Halcyon
PART I
Chapter 2
Sitting there is the most captivating creature I have ever seen in my entire life.
He looks around eighteen years old with wavy, honey blonde hair that falls to his collar and golden-colored eyes that feel like a thousand knives piercing me when they glance at me. Even though he's sitting down, I can tell that he's pretty tall and lean, but not overly muscular. His chiseled features are clearly handsome while his skin is like pale, just like every other student in this school, but his has this sheen to it like a pearl. This guy looks like Michelangelo could have sculpted him. His style is kind of preppy but incredibly put together, which is even more attractive to me. He's undeniably perfect looking in my eyes.
But that's not what catches me, the first thing is that he seems so familiar. I feel like I've met him or have at least seen him before. I think that if I saw someone like him before, I would have remembered. The second thing is that I feel this draw towards him as I get closer and closer. It's like I've known him my whole life and I can feel it getting stronger with each step I take. I then realize that I'm staring like a creep and shake my head, clearing my weird thoughts and hurrying to my seat next to him. At first when I sit down, he looks like he's in pain or just extremely uncomfortable. Annoyance is clear across his features I wonder if that's from me taking the spot next to him. Maybe he liked sitting by himself. I'm pulled from my thoughts as Mrs. Ryan walks over handing me a text-book before she walks back to the front of the class.
Mrs. Connors starts signing to open the book to page 89 and I do, smiling when I see that it's stuff that I've already learned. She starts diagraming limits on the black board and I fall into line quickly, taking notes and looking at Mrs. Connors as she signs what Mrs. Ryan is saying. As I turn the page on my notebook, I brush against the Greek God's arm and I can tell that I startled him by his sharp intake of breath.
He then does something that perplexes me. He frowns and inhales deeply through his nose, closing his eyes like he just smelled the best thing in the world. He opens his eyes and then he turns towards me, brow furrowed in confusion. I lock my gaze to his golden eyes as they stare at me in bewilderment and shock. I feel myself recoiling under his stare so I turn away, blush spreading across my cheeks in embarrassment. What just happened? What, do I smell good or something? I discreetly bring my nose to my shirt, inhaling and smelling my regular shampoo. Yeah, I like the smell, but it's not that amazing. I shake my head in confusion, but find it hard to concentrate back on class as Mr. Stares-a-lot next to me, keeps his gorgeous eyes on me.
Towards the end of class, I'm getting sick of it. I can't take the damn staring anymore and I turn to look at him but the bell rings and just like that, he's gone. Everyone gets up and collects their things, walking out of the classroom. I look around for him but find he left. Well, that was weird. I shake my head and stand up, shoving my things in my bag and slinging it over my shoulder.
I'll see you after lunch Mrs. Connors signs and I nod. When I exit the classroom, I see Bella walking down the hall. She spots me and rushes over, a jock looking kid tailing her.
"Hey, how are your classes?" she asks and I give a shrug as we walk towards the lunch room. The jock guy lead us over to the lunch line, but I'm not hungry so I don't get anything, I just stay with Bella. "Oh, this is Mike Newton." Bella says and I give him a small wave which he returns. "Mike, this is my sister, Lily."
"How are you liking Forks so far?" he asks and I shrug. He looks at me for a minute, expecting me to answer. "Cat got your tongue?" he jokes and I shake my head.
"She's deaf." Bella tells him and he pales.
"Oh...I didn't know...oh, I'm so sorr-" I hold up my hand to stop him, shaking my head with a smile before giving him an ok hand signal. He nods, but still looks guilty. Bella shakes her head and pays for her lunch and Mike leads us over to a table with a bunch of kids that look like they're in Bella's grade. Mike pulls out both of our chairs and I shake my head while smiling. He's not a bad guy and I don't blame him for not knowing. No harm, no foul.
"Oh, Mike, you met my home girls, Bella and Lily?" he asks.
"Your home girls?" he asks and I see a bunch of movement next to me as Mike falls out of his chair and chases after another kid. I glance over to Bella who's wide-eyed. She looks at me and shakes her head.
