BPOV
Mr. Clark urged me to go home and convince my dad to let me go to this I didn't know that he was so eager to get rid of me. I asked him about it [making a joke about it] but he sincerely told me that he wanted me to go somewhere, where I'd be happy. He continued his lecture but I tuned him out after a while. After he was done I told him that I'd much rather tell my dad after school was done. Convincing my principal to not let me go home early, now who would have thought of that.
After sitting through all the boring classes except for English and facing all the disgusted stares and whispers from my fellow schoolmates I finally left my last class which was Trig and dragged my legs towards the parking lot. I looked around searching for Judy, she told me that she would be waiting near my truck but I didn't see her. I waited for half an hour but she still didn't appear so I put my bag in my truck and trudged towards the cafeteria, she wasn't there either. I started to get worried and went to the principal's office but it was locked and by now I was the last one in school. I started to wonder if all this was a sick joke I waited for a few more minutes then decided that I didn't care. I got into my truck and drove faster than I usually would have. To say that I was angry was the biggest understatement of the year. How dare they make a fool out of me. Gah! I wasn't going to think of it because I always knew that all the people in the world [except Charlie] had something or the other against me. So grumbling and cussing under my breath because Charlie hates it when I swear though he probably will be sleeping for the afternoon I opened the door quietly and shut it just as quietly though I wanted to slam it so hard that the whole house falls apart.
Why am I being so melodramatic today, must be because of that lady now all the more reason to hate her. I didn't even spare a glance to the living room and was thinking of going and having a hot shower when someone clearing their throat caught my attention. At first I was petrified, what if he was a robber [it was definitely a he with the throat clearing and all] or a murderer. I looked around and took the first thing that came to my hand, a vase with flowers inside it. Great now the he probably thinks I'm offering flowers to him. I spun around only to drop the vase in shock when I saw Charlie sitting on the couch with Judy next to him both having the exact same horrified expression.
Wait a minute, Judy, what the hell was she doing here?
"What the hell are you doing here "I said voicing my thoughts.
"Bella, language" Charlie looked embarrassed and started apologizing to her
"I'm sorry I left without saying anything, I had just got a call from my colleague saying that an another student was coming with us, so there was a lot of confusion and so the flight which was due next week is actually shifted to tomorrow.
"What flight, what are you talking about" I was getting frustrated, why was she so confusing?
"The flight to Alaska, where you will be attending the academy" she said as if it was the most obvious thing.
I wanted to say, excuse me, firstly you ditched me in school for a phone call, secondly who was going to convince Charlie, and thirdly how can I leave tomorrow? But all that came out was a strangled
"Huh?" this lady was making no sense at all, must be a mental condition.
"Bells, she has told me everything about this academy and it seems to be a very nice place, a place where you would fit in and be happy for the first time in years"
I cringed when he said first time in years, both of us knew what he was talking about. It was an unspoken agreement that we wouldn't talk about her.
"Bella we need to talk about it, we cannot shove it to the back of our minds and act as if it never happened, and we need to face it" Charlie said with quiet conviction though his eyes had that glazed look whenever he thought about Renee. Charlie had never really gotten over her and it had hurt the twelve –year old me to see him act like a lifeless zombie for the first few years. One day when he saw me crying on my bed he woke up with a vengeance and till now he was fiercely protective of me. Even when I told him of my powers scared that he would reject me, he stood by me and joked about how lucky he was to have a supergirl as a daughter.
When she left us I buried all my feelings inside me and to this day they are still lurking beneath the surface. I had only anger in me when I thought about her. It had changed my personality completely, when I was a small girl I was soft-spoken, kind-hearted type of person. After she left I became a sarcastic, angry, brooding kind of teenager who would make a joke out of everything. I knew Charlie was disappointed to see me like that though he never said anything about it. It was the only way to protect my already scarred heart from further scarring.
"Bella, Bella are you okay, you king of spaced out" Judy said moving her hands in front of my face.
I looked over to Charlie; he also had the same expression in his face. I smiled a sad smile at him and he returned it.
"So you agreed to let me go to the academy" I said changing the subject
"Yes Bella, you deserve it" He said looking at me proudly.
"Bella we don't have time, go pack quickly or come I'll help you pack" saying this Judy dragged me upstairs.
She looked into my closet and shrieked.
"What happened, is it a spider or something, please tell me you're afraid of spiders" .Personally I didn't get it, who would be afraid of something that was smaller than their hands.
"Of course I'm afraid of spiders but that's not the point, the point is that you don't own a single dress or skirt" she said as if I had committed a sin.
I walked over to my closet and looked inside. I saw jeans strewn over and a couple of hoodies coming outside the closet with my favorite T-Shirts, the only thing folded properly. I shrugged. This was how I usually dressed and found nothing wrong with it.
"We don't have a lot of time but we have to go shopping, do you know any good shops around here?"
