Chapter Five
Hazel, age 16, Sophomore year of high school at Forks. The day she meets Anthony.
My father was going to kill me if I come home with another Tardy to first period. I was running late that morning because I forgot to set my alarm, my friends always called me Forget Me Not because I was always forgetting something. I had just pulled into the parking lot of Forks High, home of the Spartans. As soon as I got out of my car I heard the tardy bell go off and I practically screamed out my frustration as I stomped to the main office. When I walked in Ms. Cope looked up from her desk and giggled before writing me yet again another hallpass. I took it graciously and thanked her before heading out of the office, and when I did I ran right smack into something, or rather, someone.
I paused briefly before slowly bringing my eyes up to look at who I ran into. I felt my heart skip a beat and my mouth fell open. I ran into Anthony freaking Miller, the hottest and probably the most popular senior at Forks. I stood there forzen trying to make myself speak, my mouth was open but no words were coming out. I felt heat rising to my cheeks and my glasses were begining to fog and I still hadn't said anything. Anthony just continued to look at me with raised eyebrows before a smile appeared on his lips.
"Slow your roll there, short stack. You're lucky I'm not fragile otherwise you might've broken me." He started to laugh and I felt myself get even more embarrassed. I closed my mouth and scrunched up my nose into a bunny face and that caused him to laugh even more. His laugh was beautiful. It was so full of life and it was deep and it made me melt. "You're pretty cute when you make that face, short stack. I'd love to stay and talk to you even more, but unfortunately I need to get a late pass from Ms Cope. I'll see you around." And with that he winked at me before walking around me and into the office. I stood there my mouth agape and tried my best not to squeal on my way to class. Anthony freaking Miller spoke to me! Today was turning out to be a lot better than I thought it would be.
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It wasn't until lunch time came around when my mood suddenly turned sour. I just got out of gym and I was being followed by a puppy with green eyes and red hair. Don't get me wrong, Mason is a super sweet dude and everything, but oh my God he was so annoying. I kept trying to shake him off by just nodding along to what he was saying and doing my best just to ignore him. He's been trying to get me to date him ever since Freshmen year when I asked him for help on a math question. After I got my food and paid for it I quickly began walking toward my table where my friends sat and I all but slammed my tray on the table. Mason didn't usually sit with us, which I was so thankful for. He usually sat at the same table as Anthony freaking Miller because they were on the varity basketball team together.
"You okay, Haze?" My friend, Christina, asked my gently while putting her arm on my shoulder to calm me down. I pushed my tray foward and rested my forehead on the table. This caused the table to erupt into giggles. My table consisted of Christina, my best friend Lucy, Grace, and then there was Derek who was Grace's boyfriend.
"Mason was probably trying to ask her out again for the millionith time." Grace snickered while I groaned and rested my face between my hands. My appetite was suddenly gone as I felt a headache forming between my temples. After they got the hint that I wasn't going to talk about it, they all started talking about the winter dance coming up next month. I was completely zoned out and in my own little world when I was brought out of it when Christina elbowed me in the side, very painfully. I cried out and went to yell at her when I saw her pointing in front of me. When I looked my eyes widened at Anthony freaking Miller standing there with his hands in his pockets and his shoulders hunched like he was nervous.
"Hey, short stack. Wanna come for a walk with me in the court yard real quick?" Without even thinking I was standing on my feet and grabbed my bag before following him out of the cafeteria, my friends staring at me with their mouths wide open. "So, do you have a date to the winter dance coming up?" He looked down at me from the corner of his eye. I shrugged before responding.
"Not yet, I'm not even sure if I'm going yet to be honest. I'm not all that into dances anyway, plus it's always so hot in the gym and it makes my glasses foggy." I crossed my arms in front of my chest, refusing to meet his amazing green eyes.
"Oh, I see. Have you ever thought of getting contacts? Your eyes are too pretty to be hidden behind your frames. I mean, not that you don't look good with them or anything because you do. You're a very beautiful girl, but maybe if you had contacts then you'd enjoy the dances more." I felt myself grin widely at him. He was clearly nervous with the way he was tripping over his words and how he was rubbing the back of his neck. I couldn't help but laugh at him. "What's so funny?"
"Its just, you're so cute when you're nervous." Whoa, Hazel, where did that confidence come from? I've never been good with the whole flirting thing and I really wasn't the most confident girl in the world. I looked up at him and noticed that he had stopped walking and he was just looking at me with a loopy grin on his face. "What's wrong?" My brows furrowed together and I gave him a curious look. He shook his head before bending down to eye level with me, this caused me to look into his eyes and I felt myself locked in place.
"Would you do me the honor of going to the movies with me this Friday night?" I felt the air in my lungs suddenly vanish as I tried to process what he was saying. I was absolutely speachless and all I could do to answer him was nod my head yes. "Great! I'll pick you up at 6pm, short stack." He swiftly kissed me on the cheek before walking back to the cafeteria. I felt my hand touch my cheek and heat rose to my face and I was absolutely sure I had the stupidest grin on me face.
