Prologue

Hey there, I'm Isabella. I am a mute.

I go by Bella, since that's what everyone calls me.

I am still 14 but my birthday is coming up in May.

I'm a mute? Did I ever wish for this to happen?

NO!

When I was 11 I was raped by my step dad. He told me if I ever were to tell anyone he would kill me.

So I kept quiet.

For a while when I was 12 I had finally told my mom, she called the cops he went to jail. But I didn't feel safe staying there so we moved to Forks.

Since then I've been mute on the inside. I have no true friend, and I'm super shy. People pick on me, they say I'm stupid and I have no life.

I've tried to commit suicide numerous times, but I'm always caught.

Chapter 1: First Encounter

I'm on the floor crying and bleeding. I've been beaten up for the third time today.

I fight back the pain and stand up. Staggering to the bathroom, I lift up my shirt and examine my stomach. Two long cuts along my stomach and a bruise.

I set my shirt back down and make my way to the last stall. I pull out my razor and extend my right arm out. I'm tired of all the pain. Just as I was about to slit my wrist, I hear the door open. I stand up in the stall and walk to the stall door where I proceed to unlock the stall door.

There's a boy about my age standing at the mirror. Nobody ever comes in this bathroom which is why I come here. I don't know why, but the kids here think it's where girls get raped the most or something like that; which I doubt is true. I've spent just about my entire school year here, well at least after school if I don't have theater.

Back to him, he's really pretty but I know it would never work out between us. He looks like an angel and I look like Medusa. He turns around and notices me, and I gasp and shut the door again.

"Hey, what's your name?" he asks.

I could have talked, but I'm a mute to my feelings. Sometimes I do talk, but to certain people when I have to. But I've become mute to my feelings.

I feel him come up under the door. Pretty soon he's face to face with me.

"What's your name?" he asked again.

I still don't respond.

"Are you mute?" he asked.

I nod my head yes.

I take a dark blue sharpie out of my back pocket and write on my arm.

"I'm Bella."

He reads my arm and smiles.

"I'm Jasper."

I nod my head.

He reaches out to me and I freeze.

I relax a little bit when I noticed he was just moving a piece of hair out of my face.

He stared at me for a while.

"You're really pretty." He smiles.

I write on my arm, "Thank you." He chuckles and says, "Your welcome."

He stared at me for a rather long time, and then he looked back at the door, then at me. He chuckled.

"Okay, well, I'm going to go. I have math. Yuck! See you later, Bella.

And with that, he left the bathroom.

AN: This is my first fanfic so please review! Thanks! :D