A/N: Well if it isn't the little story that could! Here is our new born baby. I sincerely hope you guys enjoy this story, because I couldn't be more excited for it. Please enjoy,
kassidy.
DISCLAIMER: Although we would love to own Twilight...we dont.
Bella's POV
I stuffed my homework in my backpack and slammed my locker door. Students were starting to file out of the school in a rush to go home. I was the complete opposite – I wasn't anywhere near rushing to get home. I sighed and slung my back over my shoulder, putting my hand in my pocket as I made my way out the doors.
As I walked toward my car, I felt the heat linger in the air. It was exceedingly hot in my long sleeve shirt and jeans. But I needed to cover what gruesome marks were left all over my body. I turned on the engine and backed out of the parking lot, I was one of the last few left. Even so, I took my time driving, in hopes that maybe I could sneak in without any notice.
The air conditioner did wonders to the heat in the car. I cranked the window open, my hair dancing in the wind. That was the only sound in the car – the blowing wind. I didn't really listen to music anymore. The warning it gave me when it was turned on at home was frightful. But I couldn't let my mind wander down that path now. There was still several hours of daylight…I had other things to think about.
I cautiously turned the steering wheel, peering down my street with intense hope. I saw no signs of anybody else at my house, but that meant little. I finally pulled into the drive, blowing out a single deep breath before hopping out of my vehicle. The heat was so stifling I could almost feel it beating down on me. This, however, didn't make me want to rush inside anymore than before. I lagged pathetically up the driveway, putting on a brave face. A fake one, at that.
I opened the door and gave the house a brief once over. I knew Phil was here, I could hear him bustling about. Like many times before, he had abandoned his car in his stupor. Right now I couldn't care less that he had no means of transportation for tonight, even if it could lead him to take my car. Right now my objective was to get to my room completely unseen. Suddenly, I was graceful and stealthy as I rushed up the stairs silently, slipping in the guest bedroom and running to the jack and Jill bathroom that connected to my room as well.
I locked the first bathroom door before peeking out the next, checking to make sure nobody was waiting for me. All clear. I sighed happily and mentally congratulated myself. This wasn't my first rodeo. I plopped down on my bed and started my homework, busying myself until I heard the offending slam of a door downstairs. I looked out the window in disbelief; could it be twilight already? The sun was indeed setting. My perceptions automatically heightened.
I heard a car start up. My car. I knew he lied. He said he didn't have the other key. I growled and left my room, slamming my door. I padded quietly to the master bedroom, poking my head in briefly. I frowned at the lump in the bed, and walked forward to inspect it and make sure it was my mother.
After insuring that I was related the lump in the bedroom, I went downstairs to eat. I made enough food for my mother and Phil to have some later…if they weren't filled with other, less healthy, substances….or emitting them. I ate quickly and quietly and just enough to keep me completely satisfied until the morning. I allowed myself to linger downstairs awhile, walking down the hallway and cleaning up whatever caught my eye. I straightened the large frame of baseball bats before deciding it was getting too dark to linger any longer.
I climbed the stairs without sound, running into my debilitated mother on the way. She looked at me and touched my face, as if she was apologizing. I nodded and patted her arm, a silent acceptance. Then she left. I didn't know where she was going to go, but she was going to have to walk there. I let myself feel bad for a few seconds. But I didn't cry. It was the ultimate sign of giving in…and I couldn't afford to give in now.
I read in my room as the sun faded, listening for everything and anything. I was just about to turn over and let sleep take me when the phone rang. Only one person could be calling. The only person I wanted to talk to. I scrambled to get downstairs when I realized something was off.
The phone wasn't ringing any longer.
In my excitement I had stopped listening, stopped paying attention. That was a mistake I could never allow myself to make. The most important rule had been broken.
I heard music coming from the car parked outside.
A/N (1): I hope you liked it! I personally love the next chapter...and I cant wait to share it with you guys...so review! And yes...we are aware nobody has said a word so far...but there will be dialouge next chapter (however little...it will be there.)
Kassidy
A/N (2): As of now, I'm writing the second chapter. It's a little intense, so you have to prepare. And I just want to say Kass and I have been planning this for months, and the fact that it's finally up is amazing.
Karina
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