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Hazel, age 16, the night of her and Anthony's first date.
It was already Friday and it was mine and Anthony's first date. Well, my first date in general, but that was something I tried not to think about too much. I had Lucy on a video call on my computer to help me find something to wear. It was just to the movies so I didn't want to dress up too much but I also didn't want to dress up too casual. Lucy helped me decide on my favorite pair of blue skinny jeans. They were a little loose on my legs but that's only because I'm so scrawny, I've never worked out a day before in my life and I was very unsporty. I was more into music and singing than anything else. Lucy also helped me decide on a light green short sleeved V-neck adorned with my absolute favorite jean jacket. I said good bye to Lucy and went to the bathroom to put in my contacts. It's not like I've never had them, I've just always prefered to not wear them, especially consider how when I do wear them I always forget to take them out at night. After my contacts were in I quickly did my makeup and deemed myself ready when the door bell rang.
I sprinted out of the bathroom and back into my bedroom to grab my purse before walking downstairs to see my dad, Charlie, standing in the doorway with Anthony while wearing his gun holster. I rolled my eyes and made the rest of the way downstairs and stood next to Anthony. I rolled my eyes at my dad's 'if you hurt my daughter speach'. After he was done scaring him half to death, we were finally on our way to Port A to the movie theater. On the ride up there Anthony complimented me on my eyes since I wasn't wearing my glasses and we continued to ask each other questions back and forth. It was nice so far and I was enjoying myself for the most part. I still a little nervous because I'd never been on a date before and yet here I was on a date with a senior and it was Anthony freaking Miller. What girl wouldn't be excited?
When we got to the theater we decided to watch some bad vampire movie. We spent the whole movie mocking it and saying how dumb it was. By the time it was over it was nearing 9pm and I had to be home by 10pm. On the way back down to Forks we talked a little bit more about the movie and he told me about his family. He's an only child, his parents are divorced and he lived here with his mom while his dad lives in California. He spends almost every holiday and summer break with his dad, so it wasn't like he was never going to see them. I asked him about college and he said he was still undecided on where and if he wanted to go. I could respect that, I wasn't all that sure if I wanted to go yet either, but I knew I would.
When we got back to my house, all the lights were off except for the porch light. I knew that Charlie was sittin in his chair in the living room waiting for me to walk in the door. After turning the engine off in his car, Anthony walked me to the door while holding my hand and I had to hide how excited I was that I was holding his hand. I never even thought he'd ever have some kind of interest in me. When we made it to the door he told me he had fun, and I agreed right away. He was shifting from foot to foot before pulling me into a hug, when he pulled away he kept his arms around my waist and I kept mine around his neck. He was looking back and forth from my eyes to my lips and I felt the heat rise to my cheeks. He slowly leaned in and I did too, I closed my eyes just as his lips made contact with mine. It was a soft and gentle kiss, but I couldn't help but absolutely melt into his arms. He pulled away after a few seconds before smiling at me and then kissing me again with a little more force. When we pulled away from each other I was out of breath and my lips tingled. He told me good night before kissing me one more time and walking back to his car, but not before telling me that he'd be seeing me first thing Monday morning to take me to school. When I got inside, I sunk against the front door and squealed, causing Charlie to jump from his chair in alarm and me to laugh my head off.
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Hazel, age 16, the night of the winter dance. One month into dating Anthony
I never thought I would actually be going to the winter dance, but when Anthony asked me there was no way in hell I was telling him no. Lucy and I were busy in my bedroom getting ready while Anthony and his friend Cory were getting ready at his house. Two weeks into dating Anthony, he had set Lucy up with Cory so we could go on double dates and to be honest Anthony said he had been asking about Lucy for weeks. I was dressed in a knee length peach colored dress. The top was strappless and it was a sweetheart necklace and it was completely cover in jewels and the rest of the dress was lace and flowed really nicely. It wasn't poofy but it also wasn't skin tight, I had left my hair down in my natural curls and I had on my trusty brown Ariats. Lucy was beautiful, as always, in her floor length baby blue dress. It was flowy and it was strappless with a sweetheart neckline as well and it had a jewels going around the whole thing right under the best to separate the two parts. Her hair was up in a bun but it was curled and it had a braided strand around it, unlike me Lucy was wearing a pair of silver strappy heels
We were just standing in my room putting on the final touches when the doorbell rang. We looked at each other with wide grins before going downstairs. Lucy made her grand entrance first and earned compliment after compliment from Cory. I rolled my eyes, it was so obvious he was completely in love with her. I blew out a gust of air as I made my way downstairs after her. I didn't look up until I was on the last step and I was blown away at how nice Anthony looked all dressed up. As I was checking him out I could see him doing the same to me. When his eyes met mine he gave me his famous cheeky grin, showing off his dimples. We all took pictures quickly before piling into Anthony's car.
When we got to the dance it was already in full swing. The gym was almost packed with the entire student body of Forks. I felt myself grow nervous at all the people in there and I wrapped my arm around Anthony's so I wouldn't lose him.
