A/N: I know SM said in the book that Bella didn't have a boyfriend in Phoneix, but this is an AU (Alternate Universe) Fic. Oh, and in the last chapter I gave you a preview, ignore that, the chapter has changed a tad. Sorry :|

Song:- Winter, Joshua Radin

'But I don't have to make this mistake
And I don't have to stay this way
If only I would wake

I could have lost myself
In rough blue waters in your eyes
And I miss you still.'

C H A P T E R T H R E E

"Bella?" Charlie said, "Bells, it's Dad." I looked up from my knees, my eyes stinging.

"Dad." I croaked.

"What happened? The neighbour said she heard shouting and a lot of smashing."

"I... Edward and I had a fight." I said quietly.

"What about?"

"I was breaking up with him." I sighed, feeling a sting in my chest. Charlie muttered something, and helped me stand up.

"I told you he was no good. Did he hurt you, is that why you broke up?" He asked.

I sat on my bed, "No, remember Harry, my boyfriend from Phoniex?" I asked. He nodded, "Well, he's moved to Port Angeles."

"But, you two broke up?"

"Yes, because a long distance relationship wouldn't work, we still liked each other."

"Is that why it looks like there was an earthquake in here?" He asked, he was tring to make a joke out of this. All I did was glare at him.

"Maybe." I whispered, bursting into tears again.

"Aw Bells, come here." He put his arm around me, and let me cry into his shoulder. "You'll get over him, like I got over you Mom, I promise." He said. He was lying - he never got over my Mom.

I woke up the next morning, my eyes felt horrible, I guess I'd been crying again, although I still felt like crying now; I still had that lump in my throat. Charlie had already left. So I was alone. Huh. I ventured to school, thinking how I could avoid the Cullens, I knew I'd get some kind of arguement with them, Rosalie especially. I parked up, firstly at the oppsite side of the parking lot to them. I got out of the truck, looking around for them. They weren't here yet. I walked over to Angela,

"Hi Ang." I smiled, putting on a brave face

"Hi Bella, Edward hiking today?" She asked, glancing over my shoulder.

"Uh no." I admitted, feeling the lump rise again.

"Oh..." She knew immediately. "I'm sorry, I won't-"

I shook my head, "It's fine, really, I'm fine." I lied.

"Well if you need anything, I'm here." She said, smiling at me. I opened my mouth to speak, but I saw their cars drive up. First Rosalie's, then the Jeep and finally Edward's Volvo. The stinging came back. Angela saw too, and looked at me, "Bella?"

"I'm... fine, like I said. I'm fi-" The lump rose again. They got out the of cars, their eyes darting my way instantly, I looked down automatically.

"They've gone." Angela whispered. I looked up, feeling awful again. "Wait, Edward's-" I was too late, Edward got out of his car. His eyes were staring into mine, they were black. He hadn't fed. He looked away quickly, "Come on, I'll walk you inside." She said.

I stayed close to Angela, luckily I had Math and English with her. It was third period I was terrified of - Biology. I walked in without Angela and saw Edward at the front desk. "There must be another seat avaliable." He whispered angrily to Mr Banner. It was my first day here all over again.

"I'm sorry Mr Cullen, but why do you want to move seats? You're sat next to Miss Swan." He flinched uncomfortably, that's when he saw me standing there.

I suddenly felt sick, "I- I have to go to the bathroom." I lied, leaving the room quickly.

I ran into the girl's bathroom and locked the door as I sat in a cubicle. I couldn't be in there, not with him, it was too soon. He could barely look at me, never mind talk to me.

I didn't go back to Biology, I couldn't. But now I had lunch to worry about, they would be in the cafeteria, I would have to face their looks and glares for one whole hour. I had to face them sooner or later - later seemed good right now. I met Angela and we went into the cafeteria, they weren't in yet which was good. We lined up to get out food - last in the queue - when I heard a familiar voice, a chirpy one. "... as if Emmett!" It was Alice, they were here.

I carefully glanced over my shoulder, they were heading towards the line. Crap, crap, crap, crap... I chanted in my head. Suddenly my luck changed, the line moved and Angela and I got our food just as they arrived.

Angela and I sat at a table at the opposite side of the room to the Cullens. Mike and Jessica soon joined us, "Hey Bella, are you alright, I hear you and Cullen broke up?" I nodded slowly.

"How did you-"

"Things like that spread like wildfire Bella." He said a matter-of-factly. "Tyler told me, who heard from this guy in his Math who said he heard that Emmett dude taking about it to Edward." It took me a while to process all that.

"Oh." I muttered, looking over at their table. Alice's eyes met mine, but she didn't smile.

"Want me to kick hiss ass for breaking up with you?" Mike asked.

Great. "No, because I broke up with him."

"You did?" He asked, "Why?"

"It's really complicated Mike."

After lunch, I walked with Angela to my locker. "Uh!" She exclaimed, "I forgot my Chemistry book." I slammed the locker shut. Chemisry. I had that class with Alice, I was sat next to her... "Bella, you coming?"

I blinked, "Oh... yeah." I followed her, feeling a very bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.

We entered the lab, Alice was at her seat, staring at her book. I gingerly walked over, taking my seat as usual. I looked at her, but she didn't look up. The class began, we began out work, but the not speaking business was driving me crazy. It was Edward I'd broken up with, that did destroy our friendship did it? I tore the corner off some paper, and wrote on it.

I'm sorry. B x

I slid it onto her book, she glanced at me but looked straight at the paper.

:O OMG! What will Alice say to her? How will she react?

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