Bella 3 Jasper
Chapter Three: No Jasper!
The whole next day I looked forward to lunch.
As soon as I entered the cafeteria, I looked over at the table where the Cullens and Hales sat every day. I saw the short-haired girl – I think her name is Alice. And I saw the body building boy, and the bronze-haired boy – his name was Edward. I also recognized the beautiful girl. But I didn't see Jasper.
My face immediately fell, and when I sat down at the table, Angela could tell that something was wrong.
"What's up, Bella?" she asked, concern on her face.
"Nothing. Well, nothing I really want to talk about," I answered.
Angela turned around and started talking to someone else. I didn't think she'd give up that easily.
"Do you like Jasper? Like, like-like him?" Jessica asked suddenly.
I just looked down at my tray.
"You can tell me, you know," she urged, her face lightening.
"I think so," I whispered, warming to her kindness.
"You know how I could tell?" she asked. She didn't wait for a reply before continuing. "When you walked in, you looked at his table. When you saw he wasn't there, your face fell. That's how I knew."
I just nodded.
"Well, he's probably on a camping trip with Dr. and Mrs. Cullen. Their family goes camping a lot. He'll probably be back on Monday," Angela assured me. She had been listening to our whole conversation.