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BPOV

When I finally woke up it was after lunch and I saw I wasn't cuffed to the bed anymore, which was a good thing at least. There was no point in going to school for the last two classes, so I stayed where I was. It was Friday and we never got anything important on the last day of the week. I would have to worry about Charlie later. I laid on my bed for a while longer before slowly getting up so I could change the soiled sheets on my bed. I got dressed after having a shower and almost scrubbing my body raw trying to get the feeling of being dirty away. It hurt down there when I walked after all I went through the night before. I'm so glad I became unconscious. I don't know how much more I could have handled.

After putting on a load of washing I went into the kitchen and found a note from Charlie.

Hey baby girl,

I am watching the game at Billy's tonight. I will be home tomorrow afternoon.

Enjoy yourself.

Love,

Daddy

He never talks like that. I wonder what he was thinking. It confused and disturbed me at the same time. Why had he left on a Friday when he still had a day of work left before the weekend?

Since I had the house to myself tonight, I was going to watch some TV for the first time in months. It was a massive luxury that I was normally not allowed.

While watching TV, I fell asleep on the couch. When I woke up it was almost 10.30am! I had slept the rest of the day and into the morning away. I got up quickly and started cleaning the living room up since Charlie was supposed to be home soon. It was a mess with the old plates and beer bottles lying around. I went into the kitchen to wash the dishes. It didn't take long and before I could really start on all the blood droplets I found on the floor the doorbell sounded.

I peeked through the curtain of the front window in the living room and saw it was Paul and one of the other new kids. I was worried now, where they here to beat me up? Like a home visit? Wasn't it bad enough that I got it at school, but now here as well?

I decided to pretend I wasn't home, that way I wouldn't have to deal with them. I hoped they would get the hint and leave soon. It would be worse if they were still there and Charlie got home. I wasn't allowed people over.

A few minutes later I thought I heard them talking about leaving but I wanted to be sure, so I quietly made my way out to the hallway. I forgot about the mirror there that people from the outside can then see if someone is coming. Again they rang the doorbell as they caught sight of me. I mentally cursed myself for being so stupid.

I had no choice but to open the door to see what they wanted now.

When I opened the door Paul looked very relieved.

"W…w…what are you doing here?" I asked, feeling very scared and confused. It was just me at the door and these two guys on my doorstep. They were both very muscly and if they wanted to they could easily barged their way inside. I was thinking of all the reasons they were here and most of them involved beatings.

"I just wanted to see if you were alright since you didn't come to school yesterday. I thought you may have hurt yourself more than you let on the other day, when you were tripped." Paul said in a rush.

I was touched that he came to see if I was alright and thankful that that was what he came for. It was the nicest thing anyone has done for me in a very long time.

"Umm…I'm fine; I slept in and didn't think there was any point in going to school for half a day." I lied. Lying had become second nature to me, so much so that no one would notice if I was telling a lie. If they do they do notice, they don't say anything. It wasn't that much of a lie though, I had been asleep and only woken up when the day was half over.

"Who's this?" I asked Paul still a little wary of them. The guy next to him looked extremely bored.

"Oh, right! This is Jared. He moved to Forks with me and my family. He is staying at my house tonight and when I said I was going out, he didn't want to be left behind."

"Hey Bella. Nice to meet you, I think we are in the same Spanish class…" Jared said. I thought he looked familiar.

"Right, I remember you now." I said recognition dawning.

Not wanting to be rude, but wanting them gone at the same time I asked,

"Is there anything else you wanted, because I'm a little busy right now?"

"I think that was it. Have a good weekend and I guess we will see you on Monday."

"Okay. Bye Paul, bye Jared."

"Bye" they said together as I closed the door on them.

I was just about to walk away when there was another knock. As I started to open the door again, Paul started talking.

"We were wondering if you wanted to sit with us at lunch on Monday." Paul said before I had a chance to fully open the door.

I was taken aback, no one ever wanted to sit with me, and it was taboo. It went against everything Jess and Lauren said. I made sure they knew that though before I gave them an answer.

"We don't care what Jess and that say about us, they aren't the type of people we normally hang out with. They are mean to everyone. Who would want to be friends with them?" Jared said.

He sounded like he really meant it. I decided that one day of sitting with people would be all right. I couldn't get in that much trouble, could I?

I thought about it for a few more minutes.

"Okay, fine. I will sit with you at lunch on Monday."

"Cool! I can't wait for you to meet everyone!" Paul said sounding super excited.

With that I closed the door on them. I stopped thinking about what I had just gotten myself into for Monday and went back into the living room to finish cleaning the floor.

I had only been working for a few minutes when the front door slammed shut. I jumped out of my skin from the sound.

"Isabella, get your ass over here, now!" Charlie shouted.

"Coming" I said running over to the front hallway as best I could.

