Chapter 4

I do not own the characters, they belong to Stephanie Meyers, but the story idea is mine.
A shout out to my beta kirifox

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"You know how to dive?" she questioned me. "Because the last time you toppled into the pool. Which caused a good laugh from many of the spectators," she replied while laughing at me.

Well, I will have to show these boys how to dive properly and regain my dignity. "Watch and learn," I said happily. I made my way out of the pool and Alice watched me walk down to the diving board. She was shaking her head 'no', and she looked embarrassed as I climbed the ladder to the diving board. I looked around and saw Jasper, Edward, Emmett, Alice and others I did not know watching me. I started to walk toward the end of the board. I was getting excited.

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Chapter 4

I walked to the end of the diving board and turned around, facing the stairs. I waited for the diving board to stop moving and then took four large steps back toward the ladder to give myself enough room to get some momentum. I turned again, facing the water. Everyone was staring at me and all was quiet. I took four controlled, quick steps to the end of the board, raised my right knee and brought both arms over my head. I jumped straight up, come back down and depressed the board with both knees bent slightly. I jumped straight up as the diving board propelled me forward. I pointed my head in a horizontal position, looking at the water. I kept my body straight and rotated my feet behind my head at a 90-degree angle. My body followed my head. I brought my arms out like an airplane, then aimed my head at the water and brought my arms together over my head, rotating 90 degrees. I moved continuously and fluidly, keeping my legs and body straight and pointing my toes. I entered the water like a knife. I kept my position until my whole body was under water and then made a half circle back to the surface. I wiped the water from my face as Alice approached me screaming.

"That was amazing, Bella! Where did you learn to do that?" Alice screamed excitedly.

"You liked it?" I asked shyly.

"I loved it!" Alice screamed again.

"I am glad you liked it Alice," I replied proudly.

"Heads up Bella, we have company," Alice warned.

"What? Who?" I asked.

"Here comes Edward, Emmett and some of the others."

"Hey, Bella is it?" Emmett asked.

"Yes, I am Bella."

"That was very awesome! I am so sorry I dumped you in the pool earlier. Will you please forgive me?" Emmett continued while batting his puppy dog eyes.

"I already have Emmett." I replied happily.

"Good! Can you teach me how to dive like that then?"

"I am not a teacher Emmett. I can tell you what to do and you can watch me, but you will have to practice, practice, practice on your own. It took me 3 months to get that one right." I replied.

"Where did you learn?" Edward asked.

"At my school, that I attended for the last 8 years.

"What school is that?" Emmett questioned.

"St. Mary's Catholic School." I replied.

"The Catholic School on the other side of town?" Edward asked.

"Yes. That's the one!"

"If you have lived here your whole life, why have we not seen you before?" Emmett asked.

"Because I was on a very strict schedule and did not have any spare time to play around." I replied.

"You are one of those stuck up Catholic School girls who wear uniforms and think you are better than everybody else, aren't you," a girl from behind Edward stated.

"No, I am not stuck up and I do not think I am better than everybody else is." I replied angrily.

"Do not mind her Bella. That is Tanya. She is just jealous." Alice replied.

"I do not like it when people judge me when they do not even know me." I replied still a little angry. "What is the time Alice?"

"It is 4:05. See there is the clock over there." Alice showed me.

"I need to get out and get my things ready. I have to be home by 6 pm or I will be in trouble."

"OK, let me help you," Alice offered.

"OK." Alice was helping me get my things together when Jasper approached us. "Bella, that was an awesome dive you did," Jasper said sweetly.

"Thank you Jasper. It was nothing really." I blushed.

"Maybe not to you, but to some of us here, it was very impressive." Jasper continued. "Do you know other dives?"

"Yes, a couple."

"Do you think you could show me sometime?" Jasper shyly and sweetly asked.

Dear lord who could say no to that, I thought. "I would love to show you some of my other dives Jasper. Alice gave me her number and she has mine. Maybe we can talk and set a day to come here." I replied.

