After the boys had left Alice turned to look at me. "So Bella did you want to come with us tonight? It will be great you'll get to meet everybody!" She had mastered the pleading eyes. It would be nice to get out and meet some people before I was thrown into school with them.
"Sure why not" I laughed a little trying to sound at ease. Tonight would be the first night that they would get a chance to pick on me. I really didn't want to go, but maybe going tonight would make classes tomorrow much easier.
"Ok be ready by 6 and we will head over to the field together. I have to go do something beforehand but Ill be back." Alice lifted herself gracefully from my bed and left the room.
What am I getting myself into?! I should just keep my head down and not stir the waters. Its only a couple more months until Ill be gone. Why go through the fakeness of making friends? All of these people would be the same, even Jasper and Edward and Alice. They would all be nice to your face and the second you turn your back pounce on you and feed you to the lions to get ahead. I should have just told her that I couldn't go. I don't need friends, I don't need to fit in here. If I fit in with these people then I have failed at life! Even so I did tell her I would go...it would cause more problems if I backed down now then if I just suck it up and go. Plus, maybe everyone will get their staring out of the way and I can have a peaceful first day of classes. I dont want to fit in, but not fitting in and having them hate me and think that I am a freak would be much worse.
Okay, I will go. Only to get the staring out of the way!
Having decided I went and jumped in the shower. If people were going to be staring then I wanted to at least look goodish. After drying off and blow drying my hair I decided to keep it casual on the outfit front. I slipped into light wash jeans looping a brown leather belt through and slipped on a plan heather gray short sleeve shirt. Do I really care what these people think? I mean honestly who cares...I just want to blend into the background until graduation. With this in mind I applied my make up, slight eyeliner to the upper lid, mascara and then highlighter on my eyebrow bone. Not over the top but still something.
"Looking good" Alice had slipped into the room while I was applying my makeup.
"Thanks." I responded as I pulled back on my old tennis shoes. I grabbed my sweatshirt and pulled it over my head before putting my hair into a ponytail.
"You'll be the talk of the school. We should get going so we can get good seats", Alice lead me from the room and towards the football field talking away. I kinda toned her out and took in the school grounds. It was nice Ill give them that. Tons of open space, all of the buildings looked new too. The field was across campus and as we got closer we could hear kids cheering and music being played over the sound system, sounded like Akon. I looked over at Alice and she had a bob in her step going along with the music. "I love this song!" she exclaimed before grabbing my hand and leading me into the stands.
"Hey Alice!" "Hows it going cutie?" "You look hot as always baby" As we got into the stands people were calling out to Alice. She just smiled and said hello. This girl had to be one of the most popular girls in school. Everyone was staring at her and looking at me like I was a piece of meat or something. Guys looked at her like they were eye fucking her, while the girls were envious. We sat somewhere close to the middle after we made it through the people.
"LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM!!!" Cheerleaders had come running out onto the field and started to get the crowd all worked up. I could feel the people surrounding us staring at me. Even though I had convinced myself that I didnt care what these people thought of me I still felt myself becoming more and more nervous as I felt their eyes scrutinizing every aspect of my person. Maybe I did care after all.
"So do you like it here so far?" Alice turned to look at me. The cheerleaders were still screaming at us so I had to ask Alice to repeat herself.
"Yeah, its nice. Its really gorgeous here. I am excited to start classes." I give a diplomatic answer. She doesnt need to know that I would rather be anywhere else but here. She said something back to me but I couldnt hear her. Some song started blaring over the sound system that I have never heard before. All around me the fans stood up and started pounding on the bleachers. Out came the football team dressed to the T in the schools colors of red and black. Then came the ear splitting screaming. Never have I heard so many people excited for a football game.
"And here Night-owls is your favorite quarterback Edward Anthony Masen! Followed by Coach Kelly. Lets get this shit started!" Alice had mentioned something about Edward being adopted...so I guess he kept his last name. A player with the number 12 written across his uniform came running out onto the field and the screaming increased 10 fold, I assume it was Edward. It was like the school thought he was God. Girls were holding signs and all. This was something out of a movie. He just turned around to face the stands and blew us a kiss. Really? Wow.
We were up 20 points by the time half time came. The cheerleaders went out and did a slutty dance. I dont get what the point of it is but it sure had an effect on the guys. When the team came running back out again the crowd reacted the same way it had at the beginning. The Night-owls ended up winning by 35 points. The whole game Alice was grabbing my arm and screaming. This whole school was acting as though football was a religion and Edward Masen was God.
"That was an amazing game! Oh, did you see that play between Jasper and Edward! It was great!" Alice was still screaming at me as we exited the stands with the rest of the fans.
"Yeah they were very impressive." I smiled and had to admit to myself that the team was pretty great.
