Chapter 6 – Friends

By lunchtime on the first day Issy had made friends with two girls: Kaiya and Jade. Kaiya was a caramel coloured girl with perfectly straight hair and knowing brown eyes. Jade on the other had was strawberry blonde with big green eyes that were obviously the source of her name.

Cassie was still trying to annoy Issy and Issy was looking forward to getting away from her. Sadly, that wasn't going to happen soon.

The receptionist Mrs Biggle came into their classroom where their teacher Miss Potts was teaching the class their two times table. Issy already knew it and was becoming the apple of Miss Potts's eye like she had with so many others.

"Issy dear," she announced, "I've had a call from your Mother saying she can't collect you till later. Cassie's mother said she'd have you so I told your mother where to pick you up from."

"My Mummy's not around at the moment. It'll have been Nanny," Issy replied.

She could tell that Esme had not readily agreed to Jessica's offer but, had given in finally.

The day seemed to go faster after that. After what seemed like a few minutes but was really an hour the bell rang and Miss Potts led her class outside. Jessica was there ready to meet them and Issy just had time to say goodbye to her new friends before she was dragged off.

"So Isabelle you don't seem to visit the town much. Neither does your family," Jess said with an unknown triumph in her voice.

Issy shook her head feeling vulnerable and wished for the safe comfort of her family.

"We always go in. Dad's like very important to everyone and Mum's just very good at everything," Cassidy boasted from her perch next to her mother.

"Now, Cass don't intimidate your 'friend' even though what you say is true," Jess answered adding heavy sarcasm on the word friend.

Issy could feel the tears coming into her eyes but forced them back. No she wasn't upset but, like her mother, her tear ducts were linked to her anger.

They arrived at the Newton's house and Isabelle looked at the small two storey house and compared it to their three storey mansion. Jessica took their bags from the boot and unlocked the front door.

"Come play with my 'My Little Pony'," Cassidy ordered jumping up the stairs.

Issy followed reluctantly wishing someone would save her.

They spent the next fifteen minutes playing with Cassie's collection of horses that Issy wasn't remotely interested in. Then, Jess called them down for tea. They were having chicken nuggets and chips. Issy could feel the revulsion as her stomach prepared to devour this pile of processed food.

Whilst they were eating Mike Newton (Cassidy's dad) arrived home. He took one look at Issy and began insulting her entire family:

"Your mother was pretty and I'll admit having a thing about her. But, that was until she started seeing Cullen," he said her last name with a sneer, "he was always so good at everything but he was just plain weird. I mean the whole family was insane. Every sunny day and they were off. Your Grandfather is a good doctor but no, and your Grandma is just never seen. It's like she's scared of people. But the worst by far is your Aunts and Uncles. They're all together and that's seriously not right. Your whole family's not right."

Issy was trembling with anger. Her eyesight became blurred as tears welled up inside her lids. She remembered seeing Jake turn into a wolf, he shook like she was. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Her family had impeccable timing.

It was Rose who had collected her. Issy ran into the safe harbour of her arms and inhaled her perfume. It smelt like home. The tears started flowing as Rosalie strapped her into the BMW and said Thank-you to the Newtons.

"Issy babe, you are never going there again," Rose said her voice sharp as ice.

When they returned home Rosalie pretty much said the same thing to every living thing in the house.

"Poppet I'm so sorry," Esme said sounding audibly upset.

"Is," Nessie called from the kitchen where she was doing her homework, "Is there someone in your year called Jade?"

"Yes," Issy replied, "her and Kaiya are my bestest friends."

"Darling you can have them over next weekend then," Carlisle said pleased his youngest granddaughter had made friends, "Ness, I'm guessing this Lucie you were on about is Jade's sister?"

"Oui," Nessie called back.

So apart from the Newton incident school had been a triumph for both children and all the Cullens were so very proud.

Sorry it's been so long since last time. We've been bombarded with end of year results and whatnot. Then our language teachers started setting us projects etc... And they've been pretty time consuming. So, please tell me what you think of this and what I should do to improve and what aspects you like. Thank-you as always. XxX