"What were those two boys doing here?" Charlie was definitely angry and I was becoming very scared, very quickly.

"Nothing, they wanted to see if I was alright because I wasn't at school on Friday." I squeaked out, before I could think about what I was saying.

"What? Not only did you have boys over to my house while I was out but you skipped school as well?" He was beyond angry now, I could see the vein in his forehead pounding and his face was turning a very dark shade of red.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to skip school, but my alarm didn't wake me. I have no idea why those boys wanted to see if I was alright. I promise, please don't hurt me." I was telling the truth, I still didn't understand why Paul and Jared had cared enough to see if I was alright.

"Oh you can bet you are about to get hurt." Charlie said menacingly.

He grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled me up the stairs to his room. I continued to beg but it fell on deaf ears.

I was surprised none of our neighbours came running, I was screaming loud enough. But then again if they heard me now, why hadn't they heard every other time?

When we got to his room, he roughly picked me up and threw me onto the bed. He threw me too hard though and I bounced off and onto the hard wood floor. I heard a crack and knew I had broken my arm from the pain that shot up to my shoulder. Just great. It was hard enough with a broken ankle and ribs, now this? It was all I could think about, why was this happening to me?

A few hours later

I slowly woke up to sharp pain in my arm. Everything was gradually coming back to me. After Charlie broke my arm, I don't remember a thing and that really scared me. I looked down my body and saw I was naked. I couldn't believe he had raped me while I was unconscious.

The sun was just starting to rise when I took a look out the window. Charlie's car wasn't in the driveway and I knew I wasn't going to be able to go back to sleep. I got up and headed to the bathroom. I washed myself as softly as possible since my arm, and come to think of it my whole body was throbbing. I felt so dirty but no matter how well I tried to clean myself, it never seemed to be enough.

When I was done I dried off and taped my broken arm. It hurt so much to put pressure on it. Before I left the bathroom to get a clean set of clothes I looked in the mirror and saw that I had a massive black, purple bruise covering the right side of my face. I hadn't noticed it before so it shocked me, why, I don't know. I have become used to bruises; they were a part of everyday life for me. I was just worried about the fact that it was going to take a lot of cover up to hide it at school tomorrow.

PPOV

My friends and family got to school extra early this morning, partially because of the fact that I was extremely excited about talking to Bella again and having her sit with us at lunch was the perfect opportunity. I knew getting to school early wouldn't make lunch come sooner, if anything it would make the time go slower, but I couldn't sit at home any longer.

We had been sitting outside on the benches near the cafeteria when I saw Bella walking around the corner. She looks different, like she is in more pain than before and the right side of her face looks darker than the left. What is going on with her?

I am about to call out to her to join us when Lauren and Jessica walk up to her. They are up in her face and from where we are sitting we can hear them yelling at her. Bella looks very scared. They are talking about my family and telling Bella she has to stay away from us. I start to walk over to tell them off when Lauren slaps Bella on the right side of her face, making her fall over.

She lands on her arm and screams out. There are tears going down her face and it gradually it makes lines in her make up. The right side of her face is looking blacker and blacker. She has a massive, painful looking bruise there and I suddenly feel the urge to kill whoever did it to her. There is no way a person could do that to themselves.

Quil, Jacob and I ran over to Bella to see if she needed any help. When we got there she was getting up. Lauren and Jessica were just watching her, not caring about the obvious pain she was in.

"Get away from Bella, now, Lauren and Jessica! It is not up to you to decide who my family and I sit with at lunch time and who I talk to. I will never sit with you people again. You treat everyone like shit and it isn't fair." I yelled to them, feeling angrier every minute I stood near them.

Lauren looked very shocked to see me there; she clearly hadn't noticed me sitting close by.

"Why? She is just a useless slut that needs to be put in her place. She doesn't deserve friends." She repeated from the last time we had this conversation.

In the time I was talking to Lauren, Bella had gotten up and was trying to walk away as quickly as possible, but I could tell she was limping. I ran up to her to see if I could help her in anyway. Trying to get her to stop and look at me I put my hand on her shoulder. As soon as I touched her she jumped, as if someone had shocked her with a taser. That is not the normal reaction to someone trying to help you.

"Bella, are you alright, is there something I could do? What happened to your face?" I asked worried now.

"I'm fine, I just tripped yesterday and my face connected with the corner of the coffee table. Just leave me alone for a while. And I won't be sitting with you at lunch." Bella said, not all too convincingly I might add.

With that she went into that she went into the girls' bathroom that I hadn't noticed until then.

I called out to Leah and Emily to go in there and beg and plead with her if necessary to sit with us at lunch. No one would hurt her again with us around, I was sure of it.

BPOV

My body was screaming at me to get proper medical attention, but I couldn't do that because I would end up in even more trouble.

