I looked up at Rosalie and she smiled down at me and I stood up pulling my bag onto my shoulder.
"I have next class with you." She said and I nodded at her and we walked silently into the classroom, she was sat at the back by herself, I was sat in the middle of the room next to a boy called Gavin. I took out my textbook and looked up as a substitute teacher walked in. He stood in front of the class and said the one word I was dreading to hear.
"Dismissed!" I frowned and he left, the class cheered and ran out of the class to get home early. Rosalie was waiting for me outside leaning against the wall.
"Hey, want a ride to the house? Renesmee won't be home yet, but, you'll be able to meet our foster parents and my other foster brother."
"Sure."
I said nervously and followed her into the car park and to a red
convertible. "Whoa." Was my response and she laughed. She got
into the drivers seat and opened my door for me.
"Come on."
She said and I got in, closing the door behind me and buckling up.
She turned on the ignition and we were off. She put her foot on the
pedal and we were moving so fast everything was a blur. I wasn't
scared or frightened or anything like that. I liked the way
everything was a blur, it meant everything was a mystery. The car
silently stopped and I looked up at the house. "You're not going
to be sick are you?" Rosalie asked concerned as I got out.
"Not that I know off." I smiled and she smiled back.
"Good.
Not many people like my driving."
"Oh I do. The way everything
was a blur. Was brilliant." I said and she laughed and I followed
her nervously inside. I closed the door behind me and Dr Cullen was
stood in the doorway. Before I could stop myself I smiled and said
what I normally say to him when I see him.
"Hey Dr C."
"Hello. Rosalie kidnap you?"
"Oh no sir, Renesmee invited me over."
"In that case, would you like anything to drink or eat?"
"No thank you." Just then a woman came and stood beside Dr Cullen and I smiled and she smiled back and opened her arms. I went forward and hugged her who hugged me lovingly back.
"How are you?" she asked as I stepped back.
"Better. Thanks." Dr Cullen sighed. "What?" I asked and he shook his head.
"Angel, you should get out of that place." Rosalie was stood looking confused in the doorway.
"They're my family Sir. I couldn't just leave them." He sighed again and smiled at me.
"You always think of others first, when will you think about yourself?" I shrugged and Esme took me into the kitchen. Rosalie and Dr C followed behind.
"I'm going to make you cookies" Esme said excitedly and sat me down at the table. I smiled and Dr C laughed. Rosalie still looked confused. Dr C and Esme haven't told them about me. Well, that's good then. Just then another boy, about three years older then me walked into the room. He looked around and spotted me.
"Who are you?"
"That is Angel." Rosalie said back sharply. And he glared at her who glared back.
"Stop it you two." Esme said in a motherly way, which I had missed now for several years from my own mother. "We have a guest, who I am making cookies for." The boy and Rosalie looked at one another and burst into laughter just as Edward and Alice walked in. They looked at them with enquiring looks which sent them into an even worse case of hysterics. Only then did they notice me sat at their kitchen table.
"How did you get here so fast?" Alice asked as she bound me into a hug. I hugged back wearily.
"Rosalie's driving, plus our lesson was cancelled." They all looked at Rosalie who stopped laughing.
"What? Had to get her here before everyone else showed up. Didn't think you all knew each other." They all turned to look at me and then at Dr C and Esme who was still making me cookies. Renesmee walked in and waved to me, I waved back shyly. She looked at Esme and frowned.
"What are you doing?" She said as she entered the room followed by Bella. I suddenly felt Claustaphobic. My palms were becoming sweaty. Jasper and Emmett walked in which made it even worse. I begun to feel faint. I looked at everyone and the room started to spin. I closed my eyes and everyone was saying my name but I heard Dr C's orders clearer. "Everyone out quickly!" I heard running footsteps and felt an arm go around my shoulders. It had to be Esme. Only it didn't feel like last Tuesday when she did it. I heard the door close and Dr C's voice light in the air. "Angel, open your eyes. It's okay everyone is out in the hallway." I opened my eyes slowly. It wasn't Esme, she had left the room also, but the boy who had been laughing with Rosalie about the fact that Esme was making me cookies. He had the same golden eyes as everyone else. His hair was jet black and his build wasn't as big as Emmett's but wasn't as small as Jaspers. It was in the middle of the two. "Angel, how do you feel now?" Dr C asked me and I nodded slowly and took in a deep breath.
"Better, thank you." He was all of a sudden in front of me holding a glass of water. I took it from him and took a gulp.
"Did they do it again?" I realized he wasn't saying what "it" was because this boy was in here and he didn't know. I nodded a reply and Dr C growled lightly. I looked surprised at him and smiled. He looked slightly confused. "What?" he asked and I took another gulp of water.
"You growled." I said and finished the glass of water.
"Oh, well, I have every right to growl." I nodded knowing what he meant. The first time I met him and Esme was our second day here. I had been taken to the hospital at half one in the morning, shaking, by the neighbor who had watched my parents bury me alive saying that I was damned and that the gift I had was not from God but from the Devil. The elderly lady who had watched had called up her son and daughter in law who dug me out. Last night it happened again, the whole burying me, the elderly lady calling her son and daughter in law to dig me up again. She had said if it happened again she was going to kidnap me away from them which had made me laugh. The boy looked from me to Dr C.
"When?" Dr C asked as he took the glass from me.
"Last night."
"Your neighbor?"
"There to rescue me again." I said and the glass smashed in Dr C's grip. I flinched at the violence. Something like that was always backed up by a smack in the jaw. Dr C saw the flash in my eyes and was all of a sudden kneeling down to my level. I had to fight back from yelping or running to the other side of the room. But he didn't hit me, he wouldn't, instead he took my face in his hands and looked at the boy.
"Jay?" he asked standing up.
"Yeah?"
"Go to the police, tell them to come here. I'm sorry Angel, but I cannot allow you to go back to that place."
"Where will I go?" I asked nervously, thinking of foster homes and strangers.
"I'm sure we can put you up." He looked at Jay who took a second to get up and leave, as he opened the door, I saw Esme in the hallway looking horrified and worried.
"Did they hear that?" I whispered to Dr C who looked at everyone.
"Only Esme." I looked at everyone else. They were all looking curiously at me. Dr C nodded to Esme who literally ran to me and pulled me into a hug. The look of surprise flashed across everyone's face and Emmett was beaming and he turned to everyone and said. "Can I give her a go at arm wrestling?" Everyone looked at him including Esme and they all said "No!" at the same time. Emmett laughed and it put a smile on everyone's face. Which was quickly wiped off as we all heard the screeching of brakes outside the front door.
