Playlist;
I Wanna be Sedated – The Ramones
Nasty Girl – Destiny's Child
U + UR Hand – P!nk
Chapter two - Losers in General
"Hun, you know, you're going to be late for school if you don't get a move on.." called my mother down the small little hallway.
"Mmph" was my reply as I stomped about my room looking for my black converse boots that I knew had to be somewhere!
Aha! And there they were, sticking out from under my bed. I smiled; See? Disorganization really is the best way to organize.
"Bella! Really!" was my mother's second warning. I could hear her shuffling about in the kitchen, perhaps getting my lunch together for me. Bless her.
I rolled my eyes, and turned towards the mirror to straighten out my hair- well try to at least. The curls I had piled hap-hazard onto my head were falling out of there confines in frizzy stains about my face. I just gave up- what was the point anyways?
Exactly.
None. There really was no point.
"Bella, if you miss that bell I swear-"she let her threat hang, for maximum 'uh-oh' effect. I heard the edge in her voice though, and I knew that it was the last straw. I slung my bag over my shoulder and ran into the kitchen.
I threw my bag by the door, opened the fridge, poured some OJ, and chugged it.
"Bella, tomorrow I want you to eat breakfast, really, it's not healthy to skip as you do!" she scolded once again. Really, if I haven't broken the habit by now, can't she just get on and consider me a lost cause? Nope, not my mother, she was a full-on mother bear.
"Yeah, yeah…tomorrow mum…I gotta go!" with that I threw my bag onto my back whipped down the stairs of our small apartment and through the back entrance of the convenience store – waving to Mr. Plum, the owner, as I went.
I stopped at my truck and got in. The thing was a piece of junk, but really it was awesome. Great for a girl like me, poor and all. My mom says I should be happy with what I have, and she's right, I got my converse, right?
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The drive to school was uneventful, as always, bobbing my head to the retro "Ramones" as I pulled in.
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated
Too true.
My best friend Alice was waiting for me by her mothers cast off lesaver, manufactured in a dull green. She was bouncing up and down, full of energy like that energizer bunny. She really just needed a drum.
We both went to Forks High. One of the smallest schools ever, really.
"Hey Bella," she twitted, "I just talked to Mike! He said he needed to talk to you behind the school at exactly 2:25pm!" Her eyebrows went up in down, "Do you think he wants to give you some smooch time?" I looked at her in disbelief, "Smooch time? Alice, really…spare me".
Mike Newton was my current boyfriend. He had asked me out and we'd been dating for about 2 months now. I didn't really love him…in fact; I had no clue why I was even dating him.
Alice just giggled and ran off, calling over her shoulder "Come on were late!"
I rolled my eyes, and headed after her.
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At lunch, Alice and I took our bathroom break. Actually, more like she took her bathroom break. It was her time to, and I quote, "re-beautify herself". I smiled and went along with it. Alice was who she was.
As we stepped inside we were assaulted with the stench of perfume and makeup powder. Ugh. Jessica and Lauren.
Jessica was notoriously after my boyfriend Mike, and sometimes, I wish she would just take him. Yet since I was in the way of her and her plans involving Mike, she treated me like hell.
"Well, well, look at what we have here, if it isn't the Bella Swan we all know and love," she sneered, "tell me Bella, how does it feel to be living in you're very own 'Busy Bee'?"
Lauren cackled beside her. I wanted to string them up.
Alice went into spitfire mode and shot back offhandedly, "Well, at least she has a home, Jess. Whose house did you whore at last night?"
Jessica just rolled her eyes and finished putting on her disposable face. Alice smiled at me, and I winked. She danced off to another mirror to re-apply her lip-gloss.
Lauren, looking at me in the mirror started speaking, "So Bella, is Mike meeting you after school today?"
I looked at her oddly; she had this small smile creeping onto her lips. She knew something.
"Why yes Lauren, actually, he is. My, my, have you been stalking me again?" I fired in mock horror.
Her smile just got all the wider.
"Ohh, nothing really, Mike is just breaking up with you for Jess."
I rolled my eyes. Whatever. Alice was done primping so we turned to leave. I mulled over what they said in my head. Could it be true? And really, did I even care?
"Their just trying to get at you Bella, you know Mike loves you" Alice reassured.
Hmmppf, right.
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When the bell had rung, I made my way out to where Mike was. He was leaning against the school, one leg propped against the wall, his arms crossed. Oh yeah, he thought he was totally cool.
Did I really love him?
"Hey Bells" he drawled.
"Umm, Hey Mike" I greeted lamely. I think I'll just break up with him…I had come to my decision. I defiantly didn't love him. Why was I dating him anyways??
"So…yeah…" he mumbled. I was getting irritated. Maybe I should just throw it out there; bluntly…'I don't love you!'
"I'm dumping you"
But it wasn't me who said it. It was Mike. All of a sudden I was relieved,…and pissed off.
"Really, and why, may I ask, are you, as you so eloquently put it 'dumping me'?" I made quotation signs with my hands in the air. I glared at him.
"Well, I heard you moved and now you live in that apartment, and…"
I laughed. He was dumping me because I had no money. Classic.
I swore, "Well, thank god for that Mike! If I had to deal with one more day of your over inflated ego, I swear, I would have pulled a gun on myself. You really do think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, don't you?"
He shrugged.
I laughed so hard. Was he serious? Why did I agree to date this guy?
"Right. Looks like you just gave me my answer. P.S. you might want to check Jess out before you start anything. I heard STD's ruin your life" I winked, and walked off laughing. What a loser.
I was so relieved.
I got in my truck, blasted the heat, gunned the engine (as fast as it would go) and blasted some Pink.
Take that world.
Fiesty, Fiesty Bella. Oh and she never loved Mike, she was just dating him because everyone was dating. Reviewss
~DJ