I had just rolled up my shirt sleeve to see how the fall had affected my broken arm. It was black and blue all over, the tape was doing nothing to hold it together. As I was inspecting my arm two girls walked into the bathroom.

"Bell… wow, what happened to you Bella?" One of the girls asked looking shocked. She was taller of the two and had blonde hair.

Quickly I pulled my sleeve back down and made to leave the bathroom, like nothing had happened, but was stopped by the brunette who was blocking the door.

"Hi Bella, I'm Emily and that is Leah. We are good friends of Paul's. We just wanted to ask you if you wanted to sit with us at lunch today. I know you told Paul no, but our families aren't going to hurt you and we will make sure no one hurts you. You don't have to be afraid."

"You can't protect me all the time, and I would just burden you all anyway. I'm not someone you would want to sit with; sitting with me would ruin your reputation."

"This is a new school for us, we have no reputation yet which means we make our own and with who. You would never be a burden and why would you even think that?"

"Don't…don't worry about it… Fine I will sit with you. Happy?" I said, caving in.

"Yay! It is going to be so much fun!" said the one called Leah.

The bell rang and it was time for first period.

PPOV

Finally it was lunchtime. I barely paid attention to any of my classes because I was so excited to see Bella again. It's weird, ever since I first saw her, she has become like the centre of my universe. Everything I do reminds me of her. I have barely even spoken two words to her!

When Leah and Emily came up to me, while I was on my way to second period, they told me that Bella would sit with us, I got excited. Then they told me they had something to tell the whole group before Bella got to our table at lunch. I wonder what they have to say, they looked pretty upset. It's making me nervous just thinking about it.

When I got to the cafeteria, Quil, Embry, Brady and Sam were already sitting at a table with a tray of food in front of each of them.

Before going over to them I grab my own tray of food. As I make my way over I see Emily and Leah running through the door and over to our table. I guess it is time to find out what happened in the bathroom this morning.

"Bella's not here yet is she?" Leah asked, out of breath.

"Not yet, make it quick though just in case." I say as I reach the table.

"Ok, so Emily and I go into the bathroom, Bella is standing in front of the mirror with her sleeve rolled up. All you can see is dark, painful bruising. Her arm is broken I think but all it has on it is a bit a strapping tape."

That must be why she was in so much pain when she fell over, I thought.

"Should we say anything about it when she comes over?" Quil asked.

"I think we should let her bring it up herself. So she gets the chance to trust us before we start asking heaps of questions." I replied.

"Anyway, what happened after that?" Sam asked sounding worried.

"We tried to convince her to sit with us. When we told her that she would always be safe with us around, and we would try and protect her, she told me she didn't want to burden us and that she wasn't worth the effort. I felt so sorry for her that I almost started crying. What could have happened to her to make her talk like that?" Leah said.

By the time Leah had finished talking, all my family and friends had arrived at the table, we were all silent with sadness, thinking the same thing; what could have happened to Bella to make her talk like that? I knew for sure that I was going to take extra care in looking out for her.

BPOV

The bell just rang and I am trying to pack my stuff up as slowly as possible. I do and don't want to go to lunch. I do because that means I might be able to figure out why Paul and his friends care about me so much. I don't though because its lunchtime and that means food, which I'm not allowed to eat. What am I supposed to tell them if they ask where my food is? Also everyone will stare at me when I sit down with them. I have always sat by myself.

Walking slowly I head towards the cafeteria. When I get there I see Paul and his friends at my usual table sitting quietly. They all look sad, maybe I should leave them alone for a while. No, I'm going over to them like I said, when I get there I say hi to Paul. They all seem to snap out of their daydreaming to look at me.

I start to feel scared looking at them because all the guys are well muscled and if they wanted to they could easily beat me to a pulp.

I continue to think of all the possibilities as Paul points to everyone at the table in turn, introducing me to all of them.

There is a spare seat next to Emily so I sit there and stare at the table, not knowing what to say or do.

"Bella, where's your food? You've got to be hungry." Emily asked me.

"I'm fine, I had a big breakfast and I am still full." I hoped I sounded convincing.

I think they bought it because no one said anything else on the subject. I continued to stare at the table as they talked to each other in small groups.

Near the end of lunch Jacob asked me how long I had been living in Forks for and if there was anywhere that would be cool to hangout in this tiny town.

"I have lived in Forks all my life. I don't know if there is anywhere to hangout, I don't go out very much. Maybe the park?" I said nervous of what they would think of my answer.

Everyone in their massive group had stopped talking to each other to listen to my answer. Again they were all staring at me.

"Hasn't your parents ever taken you places just to look around in town?" Jacob asked confused.

"Uh… my mum died when I was nine years old and it has just been me and my dad ever since. I don't see him much because he has become a workaholic ever since mum died." I said sadly, trying to repress the memories of the day she died.

"Oh… um… I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything." Jacob said embarrassed.

