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Edward wasn't at school today, I was relieved that I didn't have to sit next to someone who hated me. I wonder though, were is he? I couldn't help but wonder if I am the reason he isn't here, no that's stupid. There is no was I could ever be important enough to miss school over, it was just me stupid old Bella.

Mike followed me around all day though, I just wanted to be invisible. I didn't need friends or anyone, I just wanted to be alone. I had a small victory though, I was once again able to keep myself out of the conversation at lunch.

I soon found my rhythm for the days, it became easier and easier to keep myself out of the conversation. People mostly stopped asking me questions when they only got short and curt responses. I hated myself for closing myself off from everyone because I had so wanted to be different here but I couldn't seem to help myself.

Mike and Eric still followed me around, and still scared the living daylights out of me. But there wasn't anything I could really do about that. Some people might confront them and tell them to go away but telling anyone what to do wasn't really a strong suit of mine. The only thing I really needed to concentrate on is not starting to hyperventilate because people would think I'm crazy, which I probably am but that's not the point, and my rib would most likely make me cry, another thing people would wonder about.

I walked to lunch with Mike and Jessica, the girl who talks a lot. They were chattering about nothing while I scanned the lunch room. I froze when my eyes wandered over to the beautiful people, five sat there. Not four like the last few days, five. Edward is back.

"Bella?" a worried voice sounded too close to me for comfort, I peeled my eyes away from them and saw Mike looking at me intently. He leaned closer, I stepped back putting on a fake smile.

"What? Sorry I spaced out" I looked down sheepishly stupid Bella, stupid.

"Mike was just wondering what you were looking at" Jessica answered before he could open his own mouth.

"Nothing really" I said quietly. I suddenly felt a little sick, I just grabbed a ginger ale and followed them back to the table. I kept my eyes on the floor the whole time.

For the first time in my week here, I wanted lunch to be longer. I wanted to allow them to pull me into conversation, just to get my mind off his return. I ended up talking to a girl also in my biology class, Angela, she was very sweet and I liked her more and more after talking to her.

I walked in the class room with a pit of dread in my stomach expecting the worst from my lab partner. I was very surprised to see him looking up and smiling lightly at me. Had I just imagined the cold glare he gave me only a few days ago? No I don't think I could imagine his dark eyes.

His eyes, that's what made his face look lighter. Edwards eyes were now a sunny topaz color, strange. He still sat as far away from me as the desk allowed but I didn't mind him sitting so far away. If only Mike would take the hint.

He turned towards me when I sat down. I looked at him for a second, not looking into his eyes before Mr. Banner called the class to order. He announced we were doing a lab today, one I had already done in Phoenix of course.

"Hello, my name is Edward Cullen" A smooth velvety voice floated through the air. The voice was so beautiful it could only belong with an equally beautiful face, Edward's face. I turned to look at him, he smiled at me warmly.

"Bella Swan" I mumbled, looking down awkwardly.

"Oh, look it's snowing" Edward smiled slightly looking out the window behind me. I hesitantly turned around; white blobs were falling from the sky. I frowned, I don't even like the rain, now snow too?

"You don't like the snow?" Edward asked I frowned further.

"Or the rain." I mumbled accidentally letting myself get drawn into a conversation.

"Forks must be a very different place for you to live." he noted with a hint of a question in his tone.

"Yes its, um, different."

"Why did you move here?" Edward asked. My muscles tightened, and I pursed my lips trying to think of a good reason, there is no way I am telling a strange boy who may or may not hate me my sob story of a life.

"I missed Charlie, my dad." I lied; I have never really been a very good liar. He raised a perfect eyebrow in doubt. Wait no he isn't perfect, he's a boy a scary, scary boy.

"That's the only reason you moved hundreds of miles away, from you home, school, family and friends?" Edward asked I just nodded meekly and my heart beat picked up, I could tell from his face he didn't believe me, not in the slightest, but he didn't question me further.

He frowned suddenly and looked away, I felt a little sad, nothing should upset such an angel. I quickly pushed the feelings away, very surprised at myself. Do I never learn? I scoffed at myself inside my head, obviously I don't learn I have scars to prove it.

We started the lab, in silence. It was really easy for me because I had already done the lab and I guessed Edward was just a genius or something. We finished quickly.

"What is you favorite color?" Edward asked suddenly, I had a sneaking suspicion that he was forcing himself to make small talk with me.

"I don't have one" Everything seems to remind me of him, my hands found their way around my body again.

"I thought everyone had a favorite color" he questioned I shrugged fighting the urge to be disrespectful and roll my eyes.

"Well then what's your favorite color?" I asked. He thought for a moment.

