Chapter 4

As if the universe was aware of my impending doom the weekend seemed to go all to fast. I woke up to the blaring ringing of my alarm clock. A habit my mom got me into was putting the alarm clock on the other side of the room. Getting up to shut the alarm clock helped me get over the shock of the cold morning air quicker. I groaned as I made my way into the bathroom to start my morning routine, I had set my alarm clock almost an hour and a half before early so I could take an extra long shower before school. After finishing my bathroom routine I headed back into my room to get dressed. I chose something simple enough for my first day, I really didn't want to draw to much attention to myself. I slipped on a tank top before pulling my favorite batman sweater over it, I then throw on a pair of dark jeans and my black rain boots. I collected rain boots, or at least as best as anyone could collect shoes, I had a pair in every color. Satisfied with my outfit I grabbed my messenger bag and headed down stair, as I got down stairs I noticed on one was up yet. I suppose that was to be expected since mom started her job at forks hospital yesterday. She had been a nurse at Salem hospital longer then I've been alive, it was where she met dad. They were both still students at Salem University, mom was still in training when dad came into the hospital with a busted up face. He told he got into a fight while trying to stop a mugging, because he was to embarrassed to tell her the truth. When in reality he and a jammed door got into a fight, and the door won. As I make my way into the kitchen to make myself some breakfast I can't help but miss my dad. He was always a stern no nonsense kind of guy but he was still my dad plus he usually offset moms goofy. I berated myself for thinking about him, I knew it wouldn't do any good mom was bent set on having no contact with him and as a good daughter I was trying to fully support her decision. He tried calling me almost every other day leaving messages on my phone apologizing but, he brought this upon himself. I moaned letting my head fall on the table with a hard thunk thinking about dad gave me a headache, although lately I've had another on my mind. Paul I wouldn't admit it out loud, but I was kind of worried about him, the last time I'd seen him was that Friday afternoon when he was dragged from the house. That was weird enough on it's own right, but the next day he had called to talk to me, I don't even know how he got PapPap's number. I moaned again thinking back to that day.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Saturday Afternoon *-*-*-*-*-*-*

"Lily the phones for you." mom called from the back door. I was outside in the back taking a few shots of this adorable bunny, that seemed way to comfortable around humans.

"Coming" I called wondering who it could be, there weren't many people from home who would seek me out after our move, I had always been a wallflower. The only person who tried to get a hold of me regularly was dad, and I was sure he wouldn't have called PapPap's house phone. As I reach the house my interest is at its limit when I noticed the look on my moms face, It was soft an 'I told you so' mixed with pure joy. I gesture to her to hand over the phone, and she did but not before throwing me an ear splitting grin.

"Hello" I said into the phone.

"Hi" was the reply, but that was enough to make my heart stop.

"Paul?" I asked sounding disturbingly breathless.

"Do you-"

"how did you get this number." I cut him off before he could even ask me a question.

"Oh well your mother saw me at the grocery store this morning and gave it to me." He said, as I inwardly groaned, of course she did.

"Anyway I wanted to invite you to Emily's for dinner." he said.

"Um I don't know I still have a lot of unpacking to do." It was true I hadn't even started yet and it was already four o'clock..

"I could come over and help-"

"NO! Uh I mean no need for that I have everything under control." I roll my eyes at myself knowing I could use the help with unpacking. My organization skills were terrible, and my attention span was just as bad.

"Sorry I asked." He practically growled at me. I wince knowing I was being a full on jerk.

"Maybe my mother and I could come over for dinner tomorrow next weekend after we're a little more settled." I said feeling bad that I had made him angry.

"OK are you sure that's want you want cause I don't want to pressure you or anything." He said sounding nervous all of a sudden. Which was odd because not minutes ago he sounded like he was going to explode.

"Um no, it's fine my mom hates staying in the house in weekends." I said

"oh ok see you then." he said sounding slightly put out. I groaned to myself he couldn't possibly be upset that I was bringing my mom. I was an antisocial teenager, I brought my mom everywhere.

"Um I'm going to hang up now, I'll see you next weekend."

"Yeah, later Lily." he said hanging up. I shivered as I put down I hated the way he said my name, it made me feel all giddy, and girly.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Monday Morning*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

I let my head smack onto the table as I thought about that awkward conversation. A couple of hours later Emily had called to talk to my mom and confirm plans for a dinner next Saturday, they ended up giggling the entire time, I think it was about me because every time she glanced at me she giggled even more.

I looked at the clock and groaned I had about twenty minutes to get to school, the drive only took about ten but I wanted to get there early to familiarize myself with the building. I got up from the table and grabbed my bag noticing my mom coming down the stairs looking like the living dead.

"Hey hon you leaving for school already?" she asked while picking crust out of her eye.

