Confrontation with Jacob

I wasn’t looking forward to the day.  I was too ashamed to face Bella.  I had already decided that I would not be attending biology class today.  I got in my car, not feeling very happy with myself at what had transpired yesterday.  I drove slowly to school, thinking about how to avoid Bella.

I parked my car in its usual place, looking around to see if Bella’s truck was parked yet.  It wasn’t here yet, so I hurried into the school, so I would avoid her arrival.

Everyone was staring at me, shaking their heads.  I just kept my head down and continued on to class.  My classes flew by in a daze and it was already lunch time.  I started out of my class towards the cafeteria.  I entered the cafeteria and all eyes were on me, at that moment I saw Bella, sitting at the table with her friends, head down.  Jessica said something to her and she lifted her head and glared at me.  I turned around and raced out of the cafeteria.

I needed to get away from everyone, and decided I’d sit in the bleachers alone.  I sat and put my head down, with my head in my hands.  I heard a noise and looked up and there was Liz standing in front of me.

“Hello Edward” she said smiling.

“Hello Liz, please I’m not in the mood for a friendly chat”

“You realized it didn’t you?”

“Realized what Liz?”

“That you don’t love her Edward”

I sighed “Yes I realized it last night, and I’ve hurt her so.”

“I’m sorry you had to hurt her Edward.  I know that was never your intention”

“No it wasn’t, but unfortunately it happened.  So leave me to my misery please” I said.

“Alright Edward, when you’re ready to talk you know where to find me”

She walked off and left me alone.

Lunch ended and I wandered off into the forest, not wanting to attend biology, where I knew that I would have to endure Bella’s glare.  I wandered aimlessly through the forest until I knew biology was over, and then headed back to school to attend my final class, which dragged out.

School ended and I started for the exit, rushing to leave so I would be able to avoid Bella.  I ignored the whispers and people’s thoughts, because I really didn’t want to know what they were thinking right now, because I’m sure they were worse than before.

I got to my car and was just about to get in, when a stunning blow knocked me with force to the ground.  I got up and turned to see Jacob standing there his hands balled into fists.

“You have some nerve Cullen, to even show your face here after what you did to Bella last night”

“Ok I know I deserved that Jacob, what I did was horrible and I will have to live the rest of my life knowing what I did”

“Live your life! Who said I was going to let you live Edward” Jacob said as he swung at me again.

I was ready this time for the punch and easily dodged it.  He swung again, this time I wasn’t ready and he knocked me with such force across the parking lot.  He was standing over me now.

“I’m going to kill you Edward.  Actually I’m not going to kill you, I’m just going to beat the pulp out of you and make sure you suffer” He said and kicked me in the stomach.

All of a sudden there was an agonizing scream.  “JACOB NO! STOP!”

He stopped and turned to find Bella standing there in tears.  “Bella he deserves this”

“No Jacob, please just take me home” she begged.

“Well looks like it’s your lucky day Cullen” he said walking towards Bella and helping her to his car.

I got up slowly, and I could feel everyone’s eye on me.  I glared at everyone and hopped in my car and drove off.

I couldn’t phantom where Jacob had gotten the strength from, his hit actually knocked me to the ground, not once but twice.  I did deserve every hit and angry word he said though.  I was glad that he had done what he had; actually I wished he would’ve killed me like he threatened.

I took the scenic root home, but when I arrived Alice was waiting for me.  She ran to my arms and hugged me, and flinched.  “Eww Edward you smell like you’ve been making out with a wet dog”

I smelled my clothes and she was right, the smell was repulsive.  I ran inside the house to shower and change.  Alice was waiting for me outside the bathroom door.

“You wanted to talk Edward?” she said.

“Yes, I have some things on my mind and would like to discuss them with you”

We walked down the stairs to the living room.  I told her about the fight, and the forceful blows Jacob had unleashed upon me.  We decided to look up the Quileute legends on my laptop.  What we came across surprised us, it seems that the legends say that the Quileute tribe transformed into werewolves to protect their land from vampires.

“No wonder he’s so strong” I said shaking my head.

“Hmm…”  Alice pondered.

“What Alice?”

“I realize now why I can’t see Bella when she’s with Jacob.  Seems I can’t see the wolves”

“Well this makes everything more difficult, we should talk to Carlisle about this” I said and she agreed.

We sat in the living room staring at the television waiting for Carlisle to come home.  We waiting hours and finally he arrived.  Alice explained to him what had happened and what we had discovered.

He took out his laptop and typed in Quileute legends.  “Read this Edward, Alice.  This will tell you all you need to know about the Quileute legends” he said handing the laptop to me.

Ephraim Black was the last chief of the Quileute tribe. He was a werewolf/shape-shifter himself, and the Alpha of a pack of three, which included Levi Uley and Quil Ateara Sr.  He created a treaty with the Cullen family which maintained that the werewolves wouldn't expose the Cullen’s as vampires as long as they did not bite any humans.