"I guess I don't have one either" he told me smirking, I didn't reply but a ghost of a smile appeared on my face not a real one but as close as ever in a while. The bell rang suddenly, making me jump slightly. Edward was out the door as quickly as before.

Mike was at my side quickly, he came too close so I stepped back a bit. He frowned slightly and I looked away.

"Ugh, that lab was horrible, they all looked the same. Your lucky you had Cullen for a partner." Mike said on our way to gym.

"Yeah" I said quietly, not caring enough to tell him it was only hard because he is an idiot. I walked quickly into the locker room before Mike could ask anything else that needed an answer. Gym was horrible, but what else is new.

I took my time changing after gym, in the bathroom stall of course. I exited through the gym doors eyeing the icy ground fearfully, ice and me don't mix well.

I kept my eyes on the ground, I looked at the cement steps in front of me wearily. Keeping my hand firmly on the handrail I took the steps slowly and one by one. Being me of course I still managed to fall anyway.

My foot must have hit the ice wrong or something, my hand tightened instinctively around the handrail. My whole body was jerked around and my side slammed into one of the supporting metal bars for the handrail.

A small cry of pain escaped my lips as I hit my hurt ribs quite roughly. I let go of the rail quickly letting myself crumple on the cold stairs. I bit my lip to keep from crying out, I couldn't keep the tears away though.

My side throbbed as if I was stabbing myself repeatedly. I lay my head down breathing shallowly trying to get the strength to get up and clenched my hands into fists trying to take my mind off the pain. I was almost ready to get up when I heard his voice.

"Bella?!" Edward called in alarm, I groaned. No one was supposed to see me. I looked up to see him and the pixy girl running over here, they were really close now. I just lay my head back down, could this get any worse?

"Bella, are you aright?" Edward asked. I looked up to see him and the girl standing above me. Do I look alright?

"Yes, I just fell." I gasped out clenching my teeth.

"I think you should go to the hospital." The girl said, my eyes widened.

"No, no I'm fine. It was nothing really." I tried to convince them, but it was hard since I could hardly breath. I moved to stand up, I gripped the bar and pulled myself up.

My legs shook slightly under the weight of my body, and I couldn't stand up straight so when I looked up to see their disapproving faces I wasn't all that surprised.

"Bella you need to go to the hospital. My dad's a doctor, please just let us take you." Edward begged. I shook my head.

"No Edward, I am perfectly fine. I'll be one hundred percent better by tomorrow, promise." I hopped they didn't notice that my voice shook.

"What are you so scared of?" Edward asked quietly looking into my eyes, I looked away in shame.

"I just don't like hospitals, and I don't want to worry Charlie over nothing." I snapped at him turning back to look him in the eyes. The pain must have made me bolder but I was annoyed at them for being here and seeing my shame. It really wasn't their fault but it was also easier to be mad at them than myself sometimes.

"Charlie doesn't have to know, my dad can check you out. I can get him to not tell your dad. Please Bella, you need to see a doctor." Edward begged me I almost thought he would get down on his knees, but why would he care that much? I looked up at their beautiful faces again my anger replaced by confusion mostly.

"I don't need a doctor." I mumbled half heartedly. It really did hurt very badly, but the doctor would see all off my other bruises and that just can't happen.

"Oh, my name is Alice by the way." the girl said and I looked back at her, I had almost forgotten she was there. I tried to smiled but it turned into more of a grimace.

"You need a doctor and you are going to get one. There are two ways we can do this Bella. One we can take you to my dad quietly and have him check you out but not tell a soul, or two we can call an ambulance right now and Charlie will be called." Edward said calmly, his golden eyes blazing with determination. My mouth dropped open slightly and my eyebrows furrowed in outrage. I tried to take a calming breath but that just made me clench my fists in pain again.

"I'll go quietly." I mumbled as more tears streamed from my eyes, not because of the pain but because someone will know my secret, my horrible secret. Edward took a step towards me, I tried to take one back but I fell again landing on my butt. I winced in pain.

"Edward go get the car, I'll bring Bella to it." Alice told him, he nodded and ran off towards the parking lot, he seemed to run a little too fast to be normal. My eyes shot back to Alice, she neared me slowly. It was like she was approaching a wild animal.

I let her come to me, I did glare at her a bit but I'm not confident I could have helped that, and I let her help me up. She supported most of my weight as we walked to the car, for someone so small she was very strong. I slid into the back seat of a shinny silver Volvo. I clenched my jaw painfully and took a sharp breath when I moved to sit as pain rippled through my ribs.

