Chapter 1
A normal day in Forks. The sun was in the sky even though the clouds were surrounding the blue, well I guess as it was summer; the sun had to be there no matter what.
Charlie had already gone to the Police Station, and I was alone. In peace. Eating my breakfast and enjoying the quiet. I finished quickly and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and peeped myself one more time in the mirror. I was still too white for July, but I guess being me – it was no surprise.
The sound of a horn made me jump. But the rhythm was just too familiar. God, did he always need to be so punctual?
I grabbed my bag and was already outside the house in a second.
"Hey Bell, why are you running?" My best friend laughed. "Late again, huh?"
"Ha ha," I mocked as I sat in the passenger's seat of his Volvo. "You know, Edward, some of us actually have something to do rather than speeding all night till sunrise in a Volvo."
He arched one eyebrow. "Yeah, like reading for example? What, are you reading Wuthering Heights again?" His deep voice came husky, maybe because he'd been awake all night racing as he almost always did on summer.
I made a face. "Actually is Romeo and Juliet," I mumbled a bit ashamed. Yes, I was geek. I loved reading, so what? Sue me! I sometimes couldn't believe how two totally opposite people could go so well one with the other. Edward and I had been best friends since I first put a foot on this town when my mother Renee died and I came to live with my dad when I was seven. We had been inseparable for ten years now. But we were truly different. He was the popular guy, the best one of the swimming team. And overall, he was charismatic and… well - I had to admit, really handsome. And me, I was the total opposite. Not social at all, more of the indoors sports –with that I mean; reading and watching a movie from time to time, and I was completely average in beauty. I'd nothing that shocked people in my face; unlike Edward… his emerald eyes killed almost every girl on this town. I said almost, because I couldn't count me. He was my friend, almost like my brother.
"Sure," He amused. "Ready for a swimming party?" He gave me his Colgate smile.
I sighed, always the same with him… "You know I don't swim, Edward."
"We'll see that," He laughed as he pressed the gas pedal to the max to go to the lake to spend a sunny day together – as we did almost everyday of the summer.