Chapter 1

The alarm clock goes off….*beep*..*beep* It's 6:30 already! *sigh* It's not surprising I'm still tired, since I went to bed at 3! Ugh! Charlie is going to be up soon and I have to have breakfast ready and on the table for him. Otherwise, I get a few new bruises to add to my collection. I sigh and make my way to the kitchen. Ok, I'll make his favorite omelet, fried potatoes, bacon and coffee. I'm going to need tons of coffee this morning,! I had to stay up late cleaning the house and finish my homework. You see, Charlie wants the house absolutely spotless! I mean use your toothbrush to clean the floors kinda clean.

I can hear Charlie coming down the stairs, and I cringe. I hopes he's in a good mood today. "Bella!" ok, guess not!…. "Bella! Why wasn't the laundry done yesterday! I'm Out of clean clothes!" I-I put them on your dresser last night before you went to bed, I replied shakily. "Quit lying bella!" He slapped me across the face. "Do what I tell you next time and this won't happen." He sits down at the table and starts drinking his coffee. I hope he leaves soon, I need to get ready. Plus I now have a bruise to try and cover. Once he finishes he comes over, grabs my arm tight, and whispers in my ear "you better have dinner ready when I get home or you're going to regret it." Then he grabs his keys, gets in his patrol car and leaves. Whew! He's gone…. Things weren't always this way. When mom was alive he was a decent person. But she died when I was thirteen and he just started to get angry all the time. This morning wasn't too bad, he can be a lot worse. I head upstairs to get ready. When I get out of the shower, I look at my face to see how bad the damage is. There's a bruise, but I should be able to hide it. Nobody pays attention to me anyway. I go to my room and put on my favorite jeans, a blue T-shirt, and a black hoodie. I love hoodies, they cover up anything you want to hide. Which will come in handy today.

I grab my bag and head out to my beat up old truck. I love it because it reminds me of my mom. She had one just like it when she was my age. So I guess its like a part of her is with me. It's another typical Forks day, cloudy with liquid sunshine. That's about the only kind you get here.

I pull into the high school parking lot and park in the back corner away from everyone else. You know how I said nobody notices me…weeeell that's not completely true. There are a few people. Lauren and her friends Jessica, Tanya are the most popular and most beautiful girls in school. They are the last people I want to notice me. Lauren loves to humiliate me anyway she can.

I walk into homeroom and sit in the back row. Mike Newton walks in. He's Lauren's on and off boyfriend. Right now they're off. He's pretty much Lauren in male form. Which is kind of narcissistic don't you think. He walks by me and sits next to Ben. I overhear them talking about some new kids. "Did you see the new chick in the parking lot!" Mike says. "The tall blond with killer legs? Hell yeah I saw her. I'm calling dibbs," said Ben. "Dude, that's not happening and you know it. It's every man for himself," Mike jokes. "Whatever man" Ben says, rolling his eyes.

I wonder who the new kids are that they're talking about. I wonder how many there are. Not that it matters. It's not like I'm going to go chat them up and become best friends. That's just not me. I'm just curious.

Right then my teacher, Mrs. Belshaw walks in. I guess I'll find out more about the new kids later.

Chapter 2

Lunch time rolls around, which I look forward to and dread at the same time. I find a place to sit and try to be invisible. I can see Lauren with her crowd of followers, so I don't have to worry about her at the moment. I started to eat my sandwich when I noticed that it was all of a sudden really quiet. I looked up and saw 5 of the most beautiful people I've ever seen. I can see Lauren preening out of the corner of my eye. I wonder which of the guys she'll go after first…

When they walk in and sit at a table by themselves everyone starts talking again. About them I'm sure. New students are big news in a small town like Forks. I see the blond that Mike and Ben were talking about. She is beautiful. Long wavy blond hair, porcelain skin. Then again, they all have that beautiful pale skin. The blond is holding hands with this guy who looks like a linebacker. Boy are Mike and Ben going to be disappointed.

Then there is this pixie-like girl with short spiky hair. She's bouncy and energetic, and she has this unusual look in her eyes. It's almost like she can see something you can't. She's cuddled up to a very uptight looking blond boy. Could two people be more opposite?

And then there's this guy all by himself. Why, I don't know. He is as perfect as you can get, to me at least. He has bronze hair, and beautiful black eyes. They all seem oblivious to the commotion they caused.

*Riiinnngg* I hear the bell and realize I had spent the whole lunch period studying the new kids. Crap! I didn't get to eat. Hopefully I'd get to eat dinner. I'm excited about my next class. It's English, my favorite subject. I love the old classics, and I LOVE to read. It's a way to escape the things I have to deal with and imagine things are completely different.

I sit down in my usual spot and wait for class to start. Mrs. Canto clears her throat and announces "Class, we have a new student with us today. His name is Edward Cullen. I want you all to make him feel welcome." "Go ahead dear, sit down in the empty sit to the right." I've been so focused on watching Edward that I don't even hear her assign him the seat next to me. As he sits down I shyly introduce myself. "H-hi, I'm Bella." He turns to me and his eyes widen, he sucks in a big breath and turns away from me. What the hell? I feel so embarrassed. What's wrong, do I smell? Is there something wrong with me? I shrink into my seat and try to pay attention to Mrs. Canto.

As soon as the bell rings, he jumps up and runs off. I start slowly walking to my next class. P.E. Ugh! It's the absolute worst class I have. I'm extremely clumsy, plus Lauren and her minions are there to make my life hell. *Groan*

I go into the locker room and run to get a bathroom stall to change in. This way I don't have to explain away the bruises and scars, and Lauren can't torture me. Once I'm dressed I head out to the gym. We're playing basketball today. *sigh* Honestly, on top of being uncoordinated, I just don't get basketball. All I do is chase the person who has the ball. During the game, as I'm running after the ball, I run into Lauren. Literally! *Groan* "Watch where you're going you stupid cow!" she says. I know that means I'm going to pay for this later.

The day is finally over and I grab my bag and head out to my car. When I get home I start to make lasagna for dinner. While it's cooking I do some laundry and start on my homework. I get everything ready to be served and wait. And wait…..I guess he's not coming home tonight. He's probably working a double shift. At least I get a reprieve until tomorrow. So I clean up and go relax for as long as I can.