ALLIES AND LIABILITIES #7
Allies and Liabilities chapters # 7
#7
Natasha POV:
It’s been two days since my last encounter with Jacob…thank god. Today I skipped school, my dad needed help with a cancer victim (age eight); he rarely let me save lives like that. He thought it was unnatural. Well it was a rare occasion when he let me save them. I was in the hospital a lot, giving guitar lessons for sick kids. I loved it really, I hated the idea of them dieing so…I cure them. Nobody deserves to die like that.
The chain of letters from my brother had stopped; I haven’t received one in two weeks. It worried me. I sent a couple to the Volturi but they weren’t returned, this never happened Fabala would always write back, I wouldn’t even mind an answer from Felix.
Lily appeared threw my door. I smiled at her and she pranced over to sit on my lap.
“What are you up to?” I asked pushing her curly hair out of my face. She just giggled. I sighed and placed her on the ground and then stood. I took her hand, “Let’s take Gypsy for a walk” I murmured, a wide smile spread across her face.
“Okay” she breathed and raced away; I sighed and rubbed my forehead.
I jump threw the hole-like door I had and landed in the upstairs hall. I waited for Abby’s voice to yell at me. But it didn’t come, I bit my lip. She must have gone to get groceries or something.
“Abby!” I yelled, and then waited for a reply
“What!” she shrieked, probably from downstairs, toying around with her guns probably.
I found Gypsy and hooked her up to her leash. She went crazy as usual, but when she got outside she calmed a little. Lily held on to my hand and the thumb on her other hand was stuck in her mouth. Bella truck drove past, school was over already I guessed. She stared at me as she drove past, but smiled. I returned it. But then I noticed another thing, something I didn’t really want to see.
There was Jacob, leaning against his Rabbit. He smiled at me. He just shows up so randomly! He began to walk forward. I clenched my jaw and lightly pushed Lily behind me. My dog began to bite at her leash.
“Gypsy, in!” I demanded, letting go of her leash and pointed at out front door. She whimpered and ran to Jacob. My jaw flexed, and it felt as if I was going to pop it. Jacob knelt down to pet my dog, Gypsy licked his hand.
“I like your dog” he said standing up again and Gypsy obeyed my command now and ran into the house. I didn’t answer him. I sensed Lily poking her head out from behind me, I pushed it back.
“Black, this is not a good time” I snarled, picking Lily up now so she could only look behind me.
“I’m not going to hurt anyone” he said, hurt a little. I hugged Lily tighter to me.
“I can’t afford to lose her too” I hissed, but there was emotion in my voice. He came closer; I walked away to my house. He caught my arm on the first step. I struggled against him then set Lily on the ground and pushed her inside.
“Abby’s downstairs, go say hello” I whispered to her and she nodded blankly and ran away. I closed the door and faced Jacob.
“Why the hell are you here, didn’t I tell you to stay away from my house?” I questioned stepping past him, he took my elbow a turned me around when we were off the stairs.
“We need to talk, you need to tell me what’s going on” he said seriously, I stared up at him.
“It’s never going to happen, get used to the idea” I said in a low voice, he shook his head.
“Give it time”
“You don’t understand do you? You’re should want to kill me! Our people don’t get along, this is wrong, we are so wrong!” I yelled, actually wanting to shoot myself.
“So what? So what if they don’t get along, if they are real family, they’d be supportive!”
“You’re talking about my mum, Black! She’ll kill me! I’m telling the truth, she will kill me! It’s the same situation as my cousin, remember her? I’m sure you’ve heard of her, her name was Amy; my mum killed her because she fell in love with your dog, Tad! She won’t have any problem killing me! I can never measure up to her expectations. She’d love a good reason to kill me!” I calmed myself down a bit, knowing if I pushed my anger to the limit, I’d hurt somebody.
“Then you obviously don’t belong with her, come to my side” he said, his temper raising a little too
“No, Luke is the only one living creature on this planet who loathes me more than my mother!”
“Then what side do you belong on then?” he asked, his hand shaking a little. I thought for a moment.
“Listen to this, taking sides, its ridiculous! It’s like we’re in bloody war!” I said, realizing it practically is war, only for me I’m fighting a few wars at once.
There was a long silence, and then I realized he was still shaking. I put my hand on his and said, “Calm down.”