"Oh my gosh. It's first grade all over again, and you're the shiny new toys." A pretty brunette girl says. "Hi, I'm Jessica. You're Lily right?" she offers her hand and I take it while nodding.
Suddenly, a flash blinds Bella and I. We both look up at the photographer while trying to clear up or vision. Great, I'm now blind and deaf. A pretty brunette girl with glasses pulls the camera away from her face with a guilty look.
"Sorry, needed a candid for the feature." she says.
"Feature's dead, Angela. Don't bring it up again." Eric then turns towards us "I got your backs." he tells us and then walks off.
"Guess we'll just run another editorial on teen drinking." Angela says.
"Sorry. There's always eating disorders, or Speedo padding on the swim team." Bella says and I smile, shaking my head.
"Wait, that's a good one." Angela says and starts talking to Jessica. I look over to my sister and see her attention towards the door. I follow her gaze and see the door open and four of the most inhumanely beautiful people I've ever seen enter the cafeteria, one of them is the Greek God from Calculus. They move through the room almost as if they're floating and take a seat at a table furthest from ours.
"Who are they?" my sister asks and Angela smiles.
"The Cullens."
"Doctor and Mrs. Cullen's foster kids. They all moved down here from Alaska two years ago." Jessica seems a little enthusiastic to talk about "The Cullens"
"They kind of keep to themselves." Angela tells us and Jessica jumps right in.
"The blonde girl, Rosalie, and the big dark-haired guy, Emmett...they're a thing. I'm not even sure that's legal." she tells us and I frown before looking towards them. Rosalie is undeniably beautiful and definitely seems like she knows it. She has long, gorgeous blonde hair with the body of a Victoria's Secret model. Her face is absolutely flawless and I can feel my self-esteem taking a hit as I look at her. She's sitting next to Emmett, who is all brawn. Tall, dark, and handsome for sure with pale skin and strong features.
"But they live together. And the little dark-haired girl, Alice, she's really weird.." she says pointing to the small, pretty girl with short, black hair who bounces across the floor with effortless grace. She takes a seat next to the guy from Calculus and I tap Bella on the shoulder to sign something. Jessica and Angela watch me and Bella turns to them.
"She wants to know who the blonde boy is." Bella tells them and both girls smile.
"That's Jasper, Rosalie's twin brother." Angela says and I look over at him, but quickly turn away when I see him looking at me, curiosity and confusion on his face. I really don't know what is so interesting about me, other than the fact that I guess I smell really good to him. I take a peek over my shoulder, seeing his gold gaze has not moved. I feel the blush creep across my cheeks and shake my head.
This doesn't go unnoticed by my older sister who gives me a questioning look, but I shake my head and mouth I'll tell you later. She hesitates but nods. She turns back to the door, suddenly. The door opens and in walks a lanky guy with untidy, bronze colored hair. I glance over to my sister see that Bella can't stop staring at him. I look at her surprised seeing as how she never showed any guy this kind of attention before.
"Who's he?" she asks, not taking her eyes from him.
"That's Edward Cullen." Jessica starts and I see Edward look over, as if he heard Jessica from across the room. He looks over at my sister who quickly looks away. I watch him walk over to the table with his siblings, taking a seat next to Emmett. I turn to Jessica as she's in mid-description.
"...gorgeous, obviously. But apparently, no one here is good enough for him. Like I care." she says and I look back over to their table finding Edward staring at my sister. She stares back, but then Edward quickly looks away. I frown and keep watching them. They all have this unusual allure that keeps me staring at these creatures with no shame. All of them, absolutely gorgeous. It's like they don't belong here, among us mere average looking teenagers. I keep watching them, not caring that I'm staring at them like a creep. It's like I want to know about them and why I feel this pull towards the Greek God from Calculus. Alice looks over at me with a warm smile. Jasper flicks his gaze over to me and I feel startled a bit at being caught. I quickly return the smile to Alice and then immediately look away, hoping to hide the blush spreading across my cheeks.
