Eternity
Life is like an hour glass
Eventually everything hits the bottom
And all you have to do is wait until someone comes along and turns it around
-Anon-
1. The end of one life, the beginning of another
I guess Friday the 14th was really the end of my life. But it was the beginning of my new one. It was that day I started university. University of Alaska, Southeast, and a day I had been dreading for a long time.
My mom drove me in (her name's angelica but everyone calls her Jelly).
"May?" she asked quietly.
"What is it mom?" I asked. I had mentally prepared for the tearful 'first day at uni' speech to bleed out.
"May, I need you to know something" I shifted uneasily, here it comes,
"Life, it's a dangerous thing you know. But May I want you to know that I love you and…Well that's it really. I love you, always have always will." Tears gathered and began to drip down her face like water falls. She saw me glancing awkwardly at my watch and the huge building towering above the parking lot.
"Oh sorry sweetie, I'll turn off the water works now. Typical mom eh? Go on scat, work hard and make friends"
"Love you too mom." I murmured as I banged the rusty car door shut. Then she drove round the corner and was gone. That's the last I ever saw of my mom.
I swung my light bag over my left shoulder and made my way to the huge building before me. I thought about what mom had said. I really hoped I did make friends. I didn't even fit in as a human, let alone in a new university with wild young student's crazy with life. I had medical studies first, according to my timetable, with a mix of all ages. I was just 18 last June. I plonked myself down on an empty seat next to someone I didn't even glance at. I couldn't anyway there was just a curtain of soft brown hair and a very pale arm. She was looking at a boy opposite her, which I did not care to look at either. There was a sudden hush in the room as the teacher began the lesson. He introduced himself, He was called Dr. Carlisle Cullen, but he said Carlisle was fine, he had a kind, tender voice which then made me look up for the first time. That's when I saw him. His eyes were an exquisite yellow, amber like butter. His skin was paler then frost, snow or paper put together. His, fair blonde hair was combed back neatly. But I couldn't take my eyes of his. I had never seen anything like it. He seemed – unreal. I focused back to what he was saying
"I have three members of my family in this room, Bella Cullen, Edward Cullen and Arco Cullen" he continued, nodding in my direction. I slowly turned to face the mystery person next to me. She too was looking at me; her beauty was beyond words, Very dark brown hair nearly black, which complemented her eyes which were also a beautiful amber colour. She and Edward, whose eyes were also abnormally gold, were both as pale as Carlisle. Bella turned from me to Edward who smiled an irisistable crooked smile which sent a shudder down my spine. Then smiling another Smile; which stole my heart, Arco Cullen sat in front of me, was looking at me intently. I gazed at him too. He obviously had the strange buttercup eyes too and his hair was a gorgeous chocolate brown, and unlike the others he had Greek, olive skin. He winked at me, which dazzled me to the core and set my heart to 300 mph. Then, to my disappointment, he turned back round. Other girls were gazing at him with longing eyes. Arco just glanced at them, raised his perfect eyebrow and turned away. He didn't give even the prettiest girls a second glance or an act of interest. There was no chance of anybody even going on a date with him in this class.
Already it was time for the next lesson. During medical studies, I'd contented myself by looking at Arco's hair, neck and shoulders taking in the radiant colours. I badly wanted him to turn around again so I could see his eyes, but I did get plenty of that from Bella and Edward. When we needed to do group work, Edward insisted on working in a three with Bella and I, and as soon as he said he wanted this, I heard Arco chuckle in front but I couldn't work out why. Edward was constantly looking at me, he was beautiful, but he didn't dazzle me as much as Arco. Bella was very nice, I liked her a lot. She certainly wasn't vain about her beauty, her clothes were just a plain pair of jeans and a brown sweater, but even those looked stunning on her. She was kind and smiled which almost made my eyes water, and I also noticed she kicked the frowning Edward, who with an annoyed but wondrous voice muttered ow, which Carlisle, humorously told them off. They were all so kind and funny. But after since studies I didn't seem them again. Until it happened.
It had been a few days at uni since I met the Cullens and my next lecture was medical studies and I was anticipating it. I was walking down what I thought was an empty, narrow corridor when I heard two boys come down the corridor. They were at university, and drunk. I could tell straight away.
"What have we here Benny?" said the first one cocking his head. His beady eyes were bloodshot and there was no colour in his features.
"A mouse Larry just a mouse" Benny whispered with a nasty smile.
They blocked my path and I looked down. I started to get a bit hot.
"Excuse me? Do you own this corridor? Obviously not, so if you could let me through" They didn't budge. I tried to shoving Larry aside he glared at me and I backed away I was quickly losing my cool.
"Jesus Christ, move you idiots…."
They flipped just like that; I think it was Benny who interrupted me and said
"No one speaks to Benny or Larry that way!"
And before I could to do anything, I saw the flash of a blade and I was suddenly slumping against the wall. He had stabbed my neck, my artery; I knew I only had minutes. Salty, sticky blood poured out of my shoulder and created a puddle on the tiled floor. With what little energy I had left I yelled weakly for help. Benny and Larry were long gone now. Suddenly someone rounded the corner, Arco and Carlisle.
"Help" I gasped.
"No!" Carlisle whispered to Arco.
"Just do it quick or she won't make it!"
I was fading now I knew it.
"Keep her heart beating" muttered Carlisle, strangely quiet. I felt Arco's soft palms on my heart. The last thing I saw with my human eyes was Carlisle leaning towards my numb neck. The blackness was so close I could touch it with my finger tips but for some reason I didn't. Then it started.
