"Okay, what is allopatric speciation, Miss Stanley?" I asked. "It's when two species
are separated by a geographical barrier." she said matter-of-factly. "Correct, Miss Stanley."
I congratulated her. Just then, the bell rang. "Remember, read pages 217-245 and write a 3
paragraph summary. Due tomorrow!" I reminded the class. I plopped down onto my chair and
started grading the day's quizzes. Thank the Lord the school year is almost over, I thought.
I'm Isabella Marie Masen. My father is Sheriff Masen. I'm 21 and I teach biology at Forks
High School. When I was 18, my boyfriend abandoned me in our meadow, never coming back.
I got the job the day after Edward left me. I remember the day....
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We walked to our meadow, holding hands. We sat down. Edward turned to me and said "We're moving to
L.A. It would be healthier for you if we left. I'm sorry. It'll be as if I never existed." (A.N. I got that line from
New Moon.) "They're waiting for me. I gotta go." he said. "Wait, Edward!" I reached for his arm. He was so fast
that my hand just grabbed the air. "Damn." I muttered. I laid down in the grass, crying, and fell asleep, only to be
woken up by the rain.
End flashback.
After I finished grading the quizzes, I hopped in my truck and drove to "our" meadow. I hopped
out and stared at the flowers. I spun around, only to see Jane, Felix, and Demetri of the Volturi.
"Where are the Cullens?"she asked. "They moved to L.A. thinking it was healthier for me if they left."
I replied. She ran up to me and bit my neck. I fell onto the soft carpet of grass and writhed in agony.
"Our work here is done." she said to Felix and Demetri. They ran away, leaving me to writhe in agony,
struggling to keep the screams locked inside of me. I laid there for 3 days. On the second day, the
burning slowly receded. On the third day, the burning totally disappeared, only to be replaced by a dry
burn in my throat. I was a vampire.
I discoered my gifts on my way to my truck. I could put up a mental shield and release it at will. I
could put up a physical shield and release it at will. I copied and acquired other vampires' powers if I was
exposed to it. I could morph into a shape-shifter and a human and back to vampire. I could control the
elements. I couldn't smell human blood.
When I stopped burning, it was 5:30 a.m. I was supposed to be at work in an hour! I drove home, changed,
brushed my hair after taking a shower, dried my hair, and left for work.
I got there just on time. I went up to my room and started teaching the classes about chromosomal pairs.
"Time to take notes, class. Humans have 23 chromosomal pairs. They make you look the way you do. the
information stored in a chromosome is called an allele. My gold eyes, almost-white skin color, my brown hair,
all of my features are caused by chromosomes. The most common color for a baby's eyes is blue, but it changes
as you get older. Most of the world's population has brown eyes, because the gene is dominant. Pale skin is
very rare in humans. Gold eyes in humans is also rare. Brown hair isn't very rare. Many people have brown hair.
My friend down on the Quileute reservation is human, but he has 24 pairs. He's part wolf." I explained. The bell rang
for the day. "Homework is to research and record the chromosomal count of 4 different animals." I reminded the class.
I gathered my class and started seeing Edward. I slipped out of my reverie to hear the phone ringing. "Hello?" I asked.
"Hi Ms. Masen." the secretary, Mrs. Rekowski said, "You have a visitor down in the office." A visitor? I never got visitors.
"I'll be right down, bye." I said, then hung up the phone. Thank God I'm the only one in the building right now, I thought.
I ran down the stairs at vampire speed. When I got to the office, the visitor was standing with his back toward me. He had
pale skin and amber hair. He turned around when he heard me. When I saw the face, I gasped and nearly choked.
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