"Yep, wish me luck." I through her a nervous smile.

"Don't worry so much dear you'll be fine, plus you already some people there." she said throwing me a look.

"No I only know those weirdos you and PapPap let come over." I said throwing her a glare.

"Well try to remember we'll be seeing those weirdos next weekend for dinner, plus you should be excited I don't think you've ever made friends this fast before." She grinned at me and wiggled her eyebrows.

"Yeah I'm about as excited as that cat you ran over last month." I said throwing her a slightly disgusted look I hated when she wiggled her eyebrows like that, it's so creepy.

"Hey that was an accident, and for all we know that cat could have been very happy before it's untimely demise." she said feigning a hurt look.

"Sure mom, whatever you say." I said starting for the door, if we continued this ridiculous I wasn't going to be there on time.

"Don't talk to me like I'm a child, remember I'm the one you spit up and pooed on for years." she said following me out the door.

"Ugh gross mom, can you please never say anything like that to me again." I said getting into my new/old jeep, I still couldn't get over much I loved this car.

"Have a nice day sweetie, and don't put anything weird in your mouth at school!" She shouted from the front door. I could feel my face starting to burn with the embarrassment of her comment. I stick my tongue out at her before pulling out of the driveway. I could already tell today was going to be a weird day.

When I pulled up to the school I was sort of under whelmed, I don't know why but was expecting something a little less little. Finding a parking space was beyond easy, there were only eight other cars in the parking lot. Either there weren't a lot of drivers of I was a little earlier then I meant to be. Sitting in my car trying to get up the courage to enter the building was more then a little pathetic, there wasn't even anybody here yet. In the five minutes I've been sitting here another car had pulled up, revealing an older woman with graying hair pulled up into a bun. Making me assume that all the other cars were either teachers or other staff member, awesome I was way to early. I let my head thump onto the steering wheel groaning at my tendency to overreact, and panic over little things. I had meant to arrive only ten minutes early so I could get my class schedule and find my class room, but I overestimated my drive time. Taking deep breaths I figured I could rest my eyes for a minute-

SMACK!

"Ahhhh!" I shouted, sure that this was the beginning of a zombie apocalypse.

"HEY LILY!" I heard my name being shouted through the window of my car. I look up to realize it wasn't a zombie, but a really tall smiling kid. I rolled down the window to scream at the psycho banging on my window but he beat me to it.

"SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU!" he shouted at me again.

"Why are you yelling?" I asked while covering my ears and glaring at him,.

"SORRY I mean sorry it's just I've been saying your name for like the last ten minutes, and you weren't answering so I thought you couldn't hear very good." he said giving me a million watt smile, I'm pretty sure I met this kid Friday but I can't remember his name.

"Um it's okayy" I dragged out the end of my sentence hoping he would provide his name.

"Oh I'm Seth, it's okay if you don't remember my name I'm sure Paul was the only person you thought about the day." He said ginning at me again. I couldn't really focus on what he was saying after that, because all the blood rushing to my face and head was making he dizzy.

"I was not, why would you even think that." I tried to mean and threatening, but with the giant blush I probably looked more like I was going to pop.

"No, no it's fine I get that your most likely in love or some-"

"Please stop talking." I cut him off before he could finish the embarrassing and intrusive sentence. I squeezed my my eyes closed hoping he would start to feel awkward and leave, but when I opened my eyes there he still smiling.

"Can I help you with something?" I asked when I noticed he wasn't going away.

"No, but can help you." he said wiggling his eyebrows, I groaned I had hoped my mom was the only person that did that.

"What are you helping with?" I asked

"I can take you to the main office and show you around the school." he said opening my car door.

"Uh sure that would actually be great, my sense of direction is really awful, I meant to get here early so I could learn all the twists and turns." I said getting out of the car.

"Well you certainly did just that, your a abut an hour early." he grinned again.

"Ugh I didn't mean to be this early, wait why are you here so early?" I asked him as it dawned on me that he was here just as early as I was.

"I'm serving a morning detention." he said with a nervous chuckle.

"What, I didn't even know you could have detention in the morning." I said

"Well I sort of walked out of class the other day, and got detention but I had to work so my mom called and my teacher moved it to this morning." I wince at him, he said all of that in one breath and looked like he could keep going.

"So where's the office?" I asked.

"follow me this way lily flower." he said gesturing for me to enter the building first.

"Don't call me that." I throw him a not very scary glare, only to start smiling when he did. Even if he was a little weird and very talkative I liked Seth he was like the brother I never knew I wanted.

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Sorry I know I said lily would be starting school and she didn't but at least she's at the school. I promise there will be Paul in the next chapter and others, but chapters will come slow, school is already kicking my ass. Anywho thanks to all who reviewed and iHeartArt as much I hate to say it I do need school, it helps curb the boredom.

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