PROLOGUE:

The wind was blowing extremely hard, whipping my hair in every direction as it did so. It was so cold, not that it even mattered to me at this point. My lips were probably blue. Not to mention I was clad in a short, cotton towel. The vertical and horizontal cuts that covered my exposed arms and legs were slightly stung by the freezing air. My tears were even beginning to dry on my swollen cheeks. That seemed irrelevant; I'd already run out of tears and was now dry sobbing. My vision was blurred and fuzzy. I could hardly make out the placement of cars parked on the asphalt of the street below me. Hundreds of feet below me. A wave of fear crept through my body. No, I would not back out now. This was the answer. This was my only answer; there were no alternatives. I've made my decision. I'm going to jump.

Chapter One - The Beginning

Something hit me, hard. Literally hit me. What the hell? I was just walking around a beautiful garden and... Oh. Of course, it wasn't real. I had been dreaming. The dream was so vivid and peaceful. I wish I could've just sunk back into the gorgeous dream but before I could even finish the thought, I heard a shriek and felt something hit me again. A pillow. Who the hell was in my bed?

"Wake up! Come on girl, I have a surprise for you!" Alice. Damn, I really need to stop leaving my window open. I slowly opened my eyes only to be greeted with her poorly Cover Girl painted-up face mere inches from mine. Her chin was resting near my collarbone and her hair splayed out over my chest. Well someone got real comfortable while attacking me.

I let out a strangled groan and threw my arm up to dodge her next hit. "Go away. I don't care." I rolled over and successfully tossed her off the bed.

She huffed and I heard her shuffling to get on her feet below me. I hadn't opened my eyes again and I didn't plan on it. It was Saturday. Who the hell gets up early on the weekends? This is my break from studying and working. I bust my ass from 8-3 Monday through Fridays being a straight A student; then 4 out of those 5 days I work at the Newton Coffee Shop directly after school till sundown. Alice wouldn't know anything about working hard like I did.

"Bella! Seriously, you need to get up!" I felt another pillow hit my back after I'd rolled onto my stomach.

Sighing, I lifted up on my elbows and barely opened my eyes. I rubbed them with my palms for a few seconds before I could manage to get them fully opened and adjusted to the light.

"Dammit Brandon, what the hell are you waking me up for?" I groaned and flopped back over onto my back and looked down at her giggling form that was now by my feet on my bed.

"There's a new club opening tonight. Jasper's gonna be there. Guess who else is going?" Her mouth curled into a smirk and before I could even open my mouth to protest, she reached down beside my bed and held up a bag. "I got you a dress already. I spent quite a lot of money trying to get the perfect heels, necklace and earrings to go along with it too. This is gonna mean so much to me, Bella."

Alice knew that was a low blow. I always gave in when she wanted to see Jasper because he made her so happy. They hardly got to see each other because he was so much older than her, and was always at work whenever she wasn't at school.

She peeked up at me with her big hazel eyes under her thick mascara-covered lashes. God, why did I have to be such a caring person?

I sighed loudly and her whole face lit up. She knew she had won, like she always does.

"The fake ID's are in the bottom drawer of my dresser, underneath all the slutty and useless lingerie you've gotten me over the years might I add." I informed her. Alice shuffled to the ground and yanked the drawer open. She looked like a little kid on Christmas morning as she pulled the plastic cards out. Fake ID's were a necessity since both of us were only 17.

I closed my eyes for a moment then opened them again, only to be greeted with Alice holding up a skimpy red bra & panties set and an evil smile on her face.

"You're wearing these tonight. Belllllll-laaaa's gonna get laid!" She shouted and jumped up to her feet. Thankfully, Charlie's gone fishing today or I'm sure he would have busted through my door by now.

I shook my head and laughed quietly before getting up and brushing past her to the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth. After closing the door, I glanced in the mirror. Me, getting laid? Not likely. I was so.. plain. Pale skin, long and wavy mahogany hair, and a thin body. I had pretty nice sized boobs I guess, but I never try to draw much attention to them so Alice is probably the only person who knows I even have them. Boys don't consider hooking up with me. That's all Alice. Oh well. I guess I'll just die a virgin.

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Ehh..kinda lame start, but it's my first FF.

We're getting somewhere, I promise!