save mine. I don't have much time so you better hurry and help me or else. Isabella is missing and we need to find her."

"Isabella is missing? How the hell did she go missing?"

"Long story, I will tell you later."