About the story: Bella, 20, has lived on her own for two years after her parents died and left her their house. Bella starts a study group at Port Angeles Community College, where Bella attends. Remember, all is not as it seems. AU E/B H/V/W Slightly OOC. Rated M for language and future chapters.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights and blah blah blah to Twilight etc etc etc. I just love to fuck around with the characters. But who doesn't?!
What A Wonderful Mess We've Made
Chapter 1: Run you half wit!
Where to start?
I'm not really sure.
My parents died two years ago and it was in their will that I get our home.
I've always loved this house.
It's a bit too big for just me, but one day I might have a family to fill it with.
Right now I'm single and twenty years old, a Community College student working at Thriftway to pay the bills.
My parents didnt' forget about me that's for sure.
They'd set up a fund for me when I was born so that college would be paid for.
The house was already paid for, so now all I've got to pay is utility bills and property taxes; not that they didn't leave me well off, but I don't want to waste it all now when I'm able to work for my own money.
They raised me well though, I'm not a loner but I'm not the clingy type either; if I were, I don't know how I would have survived all of this time.
Along with having wonderful parents, I had the best friends anyone could ask for, Angela and Ben.
Although I feel sort of like a third wheel of our group, I would never say anything against them.
They are a beautiful couple.
They remind me much of my own parents the way they show their love but don't shove it in other people's faces or flaunt it around.
So, here I am; sitting in my empty house, starring at a blank screen of my dad's big screen television.
I don't know what to do with my free time anymore.
I've got homework every night but it's already done.
I'm not hungry.
I wouldn't know what to make anyways.
I've been living off of t.v. dinners for a while now.
I don't know much about cooking.
I should have paid more attention to mom when she was trying to teach me how to cook.
Cue the waterworks...
I've never really been an emotional person but lately nearly anything will set me off.
Maybe Angela won't be busy with Ben for once.
I pick up my cell phone and dial Angela's number.
"Hi Angela. Are you busy?" I said apprehensively.
"Oh, Bella, Hi. No. I'm not busy right now. I was just finishing up on my English Lit essay. I need a break anyways." She spoke happily.
"I was wondering if you might want to come over or vice versa. I'm really bored. You know how I am with too much time on my hands."
"Sure. I'll bring our dinner leftovers if you want." She never asked anymore; she just brings over food for me to reheat and I'm so grateful for it. "I'll be over in twenty minutes alright?" It wasn't a question.
We said our good-byes and hung up.
Just as she said, twenty minutes went by and then I heard her car pull into the long driveway.
I peeked out the window and saw her park next to my blue Jeep and my dad's old Chevy truck.
Nearby, along the tree line of the yard, there was a shadow moving.
A rather large shadow.
Panic rose inside of me.
Angela is getting out of her car and a rather large animal is watching all of this.
She might be attacked!
I ran, stumbling on my own feet, over to the front door where I jerked it open to see Angela taking her merry time walking up the front walk.
"Angela, hurry up." I whisper screamed at her.
She looked up at me funny and slowed down; the exact opposite effect that I wanted to see.
I waved my arms for her to hurry up.
I could see the shadow in the woods getting closer and larger.
No doubt, it was looking for a striking time.
Angela's eyes followed my gaze over to the woods nearby and she gasped.
She dropped her purse and ran.
The shadow had reached the edge of the treeline and stopped abruptly.
It looked like a giant wolf; but that's nonsense.
It must be a bear of some sort.
Angela made it inside the house and I slammed the door shut and double bolted the locks
We hugged briefly before I told her quickly to go around and make sure the windows were shut while I went to lock the back door.
We wouldn't want that animal to make it's way into the house.
When we were done we sat together on the couch just holding onto each other.
We had finally calmed down and Angela remembered the leftovers.
"I'll just go put these in the refrigerator for you."
I nodded to her and she left the room.
Suddenly, Angela rushes back into the room.
"I dropped my purse outside. Do you think that thing is gone yet?"
"I-I don't know. Let's give it a few more minutes at least. You can always take a peek out the window to see if it's still there."
Angela went over to the front window that I had previously used to spy on her.
"Ya. I can see my purse but I don't see our visitor." she said in a relived tone.
We sat and talked for the next hour and a half before she said she'd have to leave.
We had classes in the morning to go to.
She gathered her things and I walked her, cautiously, to her car.
"Ya know, since you do so well with your classes, why don't you start a study group? You could be like the head tutor or whatever. It would take your mind off of of things and give you something to do for sure."
I thought about this for only a brief moment before answering, "Sure. Why not?" I said and shrugged my shoulders.
Angela got into her car and was pulling out while I walked back up to the house.
She's got a good point, I said to myself.
"I could do that. I've got the perfect place to hold study sessions and I am at the top of most of my classes." I spoke to myself out loud.
It was decided.
"Now I've just got to figure out how to pull this all together."
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