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Chapter 3

The school hallways were buzzing with excitement. Not just the excitement of a new year but with the news that Tyler Crowley was coming back. The king of the school was returning.

He had left the rehab hospital in late August and was going to finish his junior year. He was only about a semester behind the rest of his class. Wide smiles were on the faces of all the students, giddy with anticipation of having the king back to grace their hallways.

For the last period of the day, the junior and senior class was gathered in the cafeteria for an assembly. It was an assembly about Tyler and his return to school. The school board thought that if the students had all the information they may need that Tyler wouldn't be singled out or bullied.

Mr. and Mrs. Crowley were there, as well as a nurse from the local hospital and Bella's police chief father, Charlie. After a stern lecture from the principal about bullying and school expectations, the nurse gave a talk about traumatic brain injuries and the consequences. She explained the science behind brain injuries and how the classes could help him succeed

Charlie talked to them about driving safety and the need to wear a seat belt. His lecture included a recap of winter driving and the need for caution. He had dramatic pictures of accidents to frighten the kids into compliance.

The Crowleys went on to talk about their son and the changes that had occurred due to his injury. They mentioned the difficulties he now faced with is mobility and learning. They talked about the role of the intervener they had hired to help him with his schooling and social interactions. They also talked about his temper.

The students were asked to all but ignore the intervener, to let him do his job for Tyler. He was there to help Tyler with his mobility, his concentration, his temper and his organizational skills. The intervener was a former Forks High student who some of the older students might remember, but the students were asked to focus on Tyler and not his intervener.

The intervener was studying physiotherapy and kinesiology, taking a year as a work study to help Tyler. He was employed by the Crowleys and not by the school board. He would shadow Tyler to all his classes and generally be there just in case Tyler needed him.

After the assembly Bella was approached by her English teacher, Mr. Berty, and the Crowleys for a favour. As Bella had study hall just after lunch everyday and was such a strong student could she use her study hall time by reading to Tyler so that the intervener could take lunch? Tyler would normally have gym at that time but was exempt due to his condition. It was just reading in the library, not therapy or homework help. In exchange she would be paid for her hour's help.

Bella refused the pay but the Crowleys and Mr. Berty insisted on some sort of payment. They finally reached an agreement that a couple of letters of recommendation to add to her college applications were the best thing. Bella was glad to be of help and happy to have some peer interaction. The Crowleys and Bella decided that the Harry Potter series would be the best books for them to read as Tyler had fallen in love with the movies while in rehab. While it seemed a slightly odd book series for a seventeen year old boy, Tyler had regressed a bit with his injury. He was, in some ways, acting more like a thirteen year old instead.

Bella was asked to meet early the next morning with the intervener and Tyler in the library to go over any requirements and voice any concerns. She would take her instructions from him, he would be a liaison between Bella and the Crowleys.

Bella left the first day of school with a little extra bounce in her step. She was so happy to have a purpose at school and a chance to help someone. She was hoping to get into teaching or early childhood education in college and looked at the opportunity as her first step towards that goal.

When Bella got home she found her Harry Potter books and started re-reading the first book as a refresher. She got lost in the world of Hogwarts and was surprised by her father's arrival at home. She ran down the stairs with a renewed vigour wondering what to make for dinner.

She prattled on and on about school and reading to Tyler, while preparing a simple pasta dish. The excitement in her voice catching her father by surprise. There hadn't been much excitement in Bella since Alice had moved years ago. It had pained her father to see her coasting through life alone. He worried about her all the time but never let her know.

Bella hadn't told her father anything about her treatment at school since the accident. There was nothing he could do about it so there was no reason to let him know. It's not as if he could arrest the other students for not talking to her. Bella hadn't even told Alice about her ostracism, it wasn't something Bella dwelt on at all. She had just accepted that that was the way things were going to be from now on.

After washing the dishes and folding a load of laundry Bella excused herself to bed. She read late into the evening, finishing the first book. When she finally fell asleep, she dreamt of the world of Wizards and Muggles.

Bella woke early, having trouble staying in bed for too long. She was too excited to sleep. After a quick shower, she dressed carefully trying to look grown up and professional.

She made her way downstairs without waking her father and set about making breakfast. A bleary eyed Charlie tramped down the stairs in his uniform surprised with the smells of bacon wafting it's way through the house. He found his daughter at the stove, wearing an apron over her pretty, green blouse, flipping pancakes and humming to herself. He poured them both a cup of coffee and sat to wait for his meal.

Bella hummed all through breakfast, barely able to eat anything due to her excitement. Her copies of the Harry Potter series beside her plate reminding her of what she was going to start today. When it finally became time to go she kissed her father on the cheek. It shocked the hell out of him because they were not a demonstrative family.

Bella ran out to her truck and climbed in, she gunned the engine as fast as it would go and made it to school in record time. She jogged to the library and waited at a table as close to the doors as she could. She didn't have to wait very long.