I spend the rest of the time in lunch watching Bella talking with Jessica and Angela...well, Angela and Jessica talking and Bella joining in sometimes. She mostly just keeps looking at Edward. I don't see it, I think Jasper is the best looking out of all the brothers. Edward snaps his gaze over to me and I widen my eyes. Did he hear me? I see his eyes widen for a second before he turns away, looking out the window. There's no way he heard me, stop being paranoid. I shake my head and pull out my homework, starting to work on it. Halfway through my Spanish homework, a chill goes down my spine and I turn toward the Cullen's table finding Jasper staring at me again, this time with an amused smirk. I sigh and turn towards my homework determined to ignore it. Bella notices this and taps my shoulder before signing.
Are you okay?
I shake my head and nod my head towards the Cullen table. She frowns and looks towards the table until everyone starts getting up and collecting their stuff, so I follow suit, shoving everything in my bag and walking out of the cafeteria and towards my locker. I open it and shove my text books in before grabbing my gym bag. I just hope that this day goes by fast.
A couple of easy periods later, Bella meets me at my locker.
"How was the rest of your day?" she asks and I shrug.
Okay
"Come on, let's go to the office then we can go home." she says and I grab my jacket and close my locker, pulling out the sheet of paper I got signed by my teachers. I open the door and Bella walks in as I situate my text books in my bag. I bump into her as she suddenly stops. Confused, I look up at her and see that her attention is on something else. I follow her wide gaze and see Edward Cullen talking to the woman at the desk. He suddenly turns toward us and gives a glare to Bella which causes her to take a step back and I look at him confused. What the hell did my sister do to earn that glare? I find myself suddenly getting angry at him for scaring her. Seriously, what could she have done?
He suddenly storms out of the room past us and I glare at him as he walks out. I sigh and grab the paper out of my sister's hand and give it to the woman before following Bella, who's already storming out of the office, to the truck. I put the jacket around my shoulders as we walk outside, Bella looking around. I'm assuming for him. She spots him the same time I do, getting in a shiny, silver Volvo with Alice and Jasper who double takes when he sees me looking. I turn away quickly and follow Bella over to the truck.
She starts it and squeezes the steering wheel. I look over at my big sister as she mutters "Jerk." Bella pulls out of the parking lot and starts heading home. We arrive back at home and she quickly gets out of the car, storming up to the house. I sigh and climb out of the car, walking to my room and puting my book bag down on the floor before collapsing on my bed and staring at the ceiling.
Well, today was...interesting. Edward Cullen "mad" at my sister, Jasper Hale staring at me like I'm an alien or something, nice people, easy classes. Not too bad. I sigh and walk over to my desk, opening my laptop and checking my emails. I smile when I see an email from mom.
Hey sweetie,
How was school? Classes? Teachers? Did you make any friends? Any cute boys? I'm glad to hear that Charlie is adjusting to you guys. How is your sister? Email me soon! I love you!
I shake my head at the cute boys part and sigh before typing a response.
Hey mommy,
School was interesting. The classes are pretty easy and the teachers are nice. I really like my interpreter, Mrs. Connors. Yes, there are cute boys. Bella is fine, she seems like she's pretty popular, already. We've made a couple of friends today and my classmates seem pretty nice. Everything is going well, mom. Please, stop worrying. I'll email you later. Love you.
I send her the email and close my laptop, walking over to my book bag and taking out my Calculus books to start on my homework. I can't help but think about Jasper's stare. That warm golden gaze gives me a twist in my stomach when I think about him. Yeah, he's definitely attractive, but it's something deeper than that. It's something else that keeps my looking at him, but I can't identify it. I shake my head to clear my thoughts of Jasper Hale and focus back on my homework. I just met him. He hasn't said anything to me! Stop over thinking, Lil. About a half an hour later, I see my door open and Bella walk in. I close my book and smile at her as she sits across from me on the bed.
"A-Are you ok?" I ask her and she nods.
"Yeah, I just don't know what I did to make him so mad at me." she says and I frown.
"Did s-something h-happen?" I ask and she shrugs.
"He sits next to me in Biology and he acted like I...smelled or something. Like he's repulsed by me. He just kept glaring at me, but I didn't do anything to him." she says and I widen my eyes. Like she smelled? That's the opposite of Jasper. "What?"
