Okay, I've finally updated! Yay for me! For those that haven't read the old chapter 1, you guys can look at my profile for the whole story why I had to change it. Anyways, I'll update as much and as soon as I can. Hope you enjoy!
"I love you, mom." I said as they lowered the coffin 6-feet-under. As tears fell from my eyes, all that I could think about was all the time we spent together, all the time we didn't, all the time we fought. Time, something that I can never get back.
I'm Elizabeth Jones called Izzy, 16 years old. My mom died, so my dad, brother and I moved in with my cousin, Ella, 2 months ago. Her parents are touring the world, so we get the house all to ourselves. My brother, Jonathan, is 14. And my cousin is the same age as me.
Before, we used to visit Ella a lot, when I was around 4. Then there was this one time, on Ella's 6th birthday, we celebrated on La Push beach, where we met this guy, Jacob. We became really good friends, and even though we stopped visiting Ella, we still kept in contact. Especially with his childhood crush problem.
You see, there was this girl, Isabella Swan, and Jake liked her. She was 2 years older than us. Not like that made Jacob like her less. But I guess that was one of the reasons why I ignore Jacob 70% of the time, haha!
"Riiiing," Says my alarm clock to my ears. Great, first day of school in Forks. This should be interesting.
So let's start by taking a short shower, and eating a bagel for breakfast. Just for the sake of avoiding my... how should I put these... roommates? Huh, whatever.
So, like I said, take a shower then grab bagel, then run out of house. I know that seems a bit unusual, to just leave the house without saying bye to anyone, or eating a proper breakfast. But it just makes things harder… I put on a black and white, striped long sleeve shirt, jeans, and SkelAnimals Jack doll shoes and then tied my medium length, black hair in a high ponytail. I picked up my Jack Skellington backpack and ran downstairs. And to my dismay, my cousin was expecting that.
"Whoa right there, superstar. Where do you think you're going?" Ella asks, putting her hands on her hips. Damn, the 'you're in trouble' pose!
"Uh, school, you know. It's what everyone usually does in the morning." I say, turning to her side, but she blocks my way.
"So early, it's like 7 in the morning, an hour early when someone usually leaves for school. Where are you really going? It's not like I'm gonna stop you, I just wanna know what to tell the guidance councilor when you show up late." She says.
"Okay, fine. I'm just gonna go around town. I just... I don't know. I need some time to think." I say, grabbing a bagel, and running out the door.
I open my forest green Jeep's door, put my bag on the passenger seat, put the keys in the ignition, cranked the radio, and then drove.
I keep driving until I've seen the whole town, except the part where school was. 7:37 am, read the time. 'I guess it was kinda hard to accept that this is my first day of school without mom.' I thought as tears threatened to fall.
"Beep, beep!" says a car horn. I look behind me and see another Jeep Wrangler, although it was silver and a guy was driving it, a really pale guy, with a blonde girlfriend sitting shotgun. Whoa, I guess I suddenly just stopped traffic, huh. I signal my hand from my window, and then started driving to school. Besides, Ella would kill me if I was late.
When I arrived, I first went to the Registrar's Office. I needed to get my Class Schedule, Social Events Calendar, Campus Map, and whatnot. While looking for it, I bumped into this girl. She was pale, brownish-reddish hair, normal height, and wearing earphones.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't see you." She apologizes. She seemed familiar.
"Oh, no sweat, I didn't notice you, too." I say politely. Hey, just 'cause I like being alone, that doesn't mean I can't be nice or friendly. Besides, I really think we've met.
"I'm Bella, Bella Swan." She says, reaching out her hand to shake mine.
"Bella Swan? You mean Isabella Swan, Jacob's friend?" I ask, taking her hand and shaking it, then letting go. Whoa, fancy bumping into her here, literally.
"Yeah, you are?" she asks.
"I'm Izzy. Izzy Jones? I met Jacob 10 years ago, we've kept contact since. He's just mentioned you." I say, hoping that it'll make me sound less stalker-ish
"Oh yeah, I remember you! You're the one Jake always talks about! I didn't know you were here! I mean, Jake didn't mention it. Maybe he forgot. You know how guys can be." She says, then slightly chuckling.
"Oh no, he doesn't know I'm here yet. Actually, I haven't been able to visit him these past 2 months. I just… We just moved, so I was kind of settling. Besides, I'd prefer to surprise him." I explain.
"Oh, then why don't we see him this weekend? I need an excuse to leave, anyway. And we can get to know each other, you know. I mean Jake could've told you lies about me." She said.
Hm, I wonder...
"Sure, why not? I've given him enough time to miss me." I say, making us both laugh. Then I suddenly remember that I needed to find the Registrar's Office.
"Um, Bella, could you show me where the Registrar's Office is? I kinda still need to get my stuff." I ask.
"Yeah, sure, my classroom's near here, so I can go with you." She says, starting to walk behind me, and climbing the stairs.
While we were walking, I noticed that Bella said that she needed an excuse to leave. I wonder what she meant.
"Here we are so good luck on your first day. I'm pretty sure everyone's been staring at you. You might've been approached by an Eric guy, right?" she says, bringing me back to earth.
"Actually no, no Eric guys have approached me. Though thanks for the warning." I answered.
"Oh, no sweat, Eric's from the newspaper, so he's cool." She explains.
"Oh, right. I'll see you later?" I ask.
"Yeah, totally, good luck!" she says as she walks of to some classroom.
I just nod, and then I enter the Office. 'Whoo, good luck, me,' I think to myself.
As I enter, I take in my surroundings. It was a small office, you'll see a long counter crossing the room horizontally in front of you as you enter, and through that, you'll see some shelves containing files of every student that studies and studied in Forks high. Ugh, what did I get myself into?
"Excuse me, are you Ms. Jones?" the kindly faced old lady behind the long counter says.
"Yes that I am. I'm here to check-in. I'd love my class schedule before I get late, too. So..." I say, cutting to the chase.
"Yes, of course, here are your things. You'll find the normal stuff there; schedule, trips, occasions, locker keys. Anyway, enjoy your semester and don't let the big kids intimidate you." She says, handing me a brown envelope and smiling kindly to me. I smile back, and turn to bump into someone, a big and hard someone, causing me to drop my stuff. 'How typical,' I think to myself.
Okay, that's it for now. For those that have read the old chapter 1, I know you might hink that it hasn't changed that much, but that's just the first chapter. Hopefully, I'll get the 2nd chapter uploaded this weekend. My exams start this Wednesday, so wish me luck! Thanks for readin', y'all!
