Bella POV:

Oh man, I really hope Dad doesn't try to call me. Looking down at my watch I see that He is due to pick me up in half an hour. I have to clean myself up! I walk rigidly along side Angela and Jess. The fabric rubbing against my leg is excruciating. This is what I get for trying to do what people with more luck do. Wow If Dad doesn't kill me Edward will... OR ALICE! I have to call her! What if she snitches on me again like with the whole bus fiasco?

"Angela, can I borrow your phone?" I ask quickly. I ask Angela because, unlike Jessica, she doesn't ask why.

I trail behind a little bit telling them I will catch up, then I punch in Alice's number.

"Hello?" Alice answers after several rings. She must have been hunting or something.

"DON"T YOU DARE TELL DAD I JUMPED IN A CANAL!" I say loudly, Jess and Angela are already really far ahead due to my slowness.

"YOU JUMPED INTO A CANAL!?" she screeches.

"...no? What, who is this? I think I have the wrong number." I say back, acting confused and failing at it. What did I just do?! She didn't even see it!

"No, no, no Bella! Don't play that with me. You jumped into a canal? Like...a Canal?"

"No..like a canal, not a canal." I respond sarcastically.

Silence from Alice. "Look, It was wrong blah blah blah, I know. I won't do it again, but I have to get cleaned up so promise me you won't tell anybody? Especially not Dad or Edward?"

A pause and then,"Fine, Bella, but please be more careful! Are you hurt?"

"I am fine, I really have to go! Thanks Allie!" I say quickly and hang up, hoping my gratitude distracted her from the lie. Boy was it a lie too, my leg is killing me.

I rush as best as I can back to the house. I ignore the stares and go straight to the bathroom with Jessica to put on the extra shirt she had while Angela gets a first aid kit. I take my pants off again and throw them to Angela who puts them in the wash. I don't care if they are dry because my excuse for the clothes swap is that I got pushed into the pool. Angela got me the first aid kit and I clench me teeth before I start scrubbing the wound, the last thing I want is an Infection. I then wrap it with gauze, hoping it will mask any scent my wound may have. Angela gets my pants from the wash, clean but soaked from being taken out so soon after the cycle started, and sets them on the counter. I furiously scrub my hair under the sink faucet and blow dry my hair with Mike's mother's blow dryer. I also borrow her perfume, masking the scent is my priority.

After my hair is only damp, not dripping, I glance at my watch. Five minutes left. I gather my things and grab my pants from the counter, pulling them on quickly but gently. Please let this work. Thinking of this at the last second, I fill the sink and drop my phone in, thankful that Angela and Jessica are waiting outside the door now or they would be looking at me like I was crazy. I have to get the scent of the canal water out. I hope sink water is enough to rinse it .

"Thank you guys so much for helping me." I say to Angela and Jessica when I finally exit the bathroom.

"It was no problem." Angela speaks for both of them."I am just sorry you got hurt. You should have Dr. Cullen look at your leg when you get home." She advises.

"Haha... yeah I will." I lie terribly, but it goes unnoticed. I walk out the front door, not wanting to see any of the party guests in the back, and wait outside for Dad. I coach myself through my story. Tell half truths, it will be more convincing.

Dad pulls up right on time and I quickly get in the car, putting my bag under me so I don't get his seat wet. I see his face and he looks shocked.

"Bella, you are all wet, what happened?" He asks concernedly.

"Well there was a pool and you know my clumsiness. Jessica gave me this shirt to wear, but my phone was in my pocket." I say. All of what I said was true. There was a pool there, and I am clumsy. My phone was in my shirt pocket. I realize this is misleading but, still, It's true.

"Oh Bella, what am I going to do with you? I will order a new phone, but you need to be more careful." He chides.

Dad pulls out and starts to drive. Woah. That went way better than I expected. The ride home just consisted of me talking about what happened at the party, before the canal experience of course. When we arrive home, I set my broken phone on the counter before making my way to my bedroom to grab clothes for a shower. I am spending the night here so I will just do my laundry here, soon so there is no chance of the perfume wearing off. As soon as I have my clothes I rush to clean my body, wanting to thoroughly clean it. I will just let the gauze get wet, It is fabric so it will dry. I strip in my room, throwing my clothes into my hamper and rusing down the hallway wrapped in my towel.

Carlisle POV:

I shake my head thinking of Bella falling into a pool. She really does need to be more careful. I pass by her phone and pick it up, shaking my head again. Then a scent from it catches my attention. It doesn't smell like chlorine, It smells like...like...a canal! I think about what is around Mike's house and remember passing by a canal not too far from it. I look at the camera lens and see water behind it, but not clean pool water, murky water. I start to get a sinking feeling. How had I not realized the scent sooner? I pass by Bella's room, noticing she left her wet clothes in her hamper . a pick up her clothes and smell perfume. Under the perfume though is the same murky water scent. My frustration grows. Bella, what have you gotten into this time?

AN: so yeah second chapter! I want to say a special thanks to Carlisle Cares for helping me with ideas on where to take this story. Also I am too excited to not share this. I passed my driving test! now I am an adult with a licence! yay :) Anyway, thank you for reading and please leave a review!