I shake my head, not wanting to tell her about what happened in Calculus "N-Nothing. That's just...r-really weird." I say.
"What about Jasper? Why did he keep looking at you in lunch?" she asks.
"B-Beats me." I shrug. I really don't understand what his problem is or why he was staring at me. It's just really weird.
"I think I might confront Edward tomorrow." Bella says and I raise my eyebrows, surprised. Bella and I were always the more "flight than fight" kind of people, so it's weird that she wants to confront Edward.
"Really?" I ask and she nods, determined. "Well, m-maybe you can c-confront Jasper, too." I say and she cracks a smile. She turns toward the door and I look over seeing Charlie enter.
"Hey, girls. How was school?" he asks.
"It was good." Bella says simply and Charlie nods.
"I thought we'd, uh, go out to eat." he says.
"Sure, sounds good." Bella says while I nod. He just stands there, a little awkward, for a couple of seconds. Dad was never good at expressing his feelings. That, and I don't think he likes to. I guess Bella and I inherited that from him.
"Well, I'll be down in the car." he says and I grab my jacket as Bella walks to her room, grabbing hers and we walk down the stairs towards Charlie and I feel a little relieved when I see that we're taking Charlie's Honda and not the cruiser so I don't have to sit in the back like a criminal. I hop in the backseat as Bella gets in the front and Charlie starts driving. He pulls up to this small diner. We all walk in and a couple of customers greet Charlie while giving Bella and I warm glances. The people in this town seem a lot nicer than some in Arizona, for sure. We walk over to a corner table by a window and I sit down next to Bella.
A pretty African-American waitress comes up to the table with a big smile.
"Hey, Chief how are you doing? Don't tell me these are your girls." she says looking at us.
"Hey, Cora. Yep, this is Bella and Lily." he says and she gives us warm smiles.
"So, the usual Chief?" she asks and he nods "What about you girls?"
"You want a burger?" Bella asks me and I nod. "I'll have the same." she says and Cora nods before walking off to get our food. Again, Charlie and Bella sit in uncomfortable silence as I look out the window, watching the people in town. A couple of the town residents walk up to the table saying "hi" to Charlie and introducing themselves to us.
A little while later, Cora brings us our food and sets it in front of us.
"I just can't get over how grown up you both are. And so gorgeous." she comments and I give her a small smile as does Bella. Charlie just keeps his focus on his food.
"When you girls are finished, I'll bring your favorite - berry cobbler. Remember? Your dad still has it. Every Thursday." Cora comments and I look over at dad with a raised eyebrow.
"That'd be great, thank you." Bella says and Cora leaves. Bella looks over to me and I shrug before eating, I see that Bella and dad talk about some random things but I just focus on my food, not wanting to join the awkwardness.
"So...you eat here every night?" Bella asks, making conversation.
"Easier than washing dishes." Charlie shrugs.
"We can cook." Bella says and I nod "Lil and I do the cooking at home-in Phoenix. Mom's not great in the kitchen." I shake my head while smiling at Bella.
"I remember..." Charlie says which breaks the tension as we all share a laugh at mom's attempts at cooking which usually ended in a destroyed pot and calling for take out.
"How was school? Meet anyone?" he asks and Bella nods.
"A few people... Do you know the Cullen family?" she asks and I look over at Charlie, interested if he knows anything. He sighs and puts down the salt shaker.
"Are people talking about them again?" he asks.
"No... well, a little." Bella admits and Charlie shakes his head.
"Just 'cause they're newcomers. We're lucky to have a surgeon like Dr. Cullen at our podunk hospital. Lucky his wife wanted to live in a small town. Lucky his kids aren't like a lot of the hell-raisers around here. He is a brilliant doctor who could probably work in any hospital in the world, make ten times the salary he gets here. He's an asset to the community..." Charlie rants a bit and I share a look with Bella "I just don't like narrow-mindedness."
Dinner is pretty awkward after that. Bella and I share a piece of berry cobbler as Charlie eats one and then gets the check. He drives us back home and walks over to the living room, to watch tv as Bella and I walk up to our rooms. Bella says she has to do her homework but I finished most of mine earlier so I walk over to my laptop, checking my email and seeing that my mom replied to me.
