Edward didn't talk to me for almost a week. I told people I could not remember what happened. I didn't even tell Amelia what happened until almost three days later.
Instead, I felt so seen by the Cullen family that I barely slept. I kept playing the incident over and over in my head.
It felt supernatural, like something was going on outside of my control. But I also knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that the Cullen family was dangerous. They were either insane people… or something else.
There was a lot of speculation about what happened. I told people I didn't remember, it happened too fast, and that I wanted to drop it. Triston Beck tried to apologize multiple times.
I finally snapped at him, right outside of the lunch room.
"Bella, I am so sorry…" Triston said. Started to say.
"I need you to stop bringing it up," I said. "Stop trying to make yourself feel better by apologizing to me. I need it to stop."
I walked off, feeling my eyes heat up. This whole thing had been the worst experience in my life. And I had grown up with Renee. At least with her I knew the issues, what to expect. With this… What had happened? Why me?
Triston walked off, shoulders tightly curved down.
"You were a little harsh," a familiar voice said.
"No. Don't talk to me either," I said.
Edward Cullen was standing against the wall trying to look… Natural?
If that wax demon could look like—I didn't even want to think about him not being human.
"I saved your life."
"You ruined my life," I said. "Now everyone likes you and I can't call you creepy without looking ungrateful."
I didn't even want lunch anymore.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
"I just want to talk," Edward said.
"I don't. I feel like the more I know, the less sanity…" I spoke slowly. Maybe he would understand then.
"You honestly do not want to know?" Edward said.
"You have given me the creeps since the first day I met you. I am thankful you pulled me out of the way of the car. But your whole family makes me nervous and I just wanted—I wanted a normal year."
"Well, normal is overrated," Edward said.
"I don't care," I said. I couldn't deal with the idea of Edward Cullen and his weird family having access to me, at any point in the day. I just wanted to sleep and forget it ever happened.
Instead I had to stay at school until Dad could get me.
This was not what I thought would happen when I moved to Forks.