Heyo...I'm not dead just...hell if I know. Anyway, hope you like it! -Cass
Bella Swan—18 Years Old
I look around the parking lot and pull my worn jacket around me even tighter. It's chilly today and it's supposed to rain, shocking. Kids are grouped together, some furiously copying their friend's homework, others standing around chatting and laughing before classes start. I sigh, ducking my head and making for the entrance, avoiding the questioning looks and whispers. Price of living in Forks, I guess. Town isn't big enough to let a new student slide by without too much fuss.
I make it in the door and sigh in relief at the lack of people. I pull out my schedule and map and double check where I am supposed to go. Glancing around, I see room markers and head towards what has been assigned as the calculus class. I walk in and go to take a seat when I notice the beakers and hot plates sitting on lab tables.
"You look mildly lost." I turn around, tugging my jacket tighter, and look at the speaker. A blonde boy with blue eyes. "I'm Mike and you must be new."
"That obvious, and I'm Bella." I ask and he laughs, carelessly throwing an arm over my shoulder and taking my class list from my hand.
"Maybe not, but here everyone knows everyone, and I, unfortunately, don't have the pleasure of knowing you" He offers me what, I'm sure, is supposed to be a charming smile and starts leading me out of the room. "Anyway, this was the old math class, but that has been moved down the hall. Glad I caught you." I shrug out from under his arm and reach for my paper.
"Thank you, but I don't want to make you late, if you could just tell me where the room is I'm sure I can find it." Mike looks disappointed and opens his mouth but is interrupted.
"It's fine, Mike, I'll take her. I'm headed that way anyway." A taller girl with brown hair steps up beside me and gently nudges Mike back towards the other room. After he turns, she faces me. "Forgive him, he's sweet and a nice guy, but he doesn't know how much is too much. Come on, calculus is this way, I'm Angela by the way." I offer Angela a genuine smile as she leads me to the class room, quietly talking and telling me where my other classes are. When we reach the room, she offers me a wave before heading across the hall.
Glancing at the clock on the wall, I have a few minutes until classes begin so I take a moment to look around the room. Most of the seats are filled, with most of the vacant ones surrounding a blonde kid who looks painfully bored. Really, though, I'm mildly concerned because his jaw is clenched and his face is screwed up into a scowl. I move to the empty seat furthest from him but still watch him. It's strange because he doesn't move. At all. He doesn't even appear to be breathing.
He startles me and I jump when he visibly flinches and seems to tense even more when two very loud girls walk in and noisily set their stuff down at desks at the front of the room. His pale hands are clenched into fists and I'm pretty sure I can hear his teeth grinding from here. Against my better judgement, I quietly get up and move towards the guy, my movements slow. I stop when I reach the desk next to his and I gently clear my throat.
"Uhm… are you alright?" I flinch when his head snaps in my direction. He looks like he's in even more pain now, his brows are pulled together, there are dark circles under his oddly dark eyes. "I have some ibuprofen in my bag if you need some." I offer awkwardly and he watches me for a minute before he makes himself relax.
"I'm fine, thank you, just a migraine. I took something earlier, just waiting for it to kick in." I nod and turn back to my seat when he speaks up again, "but thank you, Bella, it's nice of you to offer." I look at him, wondering how he knew my name but I just offer a quiet "you're welcome" and sit down.
I spend the rest of the class trying to get a glimpse of the blonde guy all while trying not to catch his eye since he spent most of the period looking in my direction. When the bell rings, the blonde kid is the first one up and out of the room, almost before the bell is done ringing. I gather my things and make my way to where Angela said my next class was. Thankfully, the day leading up to lunch was uneventful and I was grateful to have Angela in my class that was right before lunch so that we could go together.
We grab our lunches and head to a table that has a few people sitting at it already with the conversation being dominated by the two loud girls that were in my math class. Lauren and Jessica, Angela explained with a roll of her eyes.
"Left immediately after first period. And Rosalie and Emmett went with him." Jessica says.
"I know! It's weird for them to leave in the middle of the school day, they haven't—" Lauren stops talking when she sees me. "Bella! You sat next to him today, did he say anything to you?" She asks excitedly and Jessica looks at me with great interest.
"Uhm…who?" Jessica and Lauren both scoff and roll their eyes, but it's Jessica who speaks up this time.
"Uh, Jasper, duh. The cutie you sat next to in calc with the blonde hair and pained artist look." Her voice turns dreamy at the end and I cover a smile.
"Just said he had a migraine is all." Jessica and Lauren turn to each other and start whispering quickly and I hear Angela sigh beside me.
"Ignore them. They both are in love with that entire family and any news they get on them, especially the brothers, makes them go even more brainless." I laugh at Angela's words and turn my very typical school lunch. "It is odd that he spoke to you though, he doesn't speak to anyone that he's not related to." I glance up at her and raise a brow, chewing my sandwich questioningly at her. "Jasper is probably the most reserved out of the group which is an impressive title. His sister, Rosalie, is the only one that really competes with him on that and she can be a little…standoffish at times." I continue chewing and think about Jasper. He and the names I heard sound familiar, but no matter how hard I try to think of why, I can't figure it out. But something is familiar about them and it keeps prodding my brain.
"He was just answering my question, I simply asked him if he was alright." I shrug and take another bite of my sandwich. Angela concedes and turns to her own lunch, once again letting Jessica and Lauren lead the table's conversation.
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The rest of the day passes quickly enough, but by the end I'm ready to head home to a quiet night, even if it's with Charlie. Angela, Mike, and I walk out together and they offer me a wave before heading to their own cars. I climb into my old truck and sigh in relief at the quiet that closing the door brings. Angela and Mike were nice enough, Angela especially, but I was ready for some time alone. I start up my truck and glare at the rain coming down, hard, on my windshield. The sun would be what I would miss most about Arizona… well that, and my mom.
I pull out of the parking lot and onto the road. I turn my windshield wipers on high as the rain beats down harder making seeing nearly impossible. I'm maybe fifteen minutes from my house when the rain starts to lighten up, excited to be home, I speed up. A flash of movement catches my eye and I look out my passenger window just in time to see a buck try to cross the road. With a shout, I slam on my brakes and jerk the wheel. I hear the tires squeal and I can feel it when the truck begins to flip and barrel roll.
The hood of the car slams into the ground and glass goes flying. The truck rolls a few more times before it stops abruptly, my body slamming into the car door. My vision is blurry and I try to grasp my surroundings. The truck is upside-down and off of the road, in the woods if the greenery sticking through the windows and where the windshield used to be are any indication. I try to move and my entire body protests, my left arm screaming the most at me. I look down and see it pinned between the door and the seat.
I try to unhook my seatbelt but it won't come undone. I feel wetness dripping down my side but I don't know if it is from the rain or from the crash. I feel myself start to panic so I call out for help. I call for a few minutes before my vision begins to swim. I feel tears gathering in my eyes and I can't help the sob that leaves my chest. I am alone and hurt and I had no idea if someone would find me soon.
My head starts to throb even more, my vision going black when I hear someone yelling.
"Bella? Bella!" I open my eyes and call out but my head hurts. "Edward! Fuck, Edward, she's here." I close my eyes and feel someone slide next to the car. "She's pinned, we can't just flip it. We have to get her out of here. Call Carlisle and Esme, we have to get her to the hospital." I feel something cold against my cheek and I manage to open my eyes. My vision is still blurry and I can feel myself losing consciousness but I know who I'm looking at. "Don't worry, sweetheart, everything is going to be okay. You're okay."
"Hey, Alice."
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