Hey sweetie,
I'm glad that you're enjoying your school. Oh, any cute boys that have caught your interest? That's good that you and Bella made friends and I'm happy you like your interpreter. Phil and I are doing well. He said that if spring training goes well, we could be living in Florida permanently! Oh, do you know where my cell phone power cord is? I swear it ran away. Email me later, sweetheart. I love and miss you.
I smile and shake my head at my mother and start typing a reply. She may be a little erratic and forgetful, but I love her and I do miss her.
Hey mommy,
No, mom, I'm not focused on boys now, I'm focused on AP Calc. That's great about Florida! I'm happy for your guys. Make sure you tell Phil that I said hi! Mom, your power cord was plugged into the living room outlet. I have some more homework to do but I'll message you tomorrow. I love you.
I hit send and close my laptop, walking over to my bed and re-opening my Calculus book to finish my homework. I've done most this work back in Arizona so I definitely understand it and finish it up, quickly. I throw all of my books in my bag and walk over to my dresser, pulling out a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt. I put them on and putting my dirty clothes in my waist basket before heading into the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. I feel myself getting tired but also not looking forward to school tomorrow.
I walk back into my room and turn off my light before curling up in my bed. I wonder why Edward glared at Bella like that today. What could my sister have done to make him so upset with her. What is up with his brother and his staring problem? Something is up with those Cullens. Closing my eyes, I slip into unconsciousness.
When I open my eyes, I'm in a fog bank. I look around, trying to see where I am but the fog is too thick. I look down and see I'm wearing the same white, cotton dress with no shoes but I'm standing on soft grass. When I look up, all I see is gray sky. Where am I? I pick a random direction and start walking through it, timidly, expecting something to jump out of the fog. "B-Bella?" I call out, looking around for anyone. "H-Hello?" I start running, trying to escape the fog. I run straight but realize the fog has no end. It starts getting dark to the point where I can't see anything. I stop running, breathing heavy and heart pounding. Where am I? I then feel a cool hand slip into mine and lace our fingers together. I turn to look at them, but close my eyes when a wave of calm rushes over me. Their hand pushes my hair behind my right ear, running over my scar, sending chills all over my body. My breath hitches in my throat and I open my eyes.
I see the light from outside coming through my window and realize I'm back in my room. My heart is still slamming in my chest and my breathing quickened. That was one hell of a dream. I wipe my eyes and roll out of bed, walking to the bathroom and starting the shower. I pull my hair up in a bun and hop in the shower. What did that dream mean? As I wash the shampoo out of my hair, I run my hand over my scar behind my ear, feeling it tingle. Who was that in my dream and why do they affect me like this? I groan in frustration and turn off the shower, wrapping a towel around myself and walking to my room. I walk over to my closet grabbing a pair of jeans and a gray and white baseball T. I grab some socks out of my dresser and slip them on my feet along with my low-top, black converse before walking to my desk and brush my hair.
I grab my jacket and my bag, walking down the stairs to the kitchen. I look out the window and see the cruiser gone so I guess that Charlie left already. I grab a piece of bread and pop it in the toaster before grabbing a bottle of water out of the fridge and putting it in my bag. The toaster goes off and I grab the pieces as Bella walks down the stairs.
"Morning, Lil." Bella greets.
"Morning, B-Bells." say as I put butter on the toast and she grabs a bottle of water. I grab a napkin and take a bite of my breakfast as we walk out to the truck. Her face looks a little annoyed and nervous. I just feel like I wanna get this day over with after that dream.
Bella pulls into the parking lot and I see that we're pretty early so Bella and I get out, walking over to the common area and sit by the tables as Eric, Mike, Jessica, Tyler, and Angela talk to each other. I take out my Spanish book, studying but I keep looking up to see Bella, headphones in her ears, with an open book in her hand, looking around for him. I sigh and shake my head before looking back down at my work. I don't know if she'll really confront Edward or not. I'm more of a flight than fight kind of girl and I hate confrontation and so is Bella. It really surprised me when she said that she wanted to confront him.
