Emily’s Nightmare_33

     I wasn’t the most eager person to get home. I’d made Matthew swear he wouldn’t think feel uneasy or do anything that would set my siblings off. I knew he wasn’t happy, and felt bad for using him, but this was something they couldn’t know. Something I had to figure out on my own.

     I crept into my own house, I felt like a burglar. I managed to make it past the living room unnoticed, but forgot that the third step was the one that creaked and that was a dead give away. “Emily?” Esme asked from the kitchen.

     “Yeah mom?” I asked her, silently cursing, in Thai for Edward’s sake. I only knew Thai curses, learned them from a Thai boy at school named Jay. Esme walked out of the kitchen, smiling.

     “Hello dear,” she greeted. “I would have gone and picked you up if you had called,” she said.

     “Oh, that’s okay. I got a ride with Matthew and I just felt like walking the rest of the way,” I told her. “Okay, I’m going to my room, homework,” I said quickly, excusing myself. Homework that was a lame excuse. I’d already finished it all at school. I had to help Matthew on math and science, so I took the opportunity and finished it with him. I ran the rest of the way, making sure not to make any more noise making mistakes as I passed Jasper and Edward’s room. Those two were the ones I had to avoid. I made it to my haven safely, without disturbance. I waited the ding of my computer, but when it never came I remembered why and frowned. I was going to have to buy another one. I guess I could say that the other one was a later edition and I’d donated it to the school. Sure, Alice would believe that. But would everyone else? Probably not, but it was worth a try.

     As I sat on my couch, hanging upside down, did I notice that my cross necklace was missing. I remembered taking it off for PE, but I never put it on again? That was weird. Okay, so it’s at school, I’ll get it tomorrow, I thought. It seemed really odd that I didn’t remember to put it on, I hadn’t parted with it since I’d found it. A knock on the door made me come back. “Come in,” I said, not caring if I was upside down still. I turned to find Edward and Alice there.

     “Hey Emily, when did you get back?” Alice asked happily coming inside to sit next to me, right side up I may add.

    “About an hour ago. I got a ride with Matthew then walked the rest.” She frowned at me.

     “You walked in those shoes?” she asked, pointing at my Birks. I nodded. “Those are not made to be walked in through the woods.”

     “They’re made for walking aren’t they?” I asked. “Hello Edward, having fun reading my mind?” I asked. Yeah, this was an old trick. They’d get together, Alice would distract, Edward would search and then everyone would be happy.

    “Actually no,” he said sitting down next to Alice. “It’s all in French.” I flipped over and smiled.

    “Exactly. You two really need new searching techniques,” I told them. Edward flashed me a small grin.

    “Who says we’re searching?” Alice asked innocently. I rolled my eyes at her.

    “Sure you aren’t. So then, what brings you to my room?”

    “Can’t we visit our darling sister without a cause?” Edward asked me rather innoncently. I shook my head smiling.

    “You could, if you were any normal siblings. We both know that there’s always a reason.” Alice pouted, looking rather sad.

     “Well I’m sorry we’ve interrupted you.” She said sadly and got up to walk away. Normally this would be were I’d feel bad and tell her to come and sit down, but I was expecting this. It’s what they use as a last resort, guilt.

     “That’s quite alright Alice,” I tell her, not falling for it. She pouts and walks out, Edward behind her shaking his head slightly. Outside I can hear the whisper of who could be Emmett or Jasper saying I told you so. So it seems I’m being plotted against, but its quite alright since they aren’t very good plotters to begin with.

No Pov.

     Jasper was sitting on Edward’s couch when the two of them walked in. “I told you so,” he muttered as Alice sat down next to him, leaning her small body against his as a pillow. Edward didn’t sit down, instead he began to pace back and forth infront of them.

     “She’s hiding something, that’s for sure.” He muttered. Bella watched him from her spot on the floor.

      “What could it be Edward?” she asked him. “We already know Rebecca knows, and we’re all fine with that. What else could she possibly be hiding?”

      “I’m not sure…it was mostly in French and Thai.” He muttered.

     “Where did she learn Thai? Last time I checked it was only French, English and Spanish.”

    “Didn’t you know?” Alice asked her. “There’s a boy in grade named Jay, he’s Thai. He wears the most adorable shirts!” Bella sighed, slightly shaking her head. “Well there is an answer to it all.” Alice said, ignoring Bella. Edward looked at her, confused.

    “And that would be?” Bella asked. “You know your conversations are only two ways.”

    “Well there are two solutions, one faster and easier than the first.” Alice said, still looking at Edward. “Either Edward learns French and Thai better,” she began. Jasper gave a small sort of snort.

     “Sorry,” he grinned, “But Edward getting better at French is rather a funny thing to think about.”

    “Or we talk to Matthew.” Edward finished, ignoring Jasper’s comments. There was silence.

    “She’d hate us, you know that right?” Jasper asked. “Maybe we should just let it go.” Edward walked toward a drawer, yanking it open. He pulled something out of it and threw it at Jasper. Jasper caught it and stared.

    “Do you know what that is?” Edward asked him. Jasper nodded, not saying anything. “It’s her computer. I found it in the trash this morning when I had to come back for a book. It’s damaged beyond repair, fried by nothing else than her.” Bella looked at the dead laptop on Jasper’s lap. It looked like it’d been thrown out a window. “Some things wrong and we have to find out what, before it’s too late.”

    “Well then. It’s time we visited the pack, isn’t it?” Jasper asked throwing the computer into the trash.