"Okay. Soooo we are going the after game party! As Jasper's girlfriend I am expected to go and your my roommate so of course your coming." I didnt feel like I had any say in this as she looped her arm around mine and started leading me away from the field.
"Where is it?" We weren't headed back towards our dorm instead we were going the opposite way. I thought all of the dorms were around where ours were. It looked as though we were approaching the gym.
"All of the athletic teams live in the University Heights dorms. Their pretty much hotels. There are 4 buildings total. Jasper, Edward, and Emmett live in South two along with most of the rest of the football team." She spoke as though everyone on campus knew this information, which I am guessing by the amount of people headed in the same direction as us that they did. Emmett must be one of their other friends that I haven't met yet.
"Wow" I stared in disbelief as I looked at the dorms we had just arrived at. No joke they looked like 4 star hotels. Gorgeous buildings.
"Yeah they are the nicest and newest dorms." She grabbed my hand again and lead me towards the door pulling her ID out as we approached. She didnt seem impressed by them as much as I was.
"How are we going to get in?" Our ID cards were only programed to allow us entrance into the dorm that we lived in.
"Umm...perk of dating Jasper. The players kinda convinced the people in charge to make friends, and significant others' cards work. All the guys have to do is go online and add your name to their admit list, or remove you if they want. Haven't had any issues with it yet." She smiled at me and let a tiny laugh out as she swiped her card. The light turned green and she pulled the door open.
"Nice." I was dumbfounded when she pulled me through the door. Our dorm looked like shit compared to this one. There was a pool table in the corner, tons of chairs and couches. It was amazing! Seven or so flat screen TVs all around the lobby added a nice touch. Alice didnt look around as she dragged me up the stairs to the third floor, when she opened the door music poured into the stairwell. Their hallway looked almost identical to ours and we made our way through the crowd that had gathered.
"Not everyone can get into these parties so alot of skanks line the halls and try to sneak in with the players or an invited guest." Alice spoke with disgust in her voice and glared at some of the girls that were pressed up against the wall. She still held my hand and maneuvered us through the crowd. About halfway down the hall there was a door that was propped open. A huge man stood at the door. They had a bouncer? What kinda place is this?
"Alice who's this your tugging along?" The man had the intimidating voice to go with his body type as he addressed my small roommate. She just smiled up to him and told him I was her roommate. "Go right on in" He smiled at us as he moved to let us pass. It was like a night club in here and in no way like a dorm. This is surreal.
"Edward, Jasper, and Emmett are the star players of the football, and basketball team. They pretty much get whatever they want. Three years ago a couple of seniors got administration to demolish 5 dorm rooms and create this room. The suite gets passed on to the new senior captions ever year." That explained the huge space that was in front of me. There was a huge window on the back wall, the DJ was set up there. Both of the side walls had 2 doors each. I am assuming they lead to the bedrooms and bathroom. The wide open space appeared to have been cleared specifically for this party. It was hard to see much of the room though due to the mass of sweaty bodies in front of me grinding up on each other on the dance floor.
"Isn't this great!" Alice screamed at me. She lead me towards one of the side walls that had a table set up with the alcohol just laid out. "Administration always turns its back for the first game after party. Its pretty much the biggest event of the year. I am so happy you didnt miss out." I just smiled weakly at her. What was this place? There looked to be about 100 kids all packed into this expanded dorm room. Never before had I seen anything like this. No one at home would believe me if I tried to explain this to them. We heard screaming coming from the hallway.
"The guys are here!" Alice explained to me. I must look completely dumbfounded cause I sure as hell feel like it. The noise level increased and sure enough in came about 15 guys with clean jerseys on. This school is crazy, all of those things I have heard about it must be based off of truth. If I had never come here and seen this I wouldn't have believed it. The guys were like celebrities. Girls flocked them as soon as they were in the room. "I am going to go find Jasper. Ill find you a bit later." Alice squeezed my hand before snaking her way through the cluster of girls towards the players.
I just stood there by the table sipping on my drink. Slowly the cluster spread out. The majority of the guys grabbed girls and went out onto the dance floor. I could see Alice over in the corner kissing Jasper. Those two made an adorable couple.
"Hey bitch!" A blond haired girl in a cheerleading uniform was making their way over towards me. That skank better not be talking to me. I pretended I didnt hear anything and kept drinking my drink softly swaying to the music. "New girl! Did you not hear me call your name?" The cheerleader was right in my face now screaming at me.
"Can I help you with something?" I asked her trying to sound as bored and uninterested as I possibly could. I don't want issues. As much as I dont care if I fit in here, I really don't want my life to be made a living hell either.
