Bella's POV

I ran down the hall past stragglers who were late for class, completely ignoring the calls of two people behind me.

I wasn't expecting my arrival to go like this. I had expected everyone, including Edward to ignore me, shun me and hate me for evermore... or until I graduated, but still. Edward wasn't supposed to talk to me! Why can't he just have ignored me like I had hoped him too! It wasn't as though he hadn't had a chance to contact me in the past few months. He could have just asked Charlie where I was and got my phone number off of him. So why was he doing this now?!

My eyes were beginning to blur up with tears until the point where I could see no more. So I closed my eyes and let the tears stream down my face while I sobbed my heart out.

They were going to catch up with me; I wasn't fast enough to outrun two men, no matter how hard I tried. Up ahead I could see the door leading to the car park and I just hoped that I would be able to reach it in time so I could drive home and fall to pieces alone in my room. Well that was until I remembered that...

I didn't have a car.

I cursed silently to myself as I ran out into the heavy rain, realising that I would have to run home, and fast.

No, no, no, I thought frantically to myself, why is this happening to me?!

"Isabella Swan, if you do not return to this classroom right this instant, I will inform the principle and that could mean a week's worth of detention or worse," Mr Banner shouted behind me from the warm confinement of the school building.

Until he said that, I didn't even consider what the hell I was doing. And when I thought about it, I was just being stupid. I was constantly running away from my problems, not confronting them head on like I should.

I hesitated for a second, only for my upper arm to be grabbed and pulled so that I turned around.

"Hey, what the –" I began but halted my words as I saw who had a hold on me.

Edward.

"Get off of me," I snapped, twisting my arm in his grip in a pathetic attempt for him to get off of me. It didn't work, he just held on tighter.

"Bella, what the hell?!" Edward said, tightening his grip further so that it was almost painful and pulling me towards him slightly.

"What do you mean what the hell? And get off of me!" I replied, still trying to get out of his clutch.

"Why are you back here? Did you not get the hint last time I saw you? I. Don't. Want. To. See. You. Again," he said, spelling every word out slowly as though I was stupid and could not comprehend what he was saying.

"Let go of me!" I tried again.

"Is that all you can say to me? Let go of me," he mocked and then let go of my arm and pushed me away from him so that I stumbled and fell on my bottom.

"Oh shit," he said when he realised what he had done when he saw me crying even more. "Bella, I didn't mean too... Here, let me help you." And he stuck his hand out in front of me to help me up. But instead, I slapped it away and got up on my own.

"I don't need your help," I snarled. "I'm fine on my own. I always have been and always will be thank you very much."

"Look there you go again!" Edward said, waving his arms around. "You never make sense. I mean what the hell was up with that letter you left me? None of it made sense."

"You didn't understand?" I replied, my voice suddenly sounding small and minute.

"No, you weren't very clear."

"Oh," was all I said and then I turned away and began running towards the gates again. However, I didn't get very far.

Edward grabbed my arm again and spun me around to face him. "Tell me what your problem is, you're so vague it's very frustrating you know."

"That's a first," I snorted. "Edward Cullen doesn't know what my problem is! Yeah, because he already knows everything about me, as he is all knowing!"

"Bella, what the fuck?! You're not making any sense at all! Just talk to me god dammit! If you never cheated then what happened?"

"I was raped Edward!" I shouted at the top of my voice, thankful that there was no one else around to hear it. "He raped me and you—you—"I fell to the floor crying even harder than I had been previously, astounded at myself for uttering the dreaded words that I had been hiding for years.

He now knew, I had said them... Now everyone would know how dirty, tainted and broken I was and no-one would ever want me now

I had just ruined my entire life.

When my sobs had all but gone, I looked up and saw Edward standing there his mouth wide open and a look of pure shock etched all over his face. I could feel the water on the ground beginning to soak up into my jeans making them wet and itchy so I stood up and brushed pieces of wet gravel off my jeans and stared at him for a moment before speaking. "Aren't you going to say anything?"

After a moment he moved his gaze towards me and replied with a, "Well what is there to say?"

Holding back a sob, I picked up my books and fled out of the school gates towards my house.

Again, I should have been expecting this. He was Edward Cullen after all, I mean, had he really shown any care for me before when we were going out? Well the answer to that was no so why should this make him feel any different towards me.

Yes, at the party months ago he did say that he had begun to fall for me again, but what Mike tried doing to me again ruined any chance of us being back together again and now Edward won't want to be within a fifty metre radius of me now.

No-one will.

The rain was pouring down so much now that I could barely see past my nose. I just hoped that I could make it home before I get ill. Actually scratch that, if I get ill I might be able to miss a few days of school... That's a few days of not seeing Edward.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I wasn't even registering where I was going, so I ran into something... or rather, someone.

"I'm sorry—"I said, beginning to apologise but I cut myself short when I saw who the person was.

"Edward?" I whispered in disbelief.

"Bella, I'm so, so sorry," he said, pulling me into his arms.

"What are you doing?" I asked, trying to pull away from him. But he was stubborn and kept his hold around my waist and back.

"Something I should have done a while ago," he replied and tilted my chin up towards his face and leaned down slowly.

Before I could say anything, his warm lips were on mine, something that they had not done in years, and something that I had not realised I had missed... until now.

His lips were warm and soft against mine and one of his hands gently caressed my face until it moved to the back of my head and brought that even closer to him if that was possible. His other hand was pressed against my lower back rubbing soothing circles on it as I was still crying while he was kissing me. Our lips moved in synchronisation our bodies pressed together, sharing body heat as the cold rain trickled down our faces. I could have lost myself in this moment... until I realised what I was doing.

With all my willpower, I pulled away from him and untangled myself from his arms. "Edward, no, we can't," I said, stepping away.

Edward frowned and attempted to pull me back into his arms, "And why not?"

"Because this isn't supposed to happen!" He just stood there, staring at me, confused. He opened his mouth to speak but I cut him off before he could say anything. "You're supposed to hate me, be repulsed by me, and shun me, maybe even bully me! But you're not supposed to kiss me!"

Something flashed within his eyes and he took a step closer to me. "And why would I want to do any of that Bella? I don't have a reason to hate you anymore for God's sake. Why can't you get that into your head?"

"He raped me Edward! Do you know what that is? That means he—"

"I know what he did and I believe you, but I don't understand why you think that I should hate you for that. It wasn't your fault. Mike is a sick bastard who is going to get what's coming to him very soon!"

"I'm dirty Edward, I'm tainted! I have been for the past two and a half years and it's never going to change. And why would someone want me whilst I am like this?"

In a split second, Edward's facial expression changed from confusion to sadness and something flashed and burned deep within his eyes.

"Bella—"

"You know what; I don't even want to hear it." And so I spun on my heels and ran out onto the road, not even bothering to look left and right for any cars.

Well what a mistake that was.

I had only just stepped onto the wet concrete when I heard Edward scream my name in horror. I turned to my right to see a blue car only meters away, about to hit me. My muscles and chest tightened and I couldn't breathe or even move even though my life depended on it.

The last thing I heard was a high pitched, almost strangled scream....

And then there was nothing more.

AN: Yes, sorry is it an incredibly short chapter, but I had to cut it there or the next chapter would be too long...

I'm not particulary pleased with this chapter, but hey, it's an update I guess :)

I'll probably end up changing it in the next few days :)

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