Hey!! Sorry that I took so long to update this time!! I'll try to type faster! :)
Alice helped me out of the car, and carried her backpack and mine as I unsteadily used my crutches. I looked around, barely feeling the colored contacts in my eyes, now, as people stared at me. Edward came over, Bella right next to him, and smiled. Jasper came up next to Alice, who was leading me to the office to pick up my schedule. I waved to Bella and Edward, and my nervousness turned into an unusual calmness. Jasper...
As it turned out, I was in all of Alice's classes. Huh. I was a Senior. I hadn't remembered that. I wondered if I'd be able to keep up with the class.
The principal spotted me, and gave me a sad smile.
"Hello, Abellia. I heard about your father, and I'm sorry," he said, placing his hand sympathetically on my shoulder. How annoying, he pronounced my name as a-bill-yee-uh, not a-bell-yuh. I didn't bother to correct him.
I put on my best slightly-sad smile.
"I'm fine, really," I told him. He patted my shoulder a bit, then left.
Alice took me to our first class, English. I perked up, suddenly feeling confident. I had always done well in English. Ms. Gert was kind enough to just let me sit where I want without making me introduce myself. I was able to pick up the lesson with ease, and even answered a question.
Let's see... Math next.
It was the same, I understood pretty much the majority of the gibberish that was math equations taught by Mr. Kneelie.
I sighed. I wouldn't be able to participate in my next class. Physical Education. I always hated that, anyway, so it wasn't a big deal.
Lunch came by, and I sat quietly while the others chatted excitedly about graduation, which was coming up in a few months.
My mind wandered back to the rose. Who had sent that? Now that I thought about it more, I don't think that someone would go to so much trouble just to play a stupid, childish joke on me. People from my town had come to realize I wasn't even worth that much trouble over, for a simple prank like that.
Someone must've really meant it when they sent that rose to me, then. I still had yet to figure out who, which really annoyed me.
"Uh, Abellia? Why are you glaring at me?" Jessica asked, looking scared.
I blinked, my face going blank, then I gasped.
"I'm- I'm sorry, I was just thinking... about things..." I stuttered, and Lauren snorted. I blushed and looked at my half empty plate of food.
"No, it's okay, you were just... well, scaring me. You weren't even blinking," Jessica said, and giggled. I covered my mouth as I let out a small laugh.
After a minute, I picked at the remainder of my food, my head resting in my hand, and again, I started thinking about the rose. The thought about the rose led me to the thought of the vampire who had been carrying me in the forest. His voice replayed in my head.
I'll protect you, I promise.
I'll come back for you...I promise.
Suddenly, it all clicked. The one who had sent me the rose was the one who had saved me... In other words, my secret admirer was a vampire.
I shot up from my seat, and in the process I accidentally knocked my soda over, causing it to spill on me and Lauren. She screamed and stood up, bumping into Mike, and getting mashed potatoes all over her shirt. She screamed again, and I covered my mouth.
"I- I- I'm so sorry!" I shrieked, my eyes wide. People were starting to laugh at Lauren, and I saw tears forming in her eyes. I bit my lip, glancing around, then stood up. I attempted to get my crutches, then lost my balance. I hopped on my good foot in an attempt to regain my balance, but slipped on some of the soda I had spilled.
With a small scream, I fell, crashed into Tyler, got gravy spilled over my front, and fell to the floor next to him. Almost everyone who had been laughing at Lauren turned and began laughing at me. Alice helped me up, and led me quickly out of the cafeteria.
"Oh, Abellia, you're so sweet to embarass yourself like that for Lauren's sake!" she said as she helped me clean off the gravy. I blushed. "Especially on your first day," she sighed, and I gave her a nervous smile.
Lauren came in, then, and began wiping the mashed potatoes off of herself. She gave me a thankful smile, and I nodded. Suddenly, my leg started aching, badly. I winced. Alice looked at me in concern.
"Your leg?" she asked, and I nodded, my face scrunched in pain. Her face went blank for a second, then she looked at my leg and back at me. "You're tough, I'm sure you can handle the last two periods."
I gave her a smile, and started cleaning the gravy from my hair. After a few minutes, we went to class.
"Why are you two-" Mr.Greene stopped in the middle of his sentence when he saw the stains on the front of my shirt.
"I'm sorry, she slipped during lunch, so I helped her get cleaned up," Alice said, batting her eyes a bit.
Mr. Greene gave a single nod, and we took our seats with smiles.
On our way to Biology, Alice told me the fastest way, then hurriedly left with Jasper. I entered the room, suddenly very scared. I was alone, in a sense, and I looked at Mr. Skavdahl with frightened eyes. He gave me a warm, welcoming smile, and pointed to my seat, in the front.