"Yeah as a matter of fact you can. Disappear! Cause honestly you wont enjoy yourself if you try to stay here. Your a nobody, no money and no looks! You might be roommates with Alice Cullen but even she cant bring you into popularity. Just do yourself a favor and drop out!" She just glared at me. What the fuck?! Who the hell was this girl! I dont care if I cause a scene. I need to get the word out that I will not be walked all over by bitches like her!
"And I suppose you are the welcome wagon. Well let me teach you a lesson in manners." I grabbed the collar of her uniform and pulled her close so my face was within inches of hers. "You don't scare me! You don't intimidate me! I could give a fuck what you think and if I am popular or not!" I pushed her away from me roughly.
"No one talks to Lauren Mallory like that!" She walked up to me and slowly but deliberately poured her drink over my hair and down my shirt. I just stared at her. What the hell had just happened?! Did this skank really just do that to me! Oh, I dont care if I get kicked out from this school. This shit is going down.
"SKANK!" I screamed at her and I grabbed her hand that was holding the cup. She looked taken aback that I had laid my hands on her. I wasnt thinking, I wasnt processing the fact that a crowd had gathered around us or that the football players were looking on to see what would happen. All I cared about at this moment was to put her in her place. I punched her. Hard! Right in the middle of her face. I pushed her back away from me as the blood started to pour out of her nose. She started crying.
"You fucking bitch! No wonder your other school kicked you out. Your a loser, and a freak. Your parents sent you here to get away from your ugly face! No one will ever like you! You will have no friends! The loser cunt!" I couldnt help myself I went after her. No one said those kinda things to me! My childhood had been awful with girls torturing me. That is why I dont have girl friends anymore. I do honestly care what people think as much as I dont want to. I say I don't want to fit in but honestly I only say that cause I am so worried that I can't fit in. I dont like being judged, I dont like having people talk about me. And in one night this girl had not only poured a drink on me in front of my new school, but also touched the one nerve I had.
I sprung from where I was standing and went clawing at her trying to rip and bruise whatever skin I would come in contact with. She was screaming and yelling. Two arms wrapped under my arms preventing me from causing any more damage to Lauren's pretty little cheerleading face. "I think thats enough." A musical voice whispered in my ear. And it would have been enough, I started to calm down, and stopped trying to get at Lauren. But then all hell broke lose when the bitch leaned over the football player that was pushing her back and spit on me. I will admit, I went crazy. Who spits on someone how a days?! Who does that?!
"You little piece of white trash!!!" I tried to rip the arms that were wrapping themselves around me off but instead they picked me up off the ground. I was being pulled toward the exit. Lauren was still screaming after me calling me awful names. The football player that had me though kept his grip strong but without hurting me. Soon we were out the door of the room. At which point he released me from his hold but instead of letting me go he grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers and started dragging me towards the stairs.
"Fuck Edward I am SO sorry!" I hadn't realized it was him until I saw his last name written on his jersey. My first real impression towards this guy and I beat the shit out of a cheerleader in his room. Even though I felt awful as he pulled me behind him wordlessly I still took a good look at him. He was wearing dark wished jeans, and a black jersey. The number 12 and the name Masen was printed on the back in candy apple red. It fit snug to his body but not to tight. His arms were musclier and flexing as he pulled me along. His bronze hair untidy and a bit wet from his after game shower. We had reached the stairs and he pulled the door open still wordlessly and lead us on.
"Edward come back!" The girls who had lined themselves along the hall were yelling at him begging him to come back and dance with them. Instead the stairwell door swung closed behind us and we headed down the stairs.
Down the three flights of stairs and out the side entrance into the cold air of the night. "What the hell was that?!" He turned around to face me without letting go of my hand.
"Edward I am so sorry! I just...I just snapped! I didnt mean to ruin your party. She called me a bitch, then poured her drink on me. She spit on me. I just...I am sorry" He just looked at me. He let out a sort of sigh and tightened his grasp on my hand. This caused his arm muscles to flex again. Dear God he was in shape.
"You just beat the shit out of my girlfriend probably broke her nose by the looks of it and all you have to say is that you snapped? What the hell Bella? Alice told me you were a cool girl but by the looks of it your fucking crazy! Stay the hell away from my girlfriend and do not hang out with my sister, or our friends! Now get the fuck out of here!" He was definitely pissed at me. He dropped my hand that he was staring at the whole time that he spoke. He looked up at me and glared before heading back inside.
What have I done? I just ruined all chances of me even remotely fitting in. I was now banned from hanging out with the one friend that I had made...I could feel the traitorous tears starting to fill my eyes. Why could I not be normal just once? Normally I would force the tears back but what the hell did it matter anymore. The whole school thought I was a freak. I started running back towards my room. Running hard, hearing my heart beat in my ears as the tears started pouring. I just want to go home.
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