Chapter 3

FlashBack

Shit!. What am I supposed to do. Its almost dark out and there is no car in sight. A gas station is miles away as well as people. Walking is my only way but it's to dangerous. Months on the run with only clothes, cash, important necessities and my ancient red truck that has never failed me before. Until now.

" Fuck!" My assumed trustworthy truck is already stopping . Two options were in my mind. Either walk to a nearby town in the dark with unknow dangers ahead or stay in the truck all night with the danger of being attacked while I sleep. Yeah I will take my chances and stay in the truck. At least there will be warmth and locks.

I took out a blanket and used my bag as a pillow. I closed my eyes and prayed that for once I got a dreamless night and went to sleep.

*********************************2 hours later**************************************

I woke up with tears streaming down my cheeks to my ears to the sound of car doors slamming to a close. I looked through the window and saw a car and two shadows heading towards me. I quickly cleaned my eyes and got my hidden knife under my seat incase they were planning to hurt me.

"Miss are you alright?" A gentle voice asked me.

"She's fine Stefan, her…car is the one that needs major work" Another voice answered for me. They seemed nice enough so I rolled down my window enough to talk to them.

"I'm alright I just ran out of gas so I am stuck here." I answered hoping they could help but still defensive. Suddenly I heard a car door closed and a flashlight shone on me. The light also reflected on the window and I saw the people who might help me.

I first saw a man with brown hair and green eyes. A handsome man who looked in his teenage years but his eyes showed maturity. His eyes also showed kindness and full of secrets.

A women was next to him, holding his arm. Long, straight brown hair and dark almost violet eyes. Beautiful girl with kind eyes.

Behind her I saw another man. Ice blue eyes, dark black hair, and a smirk on his lips that seems ever present.

"Hi my name is Elena Gilbert and this are Stefan Salvatore," She pointed to the brown haired man,"And this is Damon Salvatore" The ice blue man waved once still smirking.

Stefan smiled at me and said" Do you want a ride to a town nearby called Mystic Falls?"

I wanted to accept but this were strangers that may or may not be nice people. Another time I would have said yes without thinking twice. That was me trusting people and believing in the good in people that sometimes doesn't exist.

" We wont bite, unless of course you want us to" Damon said still smirking. Does that man have any other expressions?

"Shut up Damon, you'll scare her" Elena hit Damon's arm and smiled at me, " Don't worry about him he's always like this. So do you want a ride?"

I looked at them and saw the kindness in Stefan's and Elena's eyes. Damon was amused and there was defensiveness in his eyes. I decided there is no harm in going with the so I said yes and got out from my truck to get in theirs.

" Thank you for helping me," I said after minutes of silence.

"No problem umm..." Elena reminded me that I didn't introduced myself.

"Bella. Well my name is Isabella but I prefer Bella."

"Why? " Damon asked looking at me while driving.

"I don't know I guess I'm used to it. My parents called me that since I can remember and it got stuck with me,"

" Well Isabella is better in my opinion so I'm calling you that," Damon's tone clearly said that nothing is going to change his mind. " Were are you from?''

" In a town nearby Seattle," Forks. I remember how much I hated that town at least at first. Then I met HIM and suddenly moving to a town with constant rain and no sun was the best decision ever made. Forks became my home and I didn't want to ever leave it. The comfort and the sense of love and safety. How wrong was I. The town like my truck failed me.

"Bella! Bella are you ok?" Stefan and Elena's voice brought me back to reality and away from the dangerous place my thought were heading.

"Oh yeah I'm okay. I just got lost in my thoughts again, sorry."

" It's okay. I was just wondering what your gonna do when we reach the town" Elena asked. Hmm. I haven't really thought about that.

"I don't know. Maybe find a hotel until the morning and then find a way to get gas in my car and leave"

"Were are you going?" asked Stefan

"Away from my past,"

"You in trouble with the law?" Damon asked smirking, again.

" Since my dad is a cop…yes" My dad is the only one that I will miss and remember. He has no idea of the events that occurred that night. All he know is that his little girl started drinking and doing drugs to the point that she almost killed herself. He begged me to tell him why I'm destroying myself. I almost told him, when I saw the tears in his eyes, the hurt that I caused him, thinking that he did something wrong, but I couldn't. I knew that if I told him it would hurt him more and he would do something stupid in his anger. He could have gotten a heart attack and it would have been my fault. I'd rather see his disappointment in me than his resentment and disgust.