My alarm was blaring for me to wake up. I groaned but rolled over and got up. I shut it off and went into my bathroom to shower. My auntie Alice would have my outfit ready for me when I got out. I took my time showering and was right. My aunt had laid out a white spaghetti strapped dress with a brown leather jacket and my brown cowboy boots. I dressed and then tied my curly blond hair back in a ponytail leaving my bangs to themselves. "Belle?" I heard Seth at my door. My heart started racing. I hadn't seen him since that night. The night I told him I loved him and he had just walked away. "I'll be down in a minute!" I called. "We'll be waiting outside!" He sighed before walking away. I sprayed a little bit of perfume and then grabbed my bag. "You look beautiful sweetheart! You parents should be back tonight!" my nana said. She pressed a bagel into my hand and a kiss to my cheek. "Thank you! I will see you after school!" I smiled. I ran out the door and down the front steps. Nessie was already seated in the front next to Jake. Seth was waiting for me. He opened my door and made sure I was in before walking around and sliding in next to me. He looked at me but I looked at my bagel. I sighed hard and removed half of it. Seth looked surprised when I offered him half. "No belle! You eat it!" He said. "Seth take it! I can only eat half! I hunted yesterday! I'm still full!" I said. He sighed and took half the bagel. I ripped my half in two and handed each piece to Jake and Nessie. "Belle?" Nessie asked. She knew I was lying. I hadn't hunted since my parents left and that was almost a week ago. "Ness! Just take it! I'm not hungry!" I said. She took the bagel but not before shooting a glare at Seth. He was too busy staring out the window to notice. The moment Jake was parked I was hopping out the car. "Belle, we need to talk!" Nessie said. "I know! Ness, I just am not hungry!" I said. She growled and being the older cousin she is reached in to her bag and produced an apple. "You eat it! No arguments or I'm telling Uncle Jazz!" She threatened. I hissed but took a bite of the apple. I was truly afraid of my father. He was the only thing I feared. That and losing any of my family. Seth eyed us but didn't say anything. Without warning my cousin spun around. I saw the girl coming but she heard her. Taylor and her gang approached us fast and Nessie automatically stood in front of me. "Hey Seth!" Taylor purred. I growled low in my chest as tears sprang in my eyes. "Hey Taylor!" He sighed. "I heard you had a good summer! My parents aren't coming back for another week and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to hang out this weekend?" She asked. He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. I looked up at Jake whose eyes were darting back and forth between Seth and me. I sighed hard and the tears started falling. Seth took on an expression of absolute horror as he felt my pain. His head snapped to me but I only met his eyes for a second before I was pushing past Nessie and running towards the forest. "Belle!" I heard all three of them shout my name. I had to get away.