BPOV

Someone had taken my PE uniform so I have to stay after school today looking for it. If I couldn't find it I would get in trouble with school for not having it and probably end up with detention. Charlie also wouldn't be happy that I had lost it and he definitely wouldn't be buying me a new uniform so again I would get a detention, as well as what ever punishment Charlie thought up. I have already gone through my locker completely, thinking I may have just miss-placed it, but it wasn't there.

I headed towards the gym; maybe whoever took it felt bad and left it in the change rooms. When I walked into the change rooms I found Tyler, Mike, Lauren and Jessica standing there. They had obviously been waiting for me. Jessica was holding my PE uniform.

"Jessica, can I please have my stuff back?" I mumbled.

"I think first, you need to be taught a lesson." Lauren answered for her.

Lauren pulled a red permanent marker out of her pocket as Mike and Tyler grabbed one of my arms each and held on tight. I yelped out at the pain that went up my arm from when Mike snatched my broken arm. Jessica then lifted my shirt up my stomach so you could see all the bluey-black splotches. They didn't seem to care about that though.

Lauren then proceeded to write 'slut' over the worst bruises. I was screaming and crying from the torture they were inflicting on me. She had just finished writing the word on my stomach when I saw someone walk into the room.

It was Jared.

JPOV (Jared)

My maths teacher gave me detention today for talking in class, so I had to stay after school. Right now everyone of my family is at Paul's house watching movies and I am stuck here. It's not fair. Detention was only 30 minutes for me because my offense was minor. Sam had left me his car so I wouldn't have to walk home.

After going to my locker to pack my bag I headed to the car park, going past the gym. As I passed the entrance to the gym I heard someone screaming in pain. I ran in, the noise was coming from the girls change room. I had no idea what I would find in there but there was no way I was going to wait out here.

Purposefully I walked into the room and came face to face with Lauren, Jessica, Mike, Tyler and…Bella. Mike and Tyler were holding Bella by the arms so she couldn't move. Jessica was holding her shirt up while Lauren had written 'slut' on her stomach in red permanent marker.

With her shirt lifted I could see all these dark marks on her skin, I they looked like painful bruises. I was starting to get some ideas as to what Lauren, Jessica, Tyler and Mike have done with Bella in the past.

Then Bella looked at me straight in the eyes, she was clearly in pain but they didn't seem to care. She was also crying and the source of the screams. Her eyes pleaded with me to help her. No one other than Bella seemed to have noticed me yet so I walked up to Mike who was closest, tapped him on the shoulder, when he turned around I punched him square in the jaw. He didn't see it coming as he fell to the floor. I could tell by the look on his face. I punched Tyler next before he could land one on me.

Lauren and Jessica were just standing there looking between me, Mike and Tyler, shocked. Quickly I picked Bella up into my arms, she hadn't been able to hold herself up when Mike and Tyler had let go of her. She was so light if I couldn't see her in my arms I wouldn't have thought she was there, all I could feel was bones. She was still crying, but that had slowed and the screaming had stopped.

I decided the best course of action would be to take her to Paul's and we could decide what to do with her from there.

I sped the whole way to Paul's hoping not to get caught by the police. Bella was in the seat next to me, whimpering.

When we got there I walked around to the passenger door and picked Bella up. It didn't look like she was really there at the moment, somewhere between consciousness and unconsciousness. I carried Bella to the noises I could hear coming from the living room. As soon as I came in Seth, Emily and Sam jumped off the couch so I could lay her down.

"What happened to her Jared?" Emily asked, surprise and concern showing on her face.

"After detention I walked past the gym so I could get to the car park and I heard screaming coming from inside. Bella was being held down by Mike and Tyler. Jessica was holding her shirt up while Lauren wrote in permanent marker on her stomach. I punched both Mike and Tyler in the face, grabbed Bella and brought her here." I explained.

Everyone was staring at me shocked. I don't think they could process what I had just told them.

"There's more. Leah you know how you said you thought her arm was broken? Well if it is, than Bella was in heaps of pain. The guys were holding her down by her arms. With Bella's shirt being held up by Jessica, I got a good look at her stomach and there were massive dark bruises all over. I am willing to bet that Lauren and her posse abuse her daily. If we are going to try and help her, someone is going to have to be with her all the time." I said.

Don't worry, we will find a way to protect her." Paul said quietly.

"What are we going to do with Bella; do you think she needs a doctor?" Seth asked.

I was about to answer, but Bella started screaming in protest.

"Please, please, no doctor, just take me home, please!" she begged. She was on the edge of hysteria and it was freaking us out.

We all looked at each other trying to decide if that would be a good idea. In the end we had no choice but to. We had to respect her wishes.

A.N. Finally finished! Took forever to do! How do you think the story is going so far? Is it making sense?

Now on to update chapter 4, should be done soon.