Bella ignored the stares she was getting from everyone at school; she didn't really care what anyone thought.
Besides, the only thing she could think about was the severe pain she was now experiencing in her right hand.
She made her way to homeroom after dumping her unnecessary books in her locker; the class was silent as soon as she walked in.
More staring.
Bella sat down in her seat and propped her head up on her elbow when someone leaned over to her.
She sighed in irritation before looking up.
She had next to no idea who it was although she frowned as he kind of reminded her of Paul; tall and muscular.
"How's your hand?" He asked her with a panty dropping smile; Bella blushed a little and looked down. After all, she was still a girl; she knew a hot guy when she saw one.
"It hurts." She mumbled; he chuckled and grabbed it softly before bringing it to his lips and kissing it tenderly. Bella blushed even more.
"That was quite a right hook you had on you yesterday." He told her, still holding her hand.
"You saw that?" He smirked at her.
"Everybody saw that." He told her, putting emphasis on the word 'everybody'.
"Right." She breathed as she rubbed at her forehead.
"…..I don't usually punch people, I've never punched anyone but he makes me so mad." She told him, he smiled softly and nodded.
"Those cookies, they weren't just cookies were they?" He asked her seriously. Bella shook her head.
Because they weren't.
"He deserved that punch; it's been a long time coming." She was relieved; she thought people would start to think of her as some kind of new age Rocky.
"Where is Paul anyway?" She asked this stranger; Bella thought of asking for his name but how lame would that be? She's probably been in his homeroom for years. The guy suddenly looked a little nervous.
"I dunno." He answered her but she wasn't convinced, there was apprehension in his voice.
"I left right after you threw the punch." He told her; she nodded and was about to speak when someone cleared their throat.
Bella looked up and blinked; what was with that stare?
Qahla's eyes were glued to the space on the table where the unknown hunk had placed his hand over hers. Her eye twitched.
She glared at the boy until he released Bella's hand.
Qahla growled.
His eyes widened and he cracked a smile.
Bella raised an eyebrow.
"You okay?" She asked as she poked the other girl; Qahla moved her eyes from the guy to Bella and smiled a little.
"Uh, yeah." Then she turned back to the guy. "You know, that's my seat Embry."
Her face turned hard as stone.
"…Move."
So his name is Embry? Bella thought.
Embry chuckled and held both his hands up before backing away from the girls. Qahla didn't take her eyes off him until he settled on the other side of the room. Then she could relax.
"What was that about?" She asked Bella, trying to sound casual.
"Nothing much."
Qahla wasn't convinced.
~~~3~~~~
"So that's what happened." Bella mused as she painted; Alex nodded from beside her.
"It's weird though, the way he was shaking, it wasn't natural. He must have been on some kind of drug." Bella stiffened a little. Naturally.
"… It was just too weird….. And those guys who pulled him into the woods were like twenty five. What the hell were they doing at this school?" Bella shrugged.
"These men that pulled Paul away, were they shirtless?" She asked.
"Yeah."
"Did they have short hair and a tattoo?" She finished.
"Yes." Alex answered surely.
"I see." Bella replied as she dipped her brush into the red paint again and smeared it all over the canvas.
"That's really good." Alex told her sincerely; she raised an eyebrow.
"It's a scribble; I'm just testing the new brushes." She answered dryly; he looked a little sheepish.
"Oh."
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