Chapter 6
A/N: I do not own any characters.
God it felt good to finally be out on the road and away from Forks High. I mean, one day and I'm already sick of school. Well, tomorrow would be Thursday so it wasn't so bad. Driving down the highway, I decided to stop by the nearest supermarket and get a few things considering the only food Charlie new how to make were, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and just about any other sandwich there is out there. After doing a quick shop I headed towards the car. To my uncaring surprise, Mike Newton stood there with a couple of his friends, Eric and Tyler.
"Bella, what the fuck did you do to my car?!"
"Nothing, just thought id make it look crappier than it already is." I couldn't help but be a little bit of an ass.
"Just you wait until I tell Charlie what you did you fucking freak! I wouldn't be surprised if he sent you to an adoption agency!"
I slowly got as close as I could to Mike, our noses almost touching; I looked him straight in the eye,
"Innocent until proven guilty Newton, you don't have any evidence that I fucked up your crap van. Plus, do you really think Charlie's going to believe you over his little girl? Especially when the dumbass who's accusing her is the same person who got charged for possessing illegal drugs? " I whispered so only he could hear.
"For once in your life you're actually right! But one way or another, I will get you just like that time in the old Johnson's barn when I screwed you, you weren't even that good!"
Mike knew that could have ticked my self-control off, but I wasn't about to lose my nerve in front of him and his friends.
"Really, is that so? You know the only reason I don't give a shit about what you just said is that you and I both know that you were too much of a wimp to actually go all the way."
I laughed as I headed to the car, Mike told his friends that he had "done it" with me but the truth was, we never did anything together. I got my head together and loaded the car with the groceries. Then I started the car with a big roar of the engine, I headed towards the exit and away I went. I t was about the last visit I had with my dad and it was on that day that Mike dared me to go to the old and haunted Johnson family barn. We both got on our bikes and headed towards it. To this day, I don't know why I went there. It was a stupid dare and when we got there, he had started kissing me and telling me how much he loved me. I was scared and angry, more angry than scared at the fact that Mike thought he could put his disgusting hands on me. I hit him below the belt and by the time I was done, Mike had two black eyes and a bleeding nose. I ran as fast as I could and that's about the last I remembered.
I try to suppress myself from bringing back those memories, they only fuel my temper. Quickly, I headed towards the garage and parked the car. Then I unloaded the truck and got in the house. I started dinner and sat down as it was cooking. Hopefully the year would pass without any suspensions or expulsions, but by the looks of things it didn't look like that would happen. Then out of nowhere, my thoughts came back to Edward Cullen. The only boy who's reaction differed from the rest. I think that's what made me so attached to thinking about him. I tried to find something to distract myself from the subject of Cullen reading a magazine but I couldn't. That's just the way I am with things, I try to analyze things until there's nothing left of it, until every layer is peeled.
But I knew it wasn't the fact that Edward had received me with such a hostile attitude but the way his body seemed to tense, the way his eyes seemed guarded, his lips pressed so tightly, the way he looked so fierce yet beautiful, so filled with passion. Replaying the vision in my head again I realized something, something I had no time to catch but as I looked back in the pages of my mind I noticed how his eyes seemed to say something that I only saw in the eyes of a lion when it was about to attack, that hunger in his eyes as he zeros in on only one thing, food. That was the same way he had looked at me, like as if I was some precious thing he hungered for. Something that he needed and yearned for.
Although that made me a little flattered, I couldn't shake off the feeling of fear biting at me. That feeling that I hated with a passion, the feel of insecurity and confusion all coming from one person who knew nothing about me and I them. Well I wasn't going to sit there and act like nothing happened, especially from some boy. Just as I was putting the food on the table, Charlie had trudged into the room.
"Hi Bells, what's this?" he looked surprised.
" Well I just wanted to show my gratitude by making us dinner, plus I think I will be taking over the kitchen from now on, considering I don't think its healthy eating sandwiches all the time don't you think?"
"Well I guess you're right, so I take it that you liked the car then?"
"Yes, I couldn't believe you actually bought a car for me it's exactly what I wanted."
"Well I'm glad you liked it."
After a quiet dinner of little conversation, I decided since it was still 8:30 that I would take a walk in the woods for a bit. Charlie told me not to stay out to long and to take my cell just in case. Walking in the woods as the crisp fall trees crunched under my feet, I decided to sit under an old tree and close my eyes for a bit as I heard the birds and the creatures of the night all roam through the trees. That's when I felt that I wasn't the only person here. I opened my eyes to see a blur fly passed me. An uneasy chill ran down my back, as the chill spread all through me. I decided to head back now confused at what I had seen. I silently went to my room and collapsed, not remembering how or when. Darkness closing over my eyes as I heard the soft touch of a hand on head too tired to see who as I let sleep take over.
