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Chapter 11

When Bradley's alarm woke her the next morning, she was still a little groggy. She didn't know how that was possible after over ten hours of sleep but she had to pull herself out of bed to get ready. Elaine was already downstairs when Bradley dragged herself into the kitchen. She chuckled as her house guest stopped in the doorway and stared blankly.

"Not a morning person?" she laughed.

Bradley's brow crinkled as if she didn't really understand the question. She had always had a hard time getting going in the morning. Usually by the time she got to school she was fine but the first 30 minutes or so after getting up were a little dicey. Bradley settled on shaking her head to answer Elaine's question.

"Me either but I've already been up for an hour. I don't have much for breakfast food. PopTarts, cereal, some bread for toast," Elaine sounded apologetic but Bradley just nodded. She wandered to the cabinet and grabbed a strawberry PopTart. Kevin was going to be there any minute anyway.

Elaine looked surprised when less than two minutes later there was a knock on her front door. She raised an eyebrow at Bradley and got up to answer the door. "Good morning, Kevin!" Elaine greeted a moment later.

Why didn't he just honk? Bradley wondered as she grabbed her things and pulled on her coat. Of all the possessions that had been delivered the afternoon before, Bradley was most grateful for that jacket. It was still freezing outside.

She mumbled goodbye to Elaine and stepped out the front door where Kevin was waiting. She took one step out and almost landed on her butt. If Kevin hadn't caught her she would have completely wiped out.

"Careful!" Kevin exclaimed. "Everything froze last night"

Bradley looked around and, sure enough, everything: the road, the grass, the trees, the houses, everything was covered in a layer of ice. It would have been really beautiful if it weren't so stinking annoying.

"I didn't realize I was supposed to pack ice skates," Bradley grumbled. Kevin laughed and helped her get her feet steady. He held her arm all the way to the car which Bradley thought was completely unnecessary. Now that she knew there was ice, she would be more careful. She didn't need someone to walk with her.

"So," Kevin started once he was in the car, "I'm a 'stop for coffee on the way to school' kind of guy. Hope that's ok."

"A man after my own heart," Bradley answered and immediately regretted it. Kevin seemed to like that a little too much and Bradley didn't want to give him the wrong idea. He was cute and all but she was not looking for a fling in her short time in Forks. Especially not since reconnecting with her summer friends.

They made it to school relatively unscathed despite the ice that threatened to send every car on the road skidding off into a ditch. They chatted about safe topics like school and family after Kevin made a thinly veiled comment about her tongue ring and Bradley shot him down.

The parking lot was slowly filling as they got to school. Everyone was walking carefully so as not to wipe out on the ice. Bradley saw Edward and Alice standing by his silver Volvo looking intently at something. Bradley got out of Kevin's car and wished him a good day before making her way toward her friends.

Everything happened very quickly. Bradley was walking toward Alice and Edward, who were still looking at something. Bradley was about to turn to see what they were looking at when a look of horror flashed across Alice's face. Only a second later, Bradley heard the awful screeching of tires and Edward disappeared (but she swore she heard him yell "NOT HER!"). Not quite processing Edward's disappearance, Bradley turned to see a van skidding across the icy parking lot and headed for an old red truck. Between the van and the truck stood the first student Bradley met at Forks High, Bella Swan.

The van slammed into the back of Bella's truck and then curled around to hit the car next to it before it seemed to settle. In a final burst of destruction, all of the windows in the van shattered. It was absolutely silent in the parking lot for a split second before everyone exploded.

There was screaming and some crying and everyone was rushing to the accident. Above it all Bradley heard Edward's panic, Is she hurt? Bradley was scared to look at the accident for fear that she would see Bella, who she really hoped would become a friend here, squished between the now mangled van and car. Bella's truck seemed to suffer only minor damage.

Bradley rushed over to where Alice had now been joined by Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper. They were the only ones who were not joining in the melee. "What happened?" she whispered, knowing they would hear her.

"He screwed up," Emmett muttered under his breath. It was now that Bradley took in their expressions. Rosalie was livid, Jasper and Emmett both had a disapproving look on their faces although Jasper's was far more intense. The three of them were staring at the wreckage and hadn't moved a muscle. Alice was staring off at nothing and Bradley couldn't get a feel for what she was thinking.

"Is he in there?" Bradley exclaimed. He had been standing next to Alice and Bradley knew that the vampires were fast but certainly he couldn't move that fast! Emmett only gave a curt nod in reply.

Edward, Bradley began tentatively. She was fearful that he was hurt but also fearful of his reaction. She unconsciously moved closer to Emmett. Are you ok?

We're fine, there was relief in his mental voice and Bradley breathed a sigh of relief. She could tell he was getting a feel of the thoughts of the others in the parking lot and could feel his relief. She didn't know what anyone else was thinking but she sure hoped that no one else had seen his disappearing act.

You're going to have to act normal, Brad, Edward told her. This situation may go badly.

Bradley knew he meant exposure and she understood. Keeping the Cullens' secret was paramount to their ability to stay in Forks. Bradley would do her best to help them. She didn't want to lose them again.

Everyone seemed to relax a little once the van was moved out of the way and Edward and Bella were revealed to be ok. Most people seemed a little surprised that Edward was even there with her. As they loaded Bella and the driver of the van, Tyler, into ambulances, Bradley noticed Edward sort of running his foot along the dent in the car.

"What's he doing?" she muttered.

"Destroying evidence," Emmett answered quietly. Edward looked their way and gave a single nod to Emmett. Bradley was sure that Emmett was going to cover his brother's back, no matter how much he disapproved of his actions.

Just before Bella was loaded into the back of the ambulance, a police cruiser pulled up and an officer jumped out of the car yelling Bella's name. His concern was was obvious and Bradley instinctively knew that this was her father. She suddenly missed her own father and really wished for his presence. She again, unconsciously, moved a little closer to Emmett.