CHAPTER SIXTY NINE
“Hey! We were watching that” Vivian said.
“Yes, I know that. You were paying all your attention to it and ignoring me so I decided to do things this way and look, it worked!” Isabella retorted. “Seriously guys. Why am I being treated this way?”
“You really have to ask?” said Emily, finally sitting up in her chair. “We should be asking you that question? You were the one who met some guy and ran off into a sunset with him. You abandoned us. You made such a big change without even looking our way. You moved out for goodness sake!”
“And we thought we could try to adapt but everything just got worse. You quit your job and you don’t even come to school any more. So many changes have taken place, but it’s all been because of you, and you don’t even notice because you are so focused on yourself alone. Honestly I thought that I was okay with what you were doing, but you took it so far and I just can’t anymore” added Vivian.
Isabella blinked. She knew that they were right. And she wanted to tell them why she had to make so many changes, but she was worried that they wouldn’t understand. Why would they and how would she even begin to say something like that to them. Would she just say, ‘Hey guys, I’m a vampire now and I drink human blood to survive. Find a way to be okay with it’
She didn’t need anyone to tell her that that wouldn’t work, and that she would only end up scaring them off and worsening the situation.
“I had my reasons” she said softly, hoping that they would try to understand her.
“And are you going to tell us what these reasons are” Vivian asked, and Isabella kept mute.
“That’s what I thought” continued Vivian. “You have become so secretive and we have become strangers to you. We used to tell each other every thing that was going on in our lives. We supported each other and now… Now I don’t know what is going on and I’m tried of wondering if we did something that pissed you off.”
“Nothing” Isabella said desperately. “You didn’t do anything and I’m not pissed off. I just have a lot of things going on and I really had to make those changes. I really can’t go into details but I’m sure there would come a time when I’m really to talk about it. For now, I just need your understanding… No questions asked. Can you do that for me… Please? And before you reply, you should think about the times when you have told me to do stuff for you without questions being asked and I did as you asked. I am asking you to do the same for me right now. I can’t get through this if I loose you both. You are like family to me”
Emily and Vivian gave her words some thought before they nodded.”Okay” Emily said finally. “I guess I can do the same for you, at least for now. But you don’t get to use that ‘I did the same thing for you’ card again”
“And you Vivian?” Isabella asked. “Do I have you on my side?”
“Yeah I think I can be a little more understanding” replied Vivian, “But I still hate your new friends. Everything changed when they came into the picture, and I hate them for it”
Isabella gave her a look before she turned to switch the TV back on, then she went to join them on the couch. “You mean you hate my friends or do you mean a specific one of them…. Say… The one called Raymond?”
“That’s just ridiculous” said Vivian, trying to deny the obvious. “I could care less if he’s alive or not. But now that you mention it, I do hate him too… And honestly, I think I hate him a little bit more than I hate the rest of them. Like Emily said, all they do is ruin things”
“You know he really is sorry about hurting you” Isabella said, deciding that this was the best time to talk about it since they were on the topic
“Really? You are going to take their side when it comes to this too?” asked Vivian.
“No not really” replied Isabella hurriedly. “I’m just saying that I talked to him and I know him, at least to an extent, so I know that he meant what he told me and you too obviously. I just hope that you don’t push him away permanently. He’s a good guy trust me, and maybe with his help, you will get a understand me and the actions I took. I really hope you give him a chance ”
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“Where are you running off to?” Samson asked Isabella as she hurried past him on the stairs. Dressed in a simple gown and tight fitted trousers, she looked gorgeous as always, but there was an anxious look in her eyes and Samson was immediately concerned.
“What is going on, Belle? Is something wrong?” Samson added.
“Nothing is wrong” said Isabella in an absent minded manner.
“Then why do you like that?” Samson pressed, staring intently at her face, almost as if he was trying to read the answers to his questions from the look on her face.
Isabella sighed, knowing that there was no point in keeping it a secret from him now that his suspicion was aroused.
“Fine. I’m going to to see my dad”
Samson shook his head. He honestly couldn’t believe that she just said that. “Erm honey, you know what your father is, right?” he asked her, “And besides, I thought you two haven’t been talking to each other for years. How did you get to talk to him? Have you been communicating with him all this while, you know I decided not to talk about this until you were ready, but you never brought it up and now you are going to see him without telling me even after everything that has happened. What the hell, Belle”
“Relax, Samson” replied Isabella. “I haven’t been talking to him. I just called him yesterday and we talked. We decided to meet up today and catch up”
“Catch up? And why on earth would you agree to do something like that? Are you just trying to get yourself into trouble”
“Relax, Samson, he is still my dad no matter ” said Isabella as she continued to go down the stairs. Samson followed, watching her intently.
“Your dad? Your dad who tried to kill us? Look, baby. I know you think that everything going to be okay when you see him but it not… Not with what he is and what you are now. Have you even thought about what he’s going to say about you being a vampire?”
“I don’t think he knows that I am”
“Then how are you going to explain how you are healed completely so fast after you were shot with that arrow? Don’t you think that he’s going to notice? This is a trap… I know it is, and you are falling for it because he’s taking advantage of the fact that you are his daughter
CHAPTER SEVENTY