Pretty Handsome Awkward
He is the epitome of mystery. We gave up on solving him years ago. She is placed in the seat beside him, and her eyes widen as she takes in the unshakeable beauty that is Edward Cullen.
He isn't as beautiful today, though I suppose she doesn't know that. He is much more lovely when he doesn't look like someone has shoved a rotten egg under his nose.
Every girl in our school has crushed on him at some point. We all realized at one point, however, that he was not worth it. We were below him. None of us were beautiful enough for him, sweet enough, funny enough, daring enough. After we were reduced to blobs of low self-esteem, we found ourselves when we had the revelation that he really wasn't all that we dreamed he was. He didn't talk. He didn't respond to our affections. He was more mannequin than man. All looks with nothing to say.
Bella is dazed, and more than a little hurt. She's beginning to see his obvious disdain for her. I can't help but feel a twinge of jubilancy.
Mike sits across me at our table. He glares at Edward with a ferocity that resembles a tiger defending its territory. He clenches his fists with the dream that they will be pounding into Cullen's stomach someday. "Mike," I sigh. "It's not worth it."
He jumps. "What?"
"Beating up Edward. It's not worth it," I say.
"I wasn't thinking about that!" he protests. "Jesus, Lanie!"
I raise my eyebrows at him.
"Okay, maybe a little," he admits. "But it's not like I'd even leave a bruise on him. I've seen that guy in the locker room. He's got abs of steel, I swear to God."
"I bet," I reply.
Awkward silence ensues.
Author's Notes - In case any The Temper Traps or The Used fans haven't noticed yet, all of the chapter titles are from song names. At the end, I'll post a playlist with all of the music featured. There's a huge variety of music, so maybe you guys will get to hear something new. Also, each chapter is more of a scene that reveals more of Bella's impact on the students, and also just going deeper into Lanie herself.
I am not a fan of Twilight, FYI. This idea came to my head one morning, and now it's my main writing project. The next chapter will get posted in a day or two, I hope you check it out!