Hi everyone. Wow. This is the second update in like two weeks. Now that is an accomplishment for me. Well here is chapter 7. There is more Bella and Edward interaction as asked by some reviewers. Also a big thanks to everyone who reviewed. 113 reviews, that it a lot for only 7 chapters. I was hoping maybe for the next chapter that we could aim for maybe 130 or around there. I will have the next chapter up tomorrow or Saturday. Also thanks to Amz KKearney who made me update again. She will most likely get me to update again soon.


Bella's Point of View

Just as I entered the class the bell rang. At least it wasn't tardy, that would just add to my current problems with Charlie. I could see everyone's eyes on me as I walked towards my seat at the end of the class, limping all the way. I could feel one particular pair of eyes staring at me. When I looked up I could see Edward's eyes full of concern and a small bit of anger. I don't know why he was looking at me like that. I was one of the easiest examples of people who don't deserve and are not worthy of attention from people like Edward Cullen.

Just then a teacher walked into class.

"Class Mrs Long will not be in for the rest of the week. So until until a substitute can be provided you will be allowed to talk amongst yourselvess. However on one condition, just keep the level down. There are other class at work around us."

With that almost everyone burst off into there own little groups and started chattering to each other. As I looked around the room I found that myself and Edward were the only people in the class that were silent. In that way Edward and I were alike. We had no friends. In my case it was because I was a freak. In Edward's case it was because it was his first week here.

The silence between us was becoming more tense and awkward on both sides. Just as I was about to start reading Sense and Sensibility Edward broke the silence.

"So, um, Bella, I noticed that you were limping, what happened to your leg?" Edward asked curiously but there was an under tone that made me think that he already knew the answer or at least part of it.

"Um, I-I tripped t-this m-morning on the w-way out of m-my truck a-and l-landed on it b-badly." I said cautiously all the while trying to sound convincing. I was rewarded with a look from Edward that just spelled out "Yeah. Right "

Obviously trying to keep a conversation with me Edward tried again.

"So have you started learning your lines yet for the play? I think Mrs Long wants to put the play on just before the Christmas break. So we have plenty of time to get it all done."

"Ya I have them learnt. At least the rest of the cast will have plenty of time to learn their lines." I said with the tiniest bit of self confidence.

"Y-you have all your lines learned already?! How is that possible we only got the parts yesterday? Did you study all night or something?" Edward asked incredulously

"Of course I studied all night. What else would you think?" I asked with humour colouring my voice. Both Edward and I started laughing after that. I honestly could not remember a time where I have not felt so free and carefree. It was exhilarating.


Edward's Point of View.

Here we were just sitting in silence. I finally plucked up to talk to this unnoticed and outcasted (A/N Not sure it's a word.) beauty sitting right beside me.

First I enquired about that fact that she was limping this morning. As she offered up a lame excuse I had quick flashback to yesterday at lunch.

Flashback – Yesterday at lunch.

As I walked into the cafeteria I searched firstly for the rest of my family and as soon as I spotted them I looked for Bella. I searched the room with my eyes twice and there was no sign of her.

I slowly walked over to the table that my family were occupying.

"Have any of you seen Bella come in? I haven't seen her." I asked everyone.

"No I haven't seen her since Spanish. I think she was one of the last people left in the class when I left it." Jasper answered in his southern drawl.

"I don't know why you bother with her. She is a loser and has absolute no fashion sense but she wears make-up. Why would someone do that? That's just plain stupid." Rosalie said with Alice agreeing with her.

"I don't know alright. I just get the feeling that something bad is happening to her and I want to help. In lit class she looked so scared when Mrs Long said that there would be after school rehearsals. Normally people would be pissed, not scared." I retorted. "I going to look for her. So I will see you later."

I heard a chorus of goodbyes as I left the table and walked out of the cafeteria. I tried to think of a place that she may go and remembered the other day when I found her in the music room.

As I got closer to the music room I heard the music to one of the songs that always make my mother cry, Concrete angel. As I approached the door I that it slightly ajar. As I listened to Bella sing this song I started to hear the meaning of the song in Bella's voice. I looked into the room and saw tears falling down her porcelain cheeks and fall onto the ivory key of the piano.

As I watched her I saw Bella differently than I had before hand. Before I Saw a shy and bullied girl but now I saw a terrified, vulnerable and weak girl pouring her heart out into one of the saddest songs there is about child abuse.

I finally realised why she was so shy. Why she was scared about the after school rehearsals. As I realised that Bella most likely is abused at home. I could see the signs.

As the sang drew to a close, I walked away and decided that I would try and save Bella Swan from whatever type of abuse she was definitely facing when she left the halls and class of Forks High School at the end of each day.

Flashback ended

As she finished giving the 'reason' as to why she was limping I gave her a look that said it all. A universal look of disbelieve, "Yeah, right". I tried yet again to make an attempt at conversation.

"So have you started learning your lines yet for the play? I think Mrs Long wants to put the play on just before the Christmas break. So we have plenty of time to get it all done." I questioned.

"Ya I have them learnt. At least the rest of the cast will have plenty of time to learn their lines." She said with the tiniest bit of self confidence I had never seen in the few times I have heard her talk.

"Y-you have all your lines learned already?! How is that possible we only got the parts yesterday? Did you study all night or something?" I asked incredulously. If she was abused at home how did she have time to learn a whole play's worth of lines in one night.

"Of course I studied all night. What else would you think?" she said with humour evident in her voice. At this I started laughing. This was not the Bella I had seen before. This Bella was not afraid to break free from life and just live. I heard Bella join in on the laughter. I thought that her singing voice was amazing but her laugh is like tinkling bells.

"But seriously how did you learn all the lines?" I asked wondering how this beauty had the time to do it all.

"I have read that book so many times I could probably recite the whole thing if I wanted to. Well nearly all of it." She said seriously with humour still present in her voice.

Bella truly amazed me. I don't know how long she has suffered from the evident abuse but she still finds time to study and educate herself with the classics of literature.

Bella truly is an amazing, beautiful and strong person. Now I know Bella is in the music class so my mission is to try and get into that class. Not that is will be hard because of my musical background.


A/N

Just thought that I would put up my version of Bella's timetable.

1st Period – Literature

2nd Period – Trig.

3rd Period – Spanish

4th Period – Lunch

5th Period – Biology

6th Period – Gym

7th Period – Music

I don't know if that is more/less than the normal amount of classes in America as I live in Ireland so just go with it.

Also there will be upcoming chapters including the music class and play rehearsals.

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