The bell rings, and the silver Volvo isn't in its spot. The day after that, the same thing. Edward doesn't come to school for the next week and I can tell that Bella is getting a little frustrated and annoyed.
The days go by rather quickly for me. The classes are pretty easy and I've basically just thrown myself into schoolwork, ignoring everything else, like Jasper's Hale's gaze in Calculus and lunch. It's frustrating me that I think know him from somewhere. Why is he so familiar? I don't remember ever seeing him before in my life but this feeling is just nagging at me.
I know that I'll make honor roll this marking period. Bella and I are getting more comfortable with Charlie as we've talked more. Bells and are cooking dinner for him every night and he says that it's better than the food at the diner every day. I guess that things are going pretty well. I email my mom every day and can tell she's really enjoying her time in Florida which makes me glad with this decision to move here.
I keep dreaming the same dream every night. It changes settings but it remain's the same dream. Whoever that person is brings an aura of calm with them that helps me, but when I look to see who it is, I wake up.
Bella pulls up to the school and I'm glad that it's Friday. I gather all of my bag, slinging it over my shoulder and walk in the building, waving bye my sister. I weave through students to my locker. I quickly enter the combination and open it, taking off my jacket and hanging it up as I grab my History textbook. I close my locker and start walking to class, but I'm not paying attention where I'm going because I'm looking down at my study guide trying to quickly review for my quiz in second period. As I turn a corner, I bump into what feels like a brick wall, dropping my textbook in the process. I look up and my eyes widen as I gaze into a pair of beautiful golden eyes. My heart stops and my breath catches in my throat as Jasper stands there looking back at me. Up close, I can see how handsome he really is which makes butterflies flutter in my stomach. There's purplish shadows under his eyes like he didn't sleep last night but it doesn't draw any attention away from his handsome face. I feel like I could stand here, staring at his face forever, taking in every single detail of this beautiful man. I don't know how long we stand there until he bends down quickly to pick up my book, handing it to me. I stand there before I shake my head, snapping me out of my trance and take my book from his hand.
"I don't think that I've properly introduced myself, I'm Jasper Hale." he says, offering me his hand. It doesn't register that he's introduced himself to me because I'm still in shock that he actually talked to me. So, I stand there like an idiot, eyes wide and mouth open. He waits patiently, hand extended and I look at it before quickly taking it. He surprises me even more when he brings my hand to his mouth, placing his lips to my knuckles. My jaw drops in shock and he gives me a charming smile. "You're Liliana, right?" he asks and I snap my mouth closed, nodding my head yes. Out of the corner of my eye, I see the pretty, short pixie girl, Alice walk up to us. She has the same golden eyes as Jasper with small, chiseled features that goes perfect with her short, spiky hair.
"Hi, I'm Alice." she introduces herself with a wide smile as she offers her hand. I give her a small smile before taking it.
"Alice, this is Liliana Swan, the Chief's daughter." Jasper says to his sister who looks to Jasper with a playfully mischievous look. Like she knows something that he doesn't. The bell rings and she looks over at me with a bright smile.
"We'll see you later, Lil." she says as she and Jasper walk down the hallway, Jasper sparing me a small smile which makes me blush. I shake my head and walk to class, a little confused. What just happened? Seriously, what just happened? I quicken my pace to my Spanish classroom and walk in late, thankfully Senorita Kyle excuses my lateness for being new. Wait, did she call me Lil? The only people who call me that are Bella and dad. Weird...
The next couple of periods breeze by and I finally find myself walking towards Calculus. I walk into the room, finding Jasper sitting at the table already. He looks over at me and a small smirk graces his beautiful face. It's not a mean smirk, but a gorgeous, heart stopping, breath hitching one that could make any girls' knees turn to jello. I give him a small smile as I take my seat next to him.
"Hello, again." he says as Mrs. Ryan walks in the room, greeting the class as she walks to her desk.
"Everyone, please take out last night's homework and open your text books to page 104." she says and I take my homework out of my folder before opening my book. Jasper does the same next to me and Mrs. Ryan walks around making sure we all did it. As she walks back to the board, she writes up a problem.
