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Here is chapter 2! I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 2

"Hey Angela," Bella called hurrying to catch up with Angela after her debate team meeting. She had noticed Angela speed walking down the hall with her tower of books.

"Oh, hey," she said slowing down to talk to Bella.

"Are you going this weekend?"

"Going where?" Angela asked as she balanced her books in one hand and fished something out of her bag.

"Mike invited me to hang out with a group of friends," she clarified. "They're going to the lake I think. Are you going?"

"Oh," she said hesitantly. She shifted her eyes around and pushed her glasses up her nose. "I wasn't invited."

"Oh." Bella thought everyone went to those things.

"Yeah," Angela said softly as she clutched her keys. "I'm not a huge fan of Mike and his friends anyway, but I'm sure you'll have fun." Bella wondered why that was but she refrained from asking so things wouldn't get awkward.

"Yeah…I don't even go out much, so this is a huge change for me." Bella was beginning to babble. "I hope they're nice."

"I'm sure they'll like you. You're…you."

"Yeah." Bella shifted her weight uncomfortably. Everyone always seemed to insinuate that she was perfect. It put a lot of pressure on her.

"Well I guess we'll see each other around. Good luck with the upcoming debates," she said hoisting her books up.

"Thanks," Bella said with a soft smile. "I'll see you around."

Bella watched as Angela sped down the hallway and out the schools front doors. She was beginning to have second thoughts about meeting up with Mike. Maybe she should just stay home. Her parents would kill her if they found out she went out without telling them and if she did tell them they would forbid her from going.

~VC~

"Alright sweetie," Renée said as she gathered her things. She and Charlie were going to Seattle for a charity benefit on Sunday and they would be spending the weekend. "Are you sure you will be alright on your own? We can take you with us."

"For goodness sake Renée," Charlie grumbled. "The girl will be off to college in a few months. She can handle a weekend alone."

"But what will she do all weekend?" she asked. "It will be boring without us here to keep her company."

"She has some applications to work on and she needs to stay on top of things if she wants to get into one of the top schools," Charlie said as he hoisted his bag up. "She sure as hell isn't staying in Washington."

"Mom, I'll be fine," Bella assured her. "This isn't the first time I've stayed here alone."

"I'm saying," Charlie said lifting his hands to the air. "She gets battier as the years go on."

"It's just that…fine. Fine. I don't know what's wrong with me."

Charlie grumbled something as he retrieved his keys. "Goodbye sweetheart."

"Bye dad," Bella called as Charlie ambled through the door. "Bye mom," she said giving her mother a hug.

"Lock the doors Bella," Renée said as they let go of each other. "Don't open the door for strangers. Don't-"

"Mom really," Bella interrupted. "I'm eighteen not eight."

"You're right," she said cupping Bella's cheek. "I just worry about you. You're getting older and…I'm afraid of losing you. I love you."

Charlie honked his horn loudly.

"Alright, I'm going before Charlie has an aneurism," Renée laughed. "See you Monday."

"See you." Bella followed her mother to the door and locked it behind her. She let out a sigh of relief. She finally had some time to herself. The entire weekend was hers.

She checked her watch and saw that she had two hours before she met up with Mike for her first social outing with people from school. She couldn't help but feel a little excited.

When Bella pulled into the parking lot of the diner later that night she saw a group gathered around what appeared to be Tyler Crowley's van. She pulled into an empty spot and parked her car. She felt a bit nervous about being around everybody. What would they think of her? She never hung out with them before. She suddenly regretted coming. She should have stayed home and work on her applications and essays. She was getting a bad feeling about being there.

When Mike told her they were meeting at the diner, she thought he meant inside. She thought they were going to sit down and chat over fries beforehand.

Bella was about to pull out of the lot and pretend that she never came when someone tapped on her window, startling her.

Mike Newton stood at her window grinning and mouthing something. She rolled down the glass.

