Revised
Chapter One – Him and Her
I stumbled in and slumped into my seat. I've only been here for three semesters and he is already creeping me out. He is so different; unique would be a better word. Sitting across the room from me, he stares. There are so many more attractive girls so why stare at me? He has a whole biology lab to choose from! I glace at him to see if he is staring at me but he isn't even in school. Forks High has become the second dullest place in the world even if it was as bright as my old home, Phoenix, outside. A heat I was so used to, even if I was skipping the gene that allows a tan. "Pale is the new tan" everyone says to me, like it's a good thing!
I turn my attention away from the subject to try and focus. Why isn't he in school when the weather is so nice for once? He has done this twice since I've been here. One of my friends keeps saying that he and his family go on camping when the weather is nice.
The sun shines through the window causing trails of light to stretch its fingers towards me. The professor, Mr , comes in trailing his bag and thumps a pile of paperwork on a desk at the front of the Lab which wobbles as if any moment it can collapse. A bright pink piece of paper on the top caught my eye. I knew what that meant. A new class member. I would have to move elsewhere as this is the 'freshman' seat and this would no longer be mine.
"Ms. Cullen is joining our class" Mr 's voice bellowed making me lose my train of thought.
A tall girl with slightly curly, rich brown hair sprang into the room. She was, in a non-weird way, beautiful. Her skin was as pale as marble and her eyes were similar to the colour of her hair. Cullen? The name hit me like a skier on a slope being hit by the biggest avalanche known. I had heard the name before, somewhere. I think I heard a man, Mike, say it under his breath once. He worked with my father in the local hardware store, Newtons.
"Sapphy" Mr 's voice echoed in my head "You will have to move next to Mr. Hale. Who is where, may I ask?"
The whole class was looking at the empty desk where he should sit, staring at me. No one answered him.
Reluctantly, I picked up my work and stuff to where he should be. This would be a shock to him when he came back. The new girl watched me as I made my way down the single gaps in the tables without tripping over on some invisible item. Me luck failed. I tripped and before I knew it, the Cullen girl was there – helping me up.
"Renéesme" she greeted me with an outstretched hand after she had steadied me. Her voice was like singing. And her skin was so hot. Was she ill?