I looked at her as if to say do really think that I'm going to tell you.
"Forget it, we'll just go to Port Angeles and see what is there and Bella no whining because if you do whine I'll buy you the most frilly and girly outfits to walk on earth" she said threateningly
I was going to say that outfits cannot walk but stopped when I saw her boy what have I gotten myself into.
After four hours of shopping I literally begged her to stop. She pouted but finally agreed. For a woman of twenty four years she acted too much like a teenager. After billing the items she refused to let me pay saying it was a welcoming gift or some shit like that. I am not kidding when I say we had twelve shopping bags when we finally exited the mall. All my nightmares put together was in those bags. Loads of skirts, gowns, dresses and tops were in there. I didn't even know the name of some of the stuff.
After coming back home I was so exhausted that I barely had any dinner, just wanting to sleep.
The next day morning I woke up at seven and looked outside. It was actually sunny like Forks was giving me a farewell gift. I knew that this was the last time I would actually live her because after one year at the academy I probably would go to college or continue working there. I got out of bed with a groan and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. After taking a shower and getting dressed I went downstairs to make breakfast. To my surprise Judy had already arrived. She was staying in a hotel close-by because there was not enough space in the house.
"Good Morning "I wished her and Charlie who was reading his newspaper.
"Good Morning to you too Bella" she chirped looking excited.
"Hey Bella, have you packed everything" Charlie asked knowing very well that I had.
I nodded then ran towards him and hugged him. Judy went outside saying that she needed to call and gave us privacy.
"I'll miss you Bells but no crying" he said even though he was also crying.
"I'll miss you too Dad and don't move your leg too much, ask Billy for another wheelchair and you know where everything in the kitchen is kept and try not to poison yourself. I taught you how to use the computer so you better send e-mails every weekend and... and" I started crying again because truth be told I was a Daddy's girl and he was the only person who I loved in this entire world though Judy was starting to get to me.
He hugged me then left me and told me to have fun. Judy came inside saying that it was time to go. I took by bag and went inside the waiting cab. We reached the airport two hours early waiting for Judy's colleague. I noticed that when she said colleague she grimaced in distaste. Either she does not like the word colleague or else she hates her colleague. My suspicions were confirmed when I saw a man in his mid twenties and a boy about my age coming towards us.
"There he is a last. Never does he reach on time and I know he does this just to annoy me "she muttered angrily at me. I was amused to see Judy like this. She was usually so calm and collected; this guy definitely had a lot of effect on her.
They were close enough so that I could see that the 'colleage' had black hair with intense blue eyes that significantly brightened when he saw Judy. I liked this guy and was willing to play matchmaker. He then noticed me and held out his hand.
"I'm Ash Blaize and you must be Isabella Swan" he said when I shook his hand.
"Bella "I corrected him and then said "Judy's told me a lot about you"
"Yeah I figured, don't mind her she just misses me a lot and that's why all she said about me won't be my best qualities "he said smirking while looking at Judy.
"You wish" she muttered and then looked at the guy next to Ash. "Hi I'm Judy and you are?"
I finally looked at the guy too and caught my breath. Wow seriously wow. He was gorgeous no gorgeous doesn't cover it. He was unearthly .He was wearing jeans and a T-Shirt saying Fuck me. His eyes were a weird shade of blue-green with the blue being more prominent when he noticed me staring at him. Wait a minute, now there was no trace of green at all in his eyes I probably just imagined it with all the bright lighting in this room. He ran his hand through his ash-bronze hair in annoyance as if he wanted to be anywhere but here. I looked away thinking that my staring no the proper word was ogling was what annoyed him but he was looking angrily at Ash and then at Judy's outstretched and then back at Ash. Ash just smirked at him and Judy looked a little confused then withdrew her hand but she still looked at him questionably .He finally sighed and muttered a low 'Edward Masen' and looked away. When he caught me staring at him again he smirked as if he was all too aware of his good looks. I looked away a second time, this time with blood rushing to my cheeks. Stupid genes. Now he'll think that I was blushing because I was interested in him or some shit like that. I've dealt with guys like him before; all pigheaded seemed to have recovered her good mood and held her hand out again. This time he just looked angrily at her and then stalked out to the terminal.
"What's with him, did I do something wrong or is electric hands is his power or something" she asked looking at Ash.
Obviously that was rude and looking at the expression on Ash's face confirmed that he had no 'electric hands'. I changed my opinion about him, he was not just a smart-ass, he was a smart asshole.
"Don't worry about it, you should be honored that he even told you his full name [honored my foot] and if you think that, this was rude then I'm glad you didn't have to pick him up "Ash said looking at Edward's retreating back with reluctant admiration.
Guys and their guy code I was never going to understand them.
I just hoped that the other kids at Jay's would be more amiable because otherwise it will be a repeat of high school all over again.
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