Hey guys! Thanks for being so patient! Its been a while, I know. Anyways, this chapter skips ahead a few months, so the beginnings are just to fill in a little of what has been going on for Emmett and Bella. It will get more into the story as the chapter goes on. Enjoy!
EmPOV
The months pasted, it was now November, the coldest, dreariest, iciest November I'd ever experienced. Thankfully I'd been smart enough to check out the insulation, noticing the light draft that had ran through the house during October, otherwise I'm pretty sure I'd be an ice sickle by now. In fact, all renovations on the house were going smoothly, which I found surprising given the age and condition of the home. I'd gotten the roof replaced and the hard wood floors redone. The kitchen had been gutted, and was now a beautiful, simple room that went along nicely with the cape cod style, a unique style home for this part of the country, I know. I had also gotten around to getting most the painting done, inside and out, and my next big projects were the bathrooms. Overall I was happy with the improvements and things were only looking up it seemed.
Work wasn't much different. Most of my job consisted of filing papers, and helping kids plan for their futures, but occasionally I was able to help a student or two with whatever troublesome events were occurring in there lives. I liked knowing I could help them work through their problems, even though I most definitely wasn't a therapist. It was rewarding. I had made friends with a few of the staff members, and I was starting to really feel at home at Forks High.
Along with work came soccer, and unfortunately the season had ender, but it was great while it lasted. The team went nearly undefeated throughout the whole season, finishing with a record of 16-2, the second best recorded streak in the school's history. They were so close to winning state, but they sadly lost in the semi-finals against a team made up of mostly seniors, with a giant for a goalie, so it was understandable. I, however, had the opportunity to get to know the players, and they were great. The team was like a family, and I was honored to be a part of it. I couldn't wait for next year to start back up again.
BPOV
It was November now, and it was nearing my favorite time of the year. The holidays. The air was turning crisp and cold and the leaves had all fallen off of the trees. I could stay inside with a cup of hot chocolate and a book, snuggled up to a fire, and nobody could drag me out to a stupid swimming pool or to our sad excuse for a beach. Everything felt more peaceful, more warm and cozy, even if it was only 30 degrees outside. Plus Alice couldn't force me to wear shorts or dresses because it was way too cold, so I was free to enjoy my favorite pairs of jeans, boots, and all of the oversized sweaters I could dream of.
School, however was a different story. My classes were pretty simple, although I was practically drowning in homework, the down fall of taking multiple AP classes at once. Overall, it was boring. The same routine everyday, same people, same place. Nothing new ever happened in Forks, the only exception being the fairly new, young, attractive… UNAVAILABLE counselor.
'Don't even go there, Bella' I thought. 'Stay far away, like you promised you would months ago.'
Seemed fate had other ideas…
I drove into school. It was Tuesday. If you ask me Tuesday may be one of the most unimportant days of the week. It's like a filler day or something, because every other day has a purpose, but not Tuesday. For example, Monday was the worst day to ever be created, used solely to torture the fine people of the world. Wednesdays, or hump day, symbolized half of the week, the worse half more specifically, ending. Thursday were full of anticipation for the weekend to come. Friday, a mixture of the last few hours of the working week and the beginning hours of the best times of our lives; the weekend. Saturday and Sunday. The days where you can get away with never putting on real clothes, when you never have to leave your soft, warm bed, and when you most definitely will not be getting up at 6 in the morning.
Unfortunately, today is Tuesday.
The rambling on in my brain continued all the way to school, right up until I was parked and switching the key in the ignition. I grabbed my stuff and hopped out of the car.
"Bella!" Alice had spotted me, of course. I smiled and waved to everyone surrounding her car and started to make my way in that direction.
Not a second after my foot hit the street, I heard a noise. A deafeningly loud screech. The familiar sound of tires grasping for traction. The sound of rubber scraping along ice. Ice. My head whipped to the left, only to see an image that perfectly accompanied the noise that had grasped my attention. A van, a big van, headed right toward me, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down.
"Bella! Watch out!" I heard numerous voices yelling, but it was too late. I tried to run, but I just wasn't fast enough…
EmPOV
The parking lot fell silent, and as if in slow motion, we all stopped and witnessed the scene unfolding before us. We all watched hopelessly as the van slid across the icy pavement. We all saw her standing there, in the middle of the road. We all saw it hit her. I tried to run to her, to prevent it, but my feet were planted to the ground, because the only thought running through my mind was 'not her…'
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