Carmen's POV
My brother was my whole world. Second to him was my mom. Then, my volleyball team. Then Ryan, my boyfriend. I had been dating Ryan for a year and a half now. Ever since volleyball camp right before I became a freshman at the lovely La Push High. We started talking then we started dating. Every time I wanted Collin to meet him, he had to "go to work" or do something with the guys. So I thought it would be okay to surprise him and introduce him. That didn't work. It ended up with Ryan getting a black eye because him and stupid Collin got into a fist fight. Collin started shaking then mom came to save the day. Then she left for work. After I yelled at Collin, I went up and got ready for volleyball practice. I was the only sophomore to be a head captain. I was the best, and everyone knew it. I was also the smartest in the school. A perfect 4.0 and straight A's in every class. I didn't want to be smart. It just came naturally I guess. I have even tried to fail, but it didn't work. Ryan didn't even affect my studies or my volleyball skills. I had Collin drop me off at practice after he told me he didn't want me to meet his friend Paul; which was okay with me because he sounded like a total douche bag. I didn't even want to see Brady again either. Not after he used me to get to my so called best-friend. Seth was cool though. I loved working on my volleyball drills with him. He kept me focused somehow. I guess it was because he was also our assistant coach. His sister, Leah, was the head coach. She also taught history here at La Push high. She got pretty bitter sometimes, but she was pretty cool. She also hangs around with Collin and the guys. We were doing spike drills when I thought I could have died. I jumped up to spike it and when I fell, I heard a crunch. My ankle was instantly in pain. Ryan walked in when it happened and rushed right over to me. He called my mom and she said she couldn't leave work but she would have Collin come get me. Ryan picked me up and carried me to the bleachers and sat me in his lap while Tara held my ankle with an ice pack on it. He kissed my forehead over and over trying to calm me down. I heard the gym doors open and close, but I didn't look up because I knew it was Collin.
"Come on Carmen. We are going to the emergency room now." I looked up and saw the most sexiest guy ever. He had to be one of the guys, but I didn't know which one. I finally tore my eyes from him and looked at Ryan. Sure he was hot, but he didn't have anything on this guy. He was so much hotter than Ryan.
"I'll call you later tonight babe." He kissed me on the lips hard. The other guy must have been looking at me cause Ryan only does this when someone is looking at me.
"Keep it up dude and I'll black your other damn eye."
"Whatever dude," he looked over to Leah and yelled bye. Collin put his arms around my back and the back of my legs and picked me up. I cried out a little because it jerked my ankle and the guy looked at me with a worried look. He opened the doors for us and climbed into Collin's truck. All I wondered was where the hell am I gonna sit?
"Go ahead Collin and put Carmen on my lap unless you want me driving your precious truck."
"Whatever Paul. Just keep your hands to yourself okay?" So this was Paul. I really regret saying I never wanted to meet him.
"Hi, I'm Paul." He grinned really big waiting on me to say hello back.
"I'm Carmen. Now, can we please get to the damn E.R? I'm kind of in pain here."
"Sure thing sis." We drove in complete silence the whole way. Minus the few cries I let out when we hit a bump and my ankle jerked. There were a few things I figured out about all the people that hung out with my brother. One, they were all big and muscled like. Two, they were incredibly hot, temperature wise. The first time I felt Collin like this I freaked out and started yelling saying he needed to be took to the doctor. When we got to the hospital, Paul offered to carry me. My mom met us at the door and just starred at my brother and Paul. She told Paul to put me in a wheelchair and she pushed me to a room she had ready. I was laying there for a few minutes before Ryan walked in.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, Dylan texted me and said he saw that Paul guy carrying you in here. So I decided to come and make sure he didn't get to handsy with my girl." While he said that, I noticed he had something behind his back.
"Okay, well I'm fine. He just helped me. So what do you have behind your back?"
"Oh, it's nothing," about that time he handed me a bouquet of yellow roses, my favorite kind, with a grey stuffed wolf, my favorite animal.
"Oh my gosh Ryan! I love it! Thank you so much." I reached up and kissed him.
"No problem babe. Anything for you." After he said that, Dr. Cullen walked in with Collin and Paul and my mom behind him.
"Alright Carmen, it is time to check your ankle." He grabbed it and I winced a little. They pain was starting to wear off with the pain medicine they gave me when I came in.
"It's not broken, just sprained. Just stay off of it for a week or two. Then you can continue practice. I don't think Coach Clearwater will mind will she?" He looked at mom and shook her head no. "Okay then, your okay to go home. Just keep it elevated and iced and take something for the pain when it hurts. I'm going to wrap it and send you home." After he wrapped it Ryan helped me walk out to the truck.
"I'll call you when I get home from work. My mom is making me work at the store."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye babe." He kissed me and took off.