"Would anybody like to come solve this problem?" she asks the class. A senior boy in the front raises his hand and Mrs. Ryan motions for him to come up. He starts working on the limit but confuses the numbers which causes him to get the wrong outcome. He turns back to Mrs. Ryan who shakes her head, the smug grin fall right off his face and he walks back to his seat, his friends chuckling a bit at him.
"Would anybody like to come correct this?" she asks. I look around the room, seeing no one raising their hands and most of the trying to hide behind their books. I know the answer and I know how to fix the problem. I sigh and raise my hand, drawing everyone's attention towards me, including Jasper's. I suddenly want the Earth to swallow me under these looks.
"Miss Swan, if you would." she motions and I stand up, walking to the front of the room and taking the chalk from her. I erase some of the things that the kid missed while correcting them. As I finish, I turn towards Mrs. Ryan who gives me a small smile and I hand the chalk back to her. "Correct. -3/4. Very good, Liliana." I give her a small smile and start walking back to my seat until I see that kid lean over to his friend as he whispers the freak thinks she's so cool because her father's the chief. I read his lips as a smug grin graces them as he looks to me and I walk back to my seat. I sit down in my seat, my mood completely fallen and look down, begging the tears to stay at bay. It's amazing how you can feel so good one minute, and then so embarrassed and sad the next. It's also how inferior people can make you feel.
I lift my head and see Mrs. Connors signing for me to open my book to a different page and I comply before looking over at Jasper. He's not looking at me, he's looking at the guy in the front with a glare so cold, it could freeze him. Did he hear him? I don't know how seeing as how he whispered it. Does he have super hearing or something? I guess he feels my gaze on him as he looks over to me and his gaze softens. I look away and back down to my book as I focus on my work for the rest of the period. I hate that I'm feeling embarrassed and upset. I feel myself on the verge of tears until suddenly, a wave of calm rushes over me. I'm not embarrassed anymore and I feel a lot better. I sigh and try to enjoy it but it goes away when the bell rings. I quickly pack up my stuff and throw it in my bag, hurrying out of the room and over to my locker. I open it up and throw my textbook in there. That wave of calm is gone and I can feel the tears stinging my eyes. I try to force them down. Don't you ever let anyone make you feel inferior, Lily My mother's words enter my head and take a deep breath. Grabbing my Science book out of my locker and putting it in my book bag before slamming my locker closed, I see Bella approach me. My sister sees the expression on my face and frowns.
"Are you okay? Did something happen?" she asks and I shake my head, slinging the bag over my shoulder and walking with her towards the lunch room "What happened?" she asks and I shake my head, not wanting to talk about it. We both walk over to the table and take our normal seats as I pull out my History book and notebook, studying my notes.
I feel myself getting annoyed with that kid from math. How do I think I'm cool? Because I know how to do calculus and you don't? And what makes me a freak? I'm sorry that I can't hear, I didn't choose this. Liliana, there are mean kids everywhere who want to make you feel inferior to them. You are not inferior, Lily. Don't you ever let anyone make yourself feel like that. I feel myself getting worked up and I can't stand being in this crowded cafeteria anymore. I sigh and put my books in my bag and stand up. Bella looks at me confused.
Where are you going?
I'm gonna go get some homework done. I'll see you after school.
I sling my bag over my shoulder and hurry out of the cafeteria and into the hallway. I walk over to my locker and open it up, putting my Spanish book in there before closing it. I lean my back against it and slide down until I'm on the ground, pulling my knees to my chest and leaning my head on my knees, trying to forget this day. Suddenly, I feel that wave of calm again. That frustration and embarrassment seems so distant as I'm completely relaxed and steady, the sadness subsiding to nothing. I feel a light tap on my shoulder and look up seeing Jasper's concerned face crouching in front of me.
"Are you okay?" he asks and I stare at him a little shocked before I nod. What is he doing out here? "Mind if I sit down?" he points to the spot next to me. I look at him before shrugging. He smiles and sits down next to me. I reach in my bag and pull out my notebook and a pen, opening to a fresh sheet, I write.
