Hi all! I know that this is SO very short, but I am trying to think about what happens next. Please review what I have so far and let me know if you think it could go anywhere. J Thanks so much!
I own NONE of the Twilight characters. Not a one!
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Kendra Jones stared out of the window, a frown on her pale face. It was pouring down rain, the water streaking the window of her bedroom. She sighed and grabbed a hoodie from her bed, pulling it over her head. "Ready, Ken?"
"It's so pretty outside. Why wouldn't I be?" Her stepsister Heidi Allen stared at her with patient brown eyes as she watched Kendra pull the hood over her crimson hair that fell to her shoulder. The sarcasm dripped from Kendra's words, and she rolled her indigo eyes.
"Remember why you're here." Heidi reminded her slowly, and Kendra nodded. "It's the best thing."
"Yeah." Kendra agreed vacantly, staring at the floor for a moment. She walked out of the room with her petite brunette stepsister and down the stairs, where they both grabbed another coat to pull over their sweatshirts. Kendra wrinkled her nose as they ran to the blue Camry, and she stared out of the window as they drove to Forks High School. Forks, Washington. It was her rainy new home with her father and stepsister, at least temporarily. She had arrived a couple of days ago, and knew that she could not put off going back into her junior year too much longer. Her life back home in Maryland had already set her back some in school, and she'd need to catch up with that alone. It had not stopped raining once since she'd arrived. Heidi pulled into the small parking lot and parked, and Kendra realized how small the town truly was. The school itself was composed of a few buildings, and she gazed at it with a sullen look. She glanced at Heidi, who was looking at her with concern. "Don't worry, sis. I just need…..time or something like that."
"I know. I wish I knew what to say to you." Heidi told her, taking her hand for a moment. "Just talk when you need to."
"Yup." Kendra agreed, and they got out of the car. They hurried through the rain as Kendra tried to ignore the curious looks from the students that had probably known each other since birth. Kendra went to the office for an idea of where her classes were, and read it absently as she walked through the door.
"You must be the new girl, Kendra." She bumped into the voice that spoke to her, and gazed up at a dark haired guy that had an awkward smile on his face. "I'm Eric, and I would be happy to help you with anything that you need. I know this school well."
"Well, it is pretty small." Kendra said, and he glanced at the paper in her hand.
"The feature is about you in the paper this week." Eric told her, and she gazed at him with horror. "Your Spanish class is this way." He walked forward, and she followed after a second of staring at him.
"Why a feature?" Kendra asked, her hands shaking.
"It's big news when we get a new student. Everybody has been waiting for you." Eric explained, and she grabbed his arm so hard that he stared at her with surprise.
"No feature. Please." She knew that her blue eyes were wild with fear, and she tried to look down. "I just…..don't like the attention." She blinked and looked up again. "That is really more Heidi. Do one on her, but please not me."
"Ok, Kendra. Relax." Eric gave here a strange look as he pointed out her class, and she hurried in. The students looked up at her with interest, and she took a seat in the back quickly as she pulled off her coat. She kept her hood on to fight the chill in the classroom, and stared at the desk in front of her. She listened to the teacher through her daze, and did the same every class after that. She did see the looks of curiosity from everyone, but kept to herself and only responded in an icy tone to anybody that attempted to speak to her. The final class before lunch was finally over, and she strolled slowly to the tiny cafeteria. The one back home had been three times the size due to the size of the student body. Home. Kendra's eyes stung for a moment, and she bumped into somebody else.
"Sorry." Kendra mumbled, wiping at her eyes as she did. She looked up into the face of the most striking guy that she had ever seen. His face was a pale tone with deep golden eyes that penetrated her, and she flicked over his perfectly tousled mess of bronze hair on his head. He gazed down at her with interest, his head a good few inches over her 5'2". Kendra ducked her head and walked away from him into the cafeteria, as her eyes searched for Heidi. She saw a hand stick up, and walked up to the table only to see Eric there. He grinned, and she glanced at the rest of the table as she sighed inwardly. She sat down, suffered through the introductions, and then got up to grab some food. She came out of the line, and looked over to the other side to see the guy that she had bumped into at a table with a group of four other people. As she gazed at them, she realized that they were all beautiful and how much they actually stood out. The eyes were the same and the skin was pale on the other two guys and two girls, yet they looked different. One guy was athletic and big, while the other lean and shorter. One of the girls was model ready, and the other beautiful in a pixie was. She realized how long she had been staring and looked away so that she could walk to her table. She didn't miss the eyes of the one that she had bumped into before she did, focused on her in deep thought. She returned to her table and answered Heidi's questions about her classes quietly, feeling eyes on her from across the cafeteria. Kendra turned her head to meet the eyes of the whole table, and they seemed to be silent as they looked at her.
"Where are you here from?" The question jolted her back to reality, and she turned her head. Eric was looking at her with curious brown eyes, and she shook her head for a second.
"I….ah….I am here from the East Coast." Kendra replied vaguely, and he frowned as he glanced at his friends. Heidi gazed at her with worry in her brown eyes, and Kendra threw her a helpless look. She was nowhere near small talk with the kids at school. She remained silent for the remainder, willing herself not glare over at the mystery guy as well. She got up quickly as the bell rang, and found next class easily on her own. She barely remembered of they thus far, and she sighed as she took a seat in the back of the room. A beautiful brunette came in and sat in the back a few rows over, and her gaze settled on Kendra for a moment. Kendra realized that she was from the table in the cafeteria, and she sighed as she closed her eyes. This day was turning out to be torturously long for her. She got through the class that turned out to be math, and was glad to have just one more to suffer through. Too bad the one more was gym, and worse yet badminton. She frowned as she watched the students laughing and talking as she stood against the wall. The teacher took reprieve and let her sit it out, and she stared at the floor as the chaos surrounded her. There was a memory tugging at her brain, and she felt the sting of tears as she allowed herself to remember the bright blue eyes that burned forever in her brain. The pain flooded her head and she bit her lip from crying out as the headache slammed into her. Kendra rested her head in her hands and took a deep breath as she forced her mind to clear. She heard the bell and forced her head up as the students cleared the room.
Kendra stumbled to the parking lot where Heidi was waiting, and her sister looked at her with wide eyes. "Ken? What is it?"
"I just want to go home. Please, Heidi."
"Baby girl, it has only been a month. I'm so sorry that you're suffering so much." Heidi told her, and Kendra got into the car as the tears hit her hard. Heidi followed and opened her mouth to say something, but chose to stay silent. What could she say?
Kendra skipped dinner and chose to just hide under her blankets in her room as the sky grew darker and darker. She drifted in and out of a restless sleep, waking up several times ready to scream from the repeated nightmare. She finally had to get up and go into the bathroom, and she looked outside to see the rain falling again. She shook her head and let the tears fall again, sure that she would never be able to hold it together.