A/N: Hey everyone. Like promised, here is chapter 4. Thank you to everyone who favorited and followed and a special thank you to everyone who reviewed. Thank you to the wonderful katandjasper for her beta services. Please show her some love and check out her stories.

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Chapter 4

The next day Bella woke up to a blaring alarm clock, but for the first time in a long time she didn't mind. She felt hope that things will get better from now on. She made a friend, something she never had before. She looked out the window to see the sun shining and it made her happy, for she felt it was a sign of good things to come.

As she was getting ready for her day she hummed a happy tune. She rushed down the stairs to grab some breakfast before she left for school. "Morning Dad!" She greeted her father happily.

"Morning Bells," Charlie greeted back, happy to see a smile on his daughter's face and knowing it was there because of the pixie like girl.

Bella smiled at him before grabbing a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice. She chatted excitedly about the coming weekend, which she was going to spend with Alice. Charlie just listened, smiling. His only wish for his daughter was to see her happy, and it seems that this new friendship is doing her a world of good.

"Well I have to get to the station. I'll see you tonight," Charlie said.

"Okay dad. Enjoy your day," Bella said still smiling.

"You to kiddo," Charlie said walking out the door.

Bella finished her breakfast and washed her dishes before she grabbed her bag, locked the door and headed to school with a smile on her face and a song in her heart. When she got to school she looked around, trying to find Alice. Not seeing her Bella thought she already headed to her first class. Bella got out of her truck and headed to class not wanting to be late.

Just as she walked into the corridor leading to her first class a couple of girls walked passed her and one of them bumped into her. "Hey freak, look where you are going!" The one shouted at Bella while the other was laughing.

"I… I'm s…sorry," Bella mumbled looking down. She felt hurt and worthless all over again. The hope she felt when she got up was shattered. Bella used her hair as a curtain to hide her tears while hurrying towards her first class, the girls laughing at her as she went.

She got to her first class, and got out her books, but her attention wasn't on the work the teacher was explaining. Her emotions were all over the place and she felt like she was being smothered. It was like she was back at her mother's all over again. She could hear her mother telling her she was useless, pathetic and a waste of space. She tried her best not to cry in class and she barely managed it.

The first couple of periods went by in a blur. She couldn't remember what any of her lessons were about. When the lunch bell rang she walked to the cafeteria, not knowing what to expect. She hasn't seen any of the Cullen's yet. She was standing in the row to buy her lunch when the same girls from the morning started shouting at her. "Hey freak show, are you lost? Hey you worthless, cry baby, what are you doing here? You think you are too good for us now that you are hanging out with Alice Cullen, but you are nothing!" The girls shouted insult after insult at her until finally Bella ran out of the cafeteria crying.

She just couldn't face them again so she got in her truck and drove home. She was crying so hard she could barely see the road, but after a while she made it home safely. She got out of her truck and stumbled to the door. She had trouble unlocking the door because she couldn't see the lock, but finally she got it open. She stumbled up the stairs and fell on her bed crying. She felt completely worthless.

She felt like she was just in everybody's way and thought that maybe it would be better if she just died.

She was crying so hard she didn't hear the screech of tires or her father calling her name frantically. Charlie came into her room and saw her lying on the bed in a ball crying. He rushed over to her and pulled her into his arms and cooed to her until she calmed down a little. "Oh Baby. What happened? The school called to say you rushed away in tears," Charlie asked concerned.

"T…the kids w…where making f…fun of me. T…they s…said that I am a f…freak show a…and that I am worth n…nothing," She stuttered out between sobs.

Charlie saw red. How could anyone be so cruel, after everything his baby has already been through?

"Who were these kids? I am going to file a complaint against them," he asked Bella angrily.

"Y…You can't dad. T…that will j…just make it worse," Bella said.

Charlie seeing reason asked: "And where were your new friend when all of this happened?"

"I…I don't k…know, Dad. I…I haven't s…seen her at all to…today," Bella stammered out between sobs.

"I am so sorry, Baby." Charlie said, not knowing what to do to help her.

"It's not your fault, Dad. I just have to get used to it and find a way to deal with it," Bella said dejectedly.

Charlie felt completely helpless. He silently cursed Renée for breaking his Baby girl so completely and he knew it was going to be a long road to build her up again. "Let me just call the station to tell them I won't be in for the rest of the day and then me and you can do something." Charlie said.

"Okay, Daddy." Bella said in a small voice.

"Why don't you think of something you want to do, while I call the station?" Charlie asked, trying to get her to think of something else.

"Okay," Bella replied.

While Charlie went downstairs to make his call, Bella tried to think of something they could do. She wasn't really in the mood to do anything, but she didn't want to disappoint him.

After he phoned the station, Charlie decided to phone Carlisle and talk to him about the situation at school. When Carlisle answered he was appalled by what Charlie told him and assured Charlie that the Cullen kids had nothing to do with what the kids said to Bella and that they were in fact all home with a cold, but he assured Charlie that they would look out for Bella in the future and protect her from those cruel and insensitive remarks. Charlie felt relieved that Bella's new friend knew nothing about what happened but would be there for Bella in the future.

"So what do you want to do, Bells?" Charlie asked coming back up the stairs.

"How about you take me fishing? You always talk about your fishing spots, but you've never taken me," Bella asked softly.

Charlie beamed at Bella's suggestion. "That sounds awesome, Bells."

Seeing Charlie's smile, Bella knew she made the right decision. Giving Charlie a small smile Bella asked: "Should I pack a picnic lunch?"

"Yeah, that would be great," Charlie replied. "While you do that I'm just going to get changed quickly."

"Okay, Dad." Bella said getting up and heading down the stairs. She made a couple of sandwiches and packed some soda for her and a few beers for Charlie.

"Are you all set," Charlie asked coming down the stairs.

"All set," Bella replied, feeling a little bit better about getting out of the house and spending some time with her dad.

Charlie loaded all his fishing gear and the picnic lunch into the back of Bella's truck before they both got in. Charlie drove as he knew where they were going. The drive was silent, but it wasn't uncomfortable, both just enjoying the scenery and each others presence. Bella knew her father enjoyed having her with him and that made her feel better and almost forgetting what happened that morning.

When they arrived at Charlie's fishing spot, Bella helped him unload the truck, before spreading a blanket for them to sit on. Turning to Charlie she said shyly: "I don't know anything about fishing so you'll have to teach me."

Charlie just smiled at her before showing her what to do. Bella who thought she would be grossed out at putting a worm on the hook, found she quite enjoyed the peace that came with fishing. Neither said much the whole afternoon, but Charlie could see that Bella felt better and he felt good in making the decision to spend the afternoon with her.

After a couple of hours, and only catching a hand full of fish, they started packing up. When they got home and had everything put away, Bella went to her dad, gave him a hug and said: "Thank you, Daddy. I really enjoyed fishing with you."

"I enjoyed it too, Bella. We should do it more often." Charlie said while hugging her back. Bella just smiled before wishing her father good night and heading to bed.

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