I walked down the stairs of the Science block; my first day was over, I was a bit anxious about going home though. When I left Mum wasn't in the best of moods. The rain was pouring down the windows and typically, I had missed my bus. My jeans were already sodden and I would have to wait for another half an hour until the next one comes. I stepped out into the rain and pulled my jacket tighter around me. As I walked to the bench I could see that it was already soaked and I would just have to get even wetter.

The woods opposite me had a small river running through the trees, I stared as the water level getting higher because of the rain. Daydreaming was a good past time of mine, I loved pretending I was part of a book or a film and I could just decide what would happen to me, it helped me to relax...

30 minutes later

Ok, still no bus, it should be here in a few minutes...

45 minutes later

This is getting stupid; I would be dryer than this inside a shower. I might as well walk home. I wish I had, had this thought half an hour ago though. The sky was turning a darker grey colour and my hands were starting to go numb form the cold, I had no umbrella so I was just going to have to walk extremely fast. The squelch in my shoes as I walked was almost unbearable, and when my foot hit a puddle it didn't help the flooding in my socks. I was walking down a pavement near to the school and I still had a very long way to go. My hair was in rag tails and my shoe slipped on the wet floor.

"Oww!" My head was face down and centimetres form the concrete. I turned my face forwards and all I could see were some heavy wet looking trainers in front of me, someone was standing there.

"Hmmm, I didn't think you would be able to stay on your feet for long" the familiar voice chuckled and I felt two large hands grab my waist and my shoulder and help me off the ground. I looked up to see Jacob standing in front of me.

"Look, my car is just over there, let me drive you home Hun" Jacob pulled me to his right and before I knew it I was in the passenger seat of his car.

"No! You don't have to take me all the way home, I mean you probably have better things to do." I protested.

" Don't be ridiculous, I am not going to leave you here to walk in the rain, what kinda guy do you think I am?" he gave me a cheeky grin and started the car.

We arrived outside my house in about half an hour; it was still raining as hard as ever.

"Look, I have to rush off, I'm needed somewhere at the moment, but here" he handed me a piece of note paper "take my number so we can chat later yeah?"

"Oh well, umm" I wasn't really concentrating; I didn't really want to go back into my house.

"Well just take it in case you need another lift then" he gave me another one of his classic grins "I can be your personal driver" he said in a posh accent and laughed.

I smiled back

"Well how could I say no to that smile?" I giggled, took the number and got out of his car. I waved back at him as he started the engine.

"See ya" he called and drove away.

'Don't want to do this. I don't want to do this!' I thought to myself as I got my key out of my bag and opened the front door.

My Mum and Paul (the guy she is going to marry) were sitting solemnly on the sofa, my mum was staring into space, her eyes were blood shot and it looked like she had been crying, Paul was whispering something in the ear. Suddenly, he got up and started walking to the door. I turned around and went to my room, whatever I had done this time I was about to find out. I threw by bag onto my bed and my door opened behind me.

"You have done it, and you can't blame it on me this time" Paul laughed cruelly.

"What are you talking about?" I trembled.

"Hah! Your Mum has seriously been considering kicking you out! But I said no, that's not fair!" he seemed so pleased with himself "Hehe, I won't let you leave!" he whispered the last bit in my ear. Then he pushed me towards my door, but he was squashing me against it.

"You're not getting out of here that easily, you don't deserve to leave." He said quietly into my ear again. "You think you are so special, well obviously you are not anymore! You're Mum has finally seen how stupid you are." He was starting to get angry now and I knew what that meant. Slowly his hand clenched into a fist and I could see it coming towards me. It hit the top of my shoulder and it felt hot and painful. But he did it again. I fell on the floor in pain and rolled towards the centre of the room. But he wasn't giving up. He followed and started using his feet, all I could do was think to myself,

'It will stop soon'.

1 hour later

I was in the bathroom, the door was locked, I was alone. Tears were streaming down my face, I honestly didn't care about Paul, all I could think about was my Mum. I missed her so much. In my mind I keep going back to my favourite memory, it was when I was a baby, I can't believe I still remember, but I was lying on the bathroom floor and Mum was leaning over me, she was just singing, singing to me, an old nursery rhyme, but the smile on her face was so real. I haven't seen that smile in years; I haven't seen it since my parents split up. I know Paul makes her unhappy. But she just doesn't realise it. The tears were coming down faster than ever; I was just replaying the memory over and over again in my head. I could almost hear her singing...

I can't take this anymore, I just need to get out, I don't want to live like this anymore.

I unlocked the door, I was wearing a vest top and my wet jeans still, but it doesn't matter for where I think I am going. I ran down the stairs but I could barely see from the tears. I opened the door and climbed into my Mum's car, I didn't know where she was, but I don't care. I turned on the engine and started driving; I had no idea where I was going really, just driving.

Half an hour later

"On a long stretch of road now Bella, this is good, no one is around." I was talking to myself as I drove along the deserted road, I didn't know where I was, as long as I could see the road just went on. I glanced in my side mirror. A car was following me! It looked like it was trying to overtake me, the car seemed familiar though. I looked hard to see who was in the driving seat. I could tell exactly who it was without trying hard, not a lot of people had skin that fair and eyes that attractive. It was one if the Cullen boys.

He drove up to my left and pulled in front of me, and then he stopped the car, causing me to stop behind him. I could see now that it was Edward walking towards my car, he was just so perfect!! He walked to my door and opened it.

"Come on, you're coming in my car." He said soothingly. He undid my seatbelt and helped me out the car; my knees were still shaking as he helped me into his car.

"Bella?" he asked. I seemed to be falling asleep.