When I had gotten back inside, it hit me, the Cullen's were gone, Alice and Jasper...
Months went by and Bella did nothing, she was like a zombie, though while I was a little better than her it wasn't by much. I did stuff besides go to school, not big things, but I read, I drew, even though I'm crap at art. I never took the bracelet off though. Then there were Bella's nightmares, the ones that kept us all up at night. I missed Alice, she was the one I talked to, and I missed Jasper and his hugs and ability to know what I'm feeling.
Christmas passed, Dad tried to celebrate but we weren't feeling it. He had gotten me a big, fluffy black scarf, I loved it, it gave me comfort. After winter break was over we went back to school again. I had taken to eating lunch in the library, preferring to read rather than interact with people. That's how it was for a while.
"Alright" Dad said, shutting the truck door. "That's it"
"What?" Bella asked
"You two are going to Jacksonville to live with your mother" He replied.
"No" I said quite firmly before getting in the truck and slamming my door. I saw my dad sigh before continuing to talk with Bella. He then opened the door and let Bella in.
"How'd you get out of that" I asked when we started driving.
"I told him I was going shopping with Jessica" She stated, I looked over at her.
"You hate shopping."
"Yeah" She sighed "He also said that you need to come or to find someone to hang out with."
I cursed under my breath.
"Well, I'm sure as hell not going shopping" I mumbled "I suppose I'll have to find someone to hang out with."
I was in the middle of a boring math lesson thinking about who to hang out with when it hit me. I quickly gathered my things and stride toward the door.
"Miss Swan, where are you going?" The teacher asked snippily.
"Out." I replied before shoving out the door and towards the exit. I saw Mike walking in the parking lot when I got out there.
"Hey" I called, he turned around looking surprised.
"Hey..."
"Take me to the rez" I told him.
"But..." He trailed off looking towards the school, I sighed.
"Please." I bit out, I don't think he noticed though because he agreed.
The ride was awkward and quiet. When he dropped me off I waved a quick goodbye and walked off. As I approached a house Billy came out.
"Lily" he said surprised "What brings you out here?"
I shoved my hands in my pocket and looked around.
"Is Sam here?" I asked. He gave me another surprised look.
"Uh, yeah, he's outback" He responded, I gave a smile and nodded, heading past him. Outback Sam was chopping wood, when I approached he looked up at me.
"What are you doing here" He asked, I couldn't tell if it was rude or not.
"I'm bored" I stated.
"And?"
"I can tolerate you the most right now." I replied.
"You don't even know me." He shot back
"Yes" is all I said in response, he looked at me for a second.
