The bell finally rang on my last day of high school. I ran out of the school and got into my truck. Of course it was raining, like any other day. Forks was always so dreary and bleak. After twenty minutes or so of long driving, I arrived home to see my father's police cruiser in the driveway. I parked the truck and got into the house. My father was waiting inside for me, with open arms.
"Congrats, Bella! I'm so happy for you!"
I leaped into his arms, giggling.
"Thanks Charlie. You know, this still doesn't change anything. I'm leaving tomorrow, no matter what you say."
I felt his laughter cease and his arms begin to unwind. He looked at me with stone eyes.
"Come on Bella, you don't need to go all the way across the country to go to school. Why don't you say here?"
"Because Dad, no schools around here gave me a full scholarship, but, NYU did. And besides, that school is supposed to be awesome. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
He nodded and walked into the living room and sat himself down at the T.V. I knew then that the talk was over. I went upstairs and finished up my packing for the plane tomorrow. After a few hours, I went back downstairs and made dinner for me and Charlie. He didn't talk about me leaving tomorrow. He knew that once I set my mind on something, there was no stopping me from doing it, so he just stayed quiet for the meal. I told him that I wanted to spend the summer in New York, that way; I could get used to my new surroundings and settle myself in. Of course Charlie objected, but I told him he couldn't stop me. After months of fighting and bickering, he leaded to accept my idea and stopped complaining about it. He needed to learn that I had a chance of a lifetime and I was so not going to back down from it. Afterwards, I cleaned up the dishes and washed them off for the last time. I ran back upstairs and read the book Wuthering Heights that I left out for the plane ride. Eventually the tales of Mr. Darcy began to make me sleepy, so I nodded off into the night, totally forgetting that tomorrow will change my life forever.
I woke up with crust inside of my brown eyes. I looked and saw that my bags were no longer by my door. I ran out of my room and saw Charlie packing my bags into his car. I smiled and walked over to give him a big hug.
"Thank you Daddy."
I called him Daddy whenever I was thanking him for something so nice.
"No problem Bells. Now go get ready. We gotta leave soon."
I nodded and ran up and got ready in no time. I was dressed in a pair of black shorts and a lime green tank top, perfect for a long plane ride. It was a nice day for Forks, about seventy-five degrees and clear skies. We made our way to the airport in silence. I knew it was going to be hard to say goodbye to Charlie, especially since we have not been together that long. I originally lived with my mother, Renee, but she remarried when I was in my sophomore year of high school. Her new husband, Phil, is a pretty decent guy, but he was not that high on my list. He traveled around far too much, leaving my mother alone. I told her it was best for me to live with my father, that way, she could travel with Phil. The excitement and sadness burned in her eyes. She was excited cause now, she could be with Phil more. But she was sad because I was leaving her. Me and my mom were always together, and I was always the more responsible one. The more I thought about my mom, the more I realized I could see her more often. Phil played a lot of games in New York. Charlie and I arrived at the airport and I snapped out of my reverie. He walked out and picked up my bags and walked with me over to terminal 6. I sighed and closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Call me crazy, but I could feel the winds of change blowing my way. It was kind of like I was seeing into my own future. I saw myself surrounded by people who cared about me and a man whom I loved dearly. But, who is to say that this was the distant future. It could be that I might find love in college. I might find a group of friends that I love more than anything. And, most importantly, I will find happiness. In a way, I was deprived of this in Forks. The people were nice, but I was always an outcast, just because I was different. I listened to the good kind of music, like the classics and rock, not that R&B or rap-crap people loved. I never dressed according to the style at that time, I dressed in comfort clothes. I read for my free time, not go to the mall like other people. In school, the guys stared at me. In fact, I was asked out quite a number of times. But I always turned them down. They were far too annoying for me. I kept thinking about the past and the future.
"Flight 704 from Seattle to New York will be boarding shortly."
I shook my head to arrive back into the present and saw my father getting teary eyed. Just at that sight, I began to choke down salt water tears. I ran over and embraced him, making him drop the bags he was holding. He hugged me tightly.
"You need anything, of if something happens, you call me pronto, got it?"
"Okay Dad."
He kissed my forehead and picked up my bags and put them on the plane. I got on the stairs and waved goodbye to him and walked inside the plane to take my seat. I was seated next to this incredibly good looking guy. He had eyes of an emerald green shade and a nice physique. He had hair in the shade of a bronze and auburn. It was so adorable. He smiled at me and made me blush. I was so lucky that I was going to be seated next to this, dare I say, sexy guy. I sat down and he looked at me.
"Hello there. May I ask your name?"
