Change can be good. Sometimes I crave change. However, moving from my hot and familiar home of Phoenix, Arizona to the totally dead and depressing Forks, Washington was not the change I had in mind. In my old high school I was merely a spot in the yearbook. The student body was large enough so that I could pass generally unnoticed, which is just the way I like it.

Yet, here I am, standing in the hallway of my new school being regarded as an alien.

I guess new students here are few and far between. For once in my life, I, Bella Swan, am the center of attention at school. Without warning, an energetic, somewhat nerdy looking boy appeared in front of me and started rambling enthusiastically, interrupting my brooding thoughts.

"Hey, Isabella Swan! I'm Eric, I work in the office so I knew all about you being here today. Want a tour? Bet you're pretty lost right now."

"Uh, yeah, that'd be good," I muttered, caught off guard.

The tour was fairly short, but ended up being quite helpful. Eric talked the entire time, not seeming to mind the minimal input from me. He stopped in front of a classroom door and turned to look at me.

"Well, this is your first class, English Lit. We have Calculus together 3rd period, so I'll see you then! Later, Bella," he said with a friendly smile. I'm starting to like this kid.

"Bye, Eric, thanks for helping me."

With that, I enter the classroom and find a vacant seat in the middle of the room. This is the class I had been looking forward to. Even though I'm in a new school with new strangers, I always find comfort and familiarity in books.

The room is mostly full, with about 15 of the 20 desks occupied, yet the teacher is nowhere to be seen. I glance down at my schedule and find his name, Mr. E. Cullen. Well, Mr. E. Cullen is not impressing me much with his tardiness. A few minutes past, and who I assume to be Mr. Cullen finally enters and greets the class. But…there's no way he's a teacher. No. This man is a male model. He's a Greek statue come to life. He's an angel. He's anything but an English teacher in Forks, Washington.

And he's staring at me.