"Don't worry, babe. I got you." He whispered huskily in my ear, sending shivers down my spine. I glared at him from the corner of my eye and he just laughed at me, he knows what that voice does to me and I can't believe he did it in public!
Anthony and I have made out, a lot during this last month, and I've honestly never felt this way about anyone before. He made me happy and he always made sure I was safe and that I was bettering myself. There were times when his jealousy got in the way of us, I could be standing too close to a guy he didn't know and he'd freak out. But he always reassured me that it was because he didn't want to lose me, and I believed him. Anthony made me feel a lot of things, some of them good but others bad. He pulled me onto the dance floor and I was shaken from my thoughts. It was a slow song playing so he pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arms tightly around my waist while I wrapped mine around his neck. He burried his face between the juncture of my neck and my shoulders and he placed hot, open mouthed kisses there and I groaned silently. During one of our many, many hot make out sessions he had brought up sex. I told him I was a virgin and that I wasn't just ready yet, and he respected it and said to let him know when I was ready and he'd take care of me.
With the way he was acting tonight and the way he was making my body feel, I don't think he'd be waiting much longer. I know it's only been a month, but I felt like I was already in love with this man and I wanted to lose my virginity to him. I felt he had proved himself worthy of being the one to take it.
About an hour later, I finally couldn't take it anymore. He was constantly running his hands all over my body and kissing my neck and nibbling lightly on my ear. I pulled away from him and looked him in the eyes before telling him I was ready. His eyes were so wide I thought they were going to fall out of his hand. He grabbed my hand and lead me out of the dance and to his car. Cory and Lucy were going to a party after the dance anyway, so they wouldn't need a ride home. When we got into the car he put it in drive and we went to an old trail head a little outside of Forks. We got out of the car and he grabbed a blanket he always kept in his trunk for when we went star gazing. It was one of our favorite things to do.
We walked the trail for about ten minutes before we came across a gorgeous meadow full of flowers. With the way the tree were, it was a perfect circle and you could see so many starts in the sky. Anthony laid the blanket down and it didn't take long for us to get carried away with making out, and that night we made love for the first time. It was also the first time he told me he loved me.
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Hazel, age 16, a few weeks after the night of the dance.
It was Monday morning, I was on time to school, but I was currently throwing up in the girls bathroom, again. It was the middle of first period when I started to feel nasueas and I had asked for a bathroom pass. After I was in the bathroom, I texted Lucy right away. As I was vomitting, she was rubbing my back and holding my hair for me. When I had first gotten sick on Wednesday morning last week we had joked that I might be pregnant, but here I was five days later and I was still getting sick and I was scared. After I texted Lucy, she texted Christina and Grace and they ran out to the store to get me a test and we were currently waiting on them to get back. I didn't have to wait much longer when I heard them come rushing into the bathroom.
I took the test from their hands and I did my business. The instructions say to wait seven minutes and then check. I could feel myself getting nauseas again just waiting for the results. The girls tried to comfort me as best as they could, but I couldn't stop thinking about the night Anthony and I slept together and I couldn't remember if we had used protection or not. I groaned at the knot in my stomach and I held my head between my knees. The beeping coming from Grace's watch alerted me and I stood up to see the results. When I looked down at the little test it was showing me a plus sign and I felt myself begin to get light headed before I fainted.
When I woke up again, I was in the nurses office with my dad sitting across from me dressed in his uniform. When he saw I was awake he rushed to my side and asked me how I was feeling, after he asked me that little question my head flashed back to the test in the bathroom and I started crying. I was only 16! I couldn't have a baby, especially Anthony's baby. I would ruin both of our futures. I told Charlie I wanted to go home and he helped me out to the cruiser before going to the house. When we got to the house, he told me her had to go back to work but that he'd be home later for dinner and he'd bring back take out. I nodded my head as I numbly made my way into the house and upstairs to my bed. I quickly changed into a pair of sweat pants and put on one of Anthony's sweatshirts before curling up in a ball on my bed as I silently cried.
I didn't even know how to feel about this whole situation. I know that the girls would never tell anyone about this, but what about when I tell Anthony? Would he tell people? Would he leave me and the baby? What if he says he doesn't love me anymore? All these questions kept popping into my head. I heard the front door open a few minutes later and footsteps coming into my room. I didn't have to look to know it was Anthony. I felt him lay on the bed next to me and wrap his arms around me. He asked me what was wrong and I started crying all over again. He rolled me over so I was facing him and he wiped my tears away before pulling me to his chest and just held me. When I finally calmed down I pulled back a little bit so I could look him in the eyes.
"I'm pregnant."
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I thought it'd be nice for you guys to learn more about Hazel and how she met Anthony and how and when she found out she was pregnant and when it happened. The next chapter will be back in present time and in a later chapter I'll come back to tell you guys about what happened after she tells Anthony she's pregnant. Anyway! Thank you for reading and leave me a review of what you thought!