Chapter 8.
Dreaming:

I was in a forest. Everything was green. The grass, the trees, the moss, all green, different shades of green, but still green. No matter where I looked it was forest, it looked like there was no way out. I walked straight ahead for a while, always trying to find an escape. I thought about screaming, but I had a strong feeling that no one would hear me. I kept walking, and then all of a sudden there was bright sunlight behind the trees. I could almost see an opening, the trees were getting further apart, I was beginning to see blue sky through the all the lush bush.

I could hear small children, playing and laughing, but I couldn’t see them anywhere. I found my way to a house. It was small and white, a house I remembered quite well. It was Charlie’s house. I ran up to the front door. I put my hand around the handle and turned it. It opened with ease. “Charlie?” I asked with caution. I could still hear the children’s voices loudly in the back of my mind. I walked into the lounge room. Nothing. The house was empty. It had natural light through the windows, but it was completely bare. I ran to the staircase, I walked up the stairs, confused and disorientated. I opened the door to my old room. Blank, not a trace of life. Then I heard something, it was loud, I turned around, trying to locate the sound. It was the children, a little boy, he was saying my name. “Bella? Bella?” he was looking for me.
“Hello?” I asked, still looking around.
“I’m Jacob, do u want to come play with us?” He asked so kindly.
Jacob? Jacob! Of course! Jacob Black! Billy Black’s son, he was the young boy I used to play with, when I stayed with Charlie! Oh this was all making sense. “Jacob? Where are you?” I requested.
“Do u want to play with us, Bella?” He kept asking.
“Jacob, Jacob!” I yelled.
“Bella? Bella?” another voice it wasn’t Jacob, it was Renee.
“Bella?” She screamed. I woke with a fright.

“Oh, Bella, u scared me, never do that again!” She kissed my forehead.
“I’m sorry, I fell asleep” I apologized.
“Oh no, honey that’s fine, it’s just u were screaming when I got home, u really gave me a fright!” She explained.
“Oh I’m sorry!” I apologized again.
“Its fine Bells, really, u can’t help it!” She walked into the keuken-, keuken to serve the pizza.
“hmm, Jacob” I whispered to myself.
“Um, Bella who’s Jacob?” Mum asked. I knew that would happen.
“Um I think he lives in Folks, I think I used to play with him when I was little” I acted as shocked as I felt.
“Oh, weird dream?” she laughed.
“Yep” I replied. That summed it up.

I was actually kind of hungry after strange dream. “Mum, is that pizza I smell?”
“Yes, Bella” She walked into the lounge room and placed a plate of Hawaiian pizza on the side tafel, tabel volgende to me.
“There u go” She grinned.
“Thanks” I smiled back.
I scoffed a mouthful of dough, tomaat paste, ham, pineapple and cheese into my mouth. Chewed it immediately and swallowed.
I washed it down with some Coke. Ah that was better.
Before I knew it I’d eaten 3 slices without even realising.
“You had enough?” Renee asked reaching for my plate.
“Yeah thanks” I replied.
“Do u want to start the DVD?” Mum asked from the kitchen.
“Yeah okay” I walked to get it. ’50 First Dates’ I’d already seen this with Nicole, Gemma and Erin when it came out. But obviously mum didn’t know that, so I put it on.
“Ready?” I yelled.
“Yep, coming” she replied. I pressed play. It started quite loudly. I turned it down a touch.

It was about half way through the movie and I was finding it really hard to keep my eyes open. Every blink got longer until they stopped. I couldn’t open my eyes again. I had no energy, I couldn’t even move, I lay there on the couch. Thinking. Thinking about Forks. Thinking about Jacob and Edward wondering if they’d ever met. Who knows maybe they’re good friends, although I do remember Jacob being a couple of years younger than me. Maybe Edward’s siblings are best vrienden with Jacob. And then I remembered Jacob had sisters, older sisters but maybe the Blacks and the Cullens were friends, of not, I really had no idea.
I must have drifted off to sleep because I didn’t dream although I remember that I stopped thinking for a while and then woke suddenly when Renee started laughing at something. I didn’t open my eyes but I rolled over and tried to doze off again. I knew I’d be a lot comfier if I went to bed, rather than trying continuously to fall asleep on the couch, but I didn’t have enough effort to get up and walk to bed so I just lay there.

This time I dreamt again. I was about eight years old and I was in Forks as well. I was wearing this cute little dress I used to own, but I was still covered in jumpers, tights and boots thanks to the coldness of Forks. I was sitting in my old bedroom in Charlie’s house. I ran down the stairs they looked bigger, of maybe that was because I was smaller.
“Bella!” Charlie zei with delight.
“Dad!” I zei back, my voice sounded weird.
He hugged me and kissed my forehead.
“I love that dress on you” He smiled.
“Thanks” I grinned back.
“Twirl around” He laughed. I don’t know why but I did as I was asked with pleasure. I spun around.
“Aww my little ballerina” I could see the pleasure in his eyes. I had never remembered Charlie being so proud of me, it was nice I guess. It was like being in a happy home pagina video. Well my ballerina days were over, totally crushed door my clumsiness. But I really should still see Charlie, a lot meer than I do. I still love him, he’s my father. I should probably go see him some time as bored as I get when I’m there I don’t want to lose my relationship with him. He is part of me. My Father Charlie Swan.