-1Okay, again, I apologise for the lateness of this chapter! I'd just like to say thanks to all those who reviewed last chapter (believe it or not they do help). Hope you like this chapter

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BPOV

I was back in Forks hospital to get my stitches out. It was already starting to feel familiar. There was a few bits of dried blood on top of the stitches which were annoying me, but I was too afraid that picking it might cause more bloodshed. A friendly looking nurse came in and after rubbing something on them gave a nice little smile before ruthlessly tugging them on my forehead, making me feel as though she thought she playing tug of war against a football team.

When she was done, she finished by giving another deceivingly gentle smile and patted my pale hand before trotting off to find a doctor to sign my notes. As I waited I drummed my fingers impatiently on the arm of the under stuffed chair they had pushed me into, trying to ignore the prickling feeling in my forehead. The curtain around the cubicle was suddenly yanked back to reveal a short girl with spiky hair, who could have stepped out from between the pages of a fashion magazine rather than between two ragged hospital curtains.

'I'm sorry, I'm looking for the nurse. The guy in the next cubicle is about to be sick,' she said matter-of-factly in a musical voice that seemed to go with her looks.

Weakly I explained where she'd dashed off to, trying all the time not to stare at the girl, who was even paler than me, which was no mean feat. Seemingly noticing my staring the girl smiled brightly at me to reveal an equally bright white set of perfect teeth. 'I'm Alice,' she said. 'And you must be Bella.'

'How did you know?' I asked, trying to remember if anyone had said my name other than after the half hour wait.

Alice merely shrugged. 'Saw your medical notes when the nurse went out.' She lightly walked over to my side with a gait more like dancing, and perched lightly on the chair opposite mine. Gesturing to my forehead, she asked casually, 'what did you do to your head?'

Blushing furiously I recounted the collision with the supermarket wall, which had her gasping for breath. 'I'm glad you found it funny! If you ask nicely maybe they'll let you have the CCTV footage,' I teased.

She suddenly looked thoughtful. 'Maybe I will…' I must've looked absolutely horrified because she instantly burst out laughing. 'Kidding! Kidding!'

'You better be,' I muttered under my breath but she seemed to hear as she giggled again.

'I haven't seen you around before… don't you go to Forks High school?' she asked raising her eyebrows.

'I'm just moving in, I start at Forks High next Monday, after I get used to the place and unpack,' I explained. She suddenly beamed at me as though this was great news, although it wasn't unlikely in a town this small that I'd be going there.

She clapped her little hands together and squealed excitedly. 'That's great! I'll see you there then! I have to go and find someone now, but I'll see you around. Bye Bella!' and as suddenly as she had appeared, she vanished, only to have the sneaky conniving nurse take her place. I eyed her wearily as she came closer to inspect the skin for only a moment before letting me go free.

Shrugging into my black waterproof jacket I walked down the hallway, my boots squeaking slightly on the rubber flooring. Turning around a corner, I found myself in an empty corridor, away from all the bustling noise. Gratefully I made my way over to the set of double doors at the end only to find they were locked. Whirling round, I saw out the corner of my eye a dark figure flash out of view at the other end of the hall.

'Hello?' I called, feeling ridiculous for doing so. There came another dark blur, closer than before.

'Anybody there?' A tremor shook my voice, as my heart beat quicker, thudding in my chest. I placed one foot on the floor, transferring my weight, trying to make as little noise as possible. But the blur returned so fast, I felt as though it could have been a figment of my imagination. Terrified now, I took a step backwards only to slam into what felt like a stone wall. Screaming, I fell forwards into a heap on the floor as I saw another, much larger blur zoom towards me at impossible speed, silent all the while. Too petrified to do anything else, I rolled to the side just as a noise like two boulders colliding echoed down the hall around me. Burying my head in my arms, I flung myself as far as I could down the hall, away from where the sudden blurs had been heading, the crashing sounds continuing all the while.

For what felt like hours (but was probably only a few minutes), I lay with my head on my arms, splattered flat out on the ground waiting for the deafening noise to stop. When at last it did, I peeked my head up tentatively, afraid of what I might find. And what I found was nothing. Absolutely nothing. The corridor was as deserted as it had been when I'd first strolled down it.

Blinking in amazement I rejoined civilisation, each noise seeming harsh after the silence which had followed the crashing. Glancing around, I noticed an enormous teenager restraining a tall teenager. Feeling as though, I was being watched, I glanced back around the room, this time taking in the murderous glance the boy being restrained was shooting at me, his eyes as black as coal. Flinching under the harshness of his inexplicable gaze, I quickly turned towards the exit, signposted this time. I wasn't in any hurry to re-live the strange scene over again.

Finally outside, in the constantly pouring rain, I felt myself relax; just a tiny bit. Despite how often I visited hospitals I would never get used to them. The clouds that surrounded the area cast a gloomy light all around, making me shudder. Hopefully I would get through at least one visit in Forks without it ending in some freaky incident. I made my way over to the bus shelter to get a ride home and out of the rain, only to be caught on the arm by Alice.

'Hey again! Would you like a lift home?' she asked, smiling. Maybe it was just me, but her smile seemed a little false and not as wide as before.

'No, it's okay, I'll manage,' I assured her, determined not to inconvenience her.

'I insist!' and with more strength than I would have thought possible tugged on my arm, dragging me over to a black Mercedes.

For the whole journey I was pinned back in my seat, hardly daring to look out the window, much to Alice's amusement. The speed she was driving! I was stunned when she told she'd never even gotten caught once (though she was fast enough to give a police car competition). We passed the ten-minute drive talking quite easily about Forks; for a small town there was a lot to say for it. The stylish car was actually her dad's and she was just borrowing it, so any speed tickets would be addressed to him anyway. As she said this, a surprisingly devious smile lit up her face, before she froze in place, the engine idling in front of my house, barely visible through the torrents of rain.

'Alice?' I asked, waving my hand in front of her face. 'Anybody home?'

Snapping out of her daze, she gave her first 'proper' smile of the whole journey. 'Yes!' she laughed. 'You are! I was just remembering I have to pick up my brothers.'

I nodded, unclipping the seatbelt and stepping out into the waterfall, 'Okay then. See you on Monday!'

I waved her off before retreating into the safe dryness of the house.

And there was chappie 3. Please review and let me know what you thought and what I can improve on!