I sat with Amelia and a bunch of her friends. "Everyone this is Hazel. She just moved here." Amelia introduced me.
"Hi Hazel I'm Guy, this is my boyfriend Scott." One of the guys said. I smiled at them.
"I'm Oliver and this is my girlfriend Camile."
"I'm Ally." A girl said from her book.
I sat down and everything around me went unnoticed. I didn't notice that Jasper looked at me all through lunch. By the time lunch was over I found out what books Ally likes to read, what kind of music Camile listens to, what magazines Scott reads, what fashion design Guy wears, the exact length of Oliver's guitar, and what boys Amelia likes. I also found out about the Cullens. The bell rang and I stood up. Ally left right after lunch to go to a doctor's office.
My last class was History. Jasper sat alone at one of the tables. The teacher sat me next to Jasper. He went rigid again. I became angry with myself for making myself repulse someone like I had with Jasper. My eyes burned with the tears I refused to let fall. For the whole class we sat silently. When the bell rang, Jasper almost ran out of the room. I stood up and saw Amelia, Scott, Guy, Oliver, and Camile.
"What did you do to Jasper? You stab him or something?" Oliver joked.
"No. I just sat down." I said sadly. I turned to Guy. "Do I smell?"
He leaned down and smelt my hair. "Yeah like strawberries." He said.
"Maybe he doesn't like strawberries." Camile said.
"Maybe. Crap there goes my bus." Guy said.
"You need a ride?" I asked while fishing my keys out of my purse.
"You have a car?" He asked.
"Yeah. I just have to pick up my two younger brothers before I drop you off. Anyone else want a ride?" I asked. Amelia and Scott raised their hands.
"Lets go." I said. Guy and Scott walked out hand in hand. I smiled when I looked at them. They seemed so happy.
"Thank you again for giving us a ride." Scott said as we made our way to my car. Jasper and the rest of the Cullens were standing by the car next to mine. I got in avoiding eye contact with any of them. I saw Guy and Amelia glare briefly at Jasper. The three of them got into the back and I drove to the Elementary School.
"I'll be right back." I got out of the car and walked to the office. Kyle and Jack were waiting there. I smiled down at them and Kyle ran and jumped into my arms. I stood up with him still in my arms.
"How was your first day?" I asked them.
"I don't like school." Jack said.
"I do. My teacher is really nice and so are the kids in my class." Kyle said excitedly.
"That's good. You guys get to meet three of my new friends." I said while we walked to the car.
"Why?" Jack asked as he held onto the bottom of my shirt slightly.
"They needed a ride home and I offered." I helped them into the front seat and buckled them in.
"Hi there. I'm Guy, this is Scott, and this is Amelia." Guy said friendly.
"Hi." Kyle and Jack said together.
"So where do you all live?" I said while pulling out of the school parking lot.
"Down the road and we each live a block away from each other." Amelia said.
"So what do you think is Jasper's problem. I mean hello your beautiful." Amelia said.
"Sweetie I don't think that Hazel wants to talk about it." Scott said. I smiled at him through the rearview mirror.
"Anyways. What grade are you two in?" Amelia said to the boys.
"I'm in first." Kyle said proudly.
"I'm in second." Jack said.
"Aww. You two are so young." Guy cooed.
I laughed along with Scott and Amelia. I pulled up to Guy's house. It was beautiful yet small, it had that cozy house feeling about it. He and Scott got out walked up the driveway. I drove Amelia home and then headed home myself. Kyle was talking nonstop about his day while Jack seemed reluctant to talk about it. I smiled sadly. Jack was a lot like me in many ways. We look at people differently. If they don't like us then we ponder on why they don't.
I got out and the boys followed. Mom and Chip were at work still and they wouldn't be back until late at night. I helped the boys with their homework and helped explain things they didn't understand so they were ready for the year. After all that I made dinner. I made Mac and Cheese since it was their favorites.
"I like your friends Hazel. They're funny." Jack said as I was doing the dishes.
"Yeah they are." I said. Jack hugged my leg.
"You ok buddy?" I said, bending down so I was looking eye to eye with him.
"I miss my old friends. I miss our old house. I don't like this house." He said while tears fell down his face. I picked him up.
"I promise you that I will try my hardest to make it look like the old house. We can paint your room like your old one. We can get the same furniture and everything. I want you to be happy." I said while hugging him.
"Can we do it this weekend?" He asked. He wiped his eyes.
"We'll go out tomorrow night since it's Friday. What do you say we go to Seattle?" I asked.
"Yeah. Are your friends coming?" He asked.
"Do you want them too?"
"Yeah." He smiled. I let him down.
"Go get ready for bed. I'll be up when I finish the dishes." He ran up the stairs and I heard him telling Kyle what we were doing tomorrow after school. I smiled to myself and finished the dishes.
