I hated myself for being such a chicken. I was supposed to be a tough and a rebellious person but here I was running away from people who actually wanted to be my friends.
I slammed both my hands on the steering wheel as I braked. I looked around and did a fast U-turn and drove to my house the only place I knew here. As I reached my home I felt nothing but shame. I walked my walk of shame into my house.
Now what to do? I place my bag on the floor and hurried up my stairs and I made the mistake of brushing my hand a long the railing.
My vision fogged as my grip tightened on the rail and an image came to focus.
This same stairs were empty as I made my way up them but this time I was a ten year old not a seventeen year old. As I reached the top I smiled as I saw him on the top of the stairs.
"Bella" He said in his angelic voice and I hurried up and once I was arm length he embraced me in a tight hug. He shook against me and I tried to pull back but he held me tighter.
"Alexander?" I asked and he just ran his hand through my hair and half way he gripped my hair tightly.
"That hurts" I whined as I tried to move but nothing. Then he brushed my hair aside and for the first time in seven years I realized what had pierced me…fangs.
Then everything went blank.
I woke up on the bottom of the stairs with a major headache and sore as hell. I looked up and shook my head and sat up.
"Don't tell me I fell" I said out loud and then the phone rang.
I grabbed the phone to hear laughter and many voices.
"Bella?" I heard my fathers' voice
"Yea"
"Come down to the station"
"For what"
"So you can do some community service"
"Do I have to?" I said whining
"Bella…" He started and I knew what was coming
"Got it dad" I said cutting him off. My dad then gave me directions to the station. This time before leaving I grabbed some gloves. I grabbed elbow length black gloves and made my way out the house.
When I reached the station there was a barbeque going on. I walked through the crowds of people and finally reached my father who stood by the bear kegs.
"Bella!" he said overly loud as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
"Dad"
"Guys, Guys this is my lovely daughter Bella" He said and all of them said simple hey's. "Bella how about you go and get something to eat and then you can get to work" he said as he pointed at the grill were a long line was.
I dragged my feet as I made my way in line. After a couple of minutes it was my turn.
"How would you like your burger?" the young cop said and before I answered some one else did.
"Really rare so she can taste the blood" Mike said behind me and as I turned around there was Jessica surgically attached to him. She let out an annoying laugh as I just glared at them and turned to the guy.
"Well" I replied and now I stood there awkwardly.
"I thought you were a Vampire" Mike said mockingly
"A loser one at that" Jessica said and they both laughed.
The guy handed me my burger and I quickly made my way to an empty spot in a crowded table of girls. The girls seemed to not notice my presence as they all chatted away. I took a bite of my burger and nearly choked when a girl said hello to me.
"Ah…hello?" I said whipping my mouth with a napkin. The girl giggled making girls stop and turn to our conversation now
"My name is Angela" she said smiling and I couldn't help it but smile at her innocence
"My name is Bella" I replied
"So I know…so how do you like it here? How long have you been here?" She asked
"Um…its okay and I've been here since yesterday"
"Short time…maybe we could go on a trip to Port Angeles and hang out" she offered
"I don't know" I replied. A part of me wanted to run but another wanted to stay and chat like old pals.
"You ask her" a girl said annoyed and then the girl next to me nudged me a little to get my attention.
"Um…do you know the Cullens" she said blushing that almost made me laugh
"The… who?" I said confused
"I told you she didn't know them" the girl said now to a girl sitting across from her.
"Hold on…who are the Cullens?" I asked facing the girl across from the girl next to me.
"They are the ones who sat with you at lunch today" she said almost in a jealous tone.
"So that's why you thought I knew them?" I asked
"Well… yea I mean they really don't interact with us so everybody was kind of surprised when they were talking to you" she said now shrugging her shoulders.
"Oh" I said simply not really interested anymore. The girl then smiled and then leaned forward and looked at me eagerly.
"Let me let you in some gossip… The cullens are all together" she said in a disgusted voice.
"What do you mean?" I asked pretending interested
"Well you know Jasper…he's with Alice and then Rosalie is with… Emmitt… creepy huh" she said almost satisfy for informing me on something useless.
"Oh…" I started to say but Angela cut me off
"But they are not blood related they are all adopted by Dr. Cullen and his wife" Angela said defending them
"That so nice of them" I said and the other girl just rolled her eyes just then it hit me… what about Edward?
"Um… What about Edward?" I asked casually
"Don't even think about it" I heard Jessica say behind me and so I turned around to face her "He doesn't date and anyways doubt he would go out with a freak like you" she finally said making the whole table of girls laugh except Angela.
I stood up to know face her with my whole body.
"So… how many times has he turned you down?" I asked and she just glared at me and stormed to Angela side
"C'mon Angela and Lauren" Jessica as the girl to gossiped about the Cullens got up glaring at me and then Angela got up slowly and walked off with them.
I grabbed my food and threw in the nearest garbage can and walked to where my father stood.
"Dad I'm finished" I told him
"Okay can you go inside and there can you direct people to the back" He said making it sound important. So basically he was hiding me.
"Sure" I said and took a can of soda before making my way inside the building.
I reached the counter and I placed the can on it and then sighed deeply.
"It's going to be a long day" I said
"Tell me about it" Some one said making me jump in the air and scream
"What the hell!" I said as I turned around and saw Emmitt come up behind the counter.
