*I do not own any of these characters or the initial part of this storyline. Stephenie Meyer created some very fun playthings for me, is all.*
Chapter Two: Do I Even Have a Dog?
This had to be an eclipse or something. I couldn't see any light, but I definitely heard lots of people around me. Groggily, frowning at the sharp pain in the back of my head, I opened my eyes. Big mistake. My head hurt worse, my eyes were burning, and everyone was looking at me like someone ran over my dog. Do I even have a dog? No, I'm pretty sure I don't have a dog.
"Is Charlie okay?" I managed to stutter out. That had to be it. No other reason for them to be looking that way.
"Oh God, this is twice. How can I possibly have endangered someone's life like this twice? Bella, I'm so so so sorry!"
That sounded like Tyler. Great. Told you he'd be asking me out on a pity date again.
At that point, our gym teacher intervened and helped me sit up. "Miss Swan, are you okay? You gave us a pretty big scare there."
"I think I'm okay. I mean, what happened?" I was hoping she didn't make me open my eyes again anytime soon.
"Tyler accidentally ran into you, causing you to lose your balance. You blacked out after you fell. It's been a little over five minutes. I went ahead and called the ambulance," she told me, gently rubbing my back and supporting the back of my head a little with her hand. That felt better. "I need you to answer a few questions for me, okay? What day is today?"
"Monday?" It came out as a question, since I wasn't entirely sure why she was asking me this. I mean, it was the last class of the day. Surely if she didn't know by now, it was kind of irrelevant.
"Very good, Bella. Can you name off a few people you know and tell me how you know them?"
"Umm… Charlie's my dad. I'm in class with Mike, Angela, Jessica, and Tyler. I miss my friends that moved away: Alice and Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme," I finished. I really did miss Alice. I barely noticed, but Angela took a sharp breath when I listed off the Cullens. That was kind of odd. Maybe she was jealous of how close I'd been with Alice?
"Okay, Bella. Did you want to mention anyone else?" Angela asked gently, almost prodding.
"Who else could I mention? Other than the people I listed, I barely know anyone here. Maybe Billy and Jake, Charlie's best friend and his son," I said, wondering if maybe I should be remembering someone else. The way she asked almost made me feel like I was forgetting a kid brother I had or something.
"All right, Bella. Just breathe. The ambulance will be here soon, and they'll be able to make sure you're okay," our teacher continued rubbing my back, and I tried to close my eyes to shield the bright lights and pitiful glances I was getting from my classmates.