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WARNING: A lot of POV changing in this chapter!

Chapter 10

EPOV

It had been a week. A week since that one night I almost kissed Bella. I was surprised that I could maintain myself to ignore her this studiously.

Every time I saw her, my heart broke a little. For the first day, I could tell she was just confused. But, for the past few days, when ever I was her, she had an expression of pure hurt on her beautiful face. It killed me every single time.

When ever she spoke to me, and it was absolutely necessary I answer, I just used one or two words. Or, even more common, just a head nod or shake.

Though, that Tuesday, she seemed to accept I wasn't talking to her. At the end of Biology, she said to me, "Okay, Edward. I get it. You don't want me here. So, I'm not going to force myself upon you. I won't bug you any more by talking to you."

I wanted tell I was sorry for the last week and take her in my arms. To finish what we started a week ago. But instead, I just nodded my head and said, "Very well."

We both shot out of our seats when the bell rang. I gathered my books and walked briskly out of the classroom.

Alice met me at the door of my next class. "You idiot!" She slapped my arm. "Why didn't you stop Bella?"

I rolled my eyes. "It was her decision." I used all of my strength to keep my tone nonchalant.

Alice stomped down on my foot. Luckily there were no humans around to hear the bang sound it made. "Do you not know how insecure she is after what happened to her?"

"I think you made this point before." I said, teeth clenched. "I do realize it, okay? Now drop it." I was annoyed. My heart couldn't take much more.

I turned around and stomped into my class.

BPOV

I had been waiting the whole class to say what I dreaded. Finally, about two minutes before the bell rang, I got the guts to say to Edward, "Okay, Edward. I get it. You don't want me here. So, I'm not going to force myself upon you. I won't bug you any more by talking to you."

I was hoping he'd say something to reassure me he was acting out of character and he really did want to be around me, but all a was a head nod and, "Very well."

The bell rang and we both hopped out of our seats. I watched him as he exited the classroom. That's when the reality of it all sunk in. He didn't want me.

I quickly grabbed my stuff and walked out of there like I was on a mission.

I ran to my truck as soon as I got out of the building. I didn't care that my gym teacher probably thought I was a regular ditcher now. I just needed to get out of there.

I went home and plopped myself down on the couch. "There is no way on this Earth I'm going to school tomorrow." I said to myself. Then, I broke down.

Unknown POV

I watched her through her window. She was too upset to notice me. She fell on to her couch and stared blankly at the wall for a moment. "There is no way on this Earth I'm going to school tomorrow." She said seconds before erupting into sobs.

I smiled. "How perfect." I thought. "I make my move tomorrow."

BPOV

I watched the sun rise after a night of nothingness. Well, besides crying.

I knew what I was going to do that morning. I was going to get myself a job. The electricity and water bills wouldn't pay themselves.

I threw on jeans and a t-shirt and walked slowly out the door a few hours later. I walked out the door slowly. There was no rush.

I had a pretty good idea of where I wanted to work. I walked into the closest coffee shop. I had always enjoyed people watching, this seemed like a good job to me.

I filled out the application, knowing I was going to get the job. This is because the owner's son worked at the shop, and he was the one giving me this application. I could see the looks he gave me when he thought I wasn't looking. They made me want to puke.

"Shouldn't you be in school?" He asked when I handed back the piece of paper.

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. "Not today. How about you…?"

With a smile he said, "David. My name is David. I'm actually home schooled. And you are?"

I sighed softly. "Bella."

He held out his hand. I hesitantly shook it. I wondered if he noticed my cold hands. "Nice to meet you, Bella." David released my hand.

He wasn't necessarily bad looking, but not a beautiful as Edward. He was a few inches taller than me and had jet black hair that flopped into his eyes. But, his eyes were some of the most remarkable I had ever seen on a human. They were electric blue. I felt like they pierced right through my soul. They held me prisoner for a few moments.

"Well then, when do you want to start?" He asked softly, breaking me from my trance. I think he felt it too, because his eyes seemed to be glazed over just a tad.

I shook my head to clear it a bit. "Um, can I start tomorrow after school?" I asked quietly.

He nodded. "Of course."

I smiled, getting back to normal. "Okay, then see you tomorrow." I called brightly, walking toward the door.

"Bye, Bella." He called almost silently as I walked out the door. I could only hear him because of my advanced hearing.

I sighed and drove home. I couldn't get David out of my mind. There was something him. Something strange, but I couldn't put my finger on it for the life of me.

When I was done pacing for a few moments, I went upstairs to my music room. I picked up the guitar and started strumming out chords. Finally, I figured out which song I knew that reflected my mood well.

I went online and found the sheet music for Avril Lavigne's song, My Happy Ending. (Once again, just go look it up.)

I sang with it, surprised at how well my voice portrayed the emotions the song held.

When I had played though it a few times, I got up and stretched my arms above my head. It had no effect on me, but it was nice to do, nonetheless.

I heard a crash down stairs. My eyebrows drew together in confusion. I walked down the stairs and looked into the living room.

The eyes of the intruder chilled me to the bone. They were much too familiar. "Oh, my God." I whispered.

EPOV

We were walking to the car, joking around. I couldn't really get into that spirit. Bella wasn't there today, and this nagging feeling kept telling me it was my fault.

My heart was at an all time low, I missed Bella so much. This was worse than the week I was ignoring her. At least she was actually there.

All of a sudden, Alice stopped. Her eyes widened. We all knew what happened next. She had an Earth shattering vision.

Jasper quickly scooped her up and put her in the car. I decided this would be a good time to read her mind.

What I saw shocked me to the point to immobility. When I finally regained my composure, I growled, "Get in the car. Now."

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