EPOV

The entire time I was in Biology then Theater, I kind of hoped Bella would show up. But she never did. Of course, she wouldn't I had seen her get into her truck leaving me there by the curb watching her like an idiot. When she didn't show, I spent the entire time thinking about everything Bella-related.

The first day when I heard that someone had shoved Mike Newton, a varsity athlete at this school, up against a locker and then threatened to castrate him, I wouldn't lie, I laughed. A lot. I pictured a six foot body builder that had just come from Arizona. When I heard it was the Police Chief's daughter, I laughed even more. I now pictured the six foot body builder as a girl, I hadn't even met the Chief's daughter, and now I was kind of looking forward to it.

Everyone had been buzzing about her in the cafeteria, but she never showed. Some people said she was probably smoking in the parking lot, others said she ditched. I was not expecting the 5 foot, petite, fireball that waltzed into my Biology class 10 minutes late. I almost laughed at how dramatically she threw out her gum. She was beautiful. She had long mahogany hair, she had jeans that had giant holes in them that probably weren't keeping the cold out. A cropped shirt from a band I hadn't heard of with a worn flannel over it. And red chucks to complete the ensemble. She was gorgeous without even trying.

I was fucking thrilled when Mr. Banner sat her next to me. Which was weird, I liked having the table to myself- also most people were too scared to sit next to me, but here I was ecstatic to share with her. She looked at me for a second and then kept her eyes down as she walked to our table. At the end of the lecture, I tried to introduce myself, but she didn't seem like she was having any of it. I figured she was having a rough day, what with everyone gossiping and bombarding her. So I kept quiet.

Then she sat behind me in English. I tried to talk to her and again, nothing. She was actually making a point to be rude to me. Had I done something to offend her? I didn't think so. I had barely said 5 words to her.

Each day, she was more and more distant. She angled her chair away from me, never looked up from her doodles and just ignored me. You'd think we were in the midst of a decades long feud with how she acted. The only time she ever spoke was when she was being called on. It was always amusing how our teachers thought they had caught her unaware. Probably to embarrass her into becoming a better student, but she surprised everyone each time. She always had some sophisticated answer that was always correct.

Each day, I got more and more irritated. I spent that entire weekend trying to figure out why she hated me so much. Alice and Emmett joked that I had finally cracked with how quiet I had been all weekend, but I just wanted to piece this entire thing together.

I wanted to be left alone, but not by her. There was something about her that I couldn't let go.

So when Monday came and my siblings all sat down with the respective boyfriends and girlfriends joking about how quiet I had been, I knew I couldn't take it anymore. Bella hadn't made an appearance in the cafeteria either- not that I really expected her to. In the week since she had been here, she hadn't ever come in here.

I stood up abruptly and left in a huff. I had this spot where no one ever went just behind the school, it was my place to be alone. I was pretty shocked to find Bella sitting there sipping on a Ginger Ale. I almost bought the rumors that she had been smoking and drinking in the school parking lot without worrying about being caught. I mean what could the school do? Her father was the Chief, it's not like he'd arrest her.

I was both angry and kind of glad I found her here. I was pissed that she had taken my spot- although if there was anyone I was willing to share my spot with, it'd be her. She must've been thinking about something pretty heavy because she didn't even notice me coming to sit down. Her hands were planted behind her and head tilted up like she was enjoying the cold. I just stood there for a minute and looked at her, she was stunning. Literally stunning, each time I was in her presence I was left gaping and in complete awe of her.

I guess I could have left without her even noticing, but I thought fuck it. I wasn't going to let her intimidate me out of my spot too.

As I walked up to her I noticed that she looked even more stunning up close. There was something about her ruggedness that made her even more beautiful. Something about the imperfections that played into her perfection. I was pretty close to her and she still hadn't even noticed me. I looked at her- really looked at her. The little scar in her eyebrow. A similar one by the corner of her mouth- probably from a split lip. She didn't strike me as someone who caused physical altercations. Maybe I was wrong though.

I also noticed that she started acting like a jerk without even looking up to see who it was. So, it wasn't me. I could work with that. It's not like I was completely naturally inclined to be nice to everyone either.

So I laughed, because I had been worried this entire time that I had done something when I hadn't done anything.

She looked at me like I was a crazy person, but I didn't care. She made another snarky comment. This time I called her out on it. I expected her to curse me out, to put me in my place like she had Newton- although she didn't quite strike me as someone who played fast and loose with aggression, she seemed too laid back for that. She reserved that for only the biggest, most worthy asshats. For people like Newton.

I didn't expect her to agree.

And I certainly didn't expect her to apologize for it. I could tell that she wasn't one of those people that threw apologies around, maybe that was a bad thing, but I kind of liked that about her.

And then she left. She'd just decided that she'd ditch without any hesitation or worry. It was kind of a risk showing how desperate I was to see her again, but the way she smiled and shrugged made me feel all warm and tingly inside.

Me: I need to pace myself. Spread out updates, build anticipation.

Also me: Post everything I've written despite knowing that more edits need to be made.

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