CHAPTER 1:

A/N:

Hey guys. So here is the first Chapter. IF you have read this story before, it is pretty similar. There are a few changes to the chapter but not that dramatic.

I Thought They Were My Friends

The end of 2nd period. Start of recess. I always hated this part of the day. Since Edward's return, everyone wasn't too happy. I had started sitting with Mike and Jessica, Angela and Ben, Tyler, Lauren and Eric when Edward left. They all sat outside now. They said they liked it better but I knew the real reason. Before Edward returned I would always insist we sat where he use to, but then I would be depressed all lunch. So we moved outside. I still sat with them, even though that meant no Edward, but I admitted I did need to remain in contact with my friends. So that time was recess and lunch. I walked with Edward to the cafeteria and said goodbye as I went to my friends. When I got there it was just the boys. I wondered where the girls were.

"Hey Bella!" Mike greeted me. He still had this crazy thought I would forget, well now dump, Edward for him. Even though he was going out with Jess.

"Hi Mike. Where are the girls?" I asked.

"Oh. They went to the library or something like that. I can't remember. It's just you, me and the boys" he replied.

"Well maybe I will go sit with Edward and that then," I said.

All of a sudden I was on the ground. I didn't know what had happened. I tried to get up and realized that mike was on top of me.

"Mike! What the hell? Get of me!" I yelled

"Shut up Bella!" he said pissed off.

The next thing I know the others are helping him hold me down and Mike is hitting me.

"Mike! You're hurting me!" I yelled

"Good! You need the sense knocked into you! Edward Cullen is bad for you! He left you and you are willing to just forgive him like nothing happened!" he said as he hit me again.

"Mike's right Bella. You need to learn." Eric said as he kicked me in the leg extremely hard. I could feel the bruise forming already. The others were hitting me as well and Mike kept hitting me in the same place. It was getting really sore. Thank god for me the bell went.

"This will keep happening until you learn and break up with Edward. And if we get any tip that he might have an idea about this, it will get worse. Understand?" Mike said as he hit me one last time and walked off.

I got up and could feel the bruises. The kicks Eric gave me caused me to limp. I hope Edward won't notice. I walked up to the door of the cafeteria and saw him standing there. Looking worried.

"Bella love. Where have you been? I was worried." He said as I reached him taking my hand.

"Sorry Edward. The girls and I thought we would clean up. We got in trouble the other day" I said. I was so glad he couldn't read my mind and that Alice had disappeared somewhere so I didn't get caught out lying.

We walked to class together. I was glad Edward was holding me so it wasn't obvious I was limping. We walked into class and I saw Mike staring at me. I was definitely going to sit with Edward at lunch. All through class Mike would turn to look at me. When class ended I told Edward to go ahead because I wanted to talk to Angela. He left, giving me a kiss on my forehead and said

"I will wait outside Biology for you love"

Mike came up to me. "Don't even think of ditching us at lunch. Or it will be worse" he said and walked away.

I walked to Biology in tears. I couldn't hold it back. I got into Biology and rip a piece of paper to tell Edward everything.

"Excuse me sir. I'm not feeling very well. May I go to sick bay?" Edward asked as soon as he finished reading my note.

"Of course Edward. Can you walk?" Mr Molina asked

"I don't think so. Can Bella come with me?"

"So long as she doesn't mind."

"No. That's OK sir." I said

We got up and Edward put his arm around me as if I was supporting him. But really he had no weight on me.

"Show me." he demanded

I lifted up my shirt and he saw the bruises from Mike and everyone.

"They did this to you love?" he asked in rage

"Edward I'm fine." I said as he inspected me.

"Bella. Walk up to that pole by yourself." he told me

I obeyed. Before I could turn around to go back to him, he was at the pole. He pulled my pant leg up and saw what Eric had done.

"How long has this been going on?" he asked

"Today was the first day" I said scared.

"We are going home. Both of us. I will have Carlisle check you out" he said

I didn't object.