I sat with Amelia and a bunch of her friends. "Everyone this is Hazel. She just moved here." Amelia introduced me.
"Hi Hazel. I'm Guy, this is my boyfriend Scott." One of the guys at the table said. I smiled at them politely.
"I'm Oliver and this is my girlfriend Camille."
"I'm Ally." A girl said from behind a book.
"I'm Kim and this is my boyfriend Johnny." I nodded to everyone and sat down next to Amelia. Everyone asked questions that I basically just lied to get through the lunch period. I also learned a lot about the people I was sitting with. By the time lunch was over I found out what kind of books Kim liked to read, what magazines Scott reads, what fashion designer Guy loves to wear, what music Ally likes, and what boys Amelia likes. I also learned about the Cullen family. I noticed Camille seemed to not like me much. The bell rang and I stood up go to History class.
Amelia, Guy, Scott, and I were in History together and as we walked down the hallway Amelia became extremely excited. Scott and Guy laughed as she began to bounce up and down as we walked.
"What has gotten into you?" I asked, laughing a bit at her antics.
"Did you not notice Jasper Hale staring at you all throughout lunch?" She asked, continuing to bounce up and down. My smile immediately dropped from my face and I shook my head sadly. My heart began to race and my stomach clenched tightly. I could only imagine what he was looking at. I was nothing special, in fact I was just a regular ugly teenager. Why would he even bother staring at me? Unless he was going to point out that there was nothing special about me. My eyes teared up slightly as I relived the emotional and verbal abuse I experienced at my old school.
"He hates me. He covered his mouth and nose when I sat down next to him in English. It was like I smelt like I had spent the night in the sewer or something." I said sadly, that hurt feeling hitting me right in the heart again. Amelia stopped jumping and looked at me sadly.
"He never acts like that." She said thoughtfully but stopped when reached the classroom.
I looked around the classroom quickly and saw Jasper sitting at a table by himself. My luck she would put me right beside him again. Which I called right because she said that my seat was right next to Jasper, of course. When I sat down Jasper went rigid again. I became angry with myself for making someone repulsed by me like I had done with Jasper. My eyes burned with the tears I refused to let fall from my eyes. For the whole class we sat silently next to one another. When the bell rang, Jasper just about ran from the room. I stood up and saw Amelia, Scott, and Guy waiting for me.
"See." I said, wiping my eyes as a tear fell from my eyes. I saw them all look sadly at each other before Guy put an arm around my shoulder and guided me out of the classroom. "Do I smell?" I asked him quietly, my voice cracking by accident.
He leaned down and smelt my hair. "You smell like strawberries." He said, smiling down at me encouragingly.
"Maybe he doesn't like strawberries." Scott suggested, trying to make me feel better. I nodded and thought maybe that was it. I decided I would not use the strawberry soap when I took a shower tomorrow morning. Maybe I would try the lavender soap I had. We walked out to the parking lot since that was our last class of the day. I was busy digging through my purse for my keys.
"Crap there goes my bus." Guy whined to us.
"You need a ride?" I asked while I fished out my car keys out of my pocket.
"You have a car?" He asked, looking around the parking lot.
"Yeah I do but I have to pick up my brothers from the elementary school before I drop you guys off. Are you all coming?" I asked.
"Yeah." Scott and Amelia said at the same time.
"You don't even know what kind of car she has so why are you looking for it?" Amelia asked with a smirk.
"I'm trying to guess." Was all he said as he continued to look around. "Is it that one?" He asked as he pointed to some four door piece of shit.
"Nope." I pointed to my car in the corner of the lot with a smile. My 1967 Chevy Impala was practically my baby, well besides my brothers. My smile immediately fell though when I saw who I was parked next to. It just had to be next to the Cullens and by that I meant right next to Jasper. Today was just not my day. So I kept my head down as I walked to the passenger side of my car to unlock the car. It was the kind of car that had two doors so to get to the backseat, you had to push the front seats up. I held the door open for Scott and Guy since it is hard to close the door from the backseat. I happened to look up over the roof and saw Amelia glaring at Jasper.
"Amelia." I hissed, trying to get her attention, which didn't happen. So I ducked my head to make sure the guys were in before I closed the door. Then I hurried over to the drivers side, stepping in Amelia's line of view. I gave her a pleading look before I gently turned her away from them as I unlocked my door. She slid into the backseat and I gracefully slid behind the wheel.
"Jesus this car is so cool." Guy said, looking around the car with wide eyes. I let out a small real laugh and I pulled out of the parking lot. The way to the school Amelia and Guy took turns talking. They talked about nothing really, just things that popped into their heads.