“Just, can’t we both put our problems aside? Forgive and forget?” he said, he stopped shaking so I moved my hand, and I looked away. He put his finger under my chin and moved my head so I had to look up at him.
“I can forgive, but I’ll never forget” I whispered sounding pained and scarred for the first time in front of him. He smiled, “So you’ll give me a try, then?” he wondered aloud, I wrinkled my nose.
“I didn’t say that” I hissed, he rolled his eyes.
“Just give up already! You’re in denial, you know you love me” he said, teasing me a bit at the end, I glared at him.
“You have to leave now, my cousins will be home soon” I said, pulling away from him.
“Fine, but think about what I said”
“I won’t” I snapped, he smiled
“Yes you will.”
* * * *
I cranked up the volume on my amp and played my guitar loudly, trying to wipe out all my thoughts, and I hoped I’d get lost in the music so I wouldn’t think of Jacob. I hated how he had some kind of control over me. I hated it. I strummed harder on the strings. I started to hum the lyrics. But then over all the noise I heard Abby’s yell angrily, I put my hand quickly on the string to stop the sound. I sighed and turned off my amp and took my acoustic instead. I was already used to the loud electric so my acoustic sound too quiet.
Eventually I found that the music wasn’t getting rid of my thoughts of Jacob. So I climbed down into the upstairs hall and walked downstairs to the basement.
I ran my fingers over the fourth air pistol, my gun. I picked it up and positioned it as if I was going to shoot at something. I’ve never shot this gun; I’ve never shot any gun. I’m the only one in my family who hasn’t killed anything. I never had the nerve. The lock was still on it so I spun it around my finger. Then I placed it back on the table. I could faintly hear Abby talking to someone, Lily probably (Drew and Caleb were out).
I climbed the stairs again and jogged back up to my room. I pulled out a small canvas with half a painting on it and I began to finish it.
* * * *
I heard a knock on the front door. I felt excitement, I was unbelievably bored. I quietly got out of my room and then I heard a voice, a beautiful voice I recognized immediately, Aelphaba. I froze on the first step of the staircase. My heart flew faster, knowing she would have brought Anthony, it made sense, it was probably why I didn’t receive any letters. I was tempted to fly down the rest of the stairs, but I was paralyzed.
#7
Natasha POV:
It’s been two days since my last encounter with Jacob…thank god. Today I skipped school, my dad needed help with a cancer victim (age eight); he rarely let me save lives like that. He thought it was unnatural. Well it was a rare occasion when he let me save them. I was in the hospital a lot, giving guitar lessons for sick kids. I loved it really, I hated the idea of them dieing so…I cure them. Nobody deserves to die like that.
The chain of letters from my brother had stopped; I haven’t received one in two weeks. It worried me. I sent a couple to the Volturi but they weren’t returned, this never happened Fabala would always write back, I wouldn’t even mind an answer from Felix.
Lily appeared threw my door. I smiled at her and she pranced over to sit on my lap.
“What are you up to?” I asked pushing her curly hair out of my face. She just giggled. I sighed and placed her on the ground and then stood. I took her hand, “Let’s take Gypsy for a walk” I murmured, a wide smile spread across her face.
“Okay” she breathed and raced away; I sighed and rubbed my forehead.
I jump threw the hole-like door I had and landed in the upstairs hall. I waited for Abby’s voice to yell at me. But it didn’t come, I bit my lip. She must have gone to get groceries or something.
“Abby!” I yelled, and then waited for a reply
“What!” she shrieked, probably from downstairs, toying around with her guns probably.
I found Gypsy and hooked her up to her leash. She went crazy as usual, but when she got outside she calmed a little. Lily held on to my hand and the thumb on her other hand was stuck in her mouth. Bella truck drove past, school was over already I guessed. She stared at me as she drove past, but smiled. I returned it. But then I noticed another thing, something I didn’t really want to see.
There was Jacob, leaning against his Rabbit. He smiled at me. He just shows up so randomly! He began to walk forward. I clenched my jaw and lightly pushed Lily behind me. My dog began to bite at her leash.
“Gypsy, in!” I demanded, letting go of her leash and pointed at out front door. She whimpered and ran to Jacob. My jaw flexed, and it felt as if I was going to pop it. Jacob knelt down to pet my dog, Gypsy licked his hand.