Why aren't you with your siblings? I show him and he reads it then looks at me.
"I wanted to make sure that you were okay. I heard what Blake said, you shouldn't let his ignorance get to you." I give him a small smile and write something else down.
I guess I'm kind of used to it. It's nothing new.
"He's just mad that you showed him up in class. By the way, how are you only a sophomore in an advanced math class?" he asks.
I took courses in the summer so I could skip ahead. Math has always come easy to me.
He nods, his face showing he's a little impressed "How are you adjusting to Forks?"
I'm liking it so far. Bella and I are adjusting well. By the way, where is your brother?
He frowns as he reads this and looks at me "He went to visit some family up in Alaska. Why do you want to know about Edward?"
Just wondering. He wasn't very nice to my sister last week.
Jasper nods and sighs "Edward has been in a...mood lately." he tells me and I frown before writing.
Well, I hope he apologizes to Bella when he comes back. It really upset her.
The bell rings and Jasper stands up before offering me his hand and pulling me up, with seemingly no effort. I nod in thanks and pick up my bag. "Well, I will see you later, Liliana." he says and I motion for him to stay as I take out a fresh piece of paper, writing something down quickly and handing it to him. He looks at it and his gorgeous lips twitch into a smile as his eyes light up. "I will see you later, Lily." I give him a smile and a wave as I walk down the hallway towards PE, smile plastered on my face.
The rest of the day goes by quickly and after the last bell, I walk to my locker. I pull on my coat and grab my Calculus textbook, putting it in my bag. I find Bella already by the truck and hurry over towards her. Feeling eyes on me, I look around and see Jasper looking at me with a smile. I feel the blush on my cheeks as I smile back and wave to him. Bella looks at Jasper and then at me confused. I shrug before climbing in the truck with her as she starts it and pulls out of the parking lot.
We get home and walk into the house which Bella and I cleaned to immaculacy. We walk into the kitchen to start preparing dinner. I look over to my sister as she's marinating the steak and notice that she looks a little down...like she has been this whole week and I guess that maybe it's because of Edward, I don't know. I thought since he was rude to her, she wouldn't really care about him. She really shouldn't care about his arrogant ass. I shake my head as we put the steak and potatoes in the oven before walking into the living room, taking a seat on the couch. Bella sits down but turns to me with a raised eyebrow.
"What?" I ask and she sighs.
"Are you okay?" she asks me. I really kind of just want to forget about it, but I know that Bella wants to know. I sigh and run my hand through my hair.
"Uh, a k-kid in math said that I...t-thought I was cool b-because I'm the chiefs daughter...and he called me a..." I trail off but Bella urges me to continue "...a freak." I tell her and her eyes widen with flash of anger. Bella has always been quiet and I guess you could say "reserved," but if someone insulted or made of fun of me, she would go in protective mode immediately.
"I'm sorry, Lil." she says and I give a dismissive wave.
"It's n-not a big deal." I tell her but she shakes her head.
"I thought that the kids here would be different." my sister says and I smile.
"There are m-mean kids everywhere, B-Bells." I tell her and she sighs before looking at me, suspicion written on her face.
"What's up with you and Jasper?" she asks.
"Nothing, w-we just t-talked during l-lunch. Well, we w-wrote.." I say and she smiles.
"He went after you when you left the lunch room. He looked really concerned." she tells me and I raise my eyebrows. Really?
"He s-said he heard what B-Blake said and w-wanted to make s-sure that I was o-ok. Oh, he t-told me that Edward is v-visiting some family and that he's b-been "in a mood" for a while and t-that's why he was rude to you." I tell her and she frowns at this.
"A mood?" she asks, skeptical and I shrug.
"Maybe he's on his p-period." I joke which gets her to laugh, the first smile I've seen since her first meet with Edward Cullen.
Hey guys,
So how are you liking Liliana? I don't think that she is a Mary Sue. I tried my hardest to avoid that and she's unlike any other OC that I've read in a Jasper story. Leave me a review or PM me telling me your suggestions, criticisms, or just tell me what you like about Halcyon. Thank you!
-Jalen-