Chapter 3

I walked over to Elizabeth and sat next to her.

"Hi, my name is Darlene, but you can call me Leny. I'm from New York. I'm new here. What's your name?" I asked her.

She ignored me.

"Well, I'll tell you about myself. I am 16 almost 17. I just moved in with my brother. I don't like him and he don't like me. I used to live with my dad. He was an alcoholic." I told her. I noticed when I mentioned my dad, she shivered. Damn. I was hoping it wasn't something to do with that.

"My dad was killed in a car accident a month ago. Yesterday was the first time I met my brother. We don't get along very well. I'm what you would call a bad girl. I have a problem with authority. I do have a bad temper, but only at people I don't like. I want to be friends with you Elizabeth. You don't have to say anything, just know that I am here for you if you ever need anything, or someone to talk to. What ever your going through you don't have to go through alone." With that I stood up and walked back in the school. I didn't want to crowd her and push her away.

I was almost to the door, when it flew open. Jacob came rushing out and walked to the woods. I looked and he pulled his shirt over his head and kicked off his shoes, before disappearing in the woods. Why would anyone take off their shoes to go in the woods. I took a couple steps to follow him when someone grabbed my arm. I looked and it was Paul.

"Where are you going?" He asked me.

"I was going to follow Jacob to see what was wrong. So if you will let me go, I can go do that." I told him. Then the bell rang for next period.

"Come on, you have to get to class." Paul said. I tried to struggle against him, but he was too strong. He drug me into the school, and only let me go after he was blocking the door. I glared at him and went to my next class.

I sat in the back corner, and watched as the class filled up. I watched as Elizabeth sat in the other corner, so I moved over to sit next to her. When she lifted up her head, I gave her a little smile and turned back to the front. I spent the rest of class doodling in my note pad. When the bell rang I told Elizabeth bye and went to gym.

The teacher told me I could sit out since it was my first day. I looked around and seen Karla sitting up at the top of the bleachers, so I went and sat next to her. I looked around and seen the rest of the people from our lunch table in a little group. I watched Seth turn around and wave at Karla.

"So Karla, Seth huh?" I asked her. She blushed.

"He's nice. We seem to have so much in common. What about you? Have you met anyone yet?" She asked me.

I thought about it. I felt a connection to Paul, but he got on my nerves. He had an attitude that seemed to clash with mine.

"I don't know. I really don't get along with other people. Your the exception. Half the guys down there hang with my brother, so I have a feeling that I won't like them." I told her.

"Well Seth asked me to a bonfire on Saturday. Will you be there? Please, I need someone that I feel comfortable with." She begged me.

"Fine, but I won't like it." I said to her.

She smiled at me and returned her gaze to Seth. I shook my head. I pulled out my phone and texted my friend Harry.

Hey, how's life. Mine sucks.-Darlene

Sucks, Tom got busted.-Harry

oh, man. what about Sarah and Ron?-Darlene

They got out before the po-po's came.-Harry

That's good. I'm going to have to find a supplier here.-Darlene

Well good luck.-Harry

Yeah I might have to go into a city.-Darlene

Well, gotta meet Kody ttyl-Harry

Tell her I said hi.-Darlene.

I miss them. Maybe I'll run to Port Angeles tomorrow night. I could always pay off someone to grab me a bottle of Vodka or something. I stood up and walked to the Coach.

"May I use the bathroom?" I asked him. He nodded and I left.

I walked in the bathroom and seen Elizabeth sitting on the floor with her back leaning up against the wall. I walked over and sat next to her. I pulled out my Camels and lit one up. I handed her the pack and she took one.

"Thanks." I heard her say in a whisper. I nodded.

We just sat there for the rest of the period in silence. It was comforting When the bell rang, I raced to my car. I was hoping for an escape, but no such luck. Paul, Quil, and Embry were leaning against my car.

"If you scratched her, I will kill you." I told them. I got in and put the top down.

"You know this is a nice car. Very rare. How'd you afford it?" Quil asked me. I laughed.

"You think she looked like this when I got it? Yeah, right. I put alot of time into her. It took me a year to fix her up." I told him.

"You, fixed it up?" Quil asked me.

"What? Just because I'm a girl, I can't fix cars? This baby is decked out. Nothing on her is stock. When I found her, she was just a shell. My friend Harry and I fixed her. He owns a garage that he fixes cars in." I told them. I didn't tell them that he steals cars, takes them apart and sells the pieces. Or that most of the pieces on this car are stolen.

They were shell shocked, and didn't' say a word till we got back to my brother's house.

We got out and I walked in and dumped my bag on the counter.