4. Rumors
Leigh
Leigh glanced shyly at the boy sitting next to her. She still couldn't believe Devon was talking to her. He had to be the best looking boy in the school. She shook her head to clear her thoughts. The best looking boy talking to her? This must be a joke, Still he seemed perfectly friendly. So she decided to talk to him for now. But he started talking first.
"If you don't want to sit alone, I'll sit with you tomorrow." He smiled sweetly.
"Oh I couldn't uh take you from your friends."
"Oh, he laughed, that's just my brothers and sisters. We've all adopted by my brother Carlisle and his wife, Esme. The blonde girl Rosalie Hale and the blonde boy Jasper Hale are Esme's niece and nephew. The big guy, Emmett was my brother's nephew and we took him in when his parents died when he was 7 and him and Rosalie started dating when they met each other a few years ago, and Alice is dating Jasper. Carlisle is me, Edward, and Alice's older brother. Our parents died 10 years ago, and he's taken care of us ever since."
"I'm sorry," I said not knowing what else to say.
"It's okay I barely remember them, Carlisle and Esme are great parents though."
"Sounds like it."
"What about you?"
"Me, oh I moved in with my dad and his girlfriend Alyssa this year. I used to live in Port Angeles with my mom and brother."
"Why did you move?"
"I just wanted a change." I lied.
I tried to say it lightly, but my answering smile was a moment too late.
"You don't like it here do you?"
"The people here aren't exactly what you would call friendly."
"Don't worry about them, I'll be your friend."
"I really don't mind what happens now and then,
As long as you'll be my friend at the end."
-3 Doors Down
Devon
I wasn't sure how I was going to keep that promise, but I intended to.
Now that I was sitting with Leigh, she was even more the topic of conversation. They were all whispering so loud I'm sure Leigh could here.
"Thinks she can just walk in here, and get with whoever she wants."
"I told you she was a slut."
"Probably buying drugs off him."
"I guess freaks gravitate towards other freaks."
"What has she got that I don't have?"
"This is the first time any of the Cullen's have shown and interest in anyone outside their family, what's so special about her?"
Everything was special about her, I thought. And I intended to find out everything about her I could.
"I'm tired of rumors starting
I'm sick of being followed
I'm tired of people lying
Saying what they want about me
Why can't they back up off me
Why can't they let me live
I'm gonna do it my way
Take this for just what it is."
-Lindsey Lohan