The girl next to me gave me a smile, and I smiled back.
"I'm Sarah," she said, extending her hand to me. I shook it.
"I'm Abellia," I replied, then looked back at Mr. Skavdahl.
"Today, we're going to be studying blood cells," he started.
My heart began to pound.
He pricked his finger with a needle, and...
My stomach lurched.
He was placing a drop of his blood onto a square peice of glass. He pressed another peice of glass ontop of it, causing the small speck of blood to flatten out.
I bit my lip, and laid my head down on the table for a few seconds. My heartrate sped up, and I could feel the blood draining from my face as I sat back up.
"Are you okay?" Sarah asked, and I shook my head. "Gosh, you're awfully pale," she muttered, and Mr. Skavdahl came up to me.
"Do you need to go to the nurse?" he asked, and I nodded, closing my eyes. Sarah stood up.
"I'll take her," she said, helping me up.
"Alright, go ahead," Mr. Skavdahl told us with a smile.
I left the classroom, my stomach feeling even worse, and Sarah trailed at my side with my bag in her hands. I had made it outside, but I quickly sat down, holding my stomach. I gasped for air, trying my best not to gag.
"A-Abellia...? Do I need to call an ambulence?" Sarah asked me, fear in her voice. I shook my head, taking in deep breathes.
"Abellia?" Alice's voice chimed from behind me. I turned around and looked up, and sure enough, Alice was there. "Oh, Abellia, I totally forgot to tell you about the blood cell observation in Biology," she said, kneeling down next to me. "I'll take you home," she told me, and helped me up. I waved to Sarah, giving her the best smile I could get out of me, and let Alice drive me home.
"Alice," I mumbled, pressing my forehead against the window.
"Hmm?"
"You guys can't control your thirst like Carlisle can, so that's why you left school?"
"Mm-hmm."
After we got home, Alice made me lay down on the couch and sip orange juice. Even though it did help me feel better, I still felt like she was treating me like a child. She sat down with me, and watched whatever I wanted to watch on tv without protest.
She was chatting away at every commercial, and I answered whatever I could.
"We all heard you playing last night, you know, and you're really good, so why are you so shy to play in front of anyone?" she suddenly asked, and I looked at her with a surprised expression. I cleared my throat.
"I-I just can't... I did once, on stage, but..." I looked down at my feet. I sighed. "One of the stage lights broke and fell," I continued, and I pointed to the scar on my left arm. "It hit me on the arm, and I fell and hit my head, I couldn't go up on a stage without reliving it, and then my fear just grew until I couldn't play in front of anyone at all."
Alice looked at me sadly, and gave me a hug.
"I'm sorry," she said, then smiled and looked at the front door. I looked just as Edward, Bella, and Jasper came through, and I gave them each a smile.
"Hey!" Bella grinned. "I heard about what happened in your last class, how do you feel, now?"
"I feel fine," I replied.
Emmett and Rosalie came back just then. Emmett grinnned at me.
" Hey, how was your first day at school?" he asked, flopping down next to me on the couch and giving me a big hug.
I shrugged.
"It was okay," I said, but unfortunately, Alice had already begun explaining the events of the day.
"She picked up really well in all of her classes! During lunch, she was really quiet, then all of a sudden she stood up, and knocked over her soda. It spilled on both her and Lauren!"
Emmett boomed with laughter at that point. Rosalie was smiling.
"'So then Lauren started freaking out and stood up, then she bumped into Mike and got mashed potatoes all over herself!" Alice continued, and Emmett laughed again. "So, everyone started laughing at her, right, so Abellia decided to 'slip' on a soda puddle and slam into Tyler, which got gravy all over her, just so Lauren wasn't alone in the spotlight."
I blushed, and Emmett linked one of his huge arms around my shoulders.
"Man, I missed that?" he asked me, and I nodded with a nervous smile. He squinted his eyes for half of a second. "You look pale, are you okay?"
I nodded.
"Fear of blood, blood cell observation in Biology, do the math," I said, sticking my tongue out with a silly smile.
Emmett looked at my like I was crazy, then laughed again.
"You sure are something special, kid," he said, shaking his head with a big grin on his face.
I was suddenly mad. I hated being called a kid, Emmett hit a nerve...
"Kid?" I growled, narrowing my eyes, and Emmett's eye went wide. I crossed my arms. "I absolutely hate being called a kid," I said, glaring at him.
"Well, compared to us, you are a..." Edward's voice trailed off when I gave him one of my feircest glares. He shut his mouth.
I looked at Jasper when I had suddenly calmed down, and nodded to him. He nodded back.
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Yeah, I didn't really know what to write in this chapter, lol. And I was making up teacher's names as I went along. Review, please!! :)