"Hey Bella," he said leaning forward so that he was practically in her car. His disregard of personal space was still there. "I'm so glad you came. Everybody's waiting. Come on."

With that he yanked her door open and all but pulled her from the car. As the walked toward the group Bella noticed Mike trying to grab her hand. She quickly shoved it in her coat pocket.

"We're going in Tyler's van," Mike told her. "We'll bring you back here for your car after. She nodded.

When they got to the van she recognized a few faces from school. There was Lauren, Dylan, Tyler, Peter and two guys she didn't recognize.

"Hey guys," Mike called out. "Look who I found. I told you she would show." The rest of the group greeted her. Well Lauren's was more of a sneer than a greeting.

"So, we're ready to go?" Tyler asked as he rubbed his hands together. There were unanimous yeahs from the group and a few woo hoo's, before the all climbed in to Tyler's van and headed for the lake.

On the way to the lake Mike kept trying to touch Bella as she discreetly evaded his advancements. When they arrived Tyler parked the car and they all jumped out. Looking around, Bella wondered what they could possibly do out here. The whole outing was starting to seem like it would be dull and pointless to her. She was sure they could have just as good a time hanging out at the diner.

"Hey guys," Peter said. "Wanna go have some blind fun?"

There was lot's of snickering and everyone seemed to agree. Bella looked around feeling slightly out of the loop as everyone headed of towards the woods.

"Where are we going?" Bella asked Lauren, who happened to be the closest to her, as they headed deeper into the woods. The guys were walking a bit ahead of them.

"To a cabin," Lauren said with an evil little grin.

"A cabin?" Bella wondered if that was code for something.

"Yeah," Lauren said as she started to pick up her pace. "We're gonna have some fun. Can you handle some fun Bella?" Bella was really beginning to dislike Lauren. She seemed to spend the entire ride over trying to taunt her with snide remarks. She also hated the way Lauren said her name as if it was something dirty.

Bella didn't bother answering Lauren; she just trailed behind the group. She really regretted coming. She felt completely out of her element.

"What are we doing here?" Bella asked as they approached a moderately sized cabin. "Does someone's parents own this?"

"Nope," the tall guy said with a maniacal laugh. "Some blind weirdo does. We're gonna mess with him a little. Get him riled up. He'll start yelling like a mad man."

"Why?" Bella was horrified. She suddenly realized what a bad idea this all was. She should have stayed home like her parents wanted her to.

"Because it's funny," Dylan said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Everyone was looking at her now.

"You said we were going to hang out." She looked at Mike accusingly. "You didn't say anything about this. This is stupid and mean."

"We're just having fun Bella," he said with a shrug, looking around nervously at his friends.

"Ooh, wittle miss perfect can't handle a wittle fun," Lauren mocked, twirling while some of the guys cackled.

"If harassing a defenseless blind man is your idea of fun, then there is something seriously wrong with you." Bella was seething. "This is stupid and pathetic."

"There is nothing wrong with us," Lauren said as she flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder. "The only problem here is you, Bella Swan. You think you're better than the rest of us cause your daddy is a big time lawyer? Hmm Bel-la? You think you and your BMW are too good for small town people like us? You want everyone to fall at your feet and worship little miss president of student council Bel-la? Well it's not gonna happen sweetie, you're not even that pretty. You think-"

Lauren didn't finish her sentence. Bella's fist connected with her nose and it made a loud cracking noise. Bella was sure it was broken.

With that she angrily stormed away from them. She could here Lauren screaming in the background and some of the guys trying to console her.

Bella couldn't believe how horrible Mike and his friends were. No wonder Angela didn't like them. She felt stupid for not seeing it before. They go to the same school. Surely she should have noticed. Who goes to the woods to hang out anyway?

It also hurt that people thought she was stuck up. She didn't try to be, but it was obvious that that was the way some people took it.

She walked on further, caught up in her regretful thoughts. As she got deeper and deeper into the woods, she realized that she had no idea where she was and she was completely alone.