“I like your dog” he said standing up again and Gypsy obeyed my command now and ran into the house. I didn’t answer him. I sensed Lily poking her head out from behind me, I pushed it back.
“Black, this is not a good time” I snarled, picking Lily up now so she could only look behind me.
“I’m not going to hurt anyone” he said, hurt a little. I hugged Lily tighter to me.
“I can’t afford to lose her too” I hissed, but there was emotion in my voice. He came closer; I walked away to my house. He caught my arm on the first step. I struggled against him then set Lily on the ground and pushed her inside.
“Abby’s downstairs, go say hello” I whispered to her and she nodded blankly and ran away. I closed the door and faced Jacob.
“Why the hell are you here, didn’t I tell you to stay away from my house?” I questioned stepping past him, he took my elbow a turned me around when we were off the stairs.
“We need to talk, you need to tell me what’s going on” he said seriously, I stared up at him.
“It’s never going to happen, get used to the idea” I said in a low voice, he shook his head.
“Give it time”
“You don’t understand do you? You’re should want to kill me! Our people don’t get along, this is wrong, we are so wrong!” I yelled, actually wanting to shoot myself.
“So what? So what if they don’t get along, if they are real family, they’d be supportive!”
“You’re talking about my mum, Black! She’ll kill me! I’m telling the truth, she will kill me! It’s the same situation as my cousin, remember her? I’m sure you’ve heard of her, her name was Amy; my mum killed her because she fell in love with your dog, Tad! She won’t have any problem killing me! I can never measure up to her expectations. She’d love a good reason to kill me!” I calmed myself down a bit, knowing if I pushed my anger to the limit, I’d hurt somebody.
“Then you obviously don’t belong with her, come to my side” he said, his temper raising a little too
“No, Luke is the only one living creature on this planet who loathes me more than my mother!”
“Then what side do you belong on then?” he asked, his hand shaking a little. I thought for a moment.
“Listen to this, taking sides, its ridiculous! It’s like we’re in bloody war!” I said, realizing it practically is war, only for me I’m fighting a few wars at once.
There was a long silence, and then I realized he was still shaking. I put my hand on his and said, “Calm down.”
“Just, can’t we both put our problems aside? Forgive and forget?” he said, he stopped shaking so I moved my hand, and I looked away. He put his finger under my chin and moved my head so I had to look up at him.
“I can forgive, but I’ll never forget” I whispered sounding pained and scarred for the first time in front of him. He smiled, “So you’ll give me a try, then?” he wondered aloud, I wrinkled my nose.
“I didn’t say that” I hissed, he rolled his eyes.
“Just give up already! You’re in denial, you know you love me” he said, teasing me a bit at the end, I glared at him.
“You have to leave now, my cousins will be home soon” I said, pulling away from him.
“Fine, but think about what I said”
“I won’t” I snapped, he smiled
“Yes you will.”
* * * *
I cranked up the volume on my amp and played my guitar loudly, trying to wipe out all my thoughts, and I hoped I’d get lost in the music so I wouldn’t think of Jacob. I hated how he had some kind of control over me. I hated it. I strummed harder on the strings. I started to hum the lyrics. But then over all the noise I heard Abby’s yell angrily, I put my hand quickly on the string to stop the sound. I sighed and turned off my amp and took my acoustic instead. I was already used to the loud electric so my acoustic sound too quiet.
Eventually I found that the music wasn’t getting rid of my thoughts of Jacob. So I climbed down into the upstairs hall and walked downstairs to the basement.
I ran my fingers over the fourth air pistol, my gun. I picked it up and positioned it as if I was going to shoot at something. I’ve never shot this gun; I’ve never shot any gun. I’m the only one in my family who hasn’t killed anything. I never had the nerve. The lock was still on it so I spun it around my finger. Then I placed it back on the table. I could faintly hear Abby talking to someone, Lily probably (Drew and Caleb were out).
I climbed the stairs again and jogged back up to my room. I pulled out a small canvas with half a painting on it and I began to finish it.
* * * *
I heard a knock on the front door. I felt excitement, I was unbelievably bored. I quietly got out of my room and then I heard a voice, a beautiful voice I recognized immediately, Aelphaba. I froze on the first step of the staircase. My heart flew faster, knowing she would have brought Anthony, it made sense, it was probably why I didn’t receive any letters. I was tempted to fly down the rest of the stairs, but I was paralyzed.