"Bella?" Jasper asked.

"Yes, Jasper"

"Did you really go to Catholic schools your whole life?" He asked quietly.

"Yes, Jasper, I did. Is that bad?"

"No, I think it is great," he replied.

"Thank you, I think so to." I was so happy to hear him say that. "Well, I am headed to the shower room to change. I have to get home soon. Goodbye Jasper. It was very nice to meet you."

"It was a pleasure meeting you, Bella," he replied sweetly.

WOW! He is soooo sweet, polite, and cute. What am I thinking? I have never analyzed a boy before. Why am I so drawn to him? I can hardly wait until I see him and Alice again. I made my way to the shower room, showered, changed and fixed my hair. I threw my bag over my shoulder and went out the front of the pool building to the bicycle fence. I unlocked my bike, got on and tried to take off, when someone grabbed the back of my seat and stopped me. I turned my head around to see James looking at me with a grin on his face.

"What do you think you are doing?" I asked angrily.

"I just wanted to talk to you, since we did not get a chance to talk in there." He innocently replied. "I mean no harm." He held his hands up, palms out, as if I was holding a gun on him.

"Well, I have it on good authority that you are trouble and I should avoid you." I replied. "You are lucky I don't judge people I don't know, or go by someone else's opinion."

"Oh, really." he sneered back.

"So, what is so important you felt the need to come up behind me and stop me? Because between pulling me down in the pool and stopping me from leaving, you are on shaky ground with me," I stated. "As a matter of fact, you are rude and have no manners. I do not like rude people." I got off my bike and parked it. "However, I am willing to listen to what you have to say!" I stated as I crossed my arms.

"Let us start over," he stated. "Hi, I am James and you are Bella, right?" he asked politely.

"Yes, you know that I am Bella," I replied, trying to be nice.

"OK. First, I am sorry for the pool thing and also for stopping your bike," he stated.

"Forgiven."

"I saw you through the fence when you did that dive. Totally awesome," he replied!

I thought, totally awesome, what kind of language is that?

"Here would you like a smoke?" he asked as he offered me a cigarette.

"Ugh! No! I do not smoke!

"You do not know what you are missing," he purred.

"I will pass and I do not want to know what I am missing," I replied with a disgusting look. He is only 16, I am almost 14, and he is offering me a cigarette. Yuck! Not good!

"You should come to my place and meet my sister Victoria. Come hang with us. She would like you." he happily continued.

I thought, Come hang with us. Hang from what I wondered? This guy is starting to scare me. "Hang from what?" I asked.

He laughed! "You know, chill, shoot some pool, and lay around, play video games. We could get into my parents' liquor cabinet. My sister has a car and we could cruise the town," he offered.

OK, I am getting nervous. This guy who I don't really know wants to take me to his house to hang with his sister, or lay around while he gets liquor from his parents' cabinet, to drink, I guess. And by the way he said it, he wants me to drink too. I have to get away from him! Jasper and Alice were right! "I have to go. I only have a few minutes to get home. I have a curfew and if I am late, I will be in trouble." I have a bad feeling I am about to be in more trouble than I realize.

"Come on sugar, I do not live far, just around the corner," he purred again, as he pulled me with him by wrapping his arms around my waist and holding my arms.

"Let go of me! I am not going with you!" I yelled at him. I looked around for anyone who could help me, but I saw no one. Alice, Jasper and other people inside the pool could not see us because of the shrubs by the fence.

"Oh, yes you are you." He demanded in my ear, as he cupped his hand over my mouth and started pulling me with him. His hands had a disgusting smell of cigarettes, alcohol and sweat. I started kicking and trying to get him to release me. It was useless, he was too strong for me. What have I gotten my self into? How do I get away from him? LORD GOD if you can hear my silent prayer, please help me LORD! I thought as tears started streaming down my face.

I know a cliffie, don't hate me please.

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