I smiled at him.
"My name is Bella, may I ask yours?"
"It's Edward. Please to meet you Bella."
"Same here Edward, so, what brings you on this plane?"
"Unfortunately, school does."
"Same here! I'm on my way to NYU. How about you?"
"NYU as well. So I guess I am lucky, I will already have one good friend there."
He winked at me and it made my heart melt. He gave me a crooked smile and began bombarding me with questions. I returned the favor and found out quite a lot about him. He was a very intellectual person actually, it kind of surprised me. Usually, handsome men are quite dolts. But Edward knew his stuff. If I said something, he had a comeback to me. And his sarcasm was too funny sometimes. I know it would seem to early to say, but I was getting my first crush on him. He was so gorgeous and wonderful. But I knew already that he was out of me league. I'm sure he had a girlfriend waiting back home for him. I sighed and closed my eyes for a little while Edward read a book. To my surprise, I saw that it was Wuthering Heights. I giggled and he looked at me.
"What's so funny?"
I reached into my bag and pulled out my own copy of the same book.
"Well what do you know?"
He laughed a musical sound. It was so enchanting. His cell phone buzzed off and he answered it.
"Hi Alice…yeah I'm on the plane now…I'll be there whenever…Okay, see ya."
Alice. That had to be the girlfriend. I sighed.
"What does your girlfriend want?"
He broke out into laughter. I looked at him, perplexed.
"Silly Bella, Alice is my older sister. She was just checking in."
A feeling of relief washed over me. It was strange, I had only known Edward for a short time, but I already liked him and, well, wanted him. I wanted to kiss his red lips. I wanted to hold onto him for dear life. But I knew that no such thing would ever happen. It made me depressed.
After hours on that god forsaken plane, we arrived in New York. Edward insisted that I get a cab with him, so I did. We continued to talk about random things as the ride progressed. We arrived at the university. Edward walked out of the cab, paid the man, and got all of our bags from the trunk. I smiled at him.
"Thanks for everything Edward."
"Anything for you Bella."
He winked at me and my heart stopped. I walked over and took my bags from him and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen from my bag. I began to write down my cell phone number. I passed him the paper.
"Call me sometime, okay? We can hang out."
I tried to be sexy and winked at him. He stopped breathing for a short second, then continued.
"Thanks Bella. I'll see you soon, okay?
"Sure Edward, catch ya later!"
I waved and began my way to the Robinson Dormitory and looked for room 334. I found it and knocked on the door. I found myself looking down to a short, pixie like looking girl. She had sparkling blue eyes and jet black hair.
"Hi! You must be Bella! I'm Alice Cullen. Pleased to meet you!"
Alice? Isn't that Edward's older sister? I shook my head and looked at her.
"Hey I'm Bella. Nice to meet you too Alice."
"We are going to have so much fun! Let me introduce you to the gang!"
She walked me inside of the dorm and I saw three other people sitting around.
"The blonde chick over there is Rosalie; she is dating the big burly dude next to her, which, by the way, is my older brother Emmett. And that cutie over there is my baby Jasper."
She walked over and kissed her boyfriend. I giggled and looked at them.
"Nice to meet you guys. I'm Bella."
Emmett stood up and looked at me.
"There is actually one more in our party. Where is that prude anyway?"
Rosalie smacked him upside the head and looked at me.
"Sorry about him, he is an idiot sometimes. Emmett, don't call your brother a prude!"
"Yes Ma'am."
I laughed as I heard the door click from behind me. I turned around and saw the bronze haired god standing before me. I smiled.
"Nice to see you again Edward. Couldn't get enough of me could you?"
"Nice to see you too Bella. And no I couldn't. I'm hopelessly addicted."
The sarcasm in his voice was noticeable, but not by a lot. Alice and the others stared at us, before shouting at the same time.
"You know each other?!"
Edward laughed.
"We sat next to each other on the plane. We have already been best friends for the past eight hours. So ha!"
Edward stuck his tongue out at them and I giggled. Alice huffed and walked over to my side and took my arm in hers.
"Well little brother, I will be spending more time with her than you ever wish. So ha-HA!"
We all began to laugh and she escorted me to my room. I dropped by bags down and sat on the bed. Alice looked at me with her glinting blue eyes.
"You like my brother."
I stopped breathing for a minute. The flush instantly ran to my cheeks and painted them a scarlet red. Alice giggled.
"I knew it! Oh Bella, don't blush, it's adorable! I think he likes you too!"
My head shot up.
"What?!"
"Well tonight we will find out, at the girls slumber party! And we might even do a little spy work! It'll be a blast!"