"I'll be right back." I got out of the car and walked to the office. Kevin and Jack were waiting there. I released a wide real smiled down at them. The boys are the only ones I actually smile and laugh around where it was real. Kevin ran over and grabbed my hand tightly. "How was your first day?" I asked them.
"I don't like school." Jack said, looking up at me.
"You will change your mind soon." I assured him gently.
"I do. My teacher is really nice and so are the kids in my class." Kevin said excitedly.
"Good I am so glad." I told him. "You guys get to meet my three new friends." I said while we walked to the car.
"Why?" Jack asked as he held onto the bottom of my shirt slightly.
"They needed a ride home so I offered." I helped them into the front seat and buckled them in.
"Hey there guys. I'm Guy, this is Scott, and Amelia." Guy said with a friendly tone.
"Hi." Kevin and Jack replied at the same time.
"So where do you all live?" I asked while pulling out of this parking lot.
"Down the road from each other. If you take a right up here and then two more lefts you will be on our road." Amelia said.
"So what do you think Jasper's problem is? Usually he just ignores everyone, but he has never acted like he did today." Guy said, seemingly not thinking about what he was saying.
"I don't think that Hazel wants to talk about it." Scott said to Guy sweetly. I smiled at him through my rearview mirror.
"Wait who is Jasper? How was he acting around Hazel?" Jack asked, turning in his seat to look at me.
"He isn't anyone and he wasn't acting anyway." I said to him with a small smile. He was so protective over me, it was a bit backwards but I wouldn't have it any other way.
"Anyways what grade are you two in?" Amelia asked the boys.
"I'm in first." Kevin said proudly.
"I'm in second." Jack said, still looking up at me. He didn't believe me about Jasper.
"Awe you guys are so young." Guy cooed.
I fake laughed along with Scott and Amelia. When I pulled into Guy's driveway I looked at the house. It was smaller but it was beautiful and it had that cozy feeling about it. He and Scott got out of the car and waved goodbye as we pulled out of the driveway. I drove Amelia home and then headed to our house. Kevin was talking nonstop about his day while Jack was reluctant to talk about it. I smiled down at him sadly because Jack was a lot like me in many ways.
I got out of the car when I pulled into the driveway and the boys followed. Mom and Dad were at work still and they wouldn't be back until late at night. So I helped the boys with their homework and helped explain things that they didn't understand so they would be ready for the year ahead of them. After all that I made dinner. I made them Mac and Cheese since it was their favorite.
"Are you eating?" Kevin asked innocently. I faked a smile at him and stole his fork. I put a few noodles on the fork and popped it into my mouth. My throat clenched as I tried to swallow. My stomach clenched painfully as I finally did swallow.
"I still don't see why you two like Mac and Cheese so much." I said, trying to pull off that I didn't like it. They just shook their head and faked an appalled look. I started on the dishes as they finished up their dinner.
"I like your friends Hazel. They are funny." Jack said as I was standing at the sink.
"I like them too." Jack hugged my leg tightly. "You okay Hun?" I asked, bending down so I was looking him in the eye.
"I miss my old friends. I miss our old house. I don't like this house." He said while tears fell down his face.
"I promise you that I will try my hardest to make it look like the old house. We can paint your new room like your old room. I want you to be happy." I said while hugging his briefly.
"Can we do it this weekend?" He asked as he wiped his eyes.
"I'll talk to Dad and see about this weekend. What do you say we go to Seattle?" I asked.
"Yeah." He said with a wide smile.
"Good now go get ready for bed. I'll be up when I finish the dishes." He ran up the stairs and I heard him telling Kevin about the trip. I smiled to myself and finished the dishes before going upstairs. I made sure they were ready for bed and tucked them in. I kissed their foreheads and turned off the light.
"Remember I am right down the hall." I said to them before going to my room. I started on my homework, focusing on Math first since I didn't understand it. Around 11:30 I heard the front door open and close. My Dad was the first one home so I went downstairs to get him dinner. We didn't say anything to one another, just like it always was. "Dad can I take the boys to Seattle this weekend? They want to paint their rooms like the ones back home." He just nodded and took his credit card out of his wallet. "Thank you Dad." I said, leaving before my mom got home.
My relationship with my parents was stained. My parents rarely talked to me and I returned the favor. My mom and I got along the worst. If we were talking then it was because we were arguing with one another. My dad and I just choose not to talk to one another unless it was necessary.
So I went upstairs to my room and l finished my homework. At around 3 or so in the morning I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes briefly. Then I quickly changed my clothes into my pajamas and put my iPod on its dock. I fell asleep listening to Of Men and Monsters.