Guardian Angel? (A Twilight story)

Chapter 19: Stained Cheeks

Chapter 19: Stained Cheeks

Jessica's POV: 

I didn't know what to think, my thoughts seemed to be scrambled in my mind and all I could do was stand there as still as a statue starring at him. How could he possibly know? I had put so much of my time and energy into keeping this a secret and now its all just gone? His eyes seemed to have turned a darker shade of blue and the tight grasp on my hand seemed to tighten. I knew that running was no option at this point. 

I finally decided to play it cool, "What secret?" I thought that I sounded extremly tough but it probably came out sounding like a mouse.

"You know exactly what I am talking about. I'm not stupid." He murmered into my ear which made me shiver incoherently. 

I moved to the side so that he was at least a good arms length away from me. All that I wanted was to get the heck out of there. But he continued to hold onto my arm, but this time loosened his grasp.

"Leave me alone Luke. You don't know anything about me." I returned in a cold voice, hoping that it would drive him away. Apparently it did work because he flinched away from me and let go of my arm.

I smiled lightly, satisfied with myself. Suddenly getting the nerve that I needed I walked over to the doorknob and before pulling it open turned back to face the only person who knew my real life. "Don't mess with me Luke Orien, you have no idea what I am capable of." I spoke clearly and confidently, and with that walked out on my captive.

I laughed quietly to myself, some captive, he didn't even go after me. I walked at a quickened pace towards my moms car. I stopped dead in my tracks, my mom was laughing, I hadn't seen her laugh in so long that the idea of it was bizarre. I gasped when I reaized that she wasn't alone. In the window of the passenger seat sat the one and only man that I have ever truly loved. He wore a wore a worn out leather jacket that was probably double the age of me, and sweats that were a hideous lime green. But none of that really mattered to me.

I ran towards the car quicker then I ever thought possible. I swung open the passenger door and engulfed my dad in the most wonderful hug ever. The aroma that occumponied him surrounded me and I was suddenly a child all over again. I loved those typed of moments in which either a particular smell or touch can bring you back to any time in your past.

I felt my dad's arms instinctively wrap around me and make comforting shushing noises, at first I didn't understand why he was making such noises, only when I felt moisture run down my cheek did I realize that I was crying.

It felt like a century before I finally pulled back, soaking in the features of his tired yet determined face. His green eyes starred back at me but each time I saw them, a few years apart, they always seemed to sink deeper and deeper. Almost as if the things that they had seen were not pleasant stories.

"I love you daddy," I mumbled and went for another hug, "Will you please not leave me again." I heard a voice that wasn't my own say.

I felt him sigh from beneath me, the feeling of his chest rising and falling sounded like my favorite lullaby and I closed my eyes enjoying the moment. "Baby girl, nothing lasts forever. Things come and go, we just have to learn to enjoy them while we are here, and learn from them when they are gone." he sighed once more and reached his hand to stroke my hair.

"But I don't want anything to change. I want you to stay right here, with me." My voice cracked and I went to go wipe away a stray tear.

"I love you Jess, you're a good girl. Stay that way please."

Those were the last words that I heard come from his lips before I woke with a start. The dream meant something, there is a reason as to why it keeps repeating itself. My dad was sending me a message, I had to figure it out somehow, I wasn't going to let him down.

With those thoughts in my mind I got up and prepared myself for the day ahead, pushing the thought of how my dream included Luke to the very back of my mind. I refused to believe in that part of it.

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