"Oh, shit." She stopped walking and looked around realizing that she had done the second most stupid thing for the night. She left Mike and his friends and they were her ride home and now she was lost.

She patted her pockets and realized that she didn't have her phone. She must have dropped it somewhere.

"God, I'm such an idiot," she said, sitting down on a log and placing her head in her hands. Bella was wishing for a time machine at that point.

She heard a twig snap and her head shot up. Her heart began to thump at an abnormally quick pace.

I'm going to get mauled by a bear.

She heard some rustling and she gripped the log beneath her tighter. Whatever was out there was getting closer.

As Bella jumped up from the log a dark figure emerged from the darkness and she let out a blood-curling scream.

"Bella," the voice called. "Bella it's me. Stop screaming and calm down." It was Mike Newton.

She placed her hand on her chest and leaned over trying to catch her breath.

"Damn it Mike," she croaked. "You scared me."

"Sorry," he said putting on his obnoxious smirk. "I came to look for you. I got worried."

She didn't respond. She opted to take a sit on her log again.

"I'm sorry about them," he said pointing over his shoulder. "They're assholes."

"That's an understatement." She pulled her knees to her chest as Mike came over and sat beside her. Too close as always.

"I don't think you're stuck up," Mike said softly. "You're different, so Lauren is jealous. Plus you're way prettier than her." Bella didn't respond.

"They left," Mike said letting out a sigh. "I think her nose is broken. You got a strong arm on you eh?" He nudged her with his elbow and she still gave no response.

"They don't understand you," he continued. " I do. I understand you. I think of us bring in kind of the same situation, you know?"

Bella furrowed her brows and raised her head. She flinched back at how close Mike's face was to her.

"I mean who needs them right? We're to good for all that," he said getting even closer. "I didn't want to harass that blind dude either. They're so childish. I was just humoring them."

"Uh…Mike?" She scooted back a little.

"I defended you, you know," he said taking one of her hands in his. "I told them not to be to hard on you. I told them about us being together. I think you're hot."

Before Bella knew what was happening, Mike had pounced on her and attacked her mouth with his. She started pushing against his chest, but he was too strong. She tried pushing his face away but he gripped bot her hands in one of his. And ground his crotch against her. She was sorely grossed out.

Bella decided that if she was going to get away she needed to strategize. She carefully positioned her leg beneath Mike's crotch and when the moment was opportune, she kneed him in the crotch.

"UGH," he groaned as he released her. It was probably only for a second, but Bella used the opportunity to slip from underneath him and stood up. "You bitch!"

"You asshole," she shrieked, slapping him across the face and kneeing him again. "You're such a nasty little creep. Stay away from me!"

Bella left Mike groaning on the log and headed in a random direction.

"Run you stuck up bitch." She heard him yell. "Who would want an ugly chick like you anyway?"

She decided to just walk. Anywhere she ended up would be better than with Mike. She had no idea how she would get home but she would find a way.

After what felt like an hour but was probably only a few minutes, Bella ended up where the entire mess started: outside Mr. Masen's house in the spot where she punched Lauren Mallory.

She began to laugh uncontrollably at the thought of Lauren's broken nose. She wanted to feel bad about doing it, but she couldn't. Lauren was a despicable person and punching her felt liberating.

"Who's out there," a deep male voice roared causing Bella's laughing to stop short. "I thought I said to get the hell off my property."

She saw an angry looking Edward Masen emerging from somewhere at the back of the house. He was wearing a pair of jeans low on his hips with a wife-beater and his bronze hair stood wildly on his head.

"You think this is funny," he yelled into the darkness. "Come any further and I'll show you what's fucking funny!"

Bella slowly backed away from the angry man that was quickly getting closer to where she stood. As she backed up she stepped on a twig causing it to snap and he turned his head in her direction and began heading straight for her.

"It seems like I will have to kick you off my property myself," her growled.

"No," Bella managed to squeak out once she was in grabbing distance. "I'm not…I'm a bit lost."

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