Edwards head snapped anxiously back around to me, I just leaned my head back and closed my eyes so I didn't have to look at him. I didn't want to see the concern in his eyes, it made me sick. This boy whom I met a week ago cares more about me than he did and we were together for six months. I wanted to cry about how depressing it all was.

The drive was quick and all too soon Edward opened the door and moved away so I could climb out, I did so painfully. I was gasping by the time I was up straight. Edward had his phone out and was calling his dad I guessed.

"Carlisle?"

"I have someone from school here, would you check her out?"

"No. Isabella Swan."

"We want to keep this quiet." he mumbled, Edward said a couple more things too quietly for me to catch.

"Come on, we can go in through the back door" Edward told us, Alice helped me get there again. Edward lead us to a room, only one person was in the room. A young man, he looked too young to be the father of five teenagers.

He was also unbelievably beautiful of course but that didn't curb my fear in the slightest. He was holding a thick folder, my medical file I guessed. He smiled at us when we walked in, Alice lead me too the paper covered bed.

I sat on it keeping my face smooth and trying not to move so much.

"You must be Isabella Swan, my name is Carlisle Cullen" he smiled, I just glanced around the room. "What hurts?"

"Rib" I gasped out quickly, Dr. Cullen nodded and walked over my heart was pounding and my hands shacking. As the doctor walked over he made a hand motion towards his kids shooing them out of the room, I almost wanted to stop them as they left but I wanted privacy even more than support. Not that I trusted Dr. Cullen to not tell anything to his own children.

"Would you like me to call a nurse in Isabella?" Dr. Cullen asked kindly but I just shook my head, no need to get anyone else involved. Dr. Cullen nodded and asked me to lie back and show him the injury I did only wincing slightly.

"This couldn't have happened just now Bella. When did it happen?" he asked quietly, tears welled up in my eyes threatening to spill over. I took a shallow breath.

"About a week ago I guess." I told him softly concentrating on the ceiling. I wonder how many dots were up there.

"What happened?" he asked mirroring the softness.

"I fell down the stairs at my house." I said quickly, he would surly tell people if he found out what really happened. I couldn't risk it, I wouldn't.

"In Forks?" he asked.

"No, Phoenix" I told him wearily.

"Seems like you had a lot of accidents in Phoenix lately" He put down my shirt and walked over to my folder flipping it open.

"A broken wrist three months ago, a fractured skull a couple of weeks after that, then a dislocated shoulder, seven stitches on the back of your leg..." he trailed off, I looked away frowning with my jaw clenched and I glared at a wall. Its easier to be mad.

"That's just the first page, Bella is there something you need to tell me?" Dr. Cullen asked softly. I glared at the ceiling.

"No" I said quietly, but sternly. "But, I'd like to go home I'm tired and my rib hurts." I told him, Dr. Cullen sighed then nodded.

"Alright, I'm almost positive that your rib is fractured, I cant see any signs of internal bleeding though and that's a good thing. I'll write you a note to get you out of gym for the next few weeks and I want you to take it easy please, here is some pain medications take one pill a day. I won't call your dad... yet. If it doesn't feel better in two weeks come back and we will take some x-rays." He told me handing me a small orange bottle as he walked me out into the hall where Edward and Alice were waiting.

"Thank you Dr. Cullen" I told him taking the bottle.

"Edward would you drive Bella home?" Dr. Cullen asked his son, Edward was leaning against the wall frowning.

"My truck!" I said suddenly just then remembering my only mode of transportation as Alice forced me into the passenger seat of the car.

"Don't worry, I'll pick you up tomorrow for school and you can drive it home after" Edward said quietly. He seemed sad all the sudden, I wondered if he was listening in to my doctors appointment with his dad. How rude.

"Oh, you don't have to its ok, really. It's not far of a walk just a block or two" I lied, but I didn't want going out of his way for me. Its unnecessary and him knowing about my "accidents" made me incredibly uncomfortable.

"No its more like a mile or two, please Bella could you not be difficult about this." Edward begged, still in that same quiet tone. I closed my mouth and looked down, well I don't want to make him mad at me or something. Its hard to argue with someone who sounds like his puppy has just died.

"Ok." I said quietly. The rest of the ride was quiet, he pulled up in the driveway. Charlie's cruiser wasn't there yet, thank god. I opened the door, I was about to get out when Edwards voice stopped me.

"Bella, if you ever need anything I'm here alright? Even if its just to talk, call anytime." Edward murmured quietly passing me a slip of paper with what I assume was his phone number, I took it and swallowed the sobs and nodded getting out of the car quickly. I stumbled to the front door, blinded by my tears.

No one had ever really said anything like that to me, well no one who wasn't related to me. It